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Looking Up: 'True Stories' of NASA, Pop Culture, and Science Fiction

Looking Up: Episode 8

In this episode of Looking Up, hosts Dean Regas and Anna Hehman discuss pop culture and space, from the first science fiction book written in 2 A.D. to movies that get it right, or close to right, like The Martian, to others who seemed content to ignore all scientific logic, like Armageddon.

Their special guest is Lauren Worleywho, for 5 years, served as NASA's press secretary and senior advisor.

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Dean Regas has been the Astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory since 2000. He is a renowned educator, a national popularizer of astronomy and an expert in observational astronomy.
Anna is the Director of Development at the Cincinnati Observatory.