Christopher Lydon is an American media personality and author. He is best known for being the original host of The Connection, produced by WBUR and syndicated to other NPR stations, and for Open Source, a weekly radio program on WBUR.
Such is the case behind a popular theory that Dipperâs real name is Goober â based on the events from Dipperâs Guide to the Unexplained: Stanâs Tattoo.
The big dipper was originally named Ursa Major, the Great Bear.. This constellation points to the North Star. The constelation has a sister named Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.. In the pre-bellum South (America) slaves would travel North, aided by the guidance of the North Star. They would follow the drinking gourd toward their freedom.