Blue Dot

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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.

Episode List

Blue Dot: Wildlife photography with Yellowstone's Tom Murphy

Mar 6th, 2026 6:32 PM

Host Dave Schlom is joined by nature and wildlife photographer Tom Murphy for an in-depth conversation about his life and career.

Best of Blue Dot: The anatomy of a disaster-- inside the Titan submersible implosion

Feb 20th, 2026 6:09 PM

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.

Blue Dot: Exploring the Salish Sea and coast with the SeaDoc Society

Feb 13th, 2026 6:20 PM

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.

Blue Dot: Sky ghosts of the cosmos: Comets

Feb 6th, 2026 5:51 PM

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.

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

Jan 30th, 2026 6:11 PM

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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