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Light Pollution NewsNovember 2024: Dopamine Rush.This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:Beaker Street Science Photography Prize, Beaker Street Science Festival.Lights Out Greenwich! New Town Lighting Regulations Target Light Pollution, Greenwich Free Press.‘Clear message’ from comm...
2024-11-1855 min
Light Pollution NewsNovember 2024: Looking Up Matters![Editorial Correction: AST sent up the Blue Bird satellites incorrectly noted as Blue Walker satellites]This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:SpaceX launches 5 giant BlueBird smartphone satellites for AST SpaceMobile, lands rocket, Avery...
2024-11-041h 12
Light Pollution News PodcastLooking Up Matters.This show, one man in New Zealand is attempting to bring standards to the space economy, the lights go dim over storm ravaged southern towns, and wouldn’t it be interesting if you could build your own sky quality meter? Instructions included in today’s show!
I couldn’t be more thrilled about this month’s panel, including Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina joins us once again!
2024-11-0300 minLight Pollution News PodcastLooking Up Matters.This show, one man in New Zealand is attempting to bring standards to the space economy, the lights go dim over storm ravaged southern towns, and wouldn’t it be interesting if you could build your own sky quality meter? Instructions included in today’s show!
I couldn’t be more thrilled about this month’s panel, including Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina joins us once again!
2024-11-0300 minLight Pollution News PodcastDopamine RushIn this episode, we look at the tale of the Bethany Beach firefly – will it go on the endangered list? Is Noctalgia driving astrotourism? And, we talk about firefox mushrooms and foxfire browsers, or is it the other way around?
I have a fun panel for you this month. From Instagram CapeMayAstro’s Kevin Beare, Dark Sky’s Michael Rymer dials in while he escapades around the west in search of the perfect night sky shot, and one of my personal favorite guests, a man well versed in environmental issues, Frank Turina joins us once again!
2024-11-0300 minLight Pollution News PodcastDopamine RushIn this episode, we look at the tale of the Bethany Beach firefly – will it go on the endangered list? Is Noctalgia driving astrotourism? And, we talk about firefox mushrooms and foxfire browsers, or is it the other way around?
I have a fun panel for you this month. From Instagram CapeMayAstro’s Kevin Beare, Dark Sky’s Michael Rymer dials in while he escapades around the west in search of the perfect night sky shot, and one of my personal favorite guests, a man well versed in environmental issues, Frank Turina joins us once again!
2024-11-0300 min
Kitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2024 05 05 PodcastOur 508th episode, which aired on May 5, 2024, and featured part one of our salute to Kevin Burke.
Kevin Burke & Micheal O Dohmnaill – Maudabawn Chapel/The Wild Irishman/The Moher Reel, Portland
Bothy Band – The Strayaway Child, Out of the Wind Into the Sun
Interview with Kevin Burke, part one
Kevin Burke, Sharon Shannon & Sean Smyth – The Mason’s Apron/Laington’s Reel, excerpt from Music from an Irish Cottage
Kevin Burke – The Millstream/The Geese in the Bog/The Devils of Dublin, Made in Sligo
Kevin Burke – Lucy’s Fling/S’ioma Rud a Chunnaic Mi/Some Say the Devil is Dead, An Evenin...
2024-05-1258 min
Stuff You Missed in History ClassGötz of the Iron HandIn the early 16th century Gottfried von Berlichingen was known as Götz of the Iron Hand because after an injury and amputation, he wore a prosthesis made of sheet iron that was painted to match his skin. Research: Ashmore, Kevin et al. “ArtiFacts: Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen-The "Iron Hand" of the Renaissance.” Clinical orthopaedics and related research vol. 477,9 (2019): 2002-2004. doi:10.1097/CORR.0000000000000917 Beare, Mary. “Reviewed Work: The Autobiography of Götz von Berlichingen by H. S. M. Stuart and Götz von Berlichingen.” The Modern Language Review, Vol. 52, No. 2 (Apr., 1957). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3...
2024-03-1334 min
Kitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2019 02 24 PodcastOur 292nd episode, which aired on February 24, 2019.
Niall & Cillian Vallely – The Singing Stream, Callan Bridge
The Town Pants – Delaney’s Old Beer Hall, Coming Home
Paul McGrattan – Speed the Plough/The Abbey Reel/The Primrose Lass, The Frost Is All Over
Dervish – Grainne, Traveling Show
Frankie Gavin – Man of the House/The Providence Reel, Fierce Traditional
Howie Bursen – Jay & Molly’s Wedding/Fisher’s Hornpipe/Bay of Fundy Reel, Banjo Manikin
Paddy Carty & Mick O’Connor – The Dogs Among the Bushes/The Ewe, Traditional Irish Music
Ossian – Brose & Butter/Monahan Jig, Ossian
Kevin Burke & Micheal O Domhnaill – Tom Morrison’s/The Beare Island Reel/George...
2019-03-0358 min