{"podcast":{"title":"Looking Up","slug":"looking-up-176431","podcast_index_feed_id":176431,"rss_url":"https://www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up/rss.xml","website_url":"https://www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up","image_url":"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/11dda1d/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1400x1400+0+0/resize/1400x1400!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F48%2F121aeafe472697daabb8ce926f4b%2Flookingupnewcover.png","author":"Dean Regas (rsalerno@cinradio.org)","episode_count":20,"summary":"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.Subscribe:AppleSpotifyNPRiHeartRadioAmazonPocket CastsRSS Feed","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:17:05.319388+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/looking-up-176431"},"episode":{"title":"FROM THE ARCHIVE: Problem Solving in Space (with Andy Weir)","slug":"from-the-archive-problem-solving-in-space-with-andy-weir","published_at":"2026-04-24T16:50:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/looking-up-176431/from-the-archive-problem-solving-in-space-with-andy-weir","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/looking-up-176431","url":"https://www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up/2026-04-24/from-the-archive","audio_url":"https://cpr-od.streamguys1.com/Podcasts/20260424124734-260424AndyWeirRepeatMixdown1.mp3?show=lookingup&srcid=wvxu-website","summary":"With the recent release of the \"Project Hail Mary\" film adaptation, we are revisiting a favorite episode of \"Looking Up.\" Dean chats with science fiction novelist Andy Weir about what it takes to solve problems in the cosmos or as a stay-at-home dad. The acclaimed author of \"The Martian\" (which itself became an acclaimed film) also updates listeners on the eagerly anticipated film adaptation of another of Andy's books: \"Project Hail Mary.\"","meta_description":"With the recent release of the \"Project Hail Mary\" film adaptation, we are revisiting a favorite episode of \"Looking Up.\" Dean chats with science fiction…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1369,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/looking-up-176431/episodes/from-the-archive-problem-solving-in-space-with-andy-weir/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/looking-up-176431/from-the-archive-problem-solving-in-space-with-andy-weir.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}