Episode 6 - Conversation with an Alien Hunter

04/09/13 • 61 min

We talk to Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute about the past, present and future of the Searchfor Extraterrestrial Intelligence. We alos award the third Wow! Signal podcast podcasting seal of approval to: the Weekly Weinersmith. Music is mostly by Cuneiform artist Jason Robinson.

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Episode 5 - Superior Galactic Communities

The Search for Bracewell Probes, Part 1.

An introduction to the Search for Bracewell Probes, with a liberal sprinkling of music by DJ Spooky (aka Paul D. Miller) from his album "Song of a Dead Dreamer."

In part 1, I cover what the hypothetical thing called a Bracewell Probe is, and discuss some of the variables that might affect whether or not it would be possible for us to to detect one in our own solar system. We don't know whether they exist, but if they do, we want to find them....

The second Wow! Signal Podcast seal of approval for podcasting is awarded to Oh, No, Ross and Carrie!

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Oh No, Ross and Carrie.

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DJ Spooky

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Episode 7 - My Dinner With Garthright

On May 11th 2013 I sat down with skeptic Bing Garthright to talk about his impressions of UFOCon 13. This led to some interesting stories of his days as a NICAP UFO investigator, as well as some measured - and often very positive - thoughts about the speakers he had just heard.

The fourth Wow! Signal Podcast podcasting seal of approval for podcasts is awarded to: The Brain Science Podcast by Virginia Campbell.

Music by Ahleuchatistas and Jason Robinson.