Podcast #4: Interview with Chris Stewart
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Welcome to the 4th episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast! This episode features news about the discovery of an intermediate mass black hole, and the next in our series of interviews with prominent figures in South African amateur astronomy. This weeks guest: Chris Stewart.
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Continue reading →Podcast #3: Astrophotography for Mensa
Welcome to the Urban Astronomer podcast. For the third time in a row, you’re getting a show in a totally different format from before: This time, it’s a recording of one of my public lectures on astrophotography. In this case, it’s a talk I gave to the local chapter of Mensa, the world-famous high IQ society. I had gotten to know one of their officers a few years back when we were on the same pub-quiz team, and she contacted … Continue reading →
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Podcast #2: Interview with Auke Slotegraaf
As promised, a second episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast! This week I interviewed Auke Slotegraaf (and managed to mangle his name not once but twice – rather embarrassing) about astronomy, history, and more. It runs a little long, at 50 minutes, but since that seems to be about the standard for interview-format podcasts, I don’t feel too bad. Among the many hats Auke wears, he is involved with the Centre for Astronomical Heritage, a non-profit organization which aims to record, … Continue reading →
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Podcast #1: Seven earth-like planets
Wow, we finally did it! The podcast is alive, and this is the first episode! In this episode, I cover probably the biggest astronomy news item of the year so far, and also read one of my more recent opinion pieces. I know, you could just read it yourself, but it’s something I feel quite passionate about, and wanted to let you hear it in my own voice. As long-time readers will know, this is something I’ve been threatening to … Continue reading →
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Urban Astronomer Podcast – Teaser
I’ve been promising to produce a podcast for years now. Well the good news is, it’s almost here! Here’s a quick teaser, just to give an idea of what we’ll be bringing you. Watch this space!
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