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- Fundamental Rhythms!Howdy friends, it’s a new Light Pollution News! I am very lucky to be joined by an excellent slate of guests! With me today are Shane Ludtke of the Actual Astronomy Podcast, wildlife ecologist, Dr. Kaori Yokochi, and CEO of Dark Sky International, Ruskin Hartley.This episode, what happened when voters of Los Angeles were asked to fork a streetlight improvement program? How does one dark sky reserve protect its dark skies? And...there is a contest to be a Chief Star Counter! Do you have what it takes?All this coming up next – and stay with us after the close out of today’s show for some health and news related items that I wasn’t able to cover during the course of the main recording.1 hr 2 min
- July 2026: Cosmovision!
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This episode's guests:
- Amy Oliver, Science Communicator
- Michael Calhoun, Environmental Activist
- Ted Blank, International Dark Sky Discovery Center
Bill's News Picks:
- Pope warns main threat common to religion and science is denial of objective truth, Victoria Cardiel, EWTN News.
- Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the darkest places on Earth. But now the light is intruding, Richard Fisher, BBC.
- Awe in nature fosters science identity and belonging inparticipatory scientists during an eclipse, People and Nature.
- Association of high-intensity evening light exposure with risk of incident age-related macular degeneration, cataract, and glaucoma: a prospective cohort study of 82,826 participants, GeroScience.
- Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a stronger inhibitor of overwintering dormancy than urban warming in mosquitoes, Journal of Applied Ecology.
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For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That’s $3 a month. If you like what we’re doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!
Why Support Light Pollution News?
- Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
- Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
- Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.
About Light Pollution News:
Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?
Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...53 min - July 2026: I Miss My Land Line!
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This episode's guests:
- Amy Oliver, Science Communicator
- Michael Calhoun, Environmental Activist
- Ted Blank, International Dark Sky Discovery Center
Bill's News Picks:
- Investigating light pollution trends at astronomical observatories worldwide, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- Powell Observatory seeks new home amid growing light pollution in Louisburg, Ryan Gamboa, KSHB.
- Decade-Long Photometric Observations of Light Pollution and Cloud Effects on Night Sky Brightness in Hong Kong, Remote Sensing.
- Private stargazing observatory, game room, hot tub, AirBnb.
Support the show
A hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible.
For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That’s $3 a month. If you like what we’re doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!
Why Support Light Pollution News?
- Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
- Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
- Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.
About Light Pollution News:
Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?
Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...1 hr 6 min - I Miss My Land Line!It’s another episode of Light Pollution News, and you won’t want to miss this line up today!From the forests of Oregon, I welcome back Michael Calhoun to the show! And with us today, we also have two people heavily involved in outreach: the Dark Sky Discovery Center’s Ted Blank and astronomer Amy Oliver!This episode, we talk about community relations, specifically in regards to the Powell Observatory out in Kansas City. Did you know that there’s a satellite out there that will allow you to spell your name in satellite images? Oh, and how would you feel about renting out an Airbnb with its own observatory?All this and much more, including a tale in how you may be able to find your future spouse!- coming up next on today’s episode of Light Pollution News!1 hr 6 min
- Cosmovision!It’s Light Pollution News, my friends! This episode we have an important study on mosquitoes, you won’t want to miss! And we also have an important study on eye damage and light, you won’t want to miss that one either! And since we’re being all sciency, what does the science say about our understanding of ‘awe?’Back with me this episode are the Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District’s Michael Calhoun; Astronomer extraordinaire, Amy Oliver; and outreach / side walk astronomer and Dark Sky Discovery Center’s Ted Blank. Settle in, this is going to be a good one!53 min
- June 2026: Avoiding Light Fetish.
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This episode's guests:
- Ken Walczak, Night Light Consulting.
- Mark Baker, Soft Lights Foundation.
- Charles Hood, Author of Nature at Night.
Bill's News Picks:
- Ford Government's bill 98 Could be the final Death Knell for Birds, Alexis Wright & Anushka Yadav, The Pointer.
- Artificial light at night disrupts immune rhythms in wild rodents under semi-natural conditions, Environmental Pollution.
- Chronic Artificial Light at Night Exposure Disrupts Circadian Rhythms and Modulates P53 Gene Expression in a Rat Model of Colorectal Cancer, Journal of Medicine and Health Research.
- Engineering glowing plants: recent progress and future directions for application-oriented design, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
- L.Y.R. - Dark Sky Reservation, Real World Records, Youtube.
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A hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible.
For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That’s $3 a month. If you like what we’re doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!
Why Support Light Pollution News?
- Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
- Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
- Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.
About Light Pollution News:
Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?
Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...54 min - June 2026: Let Bats Be Themselves!
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This episode's guests:
- Ken Walczak, Night Light Consulting.
- Mark Baker, Soft Lights Foundation.
- Charles Hood, Author of Nature at Night.
Bill's News Picks:
- Finland's longest bridge reaches completion in Helsinki, Starr Charles, Dezeen.
- The Bay Lights Come Back On Tonight After Three-Year Hiatus, SF Gate.
- Light and ultrasonic noise pollution displaces trawling Daubenton’s bats, Scientific Reports.
- Assessing the benefits of part-night lighting on a tropical bat species endemic to Reunion Island, Biological Conservation.
- From gas lamps to LEDs: The 100-year war on headlight glare, Kris Culmer, Autocar.
Support the show
A hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible.
For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That’s $3 a month. If you like what we’re doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!
Why Support Light Pollution News?
- Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
- Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
- Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.
About Light Pollution News:
Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?
Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...1 hr 1 min - Avoiding Light Fetish.It’s a new Light Pollution News! This episode, I welcome back Night Light Consulting’s Ken Walczak; along with author and naturalist – and all around fascinating fella – Charles Hood; oh and straight from the Soft Lights Foundation, Mark Baker joins us!Today, what is going on at Big Bend?! Some good news in the policy world...and some troubling news in the policy world. We also have some health news this episode! Join us for all this and more, starting now!54 min
- Let Bats Be Themselves!Hey there, it’s Light Pollution News! This episode, I welcome three great guests: Author and naturalist, Charles Hood; from the Soft Lights Foundation, I welcome back Mark Baker; and, out and about, starting his own thing, I welcome back Night Light Consulting’s Ken Walczak!This episode we talk bridges, some good, some….maybe not so good. And...headlights...have we been down this road before? You’ll have to listen to find out! Oh...and we have some ecology news this month, it’s a bit bat laden!All this and much more in this episode of Light Pollution News!1 hr 1 min
- May 2026: Trust Nobody, Check Everything
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This episode's guests:
- Yana Yakushina, lawyer, researcher, and dark sky protection educator.
- Barrington Russell, founder of DarkSkySites.com.
- Paul Marchant, Statistician.
Bill's News Picks:
- Moonlight: a neglected driver of primate sleep ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.
- A04615, New York State Assembly.
- Musk Offers Sneak Peek at Orbiting Data Centers. They're Bigger Than the ISS, Michael Kan, PCMag.
- Blue Origin Joins the Race for Orbital Data Centers With 51K Satellite Plan, Michael Kan, PC Magazine.
- Medieval poets wrote about auroras. Their work is providing clues to the solar cycle, Jacek Krywko, Scientific American.
Support the show
A hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible.
For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That’s $3 a month. If you like what we’re doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!
Why Support Light Pollution News?
- Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
- Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
- Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.
About Light Pollution News:
Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?
Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...58 min
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Ever wonder why migrating birds crash into buildings? Or why you can't sleep at night? What about where you can still see the Milky Way?
Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit…
world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappearing nighttime environment and the world around you.