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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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23:06

Indianapolis Creator Da'Rell Miller

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/11/21

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.

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42:54

Starbase Indy Anthology Authors

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/11/17

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.

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56:39

Space Update with Tom Rathjen

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/11/10

Tom Rathjen is back on the podcast this week. He is a human factors engineer whose 30 year career at NASA and subsequent work with Blue Origins and Space X gives him a unique perspective on getting us off the planet. Listen to him talk about the latest news, about why public - private partnerships in space travel are so powerful, and about when he thinks folks might go to space on a more casual basis.

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56:39

KRAD Visits the Starbase

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/11/01

Keith R.A. DeCandido has been watching Star Trek since birth - but it's only one of the universes in which he's written novels. Listen to him talk about his work and the unique perspective working with tie-in fiction gives him into the universes we all love.

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19:02

Chaos Academy - Shaping the Future

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/10/26

Jean Lee runs the Chaos Academy, where she teaches in a different way than we're used to hearing about. Listen to her talk about how and what she's teaching the kids in her pod.

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26:04

Kids Explore Robotics

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/10/19

Vinod Agrowal and his son created Kids Explore Robotics because they experienced what kids were being taught about robotics, and had some ideas about how to do it better. Listen to Vinod talk about their inspirations, what they do, and the fun they'll be bringing to this year's Starbase Indy.

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37:13

Chat with Con Chair Ryan Howe

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/10/19

Come hear what this year's Con Chair is excited about for Starbase Indy.

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33:41

Starbase Indy Anthology

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/10/13

For the first time ever, Starbase Indy is releasing an anthology of Science Fiction and Speculative Poetry submitted by members of the Starbase Indy community. This collection was made possible through collaboration with Dragon's Edge Press, and will be available at the 2025 Starbase Indy event over Thanksgiving Weekend.

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49:41

Infinite Expressions: The Future of Queer and...

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/10/05

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.

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34:22

The Science of Cats

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/09/28

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.

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47:35

Bioethics in Star Trek

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/09/14

Dr. Caroline Christoff and Richard Parrington discuss issues of bioethics that are referenced in various Star Trek series.

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54:20

The Science of Science Fiction

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/09/07

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.

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46:48

Exploring New Worlds through Faith

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/05/12

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.

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51:20

Exploring New Worlds Through AI

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/05/12

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.

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56:09

Exploring New Worlds through Language

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/03/31

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?

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51:45

Exploring New Worlds through Science Fiction

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/02/26

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.

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59:45

Exploring New Worlds -Literally

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Listen to two experts in human space flight talk about what human space flight has taught us about the nature of humanity.

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54:17

Exploring New Worlds Through Comedy

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/02/12

Discussion of how comedy reflects our humanity, and the impact it has on the people who create and perform comedy.

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54:17

Exploring New Worlds Through Voice

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2025/02/05

Listen to Bonnie Gordon and Nick Ramey talk about their work performing characters and conveying information through the power of the human voice.

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46:58

Commanding Starfleet with Fleet Admiral Anthony Scott

Starbase Indy Podcast ·

2024/09/15

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.

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