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Where sports and comedy collide for a whole bunch of chatter. Join two Cincinnati natives for their spin on the week’s biggest hits. Chuck is a longtime sportscaster and brings his behind-the-scenes knowledge to the show, but sets aside his Big J status to cut it loose with his childhood friend and comedian ”Houdini.” The show weaves in entertaining guests from the sports, comedy, and entertainment world. Provide entertainment to your weekdays by subscribing to ”The Chatter”
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Five minutes at the end of each week explores the big and the small questions in astronomy, cosmology, and space science. Hosted by Kechil Kirkham, no subject is too big or too small, and experts are regularly brought on board to illuminate and excite. Cape Town is the place to be for astronomy, with some of the largest telescopes in the world housed or being built not too far away. Looking Up takes advantage of the shoals of scientists and engineers working on the planet’s most advanced ast ...
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Looking Up - 06 Nov 24 - Distinguished radio astronomer Ron Ekers talks to Kechil in Perth
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Distinguished radio astronomer Ron Ekers talks to Kechil in Perth about his career highlightAf Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 30 Oct 24 - Spookiness in space!
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Spookiness in space! What goes on around the dark side of the Moon?Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 23 Oct 24 - Kechil is back in South Africa after visiting astronomers in Perth, Australia
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Kechil is back in South Africa after visiting astronomers in Perth, Australia and gives a roundup of local celestial news. If you'd like to look at some stunning images of the recent comet visit https://www.facebook.com/Astrosocsa/Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 16 Oct 24 - Kechil interviews Dr Rajan Chhetri in Perth, Australia
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Kechil interviews Dr Rajan Chhetri in Perth, Australia about inter-planetary scintillation and twinkling black holes.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 09 Oct 24 - Kechil caught up with Jordan Collier in Perth, Australia
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These days, for every astronomer, there are a bunch of computer scientists, software developers and engineers behind them, creating the telescopes and software that allow them to process their data. Jordan Collier is such a person who facilitates astronomers producing science. He works in Perth, Australia which is where Kechil caught up with him.…
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Looking Up - 02 Oct 24 - Dr Knicole Colon of the James Webb Space Telescope - Part 2
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Dr Knicole Colon of the James Webb Space Telescope tells us about the mysterious rogue planets following recent research in the Orion Nebula.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 25 Sept 24 - Dr Knicole Colon of the James Webb Space Telescope - Part 1
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Dr Knicole Colon of the James Webb Space Telescope tells us about the mysterious rogue planets following recent research in the Orion Nebula.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 18 Sept 24 - Kechil gives a round-up of upcoming eclipses
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There was a partial lunar eclipse early this morning but not worth staying up for. Kechil gives a round-up of upcoming eclipses, and gives the latest space news.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 11 Sept 24 - A candy floss planet!
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A candy floss planet! The universe is weirder than we thought. A telescope in Sutherland has found something odd.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 04 Sept - Ranpal Gill works on the engineering side of a new massive survey telescope
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Ranpal Gil works on the engineering side of a new massive survey telescope, the Vera C Rubin, in Chile. She talked to Kechil about this extraordinary telescope when she was here at the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly in Cape Town, early August.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 28 Aug 24 - Liquid water has been found on Mars
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Liquid water has been found on Mars, but not where we'd want it. It's 10-20kms underground, at least at the place where the Mars Insight lander was testing. Interesting though, and baby steps in terms of any colonisation programme.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 21 Aug 24 - Professor Phil Charles
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Professor Phil Charles was the director of the Southern African Astronomical Observatory here in Cape Town and retired many years ago. What has he been up to since? Kechil catches up with him at the IAU's General Assembly on August 13th.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 14 Aug 24 - What is dark matter and what is dark energy?
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What is dark matter and what is dark energy? Do they exist? Well, we've sent up a spacecraft which has left a space telescope, Euclid, to map billions of galaxies and detect their movement. To tell us more about this mysterious and fascinating endeavor is Sandor Kruk of the European Space Agency, here at the International Astronomical Union's Gener…
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After a month long hiatus, Houdini takes the reigns with chuck out on sabbatical. He discusses all things Olympics as well as a few personal updatesAf Chatterbox Sports
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Looking Up - 07 Aug 24 - The International Astronomical Union's General Assembly
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It's the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly happening now in Cape Town from 6-15th August. This is great news for Africa, as it's the first time the annual General Assembly has taken place in this continent. More information about public events and booking can be found here: https://astronomy2024.org/public/ The number of the Obser…
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Party At The Cantina's! Featuring Baltimore Ravens QB Josh Johnson
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NFL veteran QB Josh Johnson joins Chuck and Houdini on the program.Af Chatterbox Sports
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Looking Up - 10 July 24 - More about asteroids
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More about asteroids, other threats in space and how the Chinese are dealing with them, plus advance notice of the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly taking place in Cape Town 6-15 August.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - Last Sunday was International Asteroid Day
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Last Sunday was International Asteroid Day. This was celebrated mainly on Monday when people were back at work, when Kechil attended a talk given by Marco Micheli of the European Space Agency's Space Situational Awareness Planetary Defence Office. Here he is talking to Kechil about why it is important to devote attention to asteroids. Here in South…
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Why Tom Crean Didn't Land Kyrie Irving, Plus MySpace Top 5 "Holy Sh** Those People Were On Drugs When They Made That Movie"
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Chuck and Houdini give their spin on the week's biggest hits.Af Chatterbox Sports
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Looking Up - 26 June 24 - Why do stars spin? What sets them off?
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Why do stars spin? What sets them off? Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope may tell us something about this phenomenon and what happens in the early phase of a star's life.Af Kechil Kirkham
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How We Got Ice Cube On The Chatter, Featuring Ice Cube
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On today's show, Chuck and Houdini revisit the worst NBA take in human history, discuss why JJ Redick is the wrong coach taking heat, and whether Bronny James to the Lakers would frustrate the two. In the debut segment of 'Random Question Of The Day' the two decide which hypothetical Squid Game of their choice they would choose, and feel confident …
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Looking Up - 19 June 24 - Even NASA slips up in its communications
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Even NASA slips up in its communications from time to time. Recently they broadcast a medical emergency drill to their public livestream channel about the International Space Station by mistake. Kechil here attempts to recreate the drama.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Chuck and Houdini discuss the Celtics winning the NBA Finals, Joey Chestnut being banned from this year's Nathan's Hot Dog contest, the toughest part about being adults without children, and debate whether Chuck's neighbor needs to be sent away. Add some entertainment to your weekday by subscribing to 'The Chatter.'…
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A Career in Fitness & A Cup of Coffee In Fitness, Featuring Trainer and Personality Alan Filauro
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Chuck and Houdini discuss all things from the NBA Playoffs to the Red Lobster going bankrupt. The two each have found the NHL team they're rooting for, and Chuck gives the update on his 0-4 softball team that's yet to complete a game, due to the run rule. Plus, Fitness Trainer and personality Alan Filauro joins the show to spread some knowledge on …
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Looking Up - 12 June 24 - What do things in the universe taste like?
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What do things in the universe taste like? Kechil explores this with recent experiments and theory.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 05 June 24 - Voyager1 continues to deliver
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Voyager1 continues to deliver! An amazing piece of software engineering has fixed a problem. You too can track the two Voyagers here: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status/Af Kechil Kirkham
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The Junk Removal Balloons, Plus MySpace Top 5 Ice Cream Truck Items
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Chuck and Houdini bring you the news that will make you wiser around the water cooler.Af Chatterbox Sports
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Looking Up - 29 May 24 - How can the Sun affect our weather, aside from its obvious heat ?
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How can the Sun affect our weather, aside from its obvious heat. Given the spate of solar storms earlier in the month, Kechil has brought back Jacques van Delft to talk about how our Sun may affect our rainfall, with predictions about what we may expect this winter. If you would like to follow Jacques van Delft, here is his Facebook page on solar a…
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The Phantom Ubers, Featuring Professional Golfer Andrew Dorn
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Chuck and Houdini breakdown the new Southern craze, "Phantom Ubers", discuss why moving is the worst thing on Planet Earth, and give their picks for the NBA Conference Finals. The Real News Network features a fugitive who escaped authorities for five days on a tractor. Pro golfer Andrew Dorn joins the show and discusses what his jail cell warmup wo…
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Looking Up - 22 May 24 - Kechil talks to the Director of the Solar Section of the Astronomical Society of SA
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Recently there has been a spate of solar storms. Kechil talks to the Director of the Solar Section of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Jacques van Delft, about our nearest star and what it has been up to. If you would like to follow Jacques van Delft, here is his Facebook page on solar activities https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=…
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The Dublin To New York Portal, Featuring NHL Sharp Cody Pucks
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Chuck and Houdini give the easy solution to fix the failed Dublin/New York portal. Chuck's Free Agency in softball puts him on the worst team in America. Plus, Houdini gives his take on sportsmanship as a grown man in a recreation league. Are the two on the train with getting to the airport 2+ hours before a flight. Plus, NHL sharp and Cincy native…
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Looking Up - 15 May 24 - 55 Cancri e is an odd one
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We are finding out more about planets outside of our solar system. 55 Cancri e is an odd one: it orbits its sun once every 17 Earth hours, and is only 2.3 kms away - can you imagine that? I wonder what it sounds like there. You would definitely not want to visit. It has a molton lava surface and is possibly made out of diamond!…
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Looking Up - 08 May 24 - New Boeing Starliner capsule
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Two items: the recently postponed launch of the new Boeing Starliner capsule and what will those astronauts wear? Plus, a new find: a very massive stellar black hole in our galaxy, 33 times the mass of our Sun.Af Kechil Kirkham
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The Dave and Busters Degenerates, Featuring Mo Egger of 700 WLW and ESPN 1530
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Chuck and Houdini touch on a wide variety of pressing subjects, including Dave and Buster's announcing gambling on arcade games, splinter season, the dizzy bat, and chipotle hot sauce. Mo Egger of ESPN 1530 and 700 WLW joins the show to add a Cincinnati sports conversation to the above topics, and other miscellaneous shenanigans. The full hour-long…
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K2-18 b may be the location for our first detection of alien life. We will have to wait a few months for results of recent observations to become available. Spoiler alert: probably not life you could enjoy a cup of tea and a cosy fireside chat with.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 24 April 24 - 49 new galaxies detected by Dr Marcin Glowacki
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Dr Marcin Glowacki shares his brand new research, in which he has detected 49 new galaxies while he was looking for something else! Marcin and Kechil discuss star-forming galaxies.Af Kechil Kirkham
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How Not To Place A Prop Bet As An NBA Player 101
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On Today's Show: Jason Kelce’s Super Bowl ring currently sits in the Cincinnati Rumpke dump, in a stunning development NBA player Jontay Porter is banned for life, John Brannen the painter, and are we on the train with WWE? Subscribe to 'The Chatter' to add entertainment to your weekdays.Af Chatterbox Sports
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Looking Up - 17 April 24 - Fast Radio Bursts
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Fast Radio Bursts: can we ever see them? What are they? Masters student Kira Hanmer is among the first in the world ever to go looking for these unexplained phenomena in the optical realm.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 10 April 24 - PhD student Venu Prayag shares his interest in technosignatures
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Second year PhD student Venu Prayag shares his interest in technosignatures: a method of detecting alien activity emanating from planets outside of our solar system. He's optimistic we will find these soon, and with the South African instrument, MeerKAT, in the Northern Cape!Af Kechil Kirkham
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The Volatility Of A Cincinnati Sports Fan, Plus The Rise And Fall Of The Value Play Sandwich
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Chuck and Houdini give their spin on the week's biggest hits.Af Chatterbox Sports
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Looking Up - 03 April 24 - There will be a solar eclipse on 8 April
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There will be a solar eclipse on 8 April visible over Mexico, the southern and eastern United States, and part of Canada. It will not be visible over this continent. There are all manner of nutty things being said about it on the Internet. Enjoy!Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 27 Mar 24 - So many satellites
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So many satellites: how do we stop them colliding with each other? space.com reveals the data.Af Kechil Kirkham
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March Is For The Cowards, Houdini vs. Big Artificial Intelligence, Plus How To Be A Squatter 101
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Chuck and Houdini discuss why they refuse to take chalk in March and consistently have the worst NCAA Tournament brackets on planet Earth. A full recap of the opening weekend of March Madness, and who the fellas are taking in the upcoming weekend games. The two take a deep dive into squatters, and why this issue has some homeowners baffled why they…
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March Madness Deep Dive, Featuring CBS Sportscaster Nate Ryan
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Nate Ryan of CBS joins the show to break down who you should be taking in the NCAA tournament, and why!Af Chatterbox Sports
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Chuck and Houdini break down the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket.Af Chatterbox Sports
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Looking Up - 13 Mar 24 - Leeuwenboschfontein Observatory
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Kechil spent a blissful weekend recently at a star-gazing event at Leeuwenboschfontein Observatory, and you can too! Here are some links which will take you there: https://www.leeuwenboschfontein.co.za/pages/lbf-astronomical-observatory/ https://www.facebook.com/LeeuwenboschfonteinObservatory/ The children of Bellville North Primary School joined f…
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Callie's Song, Don Eats 34K Big Macs, LeBron Scores 40K Points, Plus a Deep Dive Into Shrinkflation
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Chuck and Houdini tell the listeners how they can budget their funds with March Madness, and unlimited games to gamble on around the corner. Why the word discipline needs to be practiced more than it's preached in sports betting. Are the two 'On The Train' with the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Fight? Plus, a deep dive into shrinkflation, and why Cookie…
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The Chatter MARCHES On: Willy Wonka And The Packaging Warehouse, Stump The Chuck, And Ken Pom's Secret Sauce
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Chuck and Houdini are back after a three-week ban from podcasting due to a despicable MySpace Top 5 Foods You Could Eat Forever. The two introduce "Ken Pom's Secret Sauce", and why you should only be picking one of five teams to win the national title. Plus, why a Marquette senior compliance person has done no favors for one of their star players? …
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Looking Up - 28 Feb 24 - Landing on the Moon is tricky
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Landing on the Moon is tricky - you try it! Kechil unpacks the latest in a crop of difficult endeavours, this time from a private company.Af Kechil Kirkham
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Looking Up - 21 Feb 24 - Professor Matthew Bailes from Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor Matthew Bailes from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia talks about pulsars and working with the MeerKAT telescope in the Northern CapeAf Kechil Kirkham
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