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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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All Episodes

32:15

Drawing Conclusions

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/10/08

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.

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21:53

Experiencing the Experiential Gamer

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/10/01

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.

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34:12

Making Up

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/09/24

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.

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27:27

Body Snatching Aliens

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/09/17

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

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49:36

Talking with Dr. Trek

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/09/10

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

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28:05

A Comical Life

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/09/03

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.

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35:31

Submerge Universe

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/08/27

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.

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53:25

Learning about Alternative Realities

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/08/20

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.

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25:17

Vendor Spotlight: Author ES Fein

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/08/13

Author ES Fein is making his first appearance in the Starbase Indy vendor room this year. He's lived and worked around the world, using those experiences to inform his science and speculative fiction.

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23:25

Maker Spaces

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/08/06

Our guest Austin Owens describes maker spaces as "community gardens for your mind." He should know, he's been involved with local maker space Cyberia for 12 years, and leading it as its president for the past half decade. Austin is studying engineering at IUPUI, and we talk a bit about his research project on the strongest infill for 3D printing (it's not what everyone thinks it is.)

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27:03

Miss Liz the ScienceWiz

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/07/30

Liz Bolger loves her job, teaching science to kids. She talks about how she got started, how she engages her audience, and gives advice for parents on how they can get their kids engaged in exploring the worlds around them.

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55:46

Humanities and Aeronautics

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/07/23

Dr. Barrett Caldwell is a professor of Industrial Engineering with a courtesy appointment in Aeronautics at Purdue University (which has graduated more astronauts than any other public university in the country). He directs the Indiana Space Grant Consortium, and has worked on human factors engineering with NASA. We talk about how the humanities affect our ability to travel in space, some of the practical barriers, and he has a great answer to the question "What is it about West Lafayette that makes

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22:47

Science and Creativity

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/07/16

Matthew Barron has been a speaker and attendee at Starbase Indy for years. He's also an author of books, creator of graphic novels, playwright, and moviemaker. In addition to all of this, he works in the sciences. We talk about the joys of conventions, the practical realities of a career in the sciences, and the dreams of the human digestive tract. Join us for this fun conversation. One of the things we talk about is the Flash Fiction workshop he ran at the last Starbase Indy, which you can find

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19:49

Vendor Spotlight - Baby Boomer Rebellion

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/07/10

This week’s podcast features one of our returning vendors, Baby Boomer Rebellion. Jeff Bruce has been working conventions for decades, and so in addition to talking about what he brings to our vendor room, we’ll also chat some on his experience with conventions and the changes he’s seen over the years.

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39:51

The Joy of Math

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/07/02

This week on the Starbase Indy Podcast we talk with longtime Starbase Indy speaker Dr. Colin McKinney. Dr. McKinney is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Wabash College. The conversation ranges from how math is a language (with mild spoilers for Discover Season 4) to how the movies get math and robotics right and (and wrong) to the possibly sentient AI that’s been in the news. Join us for this wide ranging and fun conversation.

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44:42

The Philosophy of Star Trek

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/06/25

For many years, Starbase saturday morning at 10am meant the Philosophy of Star Trek panel was going on with Dr. Jason Eberle. This week we get Dr. Eberle back to Starbase Indy through the podcast. We talk about medical ethics, the nature of humanity and the philosophy of transhumanism, and what makes Star Trek unique, philosophically. Be warned - there are some spoilers for the Battlestar Galactica series (along with some debate of the ethics of spoilers for a series that’s been out for 15

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01:10:22

Alien Actor

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/06/18

Actor Bill Blair, holds the Guiness Book of world record for most special effects makeup characters portrayed in the career. Hear him talk about how he puts together an alien performance to bring the worlds we love to life, and hear some of his behind scenes stories. Bill also wrote a book on how to achieve success in show business, and we talk about some of the tips and tricks he’s not only picked up but shared with others over his long career.

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59:49

Humans In Space

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/06/11

More than 200 people came to hear Thomas Rathjen when he talked about human space flight at Mission Chicago. Come hear about what it’s like to work for NASA, and about what he sees in the future of human space flight. His 30 years included everything from designing the galley of the space shuttle to his current work on programmatic and strategic integration. Listen to him discuss the challenges he’s addressed and solved to help humans reach for the stars, and learn about the golden rule of

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59:32

Klingons, Aliens and Hypnosis

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/06/04

Dr. Lawrence Schoen founded the Klingon Language Institute, has an advanced degree in linguistics - but insists that he's terrible with languages. Hear more about that, his novels, and hypnosis.

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34:31

Talking with the BioTrekkie

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2022/05/28

Dr. Mohamed is the Dean of Natural Sciences at Duke University, with academic specialties in evolution, genetics, and genomics. He is also the BioTrekkie, consulting on several Star Trek series in the areas of biology and genetics.

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