Each week host Nancy Wiegman talks to local, regional and national writers about their latest projects. Nancy's Bookshelf airs on NSPR Fridays at 10 a.m.
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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.
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As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists, and historians to explore these words and their cultural significance. From diving into specific bad words to exploring what language has the “worst curses”, Matt weaves personal stories and interviews to help shed light on the power of very bad words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
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Natural disasters are increasing across the nation. In the West, these disasters often come in the form of wildfire, and perhaps no state understands the true cost of wildfire like California. The Golden State has always had forest fires, but they're progressively becoming harder to control and more deadly. At the same time, the state's population has surpassed 40 million, pushing people further into wild spaces that have been adapted to fire. California Burning takes a critical look at how ...
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Nancy's Bookshelf: Game Warden Henry Glance chronicles
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53:00Retired Game Warden Steven Callan has just published a second novel in his Game Warden Henry Glance series, which takes place in areas familiar to North Staters.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Blue Dot: On the frontiers of philosophy and physics: a conversation with Caltech's Chip Sebens
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51:37Host Dave Schlom is joined by California Institute of Technology Philosophy Professor Chip Sebens for an engaging look at how philosophical thought and methodology can help unravel the mysteries of modern Physics.By Dave Schlom
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Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Two tales towards the border
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53:00Long-time Chico resident Scott Huber uses his own experiences to write about two types of migrants across our southern border: human and animal.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Best of Blue Dot: Ocean science at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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51:37Host Dave Schlom is joined by guests from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of San Diego to profile the ocean science being done at one of the world's most important and historic places to study our blue planet.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: In the Soviet Union during the Cold War
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53:00In her autobiography, Chico author Anya Stork describes what it was like to grow up in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Best of Blue Dot: The challenge of California's growing wolf population
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51:31Host Dave Schlom is joined by two University of California at Davis researchers and the state's gray wolf coordinator to learn more about how California's steadily growing wolf population is affecting cattle ranchers and communities in rural Northern California.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: In the life and time of Princess Diana
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53:00"It's All About the Hair," a new book collaboration between Princess Diana's hairdresser Richard Dalton and Curator of the Princess Diana Museum Renae Plant, promises touching accounts of the beloved princess's life.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Blue Dot: Climate change through Earth history: UC Davis paleoclimatologist Isabel Montañez
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51:37Host Dave Schlom visits with Isabel Montañez, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Nancy's Bookshelf: Dan in Green Gables and a New Leaf
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53:00Two guests: the author of a young adult graphic novel, and Chico author of a children’s book set in Nepal.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Best of Blue Dot: New Sáttítla Highlands National Monument overview with Sam Davidson and Brandy McDaniels
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51:37Host Dave Schlom is joined by Sam Davidson from Trout Unlimited and Brandy McDaniels from the Pit River Nation for an in-depth look at the newly designated Sáttítla Highlands National Monument.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Nancy's Bookshelf: Fighting the blaze as a hotshot
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53:00Redding author Kelly Ramsey recounts the two years she spent as a member of a hotshot wildfire-fighting crew.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Blue Dot: Exploring California's Native Trees with Matt Ritter and Michael Kauffmann
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51:38Host Dave Schlom is joined by Backcountry Press Publisher Michael Kauffmann along with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo botany professor Matt Ritter. Both combined to author the superb new book, California Trees: A Field Guide to the Native Species.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Nancy's Bookshelf: Iran and North Korea's partnership
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53:00Former Chico resident Bruce Bechtol, Jr., coauthored a book examining the international consequences of two rogue states' rebellion.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Best of Blue Dot: Microplastics in the marine environment
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51:36Host Dave Schlom is joined by Zeke Spooner, a Ph.D student at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, to discuss microplastics.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Nancy's Bookshelf: The story of hospital ships during World War II
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53:00Chico author David Bruhn's book Sanctuary Not Certain tells the story of hospital ships during World War II.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Blue Dot: Celebrating Jaws at 50 with the "Lost Shark Guy" David Ebert
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51:36Host Dave Schlom is joined by David Ebert, Director of San Jose State University's Pacific Shark Research Center to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the movie Jaws.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Blue Dot: The golden state's volcanic legacy: The USGS California Volcano Observatory
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51:37Host Dave Schlom discusses one of his favorite topics, California's volcanoes, with two United States Geological Survey staff members from the USGS California Volcano Observatory based at Moffett Field in the San Francisco Bay Area.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Nancy's Bookshelf: Road to recovery from a borderline personality disorder
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53:00Chico psychotherapist Stephen Diggs and his patient, Rebecca Miller, tell her story of recovery from borderline personality disorder.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Nancy's Bookshelf: Chico High graduate debuts novel, The Nimbus.
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53:00Chico High School grad Bobby Baird has had a career as a writer. The Nimbus is his debut novel.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Blue Dot: Celebrating three years of astronomy with the James Webb Space Telescope
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51:38Blue Dot marks three years of operation of the magnificent James Webb Space Telescope. NASA Webb Project Manager Mike Davis joins host Dave Schlom for an overview of the telescope's operation and unique capabilities that have surpassed the expectations of the astronomical community.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Blue Dot: Restoring an ancient and important salmon habitat: Big Chico Creek in Northern California
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51:37Host Dave Schlom and Producer Matt Fidler go out in the field and in the studio to learn about the story of a major restoration on Big Chico Creek in Chico, California's historic and precious Bidwell Park.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Nancy's Bookshelf: The COVID years at Enloe Medical Center
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53:00An emergency room doctor, Steven Zlotowski, recalls the COVID years at Enloe Medical Center.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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Blue Dot: The challenge of California's growing wolf population
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51:31Host Dave Schlom is joined by two University of California at Davis researchers and the state's gray wolf coordinator to learn more about how California's steadily growing wolf population is affecting cattle ranchers and communities in rural Northern California.By Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Nancy's Bookshelf: A coincidence goes a long way
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53:00Psychiatrist Dr. Bernard Beitman says we can learn much by paying attention to coincidences.By Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler
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