50 | Eclipse 2024: Random notes from under the Path of Totality

On the eighth day of April 2024, Montreal found itself in an extremely unusual and fortunate position. For the first time in ninety-two years, and the last time for another eighty-two, its citizens were directly underneath the tiny shadow cast on the Earth by the Moon as it passed in front of the Sun AKA the Path of Totality. And if you're hearing the 5th Dimension's shimmering pop hit from 1969, "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" playing inside your head, you're not alone. Although that's astrology, not astronomy, and never the twain shall meet.

In this week's double-barrel episode, Richard and Dave talk about their eclipse experiences, but only after indulging themselves in a discussion about recent sci-fi movies and streaming series that cast dark shadows across their notoriously fickle attention spans.

Music and image credits:
Totality as seen from Montreal by Megan Ranco
Semi-Retired “flipz” theme by tubebackr from SoundCloud
Music promoted by free-stock-music.com
Perforated steel by YuriyC from VectorStock