Join Jordan and Kit as they head to Creature Corner to explore the fascinating world of bears and to share their favorite fictional bears!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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)!

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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!

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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)!

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