Starry Time

Join Jordan and Kit as they venture into Creature Corner+ to learn all about real-world snakes before detouring into a discussion of notable fictional snakes Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:49 Creature Corner: Snakes 09:04 Notable Fictional Snakes 17:45 Outro Keywords: Snakes, Creature Corner, Gliding Snakes, Flying Snakes, Snake Detection Theory, Lynn Isbell, Ophidiophobia, Pulvinar, Primate Evolution, Jacobson's Organ, Snake Tongue, Titanoboa, Snake Evolution, Cretaceous Extinction, Sea Snakes, Venomous Snakes, Anaconda, Kaa, The Jungle Book, Scarlett Johansson, Onix, Pokémon, Jormungandr, Norse Mythology, Jafar, Aladdin, Gary De'Snake, Zootopia 2, Juju, Princess and the Frog, Sir Hiss, Fictional Snakes, humor, wildlife

oin Jordan and Kit as they share their favorite and least-favorite pop culture (broadly-defined) appearances of Serpens, serpent, or Serpens, and then wish upon a star for what they wish existed using the Serpens brand. Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts  Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/  Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod  Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:59 Favorites & Least Favorites 13:41 Wish Upon a Star 16:57 Outro Keywords: Serpens, Serpens Caput, Pop Culture, Stargate, Star Trek, Star Trek Enterprise, Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Starfleet Academy, Memory Alpha, Psi Serpentis, Saurians, Parthenogenesis, Gloucester Sea Serpent, Loch Ness Monster, Champ Lake Champlain, New England Legends, Jeff Belanger, Serpent Instrument, Lord of the Rings, Serpent Steel Roller Coaster, Six Flags AstroWorld, Arrow Dynamics,  Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Hollywood Studios, Dueling Dragons, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Wes Craven, Bill Pullman, Independence Day, Serpents Coffee Table Book, Jacqueline Goy, Guido Mocafico, Serpent Squad, Serpent Society, Marvel, Anaconda, Black Mamba, Death Adder, Princess Python, Madam Hydra, Captain America, Ser-Pens, Serpens Womb, Echidna, Greek Mythology, RPG Video Games, Legendary Creatures, Roller Coasters, Horror Films, Comic Book Villains, humor, branding

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore myths of the constellation Serpens and meet two Greco-Roman snake figures before waxing poetic and letting the Oracle take its best shot at a myth to capture your mind, heart, and soul! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:25 History and Other Cultures 04:40 Ophion and Orphic Mysteries 09:30 Echidna 14:50 Waxing Poetic 22:10 Oracle AI 25:22 Outro Keywords: Serpens, Ophiuchus, Constellation Mythology, Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Asclepius, Apollo, Chiron, Ophion, Eurynome, Cronus, Rhea, Orphic Mysteries, Orphic Cosmology, Nyx, Chronos, Phanes, Ananke, Cosmic Egg, Echidna, Typhon, Cerberus, Orthrus, Lernaean Hydra, Nemean Lion, Gorgon, Medusa, Scylla, Sphinx, Chimera, Prometheus, Hercules, Chinese Astronomy, Three Enclosures, Heavenly Market, Azure Dragon, Babylonian Star Lore,  Bobbi Bobbi, Aboriginal Mythology, Nuwa, Chinese Mythology, Creation Myth, Retconstellation, Oracle AI, Feminist Mythology, Monster Mothers, Monsters

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the astronomy and cosmic background of the constellation Serpens, the serpent! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts  Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/  Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod  Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:37 Background 02:30 First Impressions and Where to Find It 05:17 Brightest Star 08:50 Bayer's Variable Star 12:55 Gold Star 20:14 Outro Keywords: Serpens, Serpens Caput, Serpens Cauda, Constellation, Astronomy, Ptolemy, Almagest, Ophiuchus, IAU Constellations, Unukalhai, Alpha Serpentis, Red Giant, Carbon Star, CN Star, Cyano Radical, Nancy G. Roman, Hubble Space Telescope, Eta Serpentis, Heavenly Market Enclosure, Gliese 710, Oort Cloud, Scholz's Star, Stellar Flyby, Hoag's Object, Ring Galaxy, Arthur Allen Hoag, Dark Sky Movement, Seyfert's Sextet, Eagle Nebula, Messier 16, Star Queen Nebula, Pillars of Creation, Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux, Olbers' Paradox, JWST, Star Formation, Northern Hemisphere Constellations, Celestial Navigation, Star Classification, Galactic Plane

Join Jordan and Kit for this asterism episode about the Muses in astronomy and mythology! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:47 Muses in Mythology 13:19 Muses in Astronomy 17:18 Outro Keywords: Muses, Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Calliope, Clio, Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Terpsichore, Erato, Melpomene, Thalia, Urania, Mnemosyne, Zeus, Orpheus, Sirens, Pierides, Asteroid Belt, 22 Calliope, 600 Musa, Ceres, Giuseppe Piazzi, William Herschel, Gravitational Wave Detector, Main Asteroid Belt, Space Missions        

Join Jordan and Kit as they share their favorite and least-favorite pop culture (broadly-defined) appearances of Microscopium, microscope, and literal microscope, and then wish upon a star for what they wish existed using the Microscopium brand.   Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:05 Favorites 05:47 Least Favorites 09:16 Wish Upon a Star 11:37 Outro   Keywords: Microscopium, Pop Culture, Microscope, Disneyland rides, Adventure Through Inner Space, Starry Wars, Jurassic Park, Contemporary Art, Microscope Gallery, Camp Cretaceous, Chaos Theory, Science Fiction, Starry Trek, Interactive Theme Space, Children's Museum, Micro Telescopium, Science Tools, humor, branding

Join Jordan and Kit for an overview of the contentious history of the microscope and a brief description its greatest discoveries. The sisters then Wax Poetic to create myths for the mighty microscope before letting the Oracle take its best shot at creating a myth worthy of your mind, heart, and soul! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts  Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/  Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod    Timestamps  00:20 Intro 01:04 Constellation History 02:49 Microscope History 07:04 Waxing Poetic 12:41 Oracle AI 16:03 Outro Keywords: Microscopium, Constellations, Microscopes, Astronomy, Ancient Myths, Celestial Navigation, Greek Mythology, Robert Hooke, Scientific Discoveries, Historical Instruments, Ancient Cultures, Biology, Compound Microscope  

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the astronomy of the constellation Microscopium: The Microscope!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:59 Background 03:43 First Impressions and Where to Find It  05:29 Brightest Star 07:03 Bayer’s Variable Star 09:05 Gold Star 13:37 Outro   Keywords: Microscopium, Constellation, Astronomy, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Southern Hemisphere Constellations, Gamma Microscopi, Epsilon Microscopi, Zeta Microscopi, Cosmic Voids, Ngc 6925, Star Classification, Celestial Navigation, Star Myths, Historical Astronomers, Astronomy Education, Cosmic Structures, Star Observation, Celestial Phenomena, Telescope Survey

Join Jordan and Kit for this asterism episode about Caroline Herschel and Comets!    Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:56 A Brief History of Caroline Herschel  06:07 Comet Basics 13:40 Outro   Keywords: Caroline Herschel, women in astronomy, comets, comet discovery, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, asteroids, meteoroids, interstellar comets, Messier catalog, Flamsteed designation, Royal Astronomical Society, history of astronomy  

Join Jordan and Kit as they share their favorite and least-favorite pop culture (broadly-defined) appearances of lions in fiction and as mascots, and then wish upon a star for what they wish existed using the Leo Minor brand.   Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:15 Favorites 04:56 Least Favorites 8:54 Wish Upon a Star 12:14 Outro   Keywords: Leo Minor, Cowardly Lion, Lion King, Fictional Lions, Pop Culture, Mascots, Nala, Scar, Mayor Lionheart, Columbia University Mascot, Rory the Lion, DARE Lion, Loeki de Leeuw, Animation, Thundercats, Lion Of Judah, Emo Band, Tony The Tiger, Frosted Flakes, Pop Culture Wishes, Favorite Lions, Least Favorite Lions

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore lion lore and wax poetic to create their own myth for the constellation Leo Minor.  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts  Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/  Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod    00:00 Intro 01:39 Favorite Lion Lore Mini Rounds 10:50 Waxing Poetic 15:52 Oracle AI 18:20 Outro Keywords: Lion Mythology, Sekhmet, Ishtar, Manticore, Chimera, Aesop's Fables, Folklore, Egyptian Mythology, Greek Mythology, Cultural Significance, Clawdia, Storytelling, Star Lore  

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the amazing astronomy of the constellation Leo Minor.  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 04:29 First Impressions and Where to Find It 06:32 Brightest Star 11:35 Bayer's Variable Star 16:00 Gold Star 20:58 Outro   Keywords: Keywords: Leo Minor, Constellations, Astronomy, Johannes Hevelius, Richard A. Proctor, Stars, Citizen Science, Galaxy Zoo, Quasar, Night Sky, Folklore, Hanny's Voorwerp 

Join Jordan and Kit as they venture into Creature Corner to learn about giraffes!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts  Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod    Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:46 Creature Corner 16:56 Outro   Keywords: Giraffes, Camelopardalis, Creature Corner, Animal Behavior, Conservation, Species, Anatomy, Wildlife, Education, Endangered Species  

Join Jordan and Kit as they share their favorite and least-favorite pop culture (broadly-defined) appearances of Camelopardalis and then wish upon a star for what they wish existed using the Camelopardalis brand.   Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:00 Favorites 06:21 Least Favorites 12:02 Wish Upon a Star 15:18 Outro   Keywords: Camelopardalis, Giraffe, Pop Culture, Giraffe Mania, History, Humor, Camel Toe, Manga, Saint Seiya, Toys R Us, Word Games, Imagination, Astronomy

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the history and folklore of the constellation Camelopardalis. Since this constellation doesn't have a Greco-Roman myth, they also Wax Poetic to try to create one! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Historical Context 04:05 Giraffe Myths 09:30 Waxing Poetic 16:45 Oracle AI Segment 20:00 Outro Keywords: Camelopardalis, Giraffe, Constellations, Folklore, Myths, Ancient Egypt, Greek Mythology, Waxing Poetic, Storytelling, Astronomy, Star Lore, 

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the fascinating astronomy and cosmic background of the constellation Camelopardalis--the Giraffe. Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts  Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/  Social:  https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Background  02:52 First Impressions & Where to Find the Constellation 04:52 Brightest Star 06:56 Bayer's Variable Star 09:16 Gold Star 13:15 Outro Keywords: Camelopardalis, Giraffe, Astronomy, Petrus Plancius, Constellations, Beta Camelopardalis, NGC 1501, Planetary Nebula, Starburst Galaxies, Astrophotography

Join Jordan and Kit in this Asterisms Edition of Starry Time where they learn about America's First Woman Astronomer--Maria Mitchell-- and the science behind sunspots!  Links Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts  Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/  Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod  Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:58 A Brief History about Maria Mitchell 05:52 Science of Sunspots 10:02 Outro   Keywords/topics: Maria Mitchell, Comets, Sunspots, Astronomy, Women in Science, Solar Activity, Space Weather, Education, History of Astronomy

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore favorite and least favorite pop culture (broadly defined) appearances of Sagitta. They'll also Wish Upon a Star for something they wished existed using the Sagitta brand. Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps  00:00 Intro 00:49 Favorites 04:23 Least Favorites 09:33 Wish Upon a Star 11:54 Outro Keywords/Topics: Sagitta, Pop Culture, Galapagos, Cute Animals, Geometry, Arrow Worm, Sagitta Potato, Archery, Amusement Parks, Roller Coasters, 

Join Jordan and Kit as they retell and ret-con the Greek mythology of the constellation Sagitta! Links: Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts  Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:27 Background 02:45 Myth Retellings 08:31 Myth Analysis 11:19 Retconstellations 14:06 AI Oracle 17:14 Outro Keywords:  Sagitta, Babylonian Star Lore, Greco-Roman Mythology, Apollo, Hercules, Cyclops, Stymphalian Birds, Arrow Symbolism, Myth Reimagining, Oracle AI, Myth Analysis, Story Telling

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the astronomy and cosmic background of the constellation Sagitta, the Arrow (not to be confused with the more famous Sagittarius constellation of the Zodiac, which was covered in season 1--the back catalog is calling!) Links Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Background 02:01 First Impressions 05:12 Brightest Star 07:21 Bayer's Variable Star 10:15 Gold Star 14:53 Outro Keywords: Sagitta, Arrow, Astronomy, Constellations, Gamma Sagitta, WR124, Necklace Nebula, Webb, James Webb Space Telescope, Astrophotography, Space, Science, Ptolemy, Variable Stars, Night Sky 

Join Jordan and Kit in this Asterisms Edition of Starry Time where they summarize the myths of the Galilean moons and share their favorite astronomical facts about these ice satellites! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:35 Background & History 04:51 Callisto 07:58 Io 10:34 Europa 15:16 Ganymede 18:41 Outro   Keywords/Topics: Jupiter, Galilean Moons, Callisto, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Astronomy, Greek Mythology, Galileo Galilei, Tidal Heating, Magnetic Fields, Potential For Life, Icy Moons, Space Exploration, Celestial Bodies, Solar System, Planetary Science, Astrobiology, Moon Geology, Cosmic Stories

At long last, Jordan & Kit announce the return of Season 3: Into the Woods! Weekly content on the astronomy, mythology, pop culture, and assorted asterisms of the constellations in the night sky is returning soon. Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod

Join Jordan and Kit as they discuss where Centaurus shows up in Pop Culture (broadly, so, so broadly defined)! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps  00:00 Intro 01:10 Favorites 05:15 Least Favorites 06:55 Other Mentions 08:30 Wish Upon a Star 12:20 Outro Keywords/Topics: Chiron, Centaurus, Pop Culture, Centaurs, Parks and Recreation, Parks and Rec, Jerry's Painting, Crisis on Centaurus, Star Trek, TOS, Novel-verse, Fantasia, Hercules the Animated Movie, Nessus, centaurus beetle, Cen-tourism, Centaurus Rule, Centaurus First Aid Kit, Centauri, COVID-19, Omicron Variant Centaurus, opinions 

Join Jordan and Kit as they retell and ret-con the Greco-Roman mythology of the constellation Centaurus!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:32 Background 02:25 Myth Retelling 10:58 Myth Analysis 13:02 Retconstellations 20:57 AI Oracle 24:45 Outro Keywords/Topics Covered: Centaurus, Chiron, Centaurs, Roman Mythology, Greco-Roman Mythology, Star Lore, Mythology, Greek Mythology, Babylonian Astronomy, Mentorship, Heroes, Healing, Tragedy, Cultural Interpretations, Astronomy, Myths, Sacrifice.  

Join Jordan & Kit as they explore the amazing astronomy of the constellation Centaurus -- the centaur!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod     Topics Covered/Keywords: Alpha Centauri, Proxima Centauri, Ptolemy, Johann Bayer, Closest Star, Exoplanets, Super-earth, Planet B, Orbits, Habitable Zone, Parker Solar Probe, Gamma Centauri,  NGC-4650A, Polar Ring Lenticular Galaxy, Lenticular galaxy, NGC 4622, Backward Galaxy, Galaxy mergers, Omega Centauri, globular cluster, Gold Star, Astronomy Constellations, Centaurus, Space, Science

Join Jordan and Kit as they venture into Creature Corner to learn more about the real-world animals that the constellation Lynx was named after!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:37 Creature Corner: Lynx 12:44 Outro Keywords/Topics Covered: Lynx, Bobcat, Wildlife, Conservation, Endangered Species, Animal Sounds, Habitat, Ecology, Creature Corner, Hybrid Animals, Nature, Zoology, Biology, Blynx, Iberian Lynx, Canadian Lynx, Lynxes 

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore where Lynx shows up in Pop Culture (broadly, so, so broadly) defined! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:48 Favorites 03:45 Least Favorites 07:17 Wish Upon a Star 09:34 Outro Keywords/Topics Covered: Constellation, Lynx, Pop Culture, Minnesota Lynx, Sports Teams, Basketball, Lynx Mountain, Lynx Body Spray, Axe Body Spray, Branding, Creative Ideas, Fantasy, Jewelry, Eyeliner, VR Headset.

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the myths, legends, and folklore of Lynx. Because this constellation doesn't have a Greco-Roman myth attached, Jordan and Kit 'Wax Poetic' and create their own myths!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:07 Background 03:00 Myths, Legends, and Lore 06:44 Waxing Poetic 13:11 Oracle AI Keywords/Topics Constellation, Lynx, Greek Mythology, Folklore, Johannes Hevelius, Ancient Astronomy, Lynx Animal, Norse Mythology, Ovid, Metamorphoses, Indigenous Stories, Waxing Poetic, Star Lore, Night Sky, Ursa Major, Auriga, Cultural History, Myths And Legends, Storytelling

Join Jordan and Kit as they discuss the astronomy and other cosmic background of Lynx -- a constellation not included in Ptolemy's great 48!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod  Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:30 Background 03:40 First Impressions and Where to Find It  05:29 Brightest Star 07:15 Bayer’s Variable Star 09:05 Gold Star 12:20 Outro   Keywords/Topics Covered: Astronomy, Constellation, Lynx, Jordanus, Johannes Hevelius, Johann Bayer, Bayer Designation, NGC 2419, Supernova, Intergalactic Wanderer, IAU Constellations, NGC 2770

Join Jordan and Kit as they head to Creature Corner to explore the fascinating world of bears and to share their favorite fictional bears! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:45 Creature Corner 05:47 Favorite Fictional Bears 10:53 Outro Keywords/Topics Covered: Bears, Black Bears, Grizzly Bears, Polar Bears, Fictional Bears, Creature Corner, Bear Facts, Bear Species, Wildlife Education, Animal Behavior, Bear Conservation, Winnie The Pooh, Paddington Bear, Baloo, Fozzie Bear, Grolar Bear, Pizzly Bear, Bear Diet, Panda Bear, Duffy Bear, Teddy Bear, Disney Duffy Bear, 

Join Jordan and Kit as they discuss where "Ursa" and the Dipper asterisms show up in Pop Culture (broadly defined), and what they'd do if they had control of the Ursa brand. Buckle in, because this one gets chaotic!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:14 Favorites 06:38 Least Favorites 09:28 Other Mentions 12:01 Wish Upon A Star 15:37 Outro Keywords/Topics Covered: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Constellations, Pop Culture, Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh, Doctor Who, X-Men, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ursa Major Mutant, Great Bear Roller Coaster, Hershey Park, After Earth, Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Orb Weaver Spiders, Alaska State Flag, Third Eye Blind, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Wish Upon A Star

Join Jordan and Kit as they retell and ret-con the Greek mythology of the constellation Ursa Major and Ursa Minor! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:36 Background 05:33 Myth Retelling 10:50 Myth Analysis 13:14 Retconstellation 17:31 AI Oracle 20:17 Outro Keywords/Topics Covered: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Constellation Myths, Greco-Roman Mythology, Cosmic Hunt, Ancient Astronomy, Callisto Myth, Zeus Mythology, Artemis And Callisto, Indigenous Star Lore, Babylonian Astronomy, Chinese Astronomy, Polaris North Star, Myth Retelling, Starry Time Podcast, Circumpolar Constellations, Orion's Belt, Comparative Mythology, Greek Gods, Mythological Retcons

Join Jordan and Kit as they enter Into the Wild and discuss the astronomy of the constellation Ursa Major! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/   Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:02 Background 01:53 First Impression and Where to Find Ursa Major 04:49 Brightest Star 08:23 Bayer's Variable Star 12:20 Gold Star 18:03 Outro Keywords/Topics Covered: Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Astronomy, Ptolemy, Johann Bayer, Bayer designation, Fritz Zwicky, I Zwicky 18, Chemically Peculiar Stars, Hubble Deep Field, Hubble Space Telescope 

Season 3 is afoot! Join Jordan and Kit as they venture Into the Wild and explore the astronomy of the constellation Ursa Minor.  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:16 Background 02:32 First Impression and Where to Find Ursa Minor 03:55 Brightest Star 07:44 Bayer's Variable Star 10:30 Gold Star 14:42 Outro Keywords/Topics Covered: Ursa Minor, Little Dipper, Polaris, North Star, Astronomy, Ptolemy, Navigation, Circumpolar Constellations, Bayer Designation, Dark Matter, Dark Spheroidal Galaxy, Radio Galaxy, Seyfert Galaxy, Cataclysmic Variable Star, Satellite Galaxy, Ursa Minor Dwarf

Join Jordan and Kit for the final episode of season 2 where they explore the science and mythology of auroras (Borealis and Australis)!    Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html Website: http://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Socials: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:44 The Science of Auroras 09:22 Myths and Folklore of Auroras 13:46 Outro   Keywords/Topics Covered: Aurora Borealis, Aurora Australis, Northern Lights, Southern Lights, Solar Wind, Magnetosphere, Coronal Mass Ejection, Solar Flare, Space Weather, Norse Mythology, Valkyries, Bifrost Bridge, Arctic Fox, Finnish Mythology, Viking Legends, Magnetic Poles, Solar Storms, Space Weather Prediction, Aurora Myths

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore where "Borealis" shows up in Pop Culture (broadly defined), and what they'd do with the Corona Borealis brand!    Episode transcript: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html Visual Companion Post: https://www.tumblr.com/starrytimepod/755992772116414464/corona-borealis-in-pop-culture?source=share   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:51  Favorites and Honorable Mentions  05:42 Least Favorites 11:05 Wished For 14:29 Outro    

Join Jordan and Kit as they retell and ret-con the mythology of the constellation Corona Borealis (Theseus, Ariadne, and the Minotaur)!  Episode Transcript: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html

Join Jordan & Kit as they explore the awesome astronomy and other cosmic background of the constellation Corona Borealis!  Episode Transcript: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html

Join Jordan and Kit as they review and reflect on the first episode in Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV show!  Episode Transcript: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore where Perseus shows up in Pop Culture (broadly defined), and what they'd do with the Perseus brand!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html

Join Jordan and Kit as they retell and ret-con the mythology of the constellation Perseus.    00:00  Intro 00:34 Background and History 01:58 Myth Retelling 13:56 Myth Analysis 18:02 Retconstellations 26:16 Oracle AI 30:22 Outro

Join Jordan & Kit as they explore the amazing astronomy and other cosmic background of the constellation Perseus!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html   Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:25 Initial Impressions and How to Find this Constellation 00:05:53 Brightest Star 00:09:36 Bayer's Variable Star 00:15:09 Gold Star 00:21:09 Outro

Join Jordan and Kit as they re-tell and ret-constellation the myths of the Maenads!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html Timestamps:  00:16 Intro 02:07 Myth Retelling 11:09 Myth Analysis 14:17 Retconstellations 20:33 Outro  

Join Kit for this solo report on the cursed episode that is Lyra: Pop Culture Superstar!    Episode transcript: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html  Visual Companion Post: https://www.tumblr.com/starrytimepod/750276457704652800/lyra-pop-culture-superstar?source=share    Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:04 Favorites 04:07 Honorable Mentions 08:38 Least Favorites 11:23 Wished For 14:26 Outro

Join Jordan and Kit as they retell and ret-con the mythology of the constellation Lyra!   Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod    Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:32 History and Background 02:50 Myth retelling 09:20 Myth Analysis 13:19 Retconstellations 18:29 Oracle AI 22:30 Outro

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the awesome astronomy and other Cosmic Background of the constellation Lyra: The Lyre. Episode transcript: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html   Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/  Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Background 01:47 What it Looks Like and Where to Find It 03:44 Brightest Star 08:52 Bayer's Variable Star 11:52 Gold Star 17:21 Outro

Join Jordan & Kit as they take a detour into Creature Corner to learn more about Swans!   Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html Website: http://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Socials: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod   Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Creature Corner: Swans 11:14 Outro   Keywords/Topics Covered: Swans, Ornithology, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Black Swan, Trumpeter Swan, Swan Myths, Swan Maiden, Royal Swans, Black Swan Discovery, Swan Courtship, Swan Bonding, Same-Sex Swan Couples

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore where Cygnus shows up in Pop Culture (broadly defined), and what they'd do with the Cygnus brand!    Transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Socials: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Favorites 08:45 Least Favorites 10:18 Wished For 13:56: Outro Keywords/Topics Covered: Cygnus, Pop Culture, Spacecraft, International Space Station, USS Cygnus, The Black Hole, Disney, Cygnus X-1, Rush, Exercise Cygnus, Seaplane, Dating App, Roller Coaster, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, Space Mountain, Cosmic Rewind, Tron Coaster, Imagineering, Rebranding

Join Jordan and Kit as they retell and ret-con the mythology of the constellation Cygnus!   Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html  Website: http://www.starrytimepodcast.com Socials: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod   Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:33 Background and History 02:28 Greco-Roman Myth Retelling 12:35 Myth Analysis 14:43 Retconstellations 24:26 Oracle AI 29:50 Outro   Topics Covered: Cygnus, Swan, Babylonian Star Lore, Anzu Bird, Chinese Astronomy, Greco-Roman Mythology, Phaethon, Helios, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Zeus, Leda, Gemini, Poplar Trees, Amber

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the exciting astronomy of the constellation Cygnus: The Swan.  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html  Website: http://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Socials: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Background 01:41 First Impressions & Where to Find Cygnus 03:52 Brightest Star 07:08 Bayer's Variable Star 08:10 Gold Star 16:03 Outro   Keywords/Topics Covered: Cygnus, Deneb, Northern Cross, Summer Triangle, Ptolemy's Almagest, Right Ascension, Declination, Milky Way, Cepheus, Northern Hemisphere, Johann Bayer, Blue White Supergiant, Apparent Magnitude, Light Years, Luminosity, NML Cygni, Kepler Space Telescope, Exoplanets, Cygnus X-1, Black Hole, X-ray Emissions, Kip Thorne, Stephen Hawking, Scientific Discovery