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by Jordan Tierney & Kit Irving
Starry Time is a weekly podcast hosted by two sisters who bring their love of astronomy and mythology to reading and retelling the stories of the night sky.
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Join Jordan and Kit as they share their favorite and least favorite occurrences of Scutum and shields in pop culture (broadly defined), then wish upon a star for what they wish existed using the Scutum 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 00:40 Favorites 04:24 Least Favorites 07:25 Honorable Mentions 11:22 Wish Upon a Star 14:15 Outro Keywords: Scutum, Pop Culture, Shields, Roman Shield, Captain America, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., American Dream, Wonder Woman, Link, Percy Jackson, The Mandalorian, Bo-Katan, Scutellosaurus, Scutosaurus, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Street Fighter, Star Trek, Shields Up, Scutum Innocentium, Roman Reenactment
Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the history of the constellation Scutum and the real-life king it was named after, 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 Intro 00:36 History and What Other Cultures Saw 05:37 Waxing Poetic 10:18 Oracle AI 13:00 Outro Keywords: Scutum, Constellation Mythology, Johannes Hevelius, John III Sobieski, Battle of Vienna, Ottoman Empire, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Chinese Astronomy, Black Tortoise of the North, Shield of Achilles, Aegis, Athena, Aeneid, Shield of Aeneas, Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Ares, Captain America’s Shield, The Mandalorian, Retconstellation, Oracle
Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the astronomy and cosmic background of the constellation Scutum, the shield! 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 00:36 Background 02:15 First Impressions and Where to Find It 03:56 Brightest Star 06:25 Bayer's Variable Star 10:59 Gold Star 17:42 Outro Keywords: Scutum, Constellation, Astronomy, Johannes Hevelius, John III Sobieski, Alpha Scuti, Johann Bode, UY Scuti, Red Hypergiant, Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Type II Supernova, Wild Duck Cluster, Messier 11, Open Cluster, Scutum-Centaurus Arm, Globular Cluster, Black Widow Pulsar, Pioneer 11, Milky Way Spiral Arms
Join Jordan and Kit as enter creature corner to learn real facts about wolves and then discuss their favorite fictional wolves and werewolves. 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 00:40 Creature Corner 08:16 Fictional Wolves and Werewolves 20:56 Outro Keywords: Wolves, Gray Wolf, Wolf Pack Behavior, Yellowstone Wolf Reintroduction, Trophic Cascade, Wolf Domestication, Doctor Who, Bad Wolf, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Warren Zevon, Werewolves of London, 30 Rock, Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, TV on the Radio, Wolfsbane, X-Men, Game of Thrones, Dire Wolf, Minnesota Timberwolves, Tamora Pierce
Join Jordan and Kit as they share their favorite and least favorite occurrences of Lupus, Lupi, and Lupin in pop culture, then wish upon a star for what they wish existed using the Lupus 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 01:21 Favorites 04:10 Least Favorites 08:45 Honorable Mentions 11:20 Wish Upon a Star 15:35 Outro Keywords: Lupus, Pop Culture, Canis Lupus, House M.D., True Blood, Wolverine, Marvel Comics, Romulus, Lupine Mutants, Lupus Disease, Autoimmune Illness, Lupus Foundation of America, Lupine Pet, Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo, Werewolf Board Game
Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the myths and lore surrounding the constellation Lupus 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 Intro 00:57 Background and History 04:41 Myths and Lore about Wolves 14:24 Wax Poetic / Retconstellation 19:20 Oracle AI 21:00 Outro Keywords: Lupus, Constellation Mythology, Babylonian Star Lore, Centaurus, Greco-Roman Mythology, Gilgamesh, Zeus, Romulus and Remus, Fenrir, Norse Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, Werewolf, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Prometheus, Wolf Mythology
Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the astronomy and cosmic background of the constellation Lupus, the wolf! 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 02:24 First Impressions and Where to Find It 04:44 Brightest Star 07:59 Bayer's Variable Star 10:52 Gold Star 16:00 Outro Keywords: Lupus, Constellation, Astronomy, Ptolemy, Almagest, Asterism, Centaurus, De Lacaille, Alpha Lupi, Uridim, Uridimmu, Beta Cephei Variable, Theta Lupi, OB Association, Scorpius Centaurus Association, Retina Nebula, Planetary Nebula, Wolf-Rayet Star, SN 1006, Supernova Remnant, Southern Hemisphere Constellations, Star Classification, Celestial Navigation
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
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