Lunar Datebook
Maine Stories and Moon Musing. It's "All Things Considered" for the moon and modern Maine short fiction. Episodes are produced on each New and Full Moon.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2019
We're All Wayfinding and "Intact"
Episode 63- May 21, 2016
Navigating the seas without a map, a compass, or a sextant and nautical almanac would mean death for most of us. Today host Jennifer Ellsworth introduces the ancient art of W…
Spring's Sense of Timing and "Wanda's Second Day"
Episode 62- May 6, 2016
Mainers that want a lesson in self-sufficiency should take a lesson from bulbs. Host Jennifer Ellsworth examines their perfect timing and patience. She also shares a true stor…
Lucky Lunar Beltane and "Lucky Day"
Episode 61- April 22, 2016
May Day celebrates spring's conception of summer. In this episode, host Jennifer Ellsworth examines the long odds it took for each and every one of us to be conceived, and…
Life-altering Lightning and "Chubby Bunny"
Episode 60- April 7, 2016
Metaphorical lightning strikes illuminate who we are. Today host Jennifer Ellsworth illuminates how to properly name a moon phase- each precise moment and the many in betwe…
Everyday Phoenixes and "Good Deeds"
Episode 59- March 23, 2016
Spring brings ascension! In this episode, host Jennifer Ellsworth enumerates world myths that celebrate rebirth come spring. She also tells a true story about a Tokyo tra…
Diamond Anniversary Club and "Trim Day"
Episode 58- March 8, 2016
Love ain't easy- not even for celestial bodies. Host Jennifer Ellsworth shares myths of marital strife between the sun and the moon from around the world. She also offers …
Put Your Passion to Work and "Jobs, Not Jail"
Episode 57- February 22, 2016
Welcome to the Red Fire Monkey year! Host Jennifer Ellsworth introduces Chinese astrology basics and explains how this is the year to risk it all on what you love. She…
Old Habits Die Hard and "Where Rushing Gets You"
Episode 56- February 8, 2016
There are good habits and bad habits, but do we cultivate them, or do they control us? Host Jennifer Ellsworth explores how habits helped shape Saint Bridget on Imbolc. …
Retrograde Rescue and "Magic Touch"
Episode 55- January 23, 2016
With two more days of Mercury in Retrograde, host Jennifer Ellsworth explains this astrological phenomena, and why you may be suffering a communication breakdown. She al…
Wolf Stories
Episode 54- January 9, 2016
Humans vilify and worship wolves. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explores how these canines inherited their own moon name. She also tells a true story about an encounter with a…
Flying Fluid Faith and "The Full Tree"
Episode 53- December 25, 2015
We all know Christmas marks Jesus' birthday, but that is not the only reason to celebrate. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explains how Christ came to be a Capricorn and remark…
A Pagan's Wagon Wheel and "The Christmas Buddha of Jackson"
Episode 52- December 11, 2015
Year's end approaches. Yet for many ancient people, the end was the beginning. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explores how the winter solstice celebrates new life and an unbr…
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and "The Boy and the Ogre"
Episode 51- November 25, 2015
Weather may be the only safe conversation topic in some company. On Thanksgiving Eve, host Jennifer Ellsworth describes a brief history of American weather forecasting …
Samhain Brings Snow and "After the Meeting"
Episode 50- November 11, 2015
Tonight's New Snow Moon marks the Lunar Samhain, when thresholds of all sorts wear thin. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explores the bones of being alone in a true story about…
Cosmic Love or Chaos- the Secret to Contentment and "Silence Lies in the Ocean"
Episode 49- October 27, 2015
Contentment may be among our unalienable rights, but that doesn't make it easy to obtain. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explores this desirable headspace and how the Universe …
Shooting the Moon and "Big John's Joy"
Episode 48- October 12, 2015
Do you have what it takes to shoot the moon? The women in today's stories do. From a Greek Goddess to a good daughter, host Jennifer Ellsworth examines how hunting show…
Columbus' Eclipse and "Lobster Lake"
Episode 47- September 27, 2015
Tonight is a Super Moon Total Lunar Eclipse. Host Jennifer Ellsworth celebrates life in the shadows with stories of darker moments. She tells a true story about aband…
Brake Lights of Summer and "The Numbers"
Episode 46- September 13, 2015
September's Harvest Moon signals summer's end. Host Jennifer Ellsworth philosophizes about rides we wish did not. She tells a true story in which she played chaufeur …
Super Reunions and "Bird Buddah"
Episode 45- August 29, 2015
Tonight's Supermoon- the Full Moon at Perigee- brings Earth and her satellite as close as they will be all year. Host Jennifer Ellsworth celebrates this celestial reunion…
Canned Corn Moon and "Back on the Chain Gang"
Episode 44- August 14, 2015
Today's New Moon welcomes a humble vegetable with great significance. Host Jennifer Ellsworth discusses corn's metaphorical and historical value to Maine. She also tells…