Star Stories with Ian Lauer
Ian LauerRetelling ancient star myths and uncovering the knowledge within them. Every culture that has ever existed looked up at the same sky. The same Orion. The same Pleiades. The same river of stars cutting across the darkness. And almost every one of them, whether separated by oceans, language, or centuries, looked at them, and told a story about what they saw. Stories about hunters and lovers and gods... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | AstronomyScienceSociety & Culture | |||
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Tonight's story comes to us from the Mexica, the people most of us call the Aztecs, a myth written down in the fifteen hundreds, based on a much older tradition.
Many say there's a face on the Moon. But to the Aztecs, they saw a rabbit. And don't le... more
Tonight's story comes from the Nordic people. A story written down on the small island of Iceland.
Almost everything we know about Norse mythology comes to us through two books that were written down in medieval Iceland.
And inside those books is ... more
Tonight we’ll be telling a story about the stars and the Milky Way.
A story about a Coyote, and how the stars in the sky came to be.
We are looking at it through the eyes of the people most of us know as the Navajo, whose homeland stretches across... more
Tonight, we’re sitting under the band of light that we call the Milky Way, where we’ll be telling the tale of the legendary demigod Maui.
He’s typically associated with the constellation Scorpius. But instead of a scorpion, the tail and stinger are ... more
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Apple Podcasts | #41 |  United States/Science/Astronomy |
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A narrative series that blends myth, history, and science to illuminate how cultures across the world have used the night sky to tell enduring stories. Episodes explore a range of constellations and celestial lore—from Orion to the North Star—paired with culturally grounded context and scientific explanations. Each installment not only retells a legend but also decodes the embedded knowledge about calendars, navigation, cosmology, and societal values, offering listeners a rich, immersive dive into how sky-watched myths shaped human understanding. A standout trait is the seamless integration of storytelling with rigorous context, making ancient narratives feel alive while providing practical scientific and cultural insights. The show's globa... more
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