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 Lunatics Here
December 7, 2014- Episode 23
Cops and emergency room workers swear it's true- the full moon makes us crazy. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explores this claim and reads a poem about sharing bed with babies…
Astrology Roots
November 30, 2014- Episode 22
It's round one of the Fate vs. Free Will fight. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explores astrology's core principles and founding father to learn the language of the stars. Sh…
Moon of Long Nights
November 23, 2014- Episode 21
It's 4 p.m. It's dark. Should you be sleeping? The 12th new moon of the year is the Moon of Long Nights. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explains how our 17th century ancest…
That Moontime of the Month
November 16, 2014- Episode 20
Moontime: without it there would be no human life. Host Jennifer Ellsworth introduces the connection between women's cycles and moon cycles. She also reads a poem abou…
Romancing the Moon: Gravity
November 9, 2014- Episode 19
Need a new pick-up line? Host Jennifer Ellsworth explains gravity's bumps and curves on the moon. She also reads a poem about a 6th grade school break-in.
Moon Astrol…
Beaver Moon Part Two: Top Hats and Trade
November 2, 2014- Episode 18
In honor of the Full Beaver Moon Thursday night, host Jennifer Ellsworth gives an historical view of how beaver pelts literally made America. She also reads a poem about…
Mi'kmaq Moon Story
October 19, 2014- Episode 16
Every culture attempts to explain the moon's appearance. Today host Jennifer Ellsworth shares First Nation tribe the Mi'kmaq's take on it. She also reads a poem about a…
Deuling Zodiacs: Tropical vs. Sidereal
October 12, 2014- Episode 15
The exploration of the Precession of the Equinoxes continues as host Jennifer Ellsworth compares two Astrological systems. She also reads a poem about the moment a spiri…
A Wobbling World: Introduction to the Precession of the Equinoxes
October 5, 2014- Episode 14
The constellation Aries is slipping westward through the sky. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explains why. She also shares a journal entry about a feather hunt.
Moon Astrolog…
License to Kill: the Hunter's Moon
September 28, 2014- Episode 13
The 10th new moon of the year is the Hunter's Moon. Host Jennifer Ellsworth discusses the history of hunting privleges and reads a little diddy about a cricket.
Moon…
Ginger Primer
September 21, 2014- Episode 12
In honor of the Autumnal Equinox- also known as Mabon- host Jennifer Ellsworth takes a look at ginger, a food that celebrates this time of balance. She also reads a po…
Moon Surface Tour
September 14, 2014- Episode 11
Craters, moondust, maria, Oh my! Host Jennifer Ellsworth discusses selenographic highlights of the moon and reads a poem about a perfect September afternoon in Maine. …
Crones Know: Kitchen Altars and Uncluttered Counters
September 7, 2014- Episode 10
The Full Harvest Moon is tomorrow night! Jennifer Ellsworth explains two ways you can celebrate the season and reads a poem about one of Maine's most common trades- car…
Zodiac: Mathematic and Mystic
August 31, 2014- Episode 9
Astrologers combine the scientific and the subjective when they offer horoscopes. Host Jennifer Ellsworth explains this balance as it applies to the zodiac, and reads a c…
On This Harvest Moon
August 24, 2014- Episode 8
Songs have been written about it! Host Jennifer Ellsworth philosophizes about the 9th moon of the year, the Harvest Moon, and reads a poem for a lost friendship.
I'd Know That Face Anywhere
August 17, 2014- Episode 7
The Man in the Moon is smiling... but why do we only ever see one face? Jennifer Ellsworth explains and reads a poem about those precious first tomatoes from the garden.
Sturgeon Moon of Summer
Sturgeon equals big ugly fish, right? Actually this creature is much more than that. Jennifer Ellsworth explains why on this first day of the Sturgeon Moon. She also reads…
The Difference Between 27.3 and 29.5 Days
July 20, 2014- Episode 5
The difference is more than 2.2. Jennifer Ellsworth explains sidereal and synodic months, lunations, and reads a poem about a photo taken at Molasses Pond.