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  • How a 1925 Airship Crash Shaped an Ohio Town (with Kendall Crawford)

    How a 1925 Airship Crash Shaped an Ohio Town (with Kendall Crawford)
    2026/02/27
    What might it be like to watch an alien spacecraft fall from the sky? Residents of Ava, Ohio, in 1925 experienced something close to this, when the USS Shenandoah, a naval airship, crashed down on rural farmland. Dean Regas chats with Ohio News Room journalist, Kendall Crawford, after her visit to Ava's mobile museum. We want to hear from you! Send us your thoughts on this episode at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodcast
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    16 分
  • Eating Like an Astronaut (with Mark Borison)

    Eating Like an Astronaut (with Mark Borison)
    2026/02/13
    How do you eat in space? Simple everyday chores like sleeping or going to the bathroom take on all new challenges when you're weightless and floating in mid-air. Dean is joined by Mark Borison, Host of The Jungle Jims Podcast to do a space food taste test.We want to hear from you! Send us your thoughts on this episode at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodcast
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    16 分
  • Early Astrophotography was Controversial (with Anika Burgess)

    Early Astrophotography was Controversial (with Anika Burgess)
    2026/01/30
    The question seems completely absurd to us in the 21st century: should we use cameras to help with astronomical research? Well, of course. Why wouldn’t we? But in the early 20th century, this was a heated debate that echoed in the domes of many established observatories around the world. So when did the camera really outshine the eye for documenting things in space? Dean Regas and Flashes of Brilliance author Anika Burgess explore examples of early photography and how it transformed art, science, and history.
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    16 分
  • Trappist-1 is Not Like Our Sun (with Dr. Néstor Espinoza)

    Trappist-1 is Not Like Our Sun (with Dr. Néstor Espinoza)
    2026/01/16
    The universe is enormous and time to observe it is limited. This means planet-hunters have to be extra picky in their search for habitable worlds. Dean chats with Dr. Néstor Espinoza, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute who has his eye on one specific star system, Trappist-1. We want to hear from you! Send us your thoughts on this episode at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodcast
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    19 分
  • The Martian Craze of the Gilded Age (with David Baron)

    The Martian Craze of the Gilded Age (with David Baron)
    2026/01/02
    Mars and Martians. They go together in the public's mind. The Earthling fascination with "alien invaders" goes back a long time. But why? And what does it say about all of us here on Earth? Dean explores this cultural phenomenon with David Baron, author of "The Martians." Send us your thoughts at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodcast
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    17 分
  • FROM THE ARCHIVE: Space 2 Inspire (with Dr. Sian Proctor)

    FROM THE ARCHIVE: Space 2 Inspire (with Dr. Sian Proctor)
    2025/12/19
    Revisiting a favorite episode from 2025: Dean chats with Inspiration4 astronaut and artist, Dr. Sian Proctor about seeing Earth from outer space, and her book, "Earthlight, The Power of Earthlight and the Human Perspective."
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    19 分
  • FROM THE ARCHIVE: How will the universe end? (with Dr. Katie Mack)

    FROM THE ARCHIVE: How will the universe end? (with Dr. Katie Mack)
    2025/12/05
    Dean chats with Dr. Katie Mack, astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author of the book, "The End of Everything." They discuss how all of this might end, could it be a crunch, a freeze or a rip? Send us your thoughts at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodcast Find Us Online: Twitter: @lookinguppod @deanregas, Instagram: @917wvxu @deanregas, Tiktok: @cincinnatipublicradio @astronomerdean, Episode transcript: www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up, More from Dean: www.astrodean.com
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    13 分
  • The Forgotten Water on Venus (with Dr. Rakesh Mogul)

    The Forgotten Water on Venus (with Dr. Rakesh Mogul)
    2025/11/21
    Venus is close-by and similar in size to Earth, but until recently, we couldn’t tell much about it. Dr. Rakesh Mogul, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, at Cal Poly Pomona took another look at old Venus data to potentially change what we know about our sister planet. Dean chats with Dr. Mogul to unravel the mystery.
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    16 分