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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
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>> Jordan: Kit? Kit? Kit? >> Kit: Jordan? >> Jordan: Kit? >> Kit: Jordan? Jordan!!! >> Jordan: is that you? >> Jordan: Is that really you? >> Kit: Oh my gosh >> Kit: Hi. >> Jordan: Wow. Hi. Oh, wow. Wow. It's been a little bit. I mean, last time, I remember, we were exploring the woods together and talking to Chiron. I just remember I started going to explore my own part of the woods. Um, and, well, I got lost, I think. What? Where have you been?
>> Kit: I remember we were talking to Chiron, and I was trying to explain the Leslie Knope centaur. Iconic, of course. And. And you did. You did say, I'll be right back. And I said, okay. And I kept talking to Chiron and we kept walking. And then by the time I looked back, you were completely gone. I couldn't find you. And Chiron was like, why don't you come spend some time with me for a little while? Be among my heroes and my trainees and just spend some time together. And I still looked for you, but I couldn't find you. And so I've been with Chiron this whole time.
>> Jordan: You've been with Chiron this whole time? That's incredible. >> Kit: And I feel, honestly, really ready to tackle the second part of this season, because I know we've got some super exciting stuff coming up. We've got the moons of Jupiter. We've got Sagitta, a little bit less exciting an Arrow. We've got the Little Lion. We've got Serpens. We've got the giraffe camel situation, which is a little confusing, to be honest. It's. It's a giraffe, but also sort of a camel. There's so much to tackle, and honestly, this time with Chiron made me feel like I'm really ready.
>> Jordan: Kit, I missed you. I am so happy. Starry time is back. We will start with an asterism, as you said, about the moons of Jupiter. And then we'll get our normal monthly schedule of cosmic background, which will explore the astronomy of each constellation. >> Kit: Then, following that, we'll do our Myths and Ret- Constellations episode. We'll also wax poetic when there isn't a, uh, Greco Roman myth associated with a particular constellation to try to come up with our own myths.
>> Jordan: After that, we'll do my favorite week of the podcast, Pop Culture Superstar, where we try to find some links between the constellations to the world around us today. >> Kit: And then we'll end with an asterism, which is something else, a little bit off the beaten path, but not too far, so we won't wander away again to cover things that interest us so, things like Creature Corner, where we learn a little bit more about the real world animals associated with the constellations or learning about various historical astronomers and other topics that might interest us.
>> Jordan: So we got a lot that we're excited to share with you. Tune in every week. And thank you so much for giving us your time. We hope you'll join us for the rest of season three. [Music] >> Jordan: This is been Jordan >> Kit: and kit, sisters who love stars and stories. >> Jordan: And we'll see you next time >> Jordan: on Starry time. [Music]
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Starry Time
Jordan Tierney & Kit Irving · Tech & Science · English
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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