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Jon Swift: Making Friends with the Cosmos

Waterpeople Podcast by Lauren L. Hill & Dave Rastovich - surf stories & ocean adventures

Jul 30, 202688:27Sports & Recreation

Has something astronomical ever made you reassess your life's trajectory? Jon Swift is an astrophysicist and lifelong surfer with a PhD from UC Berkeley. He runs a research observatory at The Thatcher School in Ojai, Cal...

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