Episodes
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November 2026: Ignore Ecological Light Pollution!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Ari Isaak, EvariLABS Joshua Sokol, Freelance Journalist Bill's News Picks: Reflect Orbital tests bright night tests catch residents off guard, CBS LA. US agency to rewrite rules to address vehicle headlight glare, David Shepardson, Rueters. Evaluating the...
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October 2026: A Sparkle of Starlinks!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Diane Turnshek, researcher, astronomer, writer Steve Mariconda, DarkSkyNJ Gina Pearson, Dark Sky Land, Inc. Bill's News Picks: An Unlikely Coalition Fights to Protect Dark Skies Near San Antonio, Robyn Ross, Texas Monthly. “Dark Skies Act” Against Light...
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October 2026: Luminance Lace!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Diane Turnshek, researcher, astronomer, writer Steve Mariconda, DarkSkyNJ Gina Pearson, Dark Sky Land, Inc. Bill's News Picks: Conservationists monitor migrating birds as Mt. Washington 9/11 tribute lights up night sky, Kate Dario, New Hampshire Public...
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A Sparkle of Starlinks!
It’s another Light Pollution News! This episode, we deconstruct everyone’s favorite satellite constellation, Reflect Orbital, and what it all means for our sense of wonder. The Dark Sky bill in New York stalls out. And what if I told you...maybe you weren’t crazy for thinking some headlights were...
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Luminance Lace
Hi there, it’s Light Pollution News! This month, I’m welcomed by New Jersey’s own, Steve Mariconda; from the city of Pittsburgh, I welcome back to the show, Diane Turnshek; and board member for Dark Sky Land , among many other past and current responsibilities, Gina Pearson! This episode, New...
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September 2026: Lighting for Reassurance
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: John Barentine, Dark Sky Consulting, LLC Lin Meng, Ecologist Bill's News Picks: How to Grieve a Changing Planet, Phil Lane MSW, LCSW, Psychology Today. Mitigating artificial light at night: effectiveness of policies and implications for plant phenology…
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Lighting for Reassurance
You’ll want to tune in for this one! This episode, I’m joined by plant phenology ecologist, Dr. Lin Meng and Dark Sky Consulting, LLC’s John Barentine! Dr. Meng discusses a new exploratory study her team did covering four major East Coast urban areas! How do we bridge divides between residents,...
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September 2026: Solar Days.
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: John Barentine, Dark Sky Consulting, LLC Lin Meng, Ecologist Zhe Zhu, Remote Sensing Specialist Bill's News Picks: A Big Government Decision Could Change Theme Parks Forever, Erica Lauren, Inside the Magic. Artificial light at night extends pollen season…
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Solar Days
Hi there you at home, thrilled to have you with us yet again. This month, I’m joined by plant phenology ecologist, Dr. Lin Meng; a man with too many interests to mention, Dr. John Barentine; and Remote Sensing guru Dr. Zhe Zhu. This episode – pick your side! Is it the Sunshine Protection Act or…
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August 2026: Sustainable Regeneration? Or is it Regenerative Sustainability?
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Ruskin Hartley, CEO Dark Sky International Dr. Kaori Yokochi, Ecologist Shane Ludtke, Actual Astronomy Podcast Bill's News Picks: L&A Dark Sky Viewing Area becomes home to 25” telescope, Attilla Danko Deep, Tori Stafford, Kingstonist. Design approved for...
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August 2026: Fundamental Rhythms.
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Ruskin Hartley, CEO Dark Sky International Dr. Kaori Yokochi, Ecologist Shane Ludtke, Actual Astronomy Podcast Bill's News Picks: Chief Star Counter, VisitSunshineCoast. Sustainable community development in mountain regions: the case study of Hanle Dark…
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Sustainable Regeneration? Or is it Regenerative Sustainability?
This episode of Light Pollution News, you have dark skies, now what? The role of bats in agave pollination. And, what on earth is being built in Saudi Arabia? The answer may look like something right out of Dune! Joining me are three incredible guests, CEO of Dark Sky International, Ruskin…
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Fundamental Rhythms!
Howdy friends, it’s a new Light Pollution News! I am very lucky to be joined by an excellent slate of guests! With me today are Shane Ludtke of the Actual Astronomy Podcast, wildlife ecologist, Dr. Kaori Yokochi, and CEO of Dark Sky International, Ruskin Hartley. This episode, what happened when...
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July 2026: Cosmovision!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Amy Oliver, Science Communicator Michael Calhoun, Environmental Activist Ted Blank, International Dark Sky Discovery Center Bill's News Picks: Pope warns main threat common to religion and science is denial of objective truth, Victoria Cardiel, EWTN News....
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July 2026: I Miss My Land Line!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Amy Oliver, Science Communicator Michael Calhoun, Environmental Activist Ted Blank, International Dark Sky Discovery Center Bill's News Picks: Investigating light pollution trends at astronomical observatories worldwide, Monthly Notices of the Royal...
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June 2026: Avoiding Light Fetish.
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Ken Walczak, Night Light Consulting. Mark Baker, Soft Lights Foundation. Charles Hood, Author of Nature at Night. Bill's News Picks: Ford Government's bill 98 Could be the final Death Knell for Birds, Alexis Wright & Anushka Yadav, The Pointer. Artificial...
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June 2026: Let Bats Be Themselves!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Ken Walczak, Night Light Consulting. Mark Baker, Soft Lights Foundation. Charles Hood, Author of Nature at Night. Bill's News Picks: Finland's longest bridge reaches completion in Helsinki, Starr Charles, Dezeen. The Bay Lights Come Back On Tonight After...
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May 2026: Trust Nobody, Check Everything
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Yana Yakushina, lawyer, researcher, and dark sky protection educator. Barrington Russell, founder of DarkSkySites.com. Paul Marchant, Statistician. Bill's News Picks: Moonlight: a neglected driver of primate sleep ecology, Behavioral Ecology and...
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May 2026: Reverse Vertigo
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Megan Eaves-Egenes, Author of Nightfaring - In Search of the Disappearing Darkness. Barrington Russell, founder of DarkSkySites.com. Paul Marchant, Statistician. Bill's News Picks: My Favorite Dark Sky Running in the U.S., Andy Cochrane, Run. Bali becomes…
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Reverse Vertigo
Welcome friends to May’s first episode of Light Pollution News! This episode, I welcome someone whose writing you’ve probably read, and are probably really familiar with! Well she has a new book coming out – Megan Eaves joins the show! And, I have a man who built a website you’ll need to know...
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April 2026: Mandate Controls.
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Johan Eklöf, Author of Darkness Manifesto. Chetna Misra, Lightbahn. Leo Smith, ReduceLP.com Bill's News Picks: Residents, feeling shut out, boo city over lighting plans at Waveland, Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register. Spokane homeowners can get a free...
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April 2026: Conquering Nature!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Johan Eklöf, Author of Darkness Manifesto. Chetna Misra, Lightbahn. Leo Smith, ReduceLP.com Bill's News Picks: SMITH, LEO F v. MULLINS, RAHEEM L Et Al, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch. The border wall is closing in on Big Bend, sparking opposition by...
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Conquering Nature
I’m very excited about today’s guest lineup. I have with us someone who has been an inspiration to many of you listening at home, that being Mr. Johan Eklöf. Also with us today is Chetna Misra from the great organization, Lightbahn! And we welcome Leo Smith back. This episode, you’ll hear about...
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Mandate Controls
I welcome back our great guests this month, including Darkness Manifesto’s Johan Eklöf. Lightbahn’s Chetna Misra, and Leo Smith, a man who’s single handedly trying to have the Connecticut Court System be held to the law of the land. In the news this episode, were the lights in Waveland golf…
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Why It's So Bright at Night? Recent Chris Beckett Triumph!
Submit Voicemail! In this episode, Bill McGeeney interviews Chris Beckett of the Actual Astronomy Podcast. One day, he discovered a new sun glaring directly toward his observatory. This is the story of how he worked to bring sanity back to his nighttime environment. THE PROBLEM Chris Beckett...
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Why It’s So Bright at Night.
Recent Chris Beckett Triumph! Join our mailing list. Follow us at LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, & Tiktok This Episode: Chris Beckett built a dark sky observatory in rural Saskatchewan. Then a neighbor installed a light so extraordinarily bright it cast shadows on his observatory from two...
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March 2026: Create Your Own Meaning.
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Remi Bouche, Science Coordinator at Mont-Megantic. Jeremey Evans, Photographer - Filmmaker. Dashiell Leeds, Conservation Coordinator for the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter. Bill's News Picks: “The Most Challenging Argument to Make”: Feelings of Safety in...
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March 2026: Look at Me - Lighting!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Remi Bouche, Science Coordinator at Mont-Megantic. Jeremey Evans, Photographer - Filmmaker. Dashiell Leeds, Conservation Coordinator for the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter. Bill's News Picks: Let there be light — but not in Maine, GREG WALCHER, The Daily...
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Create Your Own Meaning.
Today, I welcome back Mont-Megantic’s Remi Boucher, photographer Jeremy Evans, and the Sierra Club’s, Dashiell Leeds! We have have lot to cover today, including some satellite news, another big slate of ecology, and, how about we talk color...specifically, what color streetlights would you prefer...
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Look at Me Lighting!
This episode, I am very excited to have some first time guests...Oh you’re really going to not want to miss this one! I welcome Mont-Megantic’s Remi Boucher, photographer Jeremy Evans, and, the Sierra Club’s, Dashiell Leeds! Well, you heard last month that Maine has a new ordinance, but it didn’t...
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February 2026: Connections.
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Shweta Kulkarni, AstronEra. Josh Dury, Award Winning Photographer. Jim Webster, Advocate. Bill's News Picks: Explore NASA’s most detailed map of the night sky yet, Andrew Paul, Popular Science. Satellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based...
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Connection.
Welcome to Light Pollution News! This episode, we ask, what can looking at SPHEREx images tell you about yourself? And, what!! Satellites can still cause light streaks...even for space telescopes! And, more important news about health and ecology came up this month! You’ll definitely want to...
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February 2026: Warm Yellow Richness!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Shweta Kulkarni, AstronEra. Josh Dury, Award Winning Photographer. Jim Webster, Advocate. Bill's News Picks: DarkSky One supercar lurks in the dark like a ninja with its sensible lighting, Gaurav Sood, Yanko Design. Colored light changes how music makes us...
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Warm Yellow Richness!
We have a great show for you today! Joining me today from AstronEra is Shweta Kulkarni; we have a return visit from one of my favorite nighttime photographers, Mr. Josh Dury; and joining all the way from across the Delaware, Dark Sky New Jersey’s Jim Webster. This episode – did you hear, Maine…
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January 2026: Knowledge Availability!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Randy Nelson, PhD, Circadian Rhythm Researcher. Scott Lind, Electrical Engineer, CEO Redshift Lighting. Rushil Kukreja, Founder of Princia. Bill's News Picks: Space Modernization for the 21st Century NPRM, FCC. Palo Alto approves dark sky ordinance, sets...
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January 2026: 0.68%
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Randy Nelson, PhD, Circadian Rhythm Researcher. Scott Lind, Electrical Engineer, CEO Redshift Lighting. Rushil Kukreja, Founder of Princia. Bill's News Picks: New York’s Skyline Has a Bold New Look, Nicholas Mancall-Bitel, New York Times. Switching off...
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Knowledge Availability
Here we go, another Light Pollution News is about to kick off! This episode, I’m joined by Princia’s Rushil Kukreja; Circadian Rhythm researcher, Randy Nelson; and electrical engineer, Scott Lind! Can light pollution influence levels of CO2? A new study looks at how light affects plants’ ability…
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We’re kicking off the New Year right, with some Light Pollution News! Today, I’m joined by Princia’s, Rushil Kukreja; Circadian Rhythm researcher, Randy Nelson; and electrical engineer and advocate, Scott Lind! This episode, what did we learn when France decided to turn off its streetlights? Dark...
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2025 Holiday Potluck!
Submit Voicemail! Find today's articles at LightPollutionNews.com. Happy Holidays friends! It's our annual Holiday Potluck show! This is the show where guests return to discuss their favorite stories of 2025! We welcome back to the show: John Barentine, Dark Sky Consulting Yana Yakushina, Lawyer...
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2025 Holiday Potluck
Happy Holidays friends! It's our annual Holiday Potluck show! This is the show where guests return to discuss their favorite stories of 2025!
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December 2025: Dark Turns.
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Dr. Amardeep Dugar, Lighting Designer. Dani Robertson, Author / Dark Sky Officer. Stephane Picard, CEO of Cliff Valley Astronomy. Bill's News Picks: Remote Welsh island with population of three people searching for new tenant family, BBC News. Headlight...
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December 2025: Myth Busted!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Dr. Amardeep Dugar, Lighting Designer. Dani Robertson, Author / Dark Sky Officer. Stephane Picard, CEO of Cliff Valley Astronomy. Bill's News Picks: Ikea just made a mini bed for your phone, Grace Snelling, Fast Company. Individual-Level Exposure to Light…
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Dark Turns.
It’s our last official episode of the year! 2026 is right around the corner! But first, we have a lot to talk about. For instance, researchers tracked insects using weather radar in the UK, we’ll let you know what they found! Do modern car headlights actually make you safer? And, it’s not just...
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Myth Busted!
What an episode we have today for you! Joining me is lighting designer, Dr. Amardeep Dugar; astrotourism guru, Stéphane Picard; and author of the new book, “Creatures of Darkness,” Dani Robertson. Today, the saga of the Melrose Park – Fort Lauderdale, Florida community comes to an unceremonious...
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November 2025: 1 Lux
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Tatsiana Thomson, Brome Bird Care. John Barentine, Dark Sky Consulting. Lynne Peeples, Author of the Inner Clock. Bill's News Picks: Environmental Commission applauds progress on bird-safe buildings, Amy Smith, Austin Monitor. Great River Bridge goes dark...
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November 2025: Tunable or Standard?
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Tatsiana Thomson, Brome Bird Care. John Barentine, Dark Sky Consulting. Lynne Peeples, Author of the Inner Clock. Bill's News Picks: Spectacular drone show over Vatican recreates Michelangelo’s ‘Creation of Adam,’ Virgin Mary, Ariel Zilber, New York Post.…
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Tunable or Standard?
Oh this is a good one! Joining me today are Tatsiana Thomson from Brome, journalist and author Lynne Peeples, and one of my favorite returning guests, John Barentine. This episode, we look at realistic drone shows, how one tribe in Arizona views the night sky, and we ask, does an increase in GDP...
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1 Lux
This episode is one you won’t want to miss! A bridge turns its lights off for birds-you heard that right. More evidence for how our endless daytime affects plants. And can artificial light at night influence puberty’s onset? With me this episode are returning guests, jack of all trades, Mr. John...
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October 2025: Barely Tapped!
Submit Voicemail! This episode's guests: Yana Yakushina, Lawyer and Researcher. James Lowenthal, Astronomer. Vicky Derksen, Night Sky Tourist. Bill's News Picks: Randomised trial reveals a mismatch between preferences for and hormonal responses to anthropogenic light colour temperatures, PLOS…
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Barely Tapped!
This is going to be a good one! You won’t want to miss it! This episode, why doesn’t religion embrace the night sky? And is astrourism at its highest peak? We cover some health and ecology articles this episode – along with listener feedback! I welcome back to the show, astronomer, James…
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