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As eclipse watchers gear up for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse over North America, Eclipsing History looks back at eclipses of the past and explores the ways that different people from Canada, Mexico and the United States experienced eclipses. We interview a diverse cast of experts to understand the important role that eclipses played in the development of North America, and what significance they still hold as moments of astronomical wonder.
The podcast and related content were produced by students of the public history program in Bowling Green State University, under the direction of Cheryl Dong and Amílcar Challú with the technical support of Midstory. This podcast is made possible, in part, by Ohio Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views and findings may not represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Eclipsing History in the news
- Interview with Dr. Challú in "A Case of the Missing Sun", History Unbound, WFHB, April 18, 2024.
- Interview with Dr. Challú in The Morning Show, WBGU, April 9, 2024 (aired live).
- Ohio Newsroom, "New podcast from Bowling Green sheds light on historical eclipses," April 1, 2024
- Mashable, “Solar eclipses were once terrifying events, experts say”, March 31, 2024.
- BG Independent Media, "In the past eclipses were wonder to some, terror to others", 3/7/2024
- 13ABC Toledo, "BGSU hosts the sky has no borders presentation", 2/23/2024
- BGSU News, "Streaming in February: BGSU students bring astronomical past to life in ‘Eclipsing History’ podcast."
- WGTE, "The history behind the April 8th, 2024 Eclipse," interview with Drs. Challú and Dong, 1/20/2024
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