Description
The Jodcast is the UK’s longest running (and one of the world’s longest running) astrophysics podcasts. The podcast has been produced by PhD students and staff from Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics for nearly 20 years and currently reaches a monthly audience of approximately 900 listeners. Its success lies in making advanced concepts from cutting-edge astrophysics research more accessible to the wider public and offering an ‘open door’ to the world of academia. To broaden the reach of the Jodcast, we are now providing interview opportunities to early career researchers through our Jodbite series, reaching out to younger audiences through social media engagement (as well as putting faces to voices) and producing live recording events such as Jodcast Live! At The Pint of Science. Overall, the Jodcast demonstrates that science communication can be pitched at multiple levels to bridge the gap between the public and academia and provides a platform to access the most exciting upcoming research in astrophysics.
