<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Dear ASA Members,</span><span aria-label="" class="c-mrkdwn__br" data-stringify-type="paragraph-break" style="box-sizing: inherit; height: 8px; display: block; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></span><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">We are excited to introduce you to astro[sound]bites, a podcast hosted by four graduate students passionate about sharing cutting-edge research findings in astronomy. With two of our co-hosts currently in Australia, we believe this podcast will be of great interest to Australian students and professionals in the field of astronomy. We’ve also done a two part series on </span><b data-stringify-type="bold" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Indigenous astronomy</b><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">, highlighting primarily Indigenous astronomy and astronomers within Australia. You can find links to the two episodes </span><a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/MBcWC1WLPxcnKWgjyiLMbo1?domain=soundcloud.com" delay="150" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/iWn0CANpgjCr50loPfGfMt0rJ3C?domain=soundcloud.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">here</a><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"> and </span><a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/oxR6C2xMQziKAyrxqh16fdr?domain=soundcloud.com" delay="150" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bgy0CBNqjlCPNqRmkh6hLtvjzXr?domain=soundcloud.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">here</a><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">.</span><span aria-label="" class="c-mrkdwn__br" data-stringify-type="paragraph-break" style="box-sizing: inherit; height: 8px; display: block; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></span><b data-stringify-type="bold" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">What is astro[sound]bites?</b><br style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Astro[sound]bites brings you the latest research in astronomy, delivered in an engaging and accessible format. Every other weekend, we release episodes that not only highlight recent discoveries but also dig into the stories behind the science. Our goal is to make complex topics approachable and to showcase the interconnectedness of different areas within astronomy.</span><span aria-label="" class="c-mrkdwn__br" data-stringify-type="paragraph-break" style="box-sizing: inherit; height: 8px; display: block; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></span><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">We invite you to check out some of our most recent episodes on our </span><a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://astrosoundbites.com/" delay="150" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/cddwCD1vlpTjZpJmWHAiwtKZmek?domain=astrosoundbites.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">website</a><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">, on </span><a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://open.spotify.com/show/1Y0MaULKYWXtVGLlDHBBfX?si=4af649a409024d13" delay="150" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/rGaBCE8wmrt1jy0GzsPsDtKaV-h?domain=open.spotify.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Spotify</a><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">, or on </span><a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://soundcloud.com/astrosoundbites" delay="150" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/PZZCCGv0oyCW9nOlPFktytqV0yE?domain=soundcloud.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Soundcloud</a><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">.</span><span aria-label="" class="c-mrkdwn__br" data-stringify-type="paragraph-break" style="box-sizing: inherit; height: 8px; display: block; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></span><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Best,</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Shashank Dholakia and Sabrina Berger</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">a[s]b co-hosts at the University of Queensland & University of Melbourne</span></body></html>