Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Conversations with science professionals who are practicing Catholics to show that faith and science don't need to be mutually exclusive.
Episodes
67 episodes
A Different Kind of Vocational School
In this episode, Madeline chats with Fr. Joseph Shenosky, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia with a degree in mechanical engineer. During their conversation, they discuss his time at Penn State University, spending a few years in the i...
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Episode 67
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29:33
Rising to The Challenge
In this episode, Madeline chats with Dan Kuebler, a professor of biology at the Franciscan University and the vice president of the Society of Catholic Scientists. During their conversation, they discuss his undergrad at Catholic University of ...
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Episode 66
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54:42
Better Late Than Never
In this episode, Madeline chats with Steve Barr; an author, a professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the University of Delaware, and the founding president of the Society of Catholic Scientists. During their conversation, they discuss the...
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Episode 65
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1:06:28
Over the Garden Wall
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Hannah Bernstein, a landscape architecture student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During their conversation, they discuss the Pacific Northwest and Spain, UIUC’s Newman Center,...
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Episode 64
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53:39
God Amongst The Machinery
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Caroline George, a quality process engineer in manufacturing. During their conversation, they discuss what a quality process engineer does, her undergrad at Auburn, how she ended up in Pennsylvani...
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Episode 63
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1:13:11
Know Your Body
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Maddie Smith, a wife, mom, and former pharmacy technician. During their conversation, they discuss what a pharmacy technician does, the importance of patience and customer service, the golden rule...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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46:43
Don't Turn Your Brain Off
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Matt Nelson, a high school math and science teacher at Cardinal Ritter High School in Indianapolis. During their conversation, they discuss the prep that goes into teaching, his original degree in...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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1:10:28
Don't Fear The Random Walk
In this episode, Madeline chats with Paul Rimmer, a professor at the University of Cambridge studying the origins of life. During their conversation, they discuss eclipses and the April 2024 eclipse, Colorado, his time at University of Colorado...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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57:50
The Literature Tangent
In this special tangent episode, Madeline chats again with her friend Ben Stapleton, an electrical engineer for a utility company. During their conversation, they expand on the literature tangent of their previous
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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1:34:12
Conversion is Constant
In this episode, Madeline chats with Pat Schloss, a microbiologist/biology professor at Michigan who studies the microbiome. During their conversation, they discuss data science, his postdoc at University of Wisconsin-Madison, undergrad and gra...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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1:01:45
Tangents Are Welcome Here
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Rob Singler, a mechanical engineer. During their conversation, they discuss the funny story about how Rob got on Madeline’s radar, putting people in boxes, a link between engineering and creative ...
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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57:42
To Know God Better Is To Love God Better
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Briana Sobecks, a 2nd year chemical engineering PhD student at Stanford. During their conversation, they discuss her research, how her high school and family ignited her fascination with biology a...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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45:42
You Have To Know The Rules In Order To Break The Rules
🎉 🎉 🎉 It's been TWO years since the start of this podcast! 🎉 🎉 🎉In this special anniversary episode, Madeline chats with her friend Gregory Woods, a Byzantine Catholic composer and writer and the mind behind the podcast's new intro musi...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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47:06
"Dear Jesus, It's Me, Stacy..."
In this episode, Madeline chats with Stacy Trasancos, research chemist turned adjunct and author. During their conversation, they discuss how to treat those we disagree with, growing up Baptist in Texas, what led to her atheist phase and back t...
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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57:29
All Roads Lead to Home
In this episode, Madeline chats with Mike Gamba, a civil engineer with his own firm. During their conversation, they discuss the perks of living in mountains, his faith life growing up, what lead to his borderline atheist phase, the class the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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1:02:22
More Than Just A Farmer
In this episode, Madeline chats with Zephyr Thomas, a software developer by day and self-published author by night. During their conversation, they discuss what software development is, slower-paced stories, attention span, knowing your audienc...
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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39:05
People Are More Important Than Papers
In this episode, Madeline chats with Anne Marie Snoddy, a biological anthropologist research fellow working (at time of recording) at the University of Otago in New Zealand. During their conversation, they discuss biology and anthropology under...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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37:43
God Can Arrange Your Martyrdom
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friends, LC Douglas and Ellie McGhee, sisters who are undergrads studying computer science and plasma physics respectively. During their conversation, they discuss geography, sleep, what got them into th...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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52:00
Another Trip Down Memory Lane
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend and optometrist Randy Fortkamp. During their conversation, they discuss the many different ways to be an optometrist, why he ended up at IU, how his degrees worked, his time at a pharmacy plant, h...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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48:17
Two for The Price of One
In this episode, Madeline chats with two friends: Matt Kresich, a parish youth and adult ministry professional at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Cedar Lake, Indiana and George Jurincie, a computer engineer working in HVAC manufacturing. ...
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Episode 48
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45:27
You're Mine Now
In this episode, Madeline chats with Srishti Gupta, a FOCUS missionary at Kennesaw State University. During their conversation, they discuss went her undergrad at Georgia Tech for aerospace engineering, growing up Hindu, her atheist phase, idol...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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1:15:08
Spoiler Free Sci-Fi
In this special birthday episode, Madeline celebrates turning 26 by going off on a slightly unhinged tangent chatting with Melissa Ring, her friend and geography and meteorology student at Valparaiso University, about her sci-fi writing hobby. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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53:53
Called Home and Blessed
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Sofia Bilder, a quality engineer for a steel mill in Northwest Indiana. During their conversation, they discuss her undergrad at Colorado School of Mines, what lead her to Catholicism, why she mov...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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33:50
A Canticle of Live Research
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Ben Stapleton, an electrical engineer for a utility company. During their conversation, they discuss his summer camp and Kairos experiences, his undergrad at Penn State University, a glimpse...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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57:07