No COSMOS For You! With Jo MARCHANT

This week we have a very special guest, Jo Marchant.

Jo has written multiple books like Decoding the Heavens and the Shadow King. She has a new book out called "The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars"! Check it out at www.jomarchant.com

Jo comes to our show with the question: What the IF we couldn't see the stars!? Would the cosmos even exist? Would Galileo have even championed heliocentrism?! Who knows!? So buckle up for a wild ride where we try and see the stars through light pollution and cloudy skies!!

Special thanks to Kyle Crichton for creating the cover art and the posting of this episode.


Yearning to learn more?

  1. Explore this interactive sky chart.

  2. What are stars? Why are constellations named the way they are?

  3. See these beautiful stargazing images submitted to National Geographic. Looking to take your own pictures of the starry sky? Check out these tips.

  4. How has the pandemic affected our relationship with the stars? Check out this article and this one.

Special thanks to Gabi Vardanega for the research for this episode.


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Keep On IFFin',
Philip & Matt