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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into books for our final episode in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! 

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about all of our episodes this season, which you can find wherever you catch your podcasts!  You can find the vast majority of the books that we talked about in our bookshop.org booklist for this season.  Kay mentioned this website with a great reading list to dive deeper into Zoroastrianism.  Check out Astrology by Carole Taylore.  Dive into Tipikawi Tisik by Wilfred Buck. Check out more information on the movie Don’t Look Up.  Get the Scouting Guide to Hiking here.  Explore Paradox Perfect here.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Kristin Rice (she/they) (pupper parent to Blessing) to dive into space programs for episode 10 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! 



The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Kay mentioned this interview with Richard Feynman, the brother of astronomer Joan Feynman, after the Challenger disaster.  Check out NASA’s current missions.  Of course we couldn’t leave out this glorious song by Marcia Belsky in honor of Sally Ride and NASA’s incompetent scientists.  Check out our Bookshop.org booklist for this season to look at (and buy?) the books we mentioned.



CN: brief conversation about space program involved deaths



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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Jeremy Cobb (he/him) of Three Black Halflings to dive into space travel in pop culture for episode 9 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! 



The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned episode 5 of this season on astrophysics with Dr. Katie Mack.  Emily also mentioned the Horror Nerds at Church episode on Everything Everywhere All at Once.  Jeremy mentioned the songs Slippery People by Talking Heads and 39 by Queen.  Jeremy also mentioned this video about the Frankfurt School from YouTuber Kyle Kallgren and the way that popular art reflects the culture of the time.  



If you’re interested in more Paradox Perfect, check out their itch.io page, which lets you download the game and has links to all the times Jeremy’s publicly GMed the game.  Jeremy also mentioned this 3BH episode where he GMs Paradox Perfect with guest Brennan Lee Mulligan.  Jeremy also GMed Paradox Perfect with Not Another D&D Podcast on 3BH in part 1, and with NADDPod on 3BH part 2.  Also, we were slightly off on our information. The Pathfinder Ancestry Jeremy mentioned is basically a stuffed animal, but they're actually called Poppets and you can find them here.



CN: we talk about the rise of Nazis and child dismemberment and danger when discussing the deep dive.Don’t forget to check out the books we’re mentioning at bookshop.org/shop/NerdsAtChurch. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!



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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into geography and celestial navigation for episode 8 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! 

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Learn more about Dark Sky places from DarkSky International.  The Smithsonian has a great site focusing on mostly European time and navigation.  Find out more about ancient Minoan navigation here.  National Geographic gives a good overview of navigation.

For a list of books from this season, from guests, and from Pastor Emily and Pastor Kay’s own favorites, check out our bookshop.org affiliate link!  To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!


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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into male astronomers for episode 7 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! 

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned last week’s episode on Astronomers.  We mentioned our episode on the Solar System (#TeamPluto).  We mentioned our episode on Astrophysics with Dr. Katie Mack.

Check out this awesome LEGO set of pioneers in science at NASA, including Nancy Grace Roman, who we mention in this episode.  Check out more on the controversy around Johannes Kepler’s scientific acumen.  Find more on the future for Maunakea’s stewardship (though it is from 2022).

Check out our new bookshop.org shop here. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut episodes, Live Q&As, discounts on merch, movie commentaries, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect!


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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to dive into astronomers for episode 6 in our Nerds At Church season of Epiphany! 

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned last week’s episode on Astronomy with Katie Mack.  Check out the Museum of the Bible exhibit on Scripture and Science.  We always love to share the wonderful song about Sally Ride and the male scientists who clearly did not know science well enough.

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