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Geoff Notkin – Part Two

Geoff Notkin – Part Two

Emmy-Winning TV Host, Film Producer, Author, Adventurer, Meteorite Specialist – Photo © Desert Owl Productions. Dos Equis might claim to have The Most Interesting Man in the World, but Geoff Notkin could easily compete for the title. His Instagram bio describes him as a “TV host, producer, Emmy Award winner, author, columnist, adventurer, meteorite specialist, TEDx speaker, Ed Fringe performer, and Asteroid 132904.” Yes, he has an asteroid as a namesake. But even that impre

Geoff Notkin – Part One

Geoff Notkin – Part One

Emmy-Winning TV Host, Film Producer, Author, Adventurer, Meteorite Specialist – Photo by Pablo Rivera. Dos Equis might claim to have The Most Interesting Man in the World, but Geoff Notkin could easily compete for the title. His Instagram bio describes him as a “TV host, producer, Emmy Award winner, author, columnist, adventurer, meteorite specialist, TEDx speaker, Ed Fringe performer, and Asteroid 132904.” Yes, he has an asteroid as a namesake. But even that impressive lis

Dee O’Hara – Nurse to NASA's First Astronauts

Dee O’Hara – Nurse to NASA's First Astronauts

When Lieutenant Dee O’Hara appeared on the nationally televised game show To Tell the Truth in 1962, she was introduced as “the official nurse, and the only nurse, assigned to the seven United States astronauts.” Although the two other contestants – one deceptively dressed in an Air Force uniform – did their best to fool the panel, they were no match for Dee. All four panelists correctly identified her as the ‘real’ Dee O’Hara. Dee was in her early 20s when she was chosen to