193: Norse Cosmology (with Moiya McTier)
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
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.
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Guest
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, Exolore, where she imagines, discusses, and reviews fictional worlds, often with expert guests. You can learn more about Moiya and her work on her website, moiyamctier.com.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Steered's podcast, a boosy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:03.7 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:07.1 | I'm Amanda and I'm Julia. |
| 0:08.8 | And this is episode 193, Norse Cosmology with Moia McTear. |
| 0:13.0 | Moia was such a delight to have on and I want to talk to her over cocktails every single day. |
| 0:19.2 | I was so excited when she emailed us and just the words |
| 0:23.0 | folklorist and astrophysicist in the same email |
| 0:26.3 | made me want to be her best friend. |
| 0:28.6 | And it absolutely lived up to the hype. |
| 0:29.8 | We talk about Norse cosmology and map it |
| 0:31.9 | onto our own solar system. |
| 0:33.4 | So you'll learn a little bit about Norse mythology. |
| 0:36.3 | You'll learn a little bit about space. |
| 0:38.0 | You'll hear both of us be like, holy shit, I can't believe that life is possible in those vast wilds and it's just lovely and hopefully a nice little break in your week. |
| 0:49.5 | Yeah, seriously Moia told us a couple of facts where I was just like that, what, no, what, science, no. |
| 0:57.1 | And Moia has a fantastic podcast that you can subscribe to when you absolutely fall in love with her in this |
| 1:01.6 | episode. it's called |
| 1:02.6 | exo lore it's so good e x oh l o r e guess what it's about space and also lore stuff |
| 1:10.3 | amazing and do you know what is also amazing Julia? |
| 1:13.0 | Is it our new patrons, Amanda? |
| 1:15.0 | Our new patrons, Gray Noise Press, Dustin, Sweet Servaday, Blue Knight, Krista, Denise, and Austin. |
| 1:21.0 | Welcome, thank you. |
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