In this episode, we are speaking with Nacho Perez, The Director of Galáctica (the Center for the Observation and Dissemination of Astronomy in Teruel, Spain). He is an astronomer and science communicator, coming into Astronomy through Art. Galaticia is nominated as the European Museum of the year, and hosts many public outreach astronomy events which I was fortunate to attend last year.

He shares what the Galáctica center is doing for the August 12 2026, Total Solar Eclipse, how he got into his role as the Director and other items about Spain and this year's Total Solar Eclipse.

Links: https://galactica.org.es/en/eclipse-experience/

Instagram: @nachopereztorrejon

Leticia Ferrer's site:

https://texassolareclipses.com/

Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Site
https://www.chotachrome.com/
IG: @chotachrome

Totality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.

Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.

In this episode we have part 1 of a 2 parter focusing on Spain 2026. Part one is our interview with Tania Uhlig from Comboi Spain travel. She joins from Spain to chat all things eclipse España! Time is getting short before the next event... book your travel before things start getting strange!

Part 2 is with Nacho Pérez of Galactica (Spain) with Tania as translator... publishing very soon!

https://www.instagram.com/comboispain/

Leticia Ferrer's site:

https://texassolareclipses.com/

Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Site
https://www.chotachrome.com/
IG: @chotachrome

Totality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.

Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Angela Speck. Professor of astrophysics and the chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University of Texas San Antonio. She’s wanted to become an astronaut since she was 5 years old. While not scheduled to fly, she continues to vigorously study the untold secrets of the cosmos.

The English-born professor has become a leading eclipse expert, having first helped prepare the U.S. public and media for the total solar eclipses that took place in 2017 and 2024.

We welcome Angela to the podcast!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Speck

https://sciences.utsa.edu/spotlights/faculty/2019/angela-speck.html

Video version! https://share.descript.com/view/yz8xMdoKyca

Leticia Ferrer's site:

https://texassolareclipses.com/

Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Site
https://www.chotachrome.com/
IG: @chotachrome

Totality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.

Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.

Welcome back to Totality Talks!

In this episode, we chat with the authors of the new book The Eclipse Effect: How to seize extraordinary moments to build strong communities.

We welcome back, from the UK Jamie Carter. He is the foremost solar eclipse journalist - regular contributor to Forbes.com, space.com and editor of whenisthenexteclipse.com

He co-authors the book with Debra Ross… from Rochester, NY, she is publisher and CEO of KidsOutAndAbout.com . She has also served as co-chair of the American Astronomical Society’s Solar Eclipse Task Force. Debra is an entrepreneur, and advocate for community engagement, independent learning, and curiosity-driven exploration.

We now have our podcast in video format and are working to get our show distributed across YouTube, Spotify, and Rumble.

https://share.descript.com/view/miN9djSdHVw

Leticia Ferrer's site:

https://texassolareclipses.com/

Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Site
https://www.chotachrome.com/
IG: @chotachrome

Totality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.

Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.

In this episode we chat with FB Eclipse Travel and Discussion group founder and eclipse chasing traveler, Janine Frances from Pennsylvania.

We chat about eclipses past and the annular eclipse over Easter Island in October of 2024... and of course, we chat about the coming total solar eclipses.

My audio file was corrupted for the last 3rd of the episode... I do believe the context works out after some creative editing. Regards, Chris

Total Eclipses of the Sun by Mabel Loomis Todd (1894):

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1165151987/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Leticia Ferrer's site:

https://texassolareclipses.com/

Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Site
https://www.chotachrome.com/
IG: @chotachrome

Totality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.

Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.

Welcome back to Totality Talks… it has been exactly one year since the Great American Eclipse of April 8, 2024. We are officially off of our hiatus! Only 491 days to go until the next total solar eclipse. In this episode we are doing our first fan interview. Ken and Megan Keifer from Mooresville, Indiana reached out to us last summer after Ken saw his 2nd and Megan saw her 1st! Recently, Ken’s waterfall photography was featured on US postage stamps. They share their stories with us and we share ours with them.

Find Ken's work here:

https://kennethkeifer.smugmug.com/

Leticia Ferrer's site:

https://texassolareclipses.com/

Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Site
https://www.chotachrome.com/
IG: @chotachrome

Totality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.

Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.

Welcome back from our post eclipse hiatus! In this episode we chat with British Astronomical Association's Mike Frost.... he shares book, Eclipse and Revelation: Total Solar Eclipses In Science, History, Literature, and the Arts. We chat about eclipses past and future total solar eclipses. He also shares stories that include such shenanigans as breaking into a cemetery with Jay Passachoff to see the grave of Sir Edmond Halley.


Meet Mike Frost:
https://britastro.org/section_information_/historical-section-overview/meet-the-section-director

Get the book!:
https://www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Revelation-Eclipses-Science-Literature/dp/0192857991

Astro Trails UK:
https://www.astro-trails.com/

Leticia Ferrer's site:

https://texassolareclipses.com/

Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Site
https://www.chotachrome.com/
IG: @chotachrome

Totality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.

Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.

Welcome back to Totality Talks! In this episode, we continue to bask in the afterglow of the 2024 total eclipse. We have an interesting virgin no more this time around as we chat with an astrophysicist that saw her first total solar eclipse on April 8. We have physics and astronomy professor from Dallas College Richland Campus - Dr. Heather Appleby.

Dallas College Richland Campus:
https://www.dallascollege.edu/about/rlc/pages/default.aspx

Heather's LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-appleby-940a082a

Leticia Ferrer's site:

https://texassolareclipses.com/

Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Site
https://www.chotachrome.com/
IG: @chotachrome

Totality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.

Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.