Quick note: Paul Harris of KMOX radio in St. Louis now has my interview with him online. I haven’t listened to it yet, but Paul says it’s great, and who am I to argue with a professional? 
We talked mostly about the current issues about scientific suppression in NASA by George Deutsch and some other fun topics.
If you went to BadAstronomy.com and found yourself here, never fear: the BA Blog has moved to its new home at Discover Blogs. The original BA site (with the Moon Hoax debunking and all that) is still online, too.
Phil Plait, the creator of Bad Astronomy, is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope and six more working on astronomy education, he struck out on his own as a writer. He has written two books, dozens of magazine articles, and 12 bazillion blog articles. He is a skeptic, and fights misuses of science as well as praising the wonder of real science.
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February 17th, 2006 at 11:55 pm
Good interview. Harris is a good interviewer and you two got through a lot of interesting topics. Do you have a ref. for the new NY times article you mentioned?
February 18th, 2006 at 10:11 am
“I didn’t know there was someone here from the Vatican…”
Such a lovely voice! (grin)
February 18th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
It was nice to catch you on the radio instead of a recording. I got to listen to it on the way home from school. Have fun here in St. Louis and enjoy the Sub-freezing tempatures…
February 22nd, 2006 at 4:21 pm
This was a good interview, Phil. You really do have a great radio voice–not whiney or abrasive which is a real plus, especially when talking about contentious subjects. You come across as confident and likeable. Don’t change a thing.
March 14th, 2006 at 6:39 pm
Hey Phil! I finally had the time to sit and listen to the whole interview (Yeah, so I’m a little behind…what else is new?). Fantastic job. He did a great job as well…gave you the topic and then stepped back…didn’t try to compete with you or dumb-down the subjects…although, it’s always fun when the subjects dumb themselves down. This interview should be required listening for anyone who wants or needs an introduction to the work you do in the name of Science and critical thinking…and reasoning. I agree with the above comments about your voice (this time). On the other hand, it’s even better when you do get abrasive and really let fly…always keeping your head and the science clean. Give ‘em hell, my friend!