About this episode

In this episode, the hosts chat with Janet Brenner and Laura Ivey about their experiences as first-time observers of a total solar eclipse and their production of a musical based on the event.

YES! So, did you see it? Sounds like lucky holes were found …almost everywhere! Apologies for the delay.... eclipse elation and subsequent eclipse blues are real. We’ve been truckin along to April 8 and hope YOU got to see the total eclipse of the Sun! In this episode, we chat with 2 eclipse virgins no more: producers of the first total solar eclipse musical (based on David Baron’s book American Eclipse), Janet Brenner and Laura Ivey. They observed their first total solar ec...

People in this episode

Hosts: Leticia Ferrer, Chris Alexander

Guests: Janet Brenner, Laura Ivey

Topics covered

• total solar eclipse
• eclipse experience
• musical production
• eclipse observation
• eclipse culture

Keywords

• total solar eclipse
• eclipse musical
• Janet Brenner
• Laura Ivey
• American Eclipse
• eclipse observation
• April 8

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: American Eclipse

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