Best Swapna Krishna Podcasts (2024)

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Space Exploration, Cycling, Community, and More with Swapna Krishna 1:03:50

4d ago1:03:50

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Episode 127 features Swapna Krishna, a prolific science communicator who's written for Engadget and Wired, and recently just started her own YouTube channel. We discuss arriving at that channel, being interested in just some of NASA's history, going back to the Moon, the Tour de France, and much more… Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode S…

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Creating and Sharing with Joel Duggan 1:09:45

5h ago1:09:45

1:09:45

Episode 128 features Joel Duggan, a podcaster, twitch streamer, animator, cartoonist, and content creator who wears more hats than that! We discuss explaining what you do, commercials, influences, getting started, learning from others, passion, the desire to share, go behind the scenes on his podcasts and processes, and much more… Mentioned and Hel…

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Bridging the gap from Podcast to Running with the return of Rebecca Seidel 58:53

19d ago58:53

58:53

Episode 126 features the return of Rebecca Seidel who’s back because since her last appearance she launched a podcast and ran her first marathon! We discuss those two milestones, plus running, editing audio, reading more, finding balance, taking time to decompress and much much more … Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode Abridged.xyz Rebec…

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How MovieRob Settled In His Home(land) 51:07

1M ago51:07

51:07

Episode 125 features Movie Minute Rob! He's a movie blogger and podcaster, host of a minute-by-minute podcast, and he has returned! He's back to continue his story of emigration and then we talk about movies, blogging, podcasting, and the impact that what we put into the world can have on the world and us. We also touch on some spirituality, learni…

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The Acolyte and Pacing 57:36

1M ago57:36

57:36

This month Preeti and Swapna discuss the first two episodes of Star Wars: The Acoylte through the lens of narrative pacing. They also talk through some of that LEGO Zero Dawn Horizon news and Star Trek: Discovery, Prodigy, and Starfleet Academy! Episodic links: Desi Geek Girls patreon: http://www.patreon.com/desigeekgirls Swapna's space newsletter:…

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How MovieRob Found His Home(land) 1:03:19

2M ago1:03:19

1:03:19

Episode 124 features Movie Minute Rob! He's a movie blogger and podcaster, host of a minute-by-minute podcast, who also happens to be from New Jersey but lives in Israel. How did that transpire? What are the differences and similarities between both of our first experiences in the Holy Land, what happens when a place stops being a noun and starts b…

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The more things change, the more they stay the same with Danno Sullivan 1:03:24

2M ago1:03:24

1:03:24

Episode 123 features Danno Sullivan a comedian, podcaster, musician, and long-lost Marx Brother. He’s here to discuss the Ukulele, being a comedy show off, Vaudeville, being communicators and so much more… … Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode playitdailyukulele.com funnypodcast.co AgentPalmer.com Tweets @AgentPalmer @ThePalmerFiles Other…

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Percy Jackson and the Art of the Adaptation 48:56

2M ago48:56

48:56

Preeti and Swapna dive into what exactly does make a successful adaptation through the lens of Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians tv series. Episode links: Star Trek Variety article Rick Riordan's letters to the studio Desi Geek Girls patreon: http://www.patreon.com/desigeekgirls Swapna's space newsletter: https://www.adastraspace.com/ Swapn…

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One Final Question: Volume IV 1:11:10

3M ago1:11:10

1:11:10

Episode 122 features Kelly, Jimmy, Travis, Chris, Tony, Zapata, and my Dad. Discussing the past, the future, anxiety, technology, passion, friendships, and a few favorites from the "One Final Question" after-credits of The Palmer Files podcast. During the episode we cover: Where are you in five years? How to deal with creative anxiety? Removing a t…

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Some ABCs with Amber Naslund (Analog, Balance, & Career) 1:11:43

3M ago1:11:43

1:11:43

Episode 121 features Amber Naslund, an entrepreneur, marketer, salesperson, writer, leader, and too many more things there isn’t enough time to mention! We discuss careers and trajectories, confidence and risk, fear and opportunity, setbacks and balance, and so much more. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode Amber on LinkedIn Amber on Inst…

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36: Garrett Wang - Part 3 43:17

3M ago43:17

43:17

In Episode 36, we conclude our conversation with Garrett Wang. For seven seasons, he starred as Ensign Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager. In Part 3 of our interview, Garrett talks about the nuances of cross-cultural casting; negotiating the relative Asian-ness of Harry Kim (how "Asian" is playing the clarinet?); his very first on-camera acting role a…

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Learning, Focus, and Storytelling with NostalgAK’s James Gaddis 1:06:16

4M ago1:06:16

1:06:16

Episode 120 features James Gaddis, a former journalist, currently a digital marketer of many hats, who's channeling his nostalgia and passion for storytelling on YouTube. We talk about crafting a story, being on both sides of the camera, digital marketing and change, comfort zones, snap judgments, we attempt to replace primary with firstiary and mu…

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35: Garrett Wang - Part 2 43:07

4M ago43:07

43:07

In Episode 35, we welcome back actor Garrett Wang. For seven seasons, he starred as Ensign Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager -- which, at present time, makes him the Asian with the most screen time across the entire Star Trek franchise. In Part 2 of our interview, Garrett talks about some of the early struggles in his acting career -- including paren…

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We're Back! 14:48

4M ago14:48

14:48

Swapna and Preeti return to the mic to talk about the future of Desi Geek Girls. TL;DR: We're sticking around, but not in quite the same way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Lawyers, Myths, and Debate with Jess Eskra 58:52

4M ago58:52

58:52

Episode 119 features Jess Eskra, a lawyer who's in the game to help people. We talk about lawyer myths, posture, legislation, Jury duty, law school, debate, education, and much much more. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode AgentPalmer.com Tweets @AgentPalmer @ThePalmerFiles Other Links Finding Future Pirate Treasure in the pages of Debat…

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34: Garrett Wang - Part 1 46:55

4M ago46:55

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Garrett Wang is best known for starring as Ensign Harry Kim for seven seasons on Star Trek: Voyager. A fan-favorite regular on the convention circuit, he currently co-hosts the popular podcast The Delta Flyers, which recaps Voyager and now Deep Space Nine. In Part 1 or our interview, Garrett talks about the epic, arduous audition process that earne…

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An Illuminating Conversation with Horror Author Katherine Silva 59:44

4M ago59:44

59:44

Episode 118 features Katherine Silva, who is a published author, an editor-in-chief of a small press, who writes horror but with a mix of grief and existentialism, as opposed to just slash’em and bash’em. We talk about writing, getting into horror, living in Maine, process, online communities, Anthony Bourdain, the DIY nature of indies, being worka…

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Hello there - A Conversation with Obi-Wan Nickobi 1:08:51

5M ago1:08:51

1:08:51

Episode 117 features Nick Schiner (aka Obi-Wan Nickobi) an educator, a maker, and a gamer, as well as a family man, who just happens to be this guy I met on the internet who turned out to be cool. We talk about meeting in a chat room, and how that’s not as bad as it sounds, online communities, reading, being the family IT guy, and much much more… M…

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Left of the Dial, Talking Radio with Bill Childs 1:07:03

5M ago1:07:03

1:07:03

Episode 116 features Bill Childs, host of the radio show Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child, who is here to discuss the importance and longevity of radio, audio, music, and so much more. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode spare the rock, spoil the child AgentPalmer.com Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child on Facebook Bill Childs on BlueSky Bill …

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50 Questions with Stefanie 46:28

6M ago46:28

46:28

Episode 115 features Stefanie Muniz, formerly of The Gotham Lights and The Orville Lights podcasts, and much much more. She’s about to answer 50 questions. Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode Agent Palmer Answers 50 Questions FromBraintoKeyboard.com AgentPalmer.com Tweets @AgentPalmer @BadWolfBay87 @ThePalmerFiles Other Links Barker’s Bra…

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Marching to the Beat with Miguel Bolivar 1:04:15

6M ago1:04:15

1:04:15

Episode 114 features Miguel Bolivar a marching band director who is here because I have some things I want to say. From my blanket apology to start the conversation to discussing all of the bands and the role, it has in forming better habits and music in general to the importance of arts education in high school and much much more... Throughout the…

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A Continuing Conversation with Our Younger Selves 1:02:56

7M ago1:02:56

1:02:56

Episode 113 features good friend Jason Zapata and both of our younger selves. We listen to an old conversation which you will also hear with us and then we reconvene on the mics to talk about music, friendship, and a whole lot more… Throughout the conversation, we discuss: A conversation from the past Age comes for us all Listening to our younger s…

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On the Other Side of the Trilogy with Author Essa Hansen 1:02:53

7M ago1:02:53

1:02:53

Episode 112 features Essa Hansen for the third time, who’s returning on the other side of the publication of her Graven trilogy. We discuss taking a break, process, reception and promotion, what has been learned, burnout and much much more... Throughout the conversation, we discuss: Finishing a book trilogy as a writer Taking a break Burnout Succes…

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From Hobby to Job with GenXGrownUp's Jon Reddick 1:06:25

8M ago1:06:25

1:06:25

Episode 111 features Jon Reddick owner and founder of GenX Grown Up, a small multimedia kingdom of videos, podcasts, and blogs, who is here to discuss being an independent media mogul, self-employment leaps, keeping things for yourself, and much much more... Throughout the conversation, we discuss: What do you do? The jump from hobby to full-time G…

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Stories, Sounds, and other Creative Arts with NJ Sullivan 1:15:11

9M ago1:15:11

1:15:11

Episode 110 features NJ Sullivan a co-founder of Lantern Audio Works, creator of audio dramas and the written arts, who is here to discuss a lot of things related to life and the art of creation. Throughout the conversation, we discuss: Lantern Audio Works Writing Person v Persona Authenticity Reading Building Community Sound Stories Good Ideas Ing…

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Talking Star Trek with Edward O'Hare 1:04:22

9M ago1:04:22

1:04:22

Episode 109 features the return of Edward O'Hare, who has been my guide through my Star Trek journey, and we're going to reflect on my adventures with the original cast, before I embark upon The Next Generation. Throughout the conversation, we discuss: Star Trek: The Original Series Star Trek: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star …

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Eric Smith is an Author, an Agent, and More 1:01:42

9M ago1:01:42

1:01:42

Episode 108 features Eric Smith a literary agent and author, who has written books of all kinds and represented all kinds of authors. He’s here to discuss the publishing industry, his writing process, reading habits, and much much more... Throughout the conversation, we discuss: Literary Agent Author Publishing Traditional Media Reading Young Adult…

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Books, Bernard, and Blogs with Deighton Dossier’s Rob Mallows 1:06:03

10M ago1:06:03

1:06:03

Episode 107 features Rob Mallows the man behind The Deighton Dossier website and blog, who is here to talk about Len Deighton, Bernard Samson, Harry Palmer, as well as collecting books and feeding our reading habit, spy fiction, spybrary and much much more... Throughout the conversation, we discuss: Len Deighton Reading Collecting Harry Palmer Bern…

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Writing, Gaming, and Storytelling with Nicholas W. Fuller 1:02:45

10M ago1:02:45

1:02:45

Episode 106 features Nicholas W Fuller, an author who is working on his next book while raising two kids, recording interviews for YouTube, and still finds time for that pesky day job. We discuss his writing process, compare our gaming stories, talk about coding, incomplete trilogies, too much media, reading on a kindle, and much much more… Through…

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An Animated Conversation with WillBits 1:09:12

11M ago1:09:12

1:09:12

Episode 105 features Will White, an animator, artist, writer, and video creator who not only has experience in the studio system for animation but also has had his hand in YouTube as well with his channel WillBits. We discuss how Will became an animator, creating videos and animations on YouTube, appeasing the algorithm, supporting independent crea…

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Shifting through Life with Matt Gilhooly 1:10:52

11M ago1:10:52

1:10:52

Episode 104 features Matt Gilhooly host of The Life Shift Podcast, an instructor for higher education, and someone who is also working toward bringing conversation back. We discussed education and expected life paths, perfection, being creative, long-form content in all forms, the act of listening, celebrating things, moving on to what's next and s…

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Following the Progression with the Dulcet Crooning of David Cook 1:11:02

12M ago1:11:02

1:11:02

Episode 103 features the sultry voice of David Cook, who you may know from his work on The Edge of The World Broadcast, but who hopes you'll know him as a movie trailer voice down the road. We discuss music and voice-over, comedy, entertainment, training and learning, inspiration, finding your sound, knowing your instrument, nuance and so much more…

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The Creation of the Klingon Language | Unsung Science with David Pogue 38:06

12M ago38:06

38:06

Where do fictional languages come from? How are they devised? Hear from the creator of the Klingon language, Marc Okrand, on his process of designing the famous conlang (constructed language) and his first few Star Trek gigs. You'd be surprised by the amount of vocabulary, syntax, and grammar that go into inventing the conlang. Host David Pogue als…

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Tears of the Kingdom, Stargazing, Gambit & Rogue, and more! 44:40

12M ago44:40

44:40

Preeti and Swapna are back with a few updates on quite a few things! They dig into their Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom* experiences, Swapna's new book STARGAZING, and fun comics things with Love Unlimited: Gambit & Rogue Part One out on Marvel Unlimited now! *No actual spoilers for the Tears of the Kingdom discussion despite their assumptio…

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The Good, The Bad, and The Kristin 1:13:03

1y ago1:13:03

1:13:03

Episode 102 features the long-awaited return of my friend and the second Palmer files guest, Kristin Maier. We discuss writing and blogging, sharing, slowing down, speeding up, understanding ourselves, cycles, perception, reality and so much more... Throughout the conversation, we discuss: Writing Blogging Getting personal online Toxic productivity…

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From Fan to Science Fiction Consultant with Erin Macdonald 1:15:44

1y ago1:15:44

1:15:44

Ever wondered how warping would work in real life? Astrophysicist Dr. Erin Macdonald knows. Erin takes the inner workings of science and makes them possible in the science fiction universe we love on Star Trek. She also highlights one of her favorite Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, “The Magnificent Ferengi”, because everyone loves an Iggy Pop …

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The Palmer Files 101 with guest lecturer Bill Sweeney 1:07:24

1y ago1:07:24

1:07:24

Episode 101 features features the return of my friend and the original Palmer Files guest, Bill Sweeney. The first 100 episodes went well let’s start the second hundred off the same way. We discuss 100 episodes of this show, guests, guilt, The Dip, go behind the scenes, talk about before there was this podcast, and just who is winning, Bill or Palm…

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A Conversation with Michael Stershic a.k.a. My Dad 1:01:49

1y ago1:01:49

1:01:49

Episode 100 features a very special guest, Michael Stershic a.k.a my Dad. We discuss the art of long-form conversation, working together, education, parenting, get into some nature v. nurture, and so much more. During the episode we cover: Listening to the podcast The Art of Long-form Conversation Working together Childhood memories Staying in touc…

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John Hodgman’s Favorite Episode of The Next Generation 1:14:34

1y ago1:14:34

1:14:34

Author and actor John Hodgman is throwing it back with Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: The Original Series. He and our hosts analyze how these shows have impacted their views on interpersonal relationships and John dives into one of his favorite Next Generation episodes, “Lonely Among Us”. He is also desperately looking for a Judge Q …

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The History of Coffee 44:28

1y ago44:28

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Episode 99 features the complete unauthorized and organically sourced history of coffee. So stay tuned for how one of the world’s most popular beverages came to be with a history full of kings, spies, pirates, popes, lovers, religion, politics, war, and much much more! Coffee's Origins From Berry and Bean to Drink Trade Coffee Shops Social Coffee C…

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Sir Patrick Stewart (Extended Cut) | The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert 29:10

1y ago29:10

29:10

Sir Patrick Stewart makes a special appearance on The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert. Following Colbert's commentary, he and Stewart discuss the final season of Star Trek: Picard. Stewart also shares tidbits about himself including how he stays so young, his role as King Oberon, and what he sees as the best way to start your day. This is a…

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Definitions, Deep Dives, and Discussion with Mikey Neumann 1:04:23

1y ago1:04:23

1:04:23

Episode 98 features Mikey Neumann, whom you may know from FilmJoy, Movies with Mikey, Deep Dive or perhaps his days at Gearbox and those Borderland games. We discuss creating YouTube content, informational osmosis, situational nihilism, defining art, and much much more. Throughout the conversation, we discuss: "No one knows what they're doing." The…

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Meaningful Asian Representation with Phil Yu 1:05:33

1y ago1:05:33

1:05:33

Creator of “All the Asians On Star Trek” and the “Angry Asian Man” blog, Phil Yu, discusses Asian representation in Star Trek and beyond. He speaks to his own experiences from watching Rosalind Chao as a kid to making it a mission to interview every Asian actor who has appeared on Star Trek. Throughout the years diversity has developed, but we’re a…

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33: Christopher Aguilar 56:15

1y ago56:15

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Christopher Aguilar guest starred on Star Trek: Voyager when he was 12 years old, in the season three episode "Before and After," in which he played "Andrew Kim" -- the future son of Ensign Harry Kim and the grandson of Lt. Tom Paris and Kes. Wait, what? It's all very confusing and Christopher helps us clear it up. He talks about getting his start …

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Building Character Inspirations with Michelle Yeoh 1:02:07

1y ago1:02:07

1:02:07

The wonderful Michelle Yeoh, also known as Captain Philippa Georgiou, talks about her time working on Star Trek: Discovery and her experience with her Star Trek family. She gives us the background on her extensive career from dancing to acting, including how her inspiration for Georgiou came from contemporary dance. She also shares the things she w…

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Making Words Happen with Jacob Burgess 1:01:43

1y ago1:01:43

1:01:43

Episode 97 features the multitalented Jacob Burgess. He not only Makes Words Happen, but he can also inspire thought and reflection as he did for me in the following conversation about traveling, theatre, seeking, learning, personality, and authenticity, plus we trade some platitudes and much much more. Throughout the conversation, we discuss: Pers…

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Comics and Klingons with Christopher Cantwell 59:02

1y ago59:02

59:02

Writer Christopher Cantwell joins the podcast as a fan and is greeted by fans of his own! Tawny and Paul are excited to welcome the creator of one of their favorite shows, Halt and Catch Fire, before diving into Cantwell’s Star Trek fandom, his IDW comic series, Star Trek: Defiant, and why everything always comes back to Klingons… not that we’re co…

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The Bard Strikes Back: A Conversation with Charles Bates Continues 51:53

1y ago51:53

51:53

Episode 96 features Charles Bates, who you may know as Chaz, Yahzick, The DM, The Bard, or the previous episode. We continue the discussion by talking about the things we enjoy consuming on pixelated screens, sportsmanship, looking back, goals, attention, starving artists, growth, and much much more. Throughout the conversation, we discuss: Story v…

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Preparing for Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with Heeral Chhibber 1:07:23

1y ago1:07:23

1:07:23

Preeti is joined by guest and Zelda aficionado Heeral Chhibber to detail all the information it might be good to know before getting into that Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom play on May 12. Heeral takes us through what we should pull from Skyward Sword, Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, Breath of the Wild and how all the games …

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The Possibility of Life with Jaime Green 53:00

1+ y ago53:00

53:00

Debut author and science journalist Jaime Green is bringing her expertise and passion for life on our planet and others! Our hosts get a chance to ask her about evolution on earth and beyond, chat AI, revisit their conversation on SETI and METI from season 2, and discuss the uniqueness of alien life on Star Trek, in science fiction, and in the real…

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