Starbase Indy Podcast
On the Starbase Indy Podcast we talk to and about people who are inspired by Star Trek and science fiction to work towards a hopeful future in the real world. Many of our guests have been or will be presenters at the live Starbase Indy convention, which brings together fans, creators, academics, and scientists to celebrate, educate, and connect. Learn more about the live event and the mission at www.starbaseindy.org
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Episodes
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
Join a panel of queer creators as they talk about what sort of representation they have seen in Star Trek, and what sort of stories they would like the franchise to explore in the future.
Sunday Sep 28, 2025
Sunday Sep 28, 2025
Recorded during our 2024 live event, this discussion of the Science of Cats features KJ McGlinn, the Kitty Correspondent, creator of The Cat Conversation and PurrCon talking about the science of house cats and what it can do to help us keep them safe and happy in our homes.
Sunday Sep 14, 2025
Sunday Sep 14, 2025
Dr. Caroline Christoff and Richard Parrington discuss issues of bioethics that are referenced in various Star Trek series.
Sunday Sep 07, 2025
Sunday Sep 07, 2025
In this perennial favorite panel, experts discuss the science in the latest science fiction - what could be real, what's just wrong, and what are the possibilities.
Sunday May 11, 2025
Sunday May 11, 2025
What does the role of faith have in common with the role of science fiction? Both explore reasons, and ways the world does or could function. Listen to experts discuss more similarities and differences.
Sunday May 11, 2025
Sunday May 11, 2025
Listen as Dr. James McGrath and Dr. Ankur Gupta discuss the ways AI (or, more accurately the large language models that are being advertised as AI) help us to explore new worlds.
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Enjoy this conversation on how created language communities use language to expand what we understand about invented cultures. How does one create an alien language? What grammatical tricks can be used to indicate a vastly different culture? How do you balance the desire to create an alien language with the need to have touchpoints that human audiences will understand? What does language teach us about a culture?
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Listen to Julia Whitehead (Director of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum), Max Gollier (Tour guide for the Bradbury Museum) and Dr. Barrett Caldwell (Professor of Engineering) discuss the impact Science Fiction literature has had on our world.
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Listen to two experts in human space flight talk about what human space flight has taught us about the nature of humanity.
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025
Discussion of how comedy reflects our humanity, and the impact it has on the people who create and perform comedy.