Starbase Indy Podcast

Zeitgeist means the culture and feel of an age. What difference do art and media make in the zeitgeist?

This conversation about dance as a language discusses the history and methodology of different types of street dance. We talk about how dance can be used to communicate across cultures and within different environments.

Music has been used across the ages to inspire people to action. In this episode we discuss the ways that has worked through history and what makes it work well still today.

Recorded live at the 2025 Starbase Indy event, this episode features Franklin Oliver and Ronald Craig talking about what Afrofuturism is, how it shows up in Star Trek and other science fiction, and how it can influence our future

Recorded live at the 2025 Starbase Indy event, this panel discusses the joys and adventures fandom can bring into our lives. Hugo Award-winning Christopher Barkley tells the story of the controversial 2023 Hugo Awards, and why he didn't get posession of his physical award for more than 2 years after he got home from the ceremonies. Moxie Magnus tells about her adventures as a fannish icon, and Joe Campbell talks about his experiences in Starfleet Command and as part of Dragon*Con's Trek track.

The Starbase Indy Podcast is back for its 5th season with an interview with Justin C. Key. Key's new book tells the story of a world where AI has taken over the practice of medicine everywhere except the hospital at the end of the world. The book is filled not only with fascinating concepts, but with Key's extraordinary use of language. 

Da'Rell Miller is a filmmaker, cosplayer, game designer, artist, comic creator, and....well, you get the idea! Listen to him talk about what inspires him, and about the process of creating and sharing the ideas he has with the world.

Listen to half a dozen of the contributors to the Starbase Indy Anthology discuss what inspired their work in this volume, and what they like about the convention itself.