Podcast appearances and mentions of Dean Regas

Farmers' Almanacs have been around for hundreds of years, offering detailed advice about things like the best time to plant certain crops, and when to wean your calves. But do farmers actually use them? Host Flora Lichtman discusses their place in modern life with astronomer and Farmers' Almanac contributor Dean Regas, and Missouri farmer Liz Graznak.  Plus, zebra finches build their nests with a keen eye for color. But is their style easily swayed by feathered peer pressure? Zebra finch expert Lauren Guillette fills us in. Guests: Dean Regas is an astronomer and former Farmers' Almanac contributor based in Cincinnati. Liz Graznak is an organic farmer and owner of Happy Hollow Farm based in Columbia, Missouri.  Lauren Guillette is an Associate Professor of Cognitive Ecology at the University of Alberta. Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

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

Eddie and Rocky talk with Richard Skinner, PJ Striet, John Matarese, Dean Regas, Rock and Roll HOF, and more on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Richard Skinner, PJ Striet, John Matarese, Dean Regas, Rock and Roll HOF, and more on 700 WLW! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Richard Skinner, PJ Striet, John Matarese, Dean Regas, Rock and Roll HOF, and more on 700 WLW! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Richard Skinner, PJ Striet, John Matarese, Dean Regas, Rock and Roll HOF, and more on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Richard Skinner, PJ Striet, John Matarese, Dean Regas, Rock and Roll HOF, and more on 700 WLW! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eddie and Jason talk about the Nancy Guthrie case, the importance of sleep, chat with Dean Regas, and more on 700 WLW! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eddie and Jason talk about the Nancy Guthrie case, the importance of sleep, chat with Dean Regas, and more on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Jason talk about the Nancy Guthrie case, the importance of sleep, chat with Dean Regas, and more on 700 WLW! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eddie and Jason talk about the Nancy Guthrie case, the importance of sleep, chat with Dean Regas, and more on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Jason talk about the Nancy Guthrie case, the importance of sleep, chat with Dean Regas, and more on 700 WLW! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 chats with Anika Burgess, author of Flashes of Brilliance: The Genius of Early Photography and How it Transformed Art, Science, and History, to learn more.

This holiday season, Dean Regas visits a favorite episode of Looking Up, featuring astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack. They discuss how all of this might end: could it be a crunch, a freeze or a rip?

Eddie and Jason talk with David Niven, Bill Dendy, Dave Hatter, Marc Amazon, Dean Regas, ABC News, and more on ESPN 1530!

Eddie and Jason talk with David Niven, Bill Dendy, Dave Hatter, Marc Amazon, Dean Regas, ABC News, and more on ESPN 1530! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eddie and Jason talk with David Niven, Bill Dendy, Dave Hatter, Marc Amazon, Dean Regas, ABC News, and more on ESPN 1530!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After NASA's recent milestone of over 6000 exoplanets tracked, Dean Regas has one big question. Is anyone living on them? On this episode, Dean chats with Dr. Malena Rice, a planetary astrophysicist and assistant professor in the Yale Department of Astronomy, to find out.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Dan Monk, Dave Hatter, Nick Neonakis, Dean Regas, Mike Dobuski, and more on 700 WLW! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Dan Monk, Dave Hatter, Nick Neonakis, Dean Regas, Mike Dobuski, and more on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Dan Monk, Dave Hatter, Nick Neonakis, Dean Regas, Mike Dobuski, and more on 700 WLW!

What happens if you fall into a black hole? What would it sound like? What would you see? Dean Regas chats with Dr. Janna Levin, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, to find out the answers to these questions and more.

Dr. Konstantin Batygin, professor of Planetary Science at Caltech, made a joke that turned out to be true. In 2014, another Caltech professor, Mike Brown, brought an intriguing research paper to Batygin's attention. The paper described a peculiar planetary alignment in the outer solar system. While developing theoretical models to explain the paper's assertions, Brown and Batygin had a running gag, "We were like, okay, as a joke, let's put a planet in the outer solar system just to see what would happen." In this episode of Looking Up, Dean Regas chats with Dr. Batygin and gets the full story.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Richard Skinner, John Matarese, Lavelle Neal, Dean Regas, and more on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Richard Skinner, John Matarese, Lavelle Neal, Dean Regas, and more on 700 WLW!

Has anyone written more screenplays than Albert Einstein? On this episode of Looking Up, Dean Regas consults with comedian, screenwriter, and Chris Hadfield look-alike, Thomas Lennon, on this very question.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Dean Regas, PJ Striet, Jason Hoffman, and more on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Dean Regas, PJ Striet, Jason Hoffman, and more on 700 WLW!

"Some people hustle pool, some people hustle cars, but have you ever heard of the man who hustles stars?" From 1976 to 1997, these lines began every episode of Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler, the astronomy show from WPBT, South Florida PBS. Later on Star Hustler was rebranded to Star Gazers, and hosts Dean Regas and James Albury took over after Horkheimer's passing. In this episode of Looking Up, Dean and James reminisce on production of the show, plus, "buzzkill" astronomy is back!

You might have to watch the sunrise by yourself at Kitt Peak Observatory. At night, astronomers and technicians conduct research and lead tours for the public. But as the sun starts to peek over the Quinlan Mountains, everyone is still asleep. Dean Regas chats with Vannessa Gressieux, the docent and guide coordinator at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, to learn more.

Eddie and Rocky have a shortened show in which they talk to David Ferrara, Dean Regas, Tony Pike, and Alex Stone on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky have a shortened show in which they talk to David Ferrara, Dean Regas, Tony Pike, and Alex Stone on 700 WLW!

Science journalist Anne Saker describes the Chandrasekhar Limit as a range of possibility where if a planet has enough stability in its magnetic force and its gravitational force, it can sustain life. This Nobel Prize winning discovery changed the field of fluid dynamics. Though it was named after theoretical physicist Dr. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, he credited his computer, Donna Elbert, "for without her part, there would have been no substance.” Dean Regas chats with Anne Saker to learn more about Donna Elbert's astronomical legacy.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Tony Pike, Mike Petraglia, Ken Kober, Dean Regas, and Alex Stone on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Tony Pike, Mike Petraglia, Ken Kober, Dean Regas, and Alex Stone on 700 WLW!

Dean Regas chats with Mark Armstrong, son of Neil Armstrong, about the Apollo 11 moon landing. Listen in to learn about Mark's upbringing under the lunar spotlight, and his current work with the Vantage Earth Foundation.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Dan Snell, Rob Franek, Dean Regas, and more on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Dan Snell, Rob Franek, Dean Regas, and more on 700 WLW!

Dean Regas chats with astronomer David Levy, unpacking the discovery of the famous Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Listen in and find out how you can start chasing comets yourself.

Dean Regas chats with Dr. Gerard van Belle, a tenured astronomer and the director of science at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Listen to find out how the star Altair got its "oddball" shape.

This week, China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft sent back its first image from space. It's headed to a rendezvous with the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, one of Earth's “quasi-moons,” where it will collect samples in 2026. The mission comes after several successful lunar missions, including a lunar rover and a sample return mission from the far side of the moon. Host Ira Flatow talks with reporter Ling Xin from the South China Morning Post about the goals of China's space program, and what might be ahead.Plus, astronomer Dean Regas describes his new “tactile astronomy” book, which seeks to bring stories of the constellations to young blind and low-vision readers. Guests:Ling Xin is a science reporter at the South China Morning Post based in Ohio.Dean Regas is an astronomer, host of the “Looking Up” podcast, and author of the new book All About Orion.Transcript is available on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Pete Thamel about the house settlement and the impact it has on college sports. Plus, they check in with former MLB player and UC Bearcat Kevin Youkilis, and astronomer Dean Regas, on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Pete Thamel about the house settlement and the impact it has on college sports. Plus, they check in with former MLB player and UC Bearcat Kevin Youkilis, and astronomer Dean Regas, on 700 WLW!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Adam Matthews, Aaron Williams, Dean Regas, and more on ESPN 1530!

Eddie and Rocky talk with Adam Matthews, Aaron Williams, Dean Regas, and more on ESPN 1530!

In this episode of 'Looking Up,' Dean Regas chats with Alan Stern, a planetary scientist for the New Horizons mission exploring Pluto. Listen for the latest on the mission, and behind the scenes audio from the I Heart Pluto Festival in Flagstaff, Arizona.

In this episode of 'Looking Up,' Dean Regas chats with Stephen Hummel, Dark Skies Initiative coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin and at the McDonald Observatory. Listen in to learn how you can support dark sky preservation from home, no matter where you live.

Eddie and Rocky talk about the process or electing a new pope with Professor Mathew Schmalz, Dean Regas talks about tonight's meteor shower and other space news plus Alex Stone of ABC News talks about Trump's proclamation to reopen Alcatraz.

Eddie and Rocky talk with Jim Blythe, Derek Oliviera, Dean Regas, Peter Charalambous, and more on 700 WLW!

Rejoice, amateur and professional astronomers: This January is a fantastic time for looking up at the sky.The flashiest event of the season is also one of the easiest to see without binoculars or a telescope. A “parade of planets”—Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars—will be visible, and recognizable by their incredible brightness against the night sky. Uranus and Neptune will also be visible, but with a telescope. This string of planets will be visible for all of January.Additionally, the ATLAS comet, discovered last year by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, has come close enough to the sun—8.3 million miles away—to be visible with binoculars or a telescope. Be careful, though: looking at sunrise or sunset could hurt your eyes.Astronomer Dean Regas, host of the podcast “Looking Up with Dean Regas,” joins Ira from Cincinnati, Ohio, to discuss the best things the winter night sky has to offer this year, with or without a telescope.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.  Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.