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  • Episode 594: Hope, Ice, and Non-Human Intelligence

    Episode 594: Hope, Ice, and Non-Human Intelligence

    This week’s episode is a very real-life-heavy one, with winter storms, family travel chaos, sick kids, and a surprising amount of ice setting the tone. From a memorable Nashville trip and pop culture check-ins to a passionate Star Trek defense and thoughtful sci-fi discussion, we settle in for a conversational episode that leans into where…

  • Episode 017: Space Rescue / Trek Fanboys

    Episode 017: Space Rescue / Trek Fanboys

      Recorded on September 3rd, 2014 This episode contains: Super special guest Benjamin Lawless, aerospace engineering, contingency plan for the Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Atlantis launch prep, recapping Columbia disaster, the CO2 problem, the people problem, Enterprise and Gravity, the inclination problem, docking, crowd funding a space program, Star Trek talk, fantasy and fiction…