Don’t even think about booking a hotel room in Jackson, Wyo., on Aug. 21. They’ve all already been snapped up by fanatical eclipse chasers — mostly, apparently, middle-aged men who can’t get enough of watching the moon block the sun.

You’re curious about this subculture, right? Maybe you have a few questions you wish you could ask them? Finding out more about eclipse chasers is the point of the first episode of the new podcast “Every Little Thing,” hosted by Flora Lichtman, an accomplished science journalist who has also worked on the new Netflix series “Bill Nye Saves the World.” As she explains, the podcast “gives the ordinary, the everyday, a second look ” — because “upon close inspection, there’s always more to it.”

[Nye says he’s never seen the scientific community so energized — or troubled by — political issues]

Lichtman walks listeners through the technical aspects of an eclipse and why the one visible — weather permitting — from portions of the United States this summer will be such a major deal. But she doesn’t stop there. She also plays some not-entirely-suitable-for-children audio of the reactions of folks seeing one for the first time. And she interviews an expert on the optimal attire for eclipse viewing. (If you want to fit in, wear eclipse-themed T-shirts and buttons.)

For Episode 2, she turns her attention to the lives of office plants. Turns out they’re mostly born in Homestead, Fla. — a prime spot on the interstate with weather conducive to raising tropical varieties. They’re expected to look good from top to bottom. (Lest a dead leaf distract executives who should be focused on an important deal.)

When they find their way north, they end up in the hands of an “interiorscaper” — a person who specializes in putting plants indoors. As Lichtman describes it, a critical part of this person’s job is matchmaking greenery with companies. The spiky yucca cane, for instance, is “a power tree.” An old-school law firm might be more interested, however, in the aristocratic vibe of a kentia palm.

Oh, and how did potted plants land a spot in many top boardrooms in America? The answer has to do with NASA and an epidemic of sick building syndrome.

You’ll have to listen to hear the whole story.

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