Description
This week we're imagining the life on a thick atmosphere world. We talk echolocation, cascadian black metal music, vision priorities, bat worship, acoustemology, singing dream sentinels.
HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (https://twitter.com/goastromo (@GoAstroMo)), astrophysicist and folklorist
GUESTS
Dr. Kristen Lear is a bat conservationist, If/Then Ambassador, and National Geographic explorer! You can follower her on twitter at https://twitter.com/BatsForLife (@BatsforLife) and read about her Agave Restoration work with Bat Conservation International her https://kristenlear.wixsite.com/batconservation (website).
Future Dr. Laina Dawes is an ethnomusicologist and heavy metal fan. She wrote the book https://bookshop.org/books/what-are-you-doing-here-a-black-woman-s-life-and-liberation-in-heavy-metal/9781935950059 (What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal). Follow her on twitter at https://twitter.com/Lainad (@Lainad) and check out her https://writingisfighting.tumblr.com/ (blog).
MIDBREAK
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- Check out my new show for PBS Digital Studios, https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_lsQEz7yLOq6YwIGfRtNTZddCucSvilz (Fate and Fabled)!
FIND US ONLINE
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CREDITS
- Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/ (https://www.purple-planet.com)
- Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/ (http://stephenjreisig.com/)
- Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/ (https://www.mischastanton.com/)
- Transcript by Iesir Moss
ABOUT US
Have you ever wished you could travel to a different world? Exolore can help with that! In each episode, astrophysicist/folklorist Moiya McTier explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests, interviewing professional worldbuilders, or reviewing the merits of worlds that have already been built. You'll learn, you'll laugh, and you'll gain an appreciation for how special our planet really is.
Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.
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