193: Norse Cosmology (with Moiya McTier)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Science and folklore make a wonderful shot and chaser for our guest, Moiya McTier, who is here to regale us with facts about space as she maps the lands of Norse mythology onto our solar system. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Link to</span> <a href= "https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thefinalmember"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Final Member documentary</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of suicide, death/afterlife, mental illness, sex organs, planetary destruction, insects/hornets, and war/battles.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Julia recommends</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The First Sister</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Linden A. Lewis. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href="http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Merch</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Our new pins, digital coloring book, and posters are all for sale at</span> <a href="http://spiritspodcast.com/merch"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://spiritspodcast.com/merch</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moiya McTier is a New York-based astrophysicist who studies planets outside of our solar system. She’s also a folklorist who specializes in using science and logic to build fictional worlds. You can hear all about the worlds she’s built on her podcast,</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exolore/id1511097941"><em><span style