Looking Up

Looking Up

Hosted by Dean Regas and Dean · Cincinnati Public Radio

4.8from 98 ratings

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62Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
86
Episodes
19
Transcribed
98
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2023
First episode

About Looking Up

Join Dean Regas, astronomer, author, and space expert on a journey through the stars! Guests from all over the globe bring their knowledge and passion about today’s latest scientific discoveries and advancements. From eclipses to supernovas, from rockets to rovers; there’s a whole universe to explore! Dean is the author of “How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto” and “100 Things to See in the Night Sky” and was the longtime host of PBS' Stargazers television program. Looking Up is a production of Cincinnati Public Radio.

Publisher
Cincinnati Public Radio
Category
science
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
12 May 2023
Latest episode
23 Oct 2026
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19 of 86 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    True Crime Astronomy: Under Calamitous Skies

  2. 9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    True Crime Astronomy: A Death in Prague

  3. 25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Turning the Milky Way into Music (with Mara Helmuth)

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True Crime Astronomy: Under Calamitous Skies

Published 23 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] No significant levels of mercury. Nothing anywhere close to lethal, that's for sure. So he was not poisoned. And the authorities concluded it was not murder. Kepler was off the hook. As was Tycho's cousin, apparently. So what killed Tycho Brahe? What say you, scientist of the 21st century? What does modern science tell us? Tycho Brahe most likely died of... A burst bladder! Just what Kepler thought in 1601. Can you really hold your pee that long to burst your bladder? Apparently so. So let that be a lesson to all you kids out there. If you gotta go, you better go. But the mind boggles with the possibilities. […]

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  • Dava Sobel
  • Matthias Schmitt
  • Tana Weingartner
  • Maryanne Zeleznik
  • Becca Costello

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
84 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

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Who hosts Looking Up?

Dean Regas and Dean host the show. Published by Cincinnati Public Radio.

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