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Blue Dot 235: ASTRONOMICAL: A visit with author Tim James

Host Dave Schlom chats with Tim James about his new book, Astronomical: From Quasars to Quarks the Science of Space at its Strangest. The book, scheduled for release on November 9, 2021 deals with virtually all the cool stuff in the cosmos from the Big Bang Theory (find out why The Steady-State Theory didn't become a hit TV show) to Black Holes, string theory, and of course -- aliens!

Tim shares his passion for Star Trek's hopeful universe and how it has influenced him as well as diving deeply into the quest of modern physics to find the so-called "Theory of Everything." It's a very fun romp through the cosmos with Dave and Tim!

Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.
Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.