Join Jordan and Kit as they share their favorite and least favorite occurrences of Scutum and shields in pop culture (broadly defined), then wish upon a star for what they wish existed using the Scutum brand!

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Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:40 Favorites 04:24 Least Favorites 07:25 Honorable Mentions 11:22 Wish Upon a Star 14:15 Outro

Keywords: Scutum, Pop Culture, Shields, Roman Shield, Captain America, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., American Dream, Wonder Woman, Link, Percy Jackson, The Mandalorian, Bo-Katan, Scutellosaurus, Scutosaurus, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Street Fighter, Star Trek, Shields Up, Scutum Innocentium, Roman Reenactment

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the history of the constellation Scutum and the real-life king it was named after, before waxing poetic and letting the Oracle take its best shot at a myth to capture your mind, heart, and soul!

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Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:36 History and What Other Cultures Saw 05:37 Waxing Poetic 10:18 Oracle AI 13:00 Outro

Keywords: Scutum, Constellation Mythology, Johannes Hevelius, John III Sobieski, Battle of Vienna, Ottoman Empire, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Chinese Astronomy, Black Tortoise of the North, Shield of Achilles, Aegis, Athena, Aeneid, Shield of Aeneas, Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Ares, Captain America’s Shield, The Mandalorian, Retconstellation, Oracle

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the astronomy and cosmic background of the constellation Scutum, the shield!

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Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:36 Background 02:15 First Impressions and Where to Find It 03:56 Brightest Star 06:25 Bayer's Variable Star 10:59 Gold Star 17:42 Outro

Keywords: Scutum, Constellation, Astronomy, Johannes Hevelius, John III Sobieski, Alpha Scuti, Johann Bode, UY Scuti, Red Hypergiant, Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Type II Supernova, Wild Duck Cluster, Messier 11, Open Cluster, Scutum-Centaurus Arm, Globular Cluster, Black Widow Pulsar, Pioneer 11, Milky Way Spiral Arms