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Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Madeline Shepley
92 episodes
6 days ago
In this episode, Madeline chats with Khoi Huynh, a third year medical student. During their conversation, they discuss some sports banter, growing up in Southeast Asia, how they were introduced, the existential crisis that made him take his faith seriously, the importance of having faith community at work, living forever, psychology and palliative care, the problem of suffering, our call to radical forgiveness, his research, attachment theory, not pursuing knowledge just for knowledge’s sake,...
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Khoi Huynh, a third year medical student. During their conversation, they discuss some sports banter, growing up in Southeast Asia, how they were introduced, the existential crisis that made him take his faith seriously, the importance of having faith community at work, living forever, psychology and palliative care, the problem of suffering, our call to radical forgiveness, his research, attachment theory, not pursuing knowledge just for knowledge’s sake,...
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Episodes (20/92)
Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Making Lemonade out of Lemons
In this episode, Madeline chats with Khoi Huynh, a third year medical student. During their conversation, they discuss some sports banter, growing up in Southeast Asia, how they were introduced, the existential crisis that made him take his faith seriously, the importance of having faith community at work, living forever, psychology and palliative care, the problem of suffering, our call to radical forgiveness, his research, attachment theory, not pursuing knowledge just for knowledge’s sake,...
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6 days ago
1 hour 9 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Focusing on What's Important
In this episode, Madeline chats with Edmund Lazzari, a professor in the Catholic Studies department at Duquesne University. During their conversation, they discuss the kinds of questions that science and theology ask, the value of a liberal arts education, the Inkwells and Anvils writing community, what it means to be interdisciplinary, the importance of knowing something’s purpose/function, his time in seminary, what he learned from his time as a FOCUS missionary, the importance of philosoph...
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 14 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
All Things Have Purpose
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Sara Schultz, the director of the planetarium at Minnesota State University-Moorhead. During their conversation, they discuss her undergrad at Minnesota State University-Moorhead, her masters at University of South Carolina, her PhD at the University of Wyoming, what she does on the planetarium side of her job, what it’s like getting to work with students in a planetarium setting, how science and faith both involve logic, how the stillbirth of h...
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1 month ago
53 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
You Can Do Hard Things
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Liz Norman, 2nd year PhD student at Purdue University in Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary sciences. During their conversation, they discuss her physics undergrad at North Carolina State, being a student athlete especially with a hard major, how COVID affected her eligibility as an athlete, her gravitational waves NASA internship, her work in planetary science, her journey to conversion, the effect of her grandfather’s death on her faith, the pro...
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1 month ago
1 hour

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
A Tale of Two Thomases
In this episode, Madeline chats with Fr. Alexander Millar, a priest of the Diocese of Peoria who was (at the time of recording) one of the chaplains of St. John's Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is currently studying for a licentiate in sacred theology at Boston College with a specialization in medical ethics. During their conversation, they discuss his family’s unique faith situation growing up, how he ended up at UIUC for undergrad, his saint friend...
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2 months ago
1 hour 14 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Game of Favorites
In this episode, Madeline chats with Peter Schmidt, a professional comedian, streamer, and amateur coder. During their conversation, they discuss how Madeline found out about Game of Favorites, the inspiration for the show, basics of coding, behind the scenes of his show, his time with the Legionnaires of Christ, the universal call to holiness, his gap between religious life and college, the perks of being a non-traditional college student, and so much more. During the course of their convers...
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2 months ago
1 hour 25 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
A Multi-Leg Journey
In this episode, Madeline chats with her Joseph A'Hearn, an astronomer, physicist, and data scientist. During their conversation, they discuss the example of his parents, minor seminary, his seminary formation, Legionaries of Christ, his lifelong interest in astronomy, reintegrating his faith life into his life after discerning out, getting his PhD, eclipses, the three body problem, outer solar system space missions, his transition to industry, ethical use of AI, and so much more. -link: GOF,...
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3 months ago
57 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Down for the Detour
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Marita, a senior research assistant in a medical research lab. During their conversation, they discuss her undergrad at a small liberal arts college, learning languages and traveling, how they serendipitously met in person, the Galileo affair and the importance of humility in science, striving for excellence, the universality of the Church, and so much more. During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore...
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3 months ago
50 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Coming Into Community
In this episode, Madeline chats with Cole Ciervo, a propulsion engineer for Ursa Major Technologies. During their conversation, they discuss IU-Purdue banter, insights into Purdue Engineering, first year engineering classes, the importance of working on a team, the importance of safety checks and clarifying jargon, why he got a master’s, his journey from Methodist to Catholic, what it was like being confirmed during the pandemic, and so much more. During the course of their conversation, they...
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3 months ago
59 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
The Riddle of The Tongue-Stones
In this episode, Madeline chats again with her friend Thomas Salerno, a freelance writer, editor, and fellow podcaster with a background in paleontology and anthropology to celebrate the release of his new book, The Riddle of The Tongue Stones. During their conversation, they discuss his work on other podcasts, his love of Bl. Nicholas Steno, and overview of Bl. Nicholas Steno’s life, the writing process, Bl. Carlo Acutis, handling critique, collaborating across mediums and so much more! Dur...
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4 months ago
55 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
I'll Make Him An Offer He Can't Refuse
In this episode, Madeline chats with Connor Thompson, a chemical engineer in training at a company in the Pacific Northwest. During their conversation, they discuss some I&A lore, his different science phases as a kid, his high school science experience, undergrad at Montana State, engineering exams, what a professional engineer is, science and natural philosophy, and so much more. Feel free to like, subscribe, and share the episode! Follow us on Instagram! @sbltfpodcast Don't forget to ...
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4 months ago
1 hour 18 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Shine Bright Like The Firmament x The Work of Thy Hands
🎉 🎉 🎉 It's been THREE years since the start of this podcast! 🎉 🎉 🎉 In this special anniversary episode, Madeline shares an interview of herself that originally aired on The Work of Thy Hands podcast with fellow creative Allison Ramirez. In this interview, she and Allison talk about science, creativity, faith, and the intersection of them all! If you are interested in listening to more of Allison's podcast, check out her podcast here (she's even interviewed two past SBLTF guests so far: Thom...
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5 months ago
30 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Embracing Your Inner Dork
In this episode, Madeline chats with Kyle Shepard, an engineering PhD student at Purdue University. During their conversation, they discuss his childhood in Oklahoma, Internet research rabbit holes, critical thinking, his undergrad and Master’s at Oklahoma State, PhD work at Purdue, being a lifelong learner, embracing being a dork, koinania, savoring classic works of literature, St. Francis de Sales, martyrs, being friends with people how are different ages than you, and so much more. During ...
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5 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Doing What You Can
In this episode, Madeline chats with Tyler Kropp, a software engineer for a consulting company. During their conversation, they discuss how he went to Purdue for computer science, his first forays into computers and programming, AP exams, how he ended up at Purdue, knowing your limits, what college computer science classes are like, insights into remote work, the importance of learning the faith in a way you understand, the necessity of beauty, getting involved in your parish community, and s...
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6 months ago
47 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Stories Under the Stars
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Katy Downing, the planetarium and programming director at the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center. During their conversation, they discuss what got her interested in astronomy, connections between their advisors, her REU, what she does in her role on the day to day, constellation oral traditions, what goes into planetarium content creating, how science is interdisciplinary, bird migration and light pollution, different methods of praying, and ...
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6 months ago
51 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Between Earth and Sky
In this episode, Madeline chats again with Matt Kavanaugh, an agricultural meteorology graduate student at Iowa State University. During their conversation, they discuss his early fascination with meteorology, how he ended up at Valparaiso University for his undergrad, the classes he’s had to take, nowcasting, landscaping, the connection between meteorology and environmental science, having good science communication, going to conferences, what Valpo Catholic is like, how you can give of your...
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7 months ago
58 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
Imago Dei Assembly
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Jess McKendry, a student support professional at an Australian university with a background in freelance IT. During their conversation, they discuss big families, linguistics and conlangs, digital literacy, using technology for good, casual observational astronomy, a brief history of Australia, religion in Australian schools, showing love in times of divisiveness, using technology for good, how what we consume shapes us, and so much more! During...
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7 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
"Hey, God. What's Next?"
In this episode, Madeline chats with Fr. Jhobany Orduz-Duarte, a Viatorian priest (who at the time of recording was a deacon) from Colombia who is a former soldier, civil engineer, and professor. During their conversation, they discuss how he and Madeline met, English as a second language, what the Viatorians are about, his family’s coffee background, how the murder of his sister affected him, the Sixth Commandment as presented in the New Testament, the ends not justifying the means, God comi...
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8 months ago
1 hour 34 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
To Be The Joyful Unicorn
In this episode, Madeline chats with James Ronan, a British paleontologist. During their conversation, they discuss his undergrad degree in geography, his masters in paleobiology from the University of Bristol, his work with CAFOD, what higher education looks like in his country, the sorts of things you learn about as a paleontologist, his field work in Montana, how science can lend credence to certain aspects, his fascination with hadrosaurs, being Catholic in England, advocating in an invit...
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8 months ago
53 minutes

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
An Unlikely Adventure
In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Fernanda Psihas, a particle physicist with a background in AI and also a professor at Franciscan University. During their conversation, they discuss her growing up in Mexico City, her ministry where she speaks at local parishes about science and faith, her fascination with English, the post-Christian age in the West and Latin America, her undergrad education at a Jesuit university in Mexico, the intercession of St. Jude on Fernanda’s grad school...
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9 months ago
1 hour

Shine Bright Like the Firmament
In this episode, Madeline chats with Khoi Huynh, a third year medical student. During their conversation, they discuss some sports banter, growing up in Southeast Asia, how they were introduced, the existential crisis that made him take his faith seriously, the importance of having faith community at work, living forever, psychology and palliative care, the problem of suffering, our call to radical forgiveness, his research, attachment theory, not pursuing knowledge just for knowledge’s sake,...