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
Episodes
May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025
46 min
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.
May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025
51 min
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.
Mar 30, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
56 min
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?
Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
51 min
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.
Feb 17, 2025
Feb 17, 2025
59 min
Listen to two experts in human space flight talk about what human space flight has taught us about the nature of humanity.
Feb 11, 2025
Feb 11, 2025
54 min
Discussion of how comedy reflects our humanity, and the impact it has on the people who create and perform comedy.
Feb 4, 2025
Feb 4, 2025
54 min
Listen to Bonnie Gordon and Nick Ramey talk about their work performing characters and conveying information through the power of the human voice.
Sep 15, 2024
Sep 15, 2024
46 min
Anthony Scott has been a part of fandom for many years, and is currently Fleet Admiral of Starfleet Command. We talk about how fandom has enriched his life.
Jul 8, 2024
Jul 8, 2024
48 min
Derek Tyler Attico has won the Star Trek short fiction contest more than once, and recently published The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko. We talk with him about how his writing practice, the universes he's written in, and how his writing connects to his passion for justice.
Mar 3, 2024
Mar 3, 2024
50 min
What does our favorite science fiction get right about the universe as we know it, and what does it get wrong? Listen to Rufus Cochran, Dr. Mohamed Noor, and Dr. Paul Kwiat as they talk about artificial intelligence, quantum computing, the nature of evolution, and other places science intersects with our favorite science fiction.