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Blue Dot

Blue Dot

By: Dave Schlom Matt Fidler
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 Blue Dot, named after Carl Sagan's famous speech about our place in the universe, features interviews with guests from all over the regional, national and worldwide scientific communities. Host Dave Schlom leads discussions about the issues science is helping us address with experts who shed light on climate change, space exploration, astronomy, technology and much more. Dave asks us to remember: from deep space, we all live on a pale, blue dot. Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Science
Episodes
  • Best of Blue Dot: The anatomy of a disaster-- inside the Titan submersible implosion

    Best of Blue Dot: The anatomy of a disaster-- inside the Titan submersible implosion
    Feb 20 2026
    Gordon Telepun joins host Dave Schlom to discuss the Titan submersible implosion that killed five people, including Ocean Gate CEO and pilot Stockton Rush, in 2023.
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    52 mins
  • Blue Dot: Exploring the Salish Sea and coast with the SeaDoc Society

    Blue Dot: Exploring the Salish Sea and coast with the SeaDoc Society
    Feb 13 2026
    Host Dave Schlom is joined once again by Joe Gaydos and Bob Friel from the SeaDoc Society based on Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest.
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    52 mins
  • Blue Dot: Sky ghosts of the cosmos: Comets

    Blue Dot: Sky ghosts of the cosmos: Comets
    Feb 6 2026
    Host Dave Schlom is joined by two scientists from the SETI Institute in Mt. View, California, to talk about one of hisfavorite celestial phenomena -- comets.
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    52 mins
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