E240 Human Keri Bean has a Mars driver’s license and drives the Curiosity rover on its surface. She’s a systems engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for Curiosity, Perseverance and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity. She’s also an atmospheric Continue reading →

E239 Physicist and research scientist (lasers and robotics) human, Dr. Stephen Granade, is also a writer of both interactive and regular fiction. He’s hosted a science YouTube series for NASA (“No Small Steps“) and has his own Continue reading →

E238 Human Rantz Hoseley is the “son of a grifter,” had a serial killer (alleged) for an assistant scout master, crashed on good friend Tori Amos’ couch, won both the Eisner Award and Harvey Award, worked for Disney, is Continue reading →

E237 Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, teacher and author human, Richard Dresser‘s debut novel, It Happened Here, is an oral history of an American family dealing with life in a totalitarian state. He’s also co-producing a documentary about the Continue reading →

E236 Geologist and NASA/JPL Scientist human, Dr. Fred Calef, is the geospatial information scientist for the Mars Curiosity Rover and maps the terrain of the red planet. We discuss his work, the transpermia theory, rocks, microbes, Rovers, humans Continue reading →

E235 Ben Andrews is a former Jehovah’s Witness and the founder of the Seattle Film Summit (SFS). He’s also a director, actor and producer. Ben and I chat about the nature of God, possible existence of seraphim, roads not taken, Continue reading →

E234 Human Melody Guy has survived enough for several lifetimes.  From childhood sexual abuse to a kidnapping when she was in her late teens, to a traumatic brain injury from a transformer explosion (she’s even been sucker-punched in a Continue reading →

E233 Body language and emotional intelligence expert and physician human, Dr. Jack Brown, works with negotiators, sales people, executives, politicians, tv and film directors, private clients and those who are simply looking to accurately interpret others’ body language, as Continue reading →

E232 Roman Catholic priest human, Father Mike, entered seminary as a young man and has devoted his life to the Church and his fellow humans. He believes in miracles and the Word and wishes some humans lived their Continue reading →

E231 Taylor Conley sat in a courtroom on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 and heard the verdict. The jury had deliberated for 8 1/2 hours and declared Taylor guilty of aggravated murder, and first degree felony murder, in the death of Continue reading →