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
  • Blue Dot: Good Fire as a tool for landscape and human healing

    Blue Dot: Good Fire as a tool for landscape and human healing
    Jan 30 2026
    Host Dave Schlom is joined by two program managers from California State University's Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve to discuss the concept of "good fire."
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    52 mins
  • Blue Dot: California's imperiled Delta region

    Blue Dot: California's imperiled Delta region
    Jan 23 2026
    Blue Dot takes a deep look at issues surrounding one of the world's most diverse waterways, the California Delta.
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    52 mins
  • Best of Blue Dot: Understanding the earthquake and tsunami hazards of California's North Coast with Lori Dengler

    Best of Blue Dot: Understanding the earthquake and tsunami hazards of California's North Coast with Lori Dengler
    Jan 16 2026
    Geology Professor Emeritus Lori Dengler joins host Dave Schlom from Cal Poly Humboldt for an in-depth look at the tectonic forces that have shaped California's North Coast.
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    52 mins
  • Blue Dot: The undertold story of Project Gemini with Jeffrey Kluger

    Blue Dot: The undertold story of Project Gemini with Jeffrey Kluger
    Jan 16 2026
    Host Dave Schlom is joined by veteran space journalist Jeffrey Kluger to talk about his new book, Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, The Untold Story.
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    52 mins
  • Blue Dot: Britain's standing stones and prehistoric sites: a conversation with author Fiona Robertson

    Blue Dot: Britain's standing stones and prehistoric sites: a conversation with author Fiona Robertson
    Jan 2 2026
    Host Dave Schlom is joined by Fiona Robertson, author of the new book, Stone Lands: A Journey of Darkness and Light through Britain's Ancient Places (
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    52 mins