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8/25/2023

Episode 14.1-14.3: Corona Australis

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Hi Friends!

Our episodes on the constellation Corona Australis have been releasing for the last couple of weeks -- we hope you have enjoyed the new format so far!

No major notes for this one, so just the usual note that all music and images we use are either our own or free for commercial use. We have included links or attribution in prior show notes.

You can keep up to date with our releases by following us Mastodon (https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod)!

Love,
Kit & Jordan

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7/21/2023

Season 2 Updates!

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Hello friends,

It's been a minute, so I wanted to write a quick update!

Back in the spring, Jordan and I had a meeting (whilst sitting poolside at a Theme Park hotel) and decided on our Season 2 line-up and theme. Drumroll, please -- our season 2 theme will be QUESTS & CURSES. 

We had wanted to start releasing in June, but life happened. Also, we're going to be switching up our release schedule and format. Here's a run down for Season 2:
  • We're moving to a weekly format with shorter episodes. Don't worry, all your favorite segments will still exist! We've basically taken our usual template and broken it up into chunks. 
  • Each month, we'll focus on one constellation and release:
    • a Cosmic Background episode (all things astronomy),
    • a Myths & Ret-Constellations episode (all things mythology),
    • a Pop Culture Super Star episode (all things silly), and 
    • an Asterism episode -- maybe Creature Corner or Archaeology Attic, maybe a discussion of an astronomer or historical figure, maybe a mythology deep-dive... it'll be a grab bag of fun :)

We've been recording and banking episodes so that we can release on a consistent schedule, which took a little time. But, I am happy to announce we'll be returning with Season 2 on August 5th!

In the meantime, we hope you'll tell a friend about season 1. 

You can stay up-to-date on our socials (which I run):
Mastodon (https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod)

Tumblr (https://www.tumblr.com/blog/starrytimepod)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/starrytimepod) -- I'm here a less these days & tend to be more active on Mastodon :)

With Love,
Kit and Jordan

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2/26/2023

Episode 13: OPHIUCHUS

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Hi Friends! The final episode of Season 1: The Zodiac will be posted soon. We had a blast with this one, and hope you'll enjoy it.  

All music and images we use are either our own or free for commercial use. We have included links or attribution in prior show notes.

After Episode 13 is posted, we'll be taking a brief break to go on vacation & start planning Season 2. We're hoping to release some short asterisms between Season 1 and Season 2. If you have thoughts or suggestions for next season, let us know!

You can stay up-to-date on our socials:
Mastodon (https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod)

Tumblr (https://www.tumblr.com/blog/starrytimepod)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/starrytimepod)

With Love,
Kit and Jordan

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1/30/2023

Episode 12: Sagittarius

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Episode 12: Sagittarius will be available soon! 

Point of clarification: when discussing Cepheid variable stars Kit said they pulsate with a period of 0-1 days... but she didn't mean that. Instead, she meant they tend to have a period between 1 and 100 days.  :)

All music and images we use are either our own or free for commercial use. We have included links or attribution in prior show notes.

You can keep up to date with our releases by following us Mastodon (https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod)!

With Love,
Kit and Jordan

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12/30/2022

Episode 11: Scorpius

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Episode 11: Scorpius will be available soon! Creature Corner returns with vengeance in this episode all about the Scorpion of the night sky. 

Please be aware that one of the myths does involve attempted sexual assault of Artemis by the hunter Orion and other mentions of sexual assault. We do not discuss this in any graphic detail, but it is present in the stories and discussed in Kit's ret-constellation.

All music and images we use are either our own or free for commercial use. We have included links or attribution in prior show notes.

You can keep up to date with our releases by following us Mastodon (https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod)!

With Love,
Kit and Jordan

P.S. In some parts of the audio there we're slightly out of sync -- we're not sure what happened, but we'll look into it for the next episode! As always, we appreciate your patience and kindness as our learning process continues. 

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11/24/2022

Episode 10: Libra

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Episode 10: Libra is now available! Libra is the only inanimate object in the Zodiac constellations. So, we've introduced a new segment called "Archeology Attic" where we learn a bit more about the history and significance of this object.

Don't worry, though, this episode also includes our standard segments on astronomy (Cosmic Background & Gold Star), mythology (Retellings, Analysis, and Ret-Constellations), and pop culture (Pop Culture Super Star & Wish Upon a Star)!


All music and images we use are either our own or free for commercial use. We have included links or attribution in prior show notes.

You can keep up to date with our releases by following us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/starrytimepod) or Mastodon (https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod). 

With Love,
Kit and Jordan

P.S. After finishing recording and beginning editing, we found Jordan's audio was a bit muffled. Likely due to a her recording in a new locale. We've got a plan to address it for next month, and we appreciate your patience as we (amateur podcasters) continue to learn and get better. 

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10/14/2022

Episode 9: Virgo

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Episode 9: Virgo will be posted soon! We decided to release this as our October episode so we could all bask in the sunshine of Leo a little longer.  Plus, the astronomy and stories of Virgo have some real Fall/Halloween energy! 

Please be aware that one of the Virgo myths contains discussion of suicide. 

All music and images we use are either our own or free for commercial use. We have included links or attribution in prior show notes.

Please follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/starrytimepod) for updates and general pod/space/mythology/stuff we like content! 

With Love,
Kit and Jordan

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9/15/2022

Episode 8: Leo

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Episode 8: Leo is Live!

We apologize for the delay in releasing this month's episode! We were busy being Leos and travelling during August.

We also had some technical difficulties with our recording platform, so you might notice places where we were out of sync or talking over each other. We've reached out to our tech support and should have a solution for future episodes! We appreciate your patience and understanding -- neither of us have any audio technician training :)

All music and images we use are either our own or free for commercial use. We have included links or attribution in prior show notes.

In the pod, Kit mentioned the work of Tom Drake in our analysis of the Humbaba myth. You can read more here: 
https://webpages.uidaho.edu/engl257/Ancient/humbaba.htm. 

Please follow us on Twitter (
https://twitter.com/starrytimepod) for updates and general pod/space/mythology/stuff we like content! 

With Love,

Kit and Jordan

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7/28/2022

Episode 7: Cancer

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Episode 7 : Cancer is going live soon!

All music and images we use are either our own or free for commercial use. We have included links or attribution in prior show notes. 

In the episode, we mentioned some work of Hesiod describing Alceme. If you want to read the entire translation, see here: 
https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Hes.+Sh.+1

We'll keep an eye out on Twitter for your Crab related creation & ret-cons! 

With Love,

Kit and Jordan

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6/27/2022

Episode 6: Gemini

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Episode 6 : Gemini is going live soon!

All music and images we use are either our own or free for commercial use. We have included links or attribution in prior show notes. 

A few addenda in advance:
  • Jordan mentions Jason and the Argonauts by saying something like "boy on ship looks for sparkle goat blanket." While this is, admittedly, hilarious, it should have been boy on ship looks for sparkle RAM blanket. How could Jordan forget our good friend Aries aka Chrysomallos? I don't know. It must be known that I tried to correct her, but the audio was, well, unpleasant. So, it had to be cut! 
  • We discuss Clytemnestra in this episode, but we failed to mention that she DOES have a myth about her.  Long story short - her husband (King Agamemnon) sacrifices their daughter for favorable... winds (dude). Clytemnestra is, understandably, upset.  But off the king goes to war. While he's away, she finds a lover and then, upon the king's return, she murders him for killing their daughter. At any rate, we didn't discuss this myth, but it definitely doesn't change my wish for a ret-con about her and Helen! You can learn more here.

​That's all I can think of for now! We hope you enjoy this episode. Let us know what your ret-cons and favorite/least favorite Gemini appearances in pop culture are!

With Love,

Kit and Jordan

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