Guest host Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati speaks to Astronomer and author Deborah Skapik about the upcoming total eclipse of the sun. Her book is "Look UP, Below!  an educator's guide to the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the Sun" available at tinyurl.com/debseclipsebook Skapik recommends Glasses must be ISO 12312-2 rating. No glasses?  Use a kitchen colander to project the image of the Sun onto the ground OR use a "pinhole projector" you can make out of a cereal box or a simple hole punched in a card.  Instructions are online.  

For her monthly feature “What is Philadelphia Reading?”  Vanesse chats with Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Senior Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation Website: On Instagram I am @deb_makes_bread  (because I make sourdough bread) On X (Twitter) I am @DeborahMaraziti   (maiden name) for the Center for the Performing Arts at Temple University. https://www.kimmikawilliamswitherspoon.com/