Starbase Indy Podcast

Rules Lawyering

Shannon Fauver's interest in Star Trek had drawn her to work that helps people - first in the Peace Corps and later law school and practice. She filed one of four cases that, lumped in with Obergefell, went to the Supreme Court to codify marriage rights regardless of sexual orientation. She's spoken at Starbase Indy and other conventions about whether we'll need lawyers in the future, and when a being has rights. Our conversation covers all of these topics and more. 

Indiana Sciences

Rufus Cochran is the cofounder of Indiana Sciences, a long-time speaker at Starbase Indy, and was recently recognized as Volunteer of the Year by Central Indiana United Way. We talk about the realities of data science and AI, and about the joy of a good Twitter beef. Join us for this fun conversation.

Drawing Conclusions

Gavin Smith makes funny books - though I'm not sure how funny the Mirror Universe of Star Trek is supposed to be? But that's neither here nor there. Gavin has been creating comic books for years, and talks to us about his process and how to create dynamic stories in a static medium.

Experiencing the Experiential Gamer

David Welch is the founder of the Experiential Gamer and PopUp Escape Rooms. He brings his events to conventions (He'll be running the Secret Aboard Starship Astraeus at Starbase Indy in November). We talk about his philosophy of game design, and how an experience room is different than an escape room.

Making Up

Carl Taliaferro talks about his career as a makeup artist. Hear him discuss the biggest misconceptions about prosthetics makeup, the disadvantages of late night shoots, and what it takes to make a good makeup artist.

Body Snatching Aliens

Shannon Eichorn is a scientist and a science fiction writer who has been writing about body snatching aliens since 8th grade. She talks about her work on Project Black Book, and about the engineers who have inspired her work and her life

Talking with Dr. Trek

Larry Nemecek is the biggest Star Trek fan in the universe - having written books like the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion and Star Trek: Stellar Cartography. He got his start decades ago, and has interviewed more than 500 people about their involvement in Star Trek. Along the way, he's worked on fan films and his own documentary, as well as podcasts like PORTAL 47 and TREKLAND. We talk to him about the origins of Star Trek fandom, and about what's changing as Trek moves into its new incarnations.

A Comical Life

Paul Allor was just announced as the winner of the 2022 Indiana Author Award in the Genre category for Hollow Heart, his independent comic. His history with comics includes highly recognizable universes like Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, GI Joe, Samurai Jack and many others. We talk about his writing process, what people get wrong in their heads about comic book production, and his history of adding in queer characters, often for the first time in a well known comic cannon. 

Submerge Universe

Award-winning filmmaker Demetrius Witherspoon created the Submerge Universe, which includes not only live action movies, animated movies, comic books, novels, and a wide variety of merchandise. We talk about what he likes about creating across such a wide spectrum of possibilities, and how he got his start in filmmaking.

Learning about Alternative Realities

Travis Faas teaches interactive media experience design. His interests include not only a variety of alternative realities (Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality), but also in how people learn to create and design in those spaces.