Transmission Podcast

In this episode we talk to Zada Karam and Joel Horton about the recent developments in the Luxtaterran transmissions and what this means for those on the Saena.

Learn more about the impending launch and the celebration toasting the Saena's crew on Wednesday, August 16th at La Belle Angele with musical guests The Blueswater and Myles Avery. On the Episode:Em PiroPeter Michael MarinoFelipe Rodriguez of the BlueswaterThe crew of Stage Manager’s Guide to Dating AssholesDoug Eiffel of Wolf 359. This episode also featured the song “Whisky,” by The Blueswater.

In this episode we talk to Zada Karam and Joel Horton about the recent developments in the Luxtaterran transmissions and what this means for those on the Saena.

Learn more about the impending launch and the celebration toasting the Saena's crew on Wednesday, August 16th at La Belle Angele with musical guests The Blueswater and Myles Avery. On the Episode:Em PiroPeter Michael MarinoFelipe Rodriguez of the BlueswaterThe crew of Stage Manager’s Guide to Dating AssholesDoug Eiffel of Wolf 359. This episode also featured the song “Whisky,” by The Blueswater.

In this episode we make our leap 50 years into the future into the work of Transmission, a distributed, augmented reality performance during the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Meet Dr. Skylar Adhar, Leila Karam, Zada Karam, Youssif and Nada Karam, and Joel Horton as they prepare for the launch of the Saena in Edinburgh.

In this episode we make our leap 50 years into the future into the work of Transmission, a distributed, augmented reality performance during the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Meet Dr. Skylar Adhar, Leila Karam, Zada Karam, Youssif and Nada Karam, and Joel Horton as they prepare for the launch of the Saena in Edinburgh.

In this episode we sit down with the cast of Transmission to talk about working on a distributed theatre piece, and how one approaches a story told in this way. Featuring:Afia FarookiAizzah FatimaLeila GhaznaviDavid GlistaNada HumsiYoussif KamalCecilia Lynn-Jacobs

In this episode we sit down with the cast of Transmission to talk about working on a distributed theatre piece, and how one approaches a story told in this way. Featuring:Afia FarookiAizzah FatimaLeila GhaznaviDavid GlistaNada HumsiYoussif KamalCecilia Lynn-Jacobs

In this episode, we sit down with the writing team of Transmission as they talk about sharing responsibilities for world building, the Indy Convergence, and parenting. On the episode:Ian GarrettJustine GarrettMaggie SulcWith special guests:Henrietta GarrettMiles Garrett

In this episode, we sit down with the writing team of Transmission as they talk about sharing responsibilities for world building, the Indy Convergence, and parenting. On the episode:Ian GarrettJustine GarrettMaggie SulcWith special guests:Henrietta GarrettMiles Garrett

On March 22, 2017, Transmission Podcast was invited to attend a day long conference at Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris about the question “What is Life,” hosted by METI International. Many of our listeners will be familiar with SETI, or Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. METI, is Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence. It is similarly focused on research and discussion related to possible extraterrestrial life, but considers also what we would say and why we’d say it to aliens. While there we interviewed Trustees of METI International and members of their Advisory Council. We asked them our questions, and why they feel METI’s work, though sometimes controversial, is important. On this Episode:Jerome H. BarkowDoug VakochFlorence Raulin CerceauWith thanks to our sponsor:Porter Airlines

On March 22, 2017, Transmission Podcast was invited to attend a day long conference at Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris about the question “What is Life,” hosted by METI International. Many of our listeners will be familiar with SETI, or Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. METI, is Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence. It is similarly focused on research and discussion related to possible extraterrestrial life, but considers also what we would say and why we’d say it to aliens. While there we interviewed Trustees of METI International and members of their Advisory Council. We asked them our questions, and why they feel METI’s work, though sometimes controversial, is important. On this Episode:Jerome H. BarkowDoug VakochFlorence Raulin CerceauWith thanks to our sponsor:Porter Airlines

On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Transmission Podcast hosted a live show in Edinburgh, Scotland as part of the Edinburgh international Science Festival in the theatre at the National Museum of Scotland. We spoke with returning guests Doctors Beth Biller, Duncan Forgan, Pippa Goldschmidt, and new guest William Taylor, who is also based at the Royal Observatory at the University of Edinburgh. The Edinburgh International Science Festival, founded in 1989, is an educational charity that aims to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the world around them. The two-week festival gives audiences amazing experiences through a diverse programme of innovative events.We offer our special Thanks to Amanda Tyndall, the Creative Director of the festival for inviting us to take part.

On March 22, 2017, Transmission Podcast was invited to attend a day long conference at Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle in Paris about the question “What is Life,” hosted by METI International. Many of our listeners will be familiar with SETI, or Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. METI, is Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence. It is similarly focused on research and discussion related to possible extraterrestrial life, but considers also what we would say and why we’d say it to aliens. While there we interviewed Trustees of METI International and members of their Advisory Council. We asked them our questions, and why they feel METI’s work, though sometimes controversial, is important. On this Episode:Jacques ArnaudGuillermo LemarchandJill Stuart

On this episode: who would be the first people to leave earth if we discovered intelligent life on another planet? We've previously discussed if we should leave earth at all, because the risks involved in interstellar space travel are significant. More on that in episode 5. If you haven’t listened yet, you might want to go back and catch up. But, back to who goes? We have to keep in mind that this isn’t a trip that can be completed in one lifetime - is there any basis for this kind of project in our past? Let’s call in the experts. On this episode:Alires AlmonBeth BillerKathryn DenningDuncan ForganJackie GreenJoel MeyersChristine Corbet MoranJohn RummelSeth ShostakPhil SurlesAaron Zimmerman

On this episode of Transmission Podcast we're considering what sort of vessel we might take on an interstellar journey. For those familiar with the Star Trek universe, I've heard that the Borg had the right idea in ship design. Sleek aerodynamics don't mean much in a near vacuum, so their floating cube, which could be oriented in any direction, seemed as good a choice as any if you don't need to deal with an atmosphere. Anyways... we're decades, if not centuries, away from any sort of interstellar spaceflight. But if we let our imaginations run wild with the science we currently understand - what could we come up with? On this Episode:Rhae AdamsAlires AlmonKathryn DenningDuncan ForganJacklyn R. GreenJoel MeyersJohn Rummel Katie Garcia SageAaron Zimmerman

On this episode of Transmission Podcast we wonder what would happen to religion if we were to discover something else - or someone else - up in the heavens - even if they were over four light years away. If we knew that there were more worlds than ours here on earth, how would we reshape our culture and religion? Depending on your relationship with the spiritual, it might not be as dramatic as you think. On the Episode:Kathryn DenningDuncan ForganPippa GoldschmidtJoel MeyersChristine Corbett MoranSeth ShostakPete Worden

On this episode of Transmission Podcast should we stay here on Earth? Should we go and try to meet up with our celestial nieghbours? If we do go, they may be trouble. They may be wildly advanced, they may mean us harm, they may want to strip our planet bare for our resources. Some may say that this is a typical Hollywood trope... and some may say we're doing a fine job of that ourselves. On This Episode:Rhae AdamsAlires AlmonBeth BillerKathryn DenningDuncan ForganPippa GoldschmidtJoel MeyersPhil Surles

On this episode of Transmission Podcast we're talking back. If we were to clear the hurdle of translation after confirming an extraterrestrial signal, we already have the technology to send a reply to our closest exoplanets. But the bigger question is, what should we say in return? And how do we craft a reply?On this Episode:Beth BillerKathryn DenningDuncan ForganChrsitine Corbett MoranPete WordenAaron ZimmermanSeth Shostak

On this episode of Transmission Podcast we're getting lost in translation and we're joined by Producer Kate Ladenheim. We’re talking about communication. Kate and I were just in Paris conducting interviews with METI scientists - and we’ll be releasing all of that content soon - but one of things we ran into was - a language barrier. Even basic communication became difficult - and that doesn’t even take into account nuances within shared language. Biscuit. Post. Pants. Rocket. All of these words are common to American and British English, but we understand them differently across the Atlantic. Now let’s imagine something entirely alien. A civilization from another planet might communicate in smell, or by transmitting chemical signals. How can we hope to connect?On this Episode:Rhae AdamsKathryn Denning Pippa GoldschmidtChristine Corbett MoranPeter Worden

On this episode we're talking about how we would organize ourselves if we were to discover something completely outside of the box — the presence of an extraterrestrial civilization. We receive signals all the time. Everything from energetic waves on the electromagnetic spectrum, to the sounds of gravitational waves. It’s easy to dismiss a signal as nothing more than normal space noise - or to get overexcited, and confuse normal transmissions with with extraterrestrial communications. Clearly, this is a big project - one that requires many brilliant minds who are willing to work together. Anyone who’s been involved in a large scale project before knows that collaborations on that scale come with their own unique set of challenges. On this Episode: Beth BillerKathryn DenningDuncan ForganPippa GoldschmidtAvi LoebJoel MeyersSeth ShostakPhil SurlesPete Worden Aaron Zimmerman

This Podcast speculates on the possibility of life on Proxima b - the closest planet outside of our solar system that has the potential to support life - and whether civilizations like our own could live there. What if we received their television and radio broadcasts? How would we listen in? Could we translate them? How could we communicate back?.This is our first episode - and we're talking about "listening" to space. When we think about listening, we usually think of noisy sounds from science fiction. But sound is not the only way that we can find out what is happening in our universe. We spoke with a number of astronomers - and others involved with space research - to discover the many different ways that we listen to space.Guests on this episode: Aaron ZimmermanPippa GoldschmidtBeth BillerDan TamayoSeth ShostakKatie Garcia-SageSimon WordenAvi LoebKathryn Denning