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Ursae: Pop Culture Superstar

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 Intro01:14 Favorites06:38 Least Favorites09:28 Other Mentions12:01 Wish Upon A Star15:37 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

Ursae: Myths and Retcons(tellations)

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 Intro00:36 Background05:33 Myth Retelling10:50 Myth Analysis13:14 Retconstellation17:31 AI Oracle20:17 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

Ursa Major: Cosmic Background

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 
Timestamps00:00 Intro01:02 Background01:53 First Impression and Where to Find Ursa Major04:49 Brightest Star08:23 Bayer's Variable Star12:20 Gold Star18:03 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 

Ursa Minor: Cosmic Background

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 
Timestamps00:00 Intro01:16 Background02:32 First Impression and Where to Find Ursa Minor03:55 Brightest Star07:44 Bayer's Variable Star10:30 Gold Star14:42 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

Asterisms: Auroras

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

Corona Borealis: Pop Culture Superstar

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
 
 

Corona Borealis: Myths and Retcons(tellations)

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

Cosmic Background: Corona Borealis

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