Dean Regas

08/30/22 • 75 min

Dean Regas has been the Astronomer at the Cincinnati Observatory for over 20 years, and he is the go-to person whenever anyone in our town has a question about what's happening in outer space.
The very last thing we all might be able to agree on is that space is fascinating, which is why I wanted to have Dean as a guest. He's spent years as one of the host of Star Gazers on PBS, and he's written a number of books about space, including his latest, How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto.
I asked Dean about Pluto, and how a planet can get demoted. We talked about he got into astronomy, and how he ended up on TV.
Dean talked about rich guys building spacecrafts and flying to outer space, what's next for NASA, the possibility of finding "Earth 2.0," stuff the government might be hiding, and what one might find floating around if they actually could visit outer space.
Plus, I wanted his thoughts on how Hollywood portrays space events, if he laughs when people tell them they have a star named after them, and how astronomers really feel about astrologists.

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Andy Furman

The greatest two interviewers I've ever listened to on sports-talk radio are Dan Patrick and Andy Furman. Dan has said publicly that he hates being asked to appear on podcasts, so we're not getting him, but we did get Andy.
Andy spent years hosting "Sports Talk" on 700WLW, and he's spent well over a decade as a host of Fox Sports Radio. In the years when I was deciding that I wanted to do sports-talk radio, Andy was who I was listening to, and even though we didn't work with each other ton, I spent just enough time with him during my early years in the business to develop a deep appreciation for what he does, even if I don't always agree with what he says.
In our conversation, Andy discusses the art of the interview, how his on-air career began, what it was like to feud with sports figures like Bob Huggins and Sam Wyche, being on air locally versus doing shows nationally, and the things he's regretted saying on the air.
I wanted Andy as a guest because I wanted to try my hand at interviewing a great interviewer, and I hope you enjoy what I think is an entertaining conversation.

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Paul Dehner Jr.

Paul Dehner Jr. covers the Cincinnati Bengals for The Athletic, but our conversation on this podcast isn't about the Cincinnati Bengals.
It's about how he covers them.
Paul is a friend of mine, but beyond that, I'm a huge fan of his work, and his approach to his work. So I talked with him about how he's avoided being a crusty sportswriter.
We also discussed how he chose to go into sportswriting, why he chose not to get into television, how his relationship with Marvin Lewis evolved, and what it was like covering sports in Key West, which not only sounds like my dream job, but also included coverage of deep sea fishing tournaments.
If you're a Bengals fan, you'll enjoy this conversation. If you couldn't care less about the Bengals, you'll also enjoy this conversation.