World of clairvoyant cats

Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya is joined by geologist Kristina Gustovich to imagine a world built on justice and social cohesion. They end up creating sparkly cats who can see into the future and totally believe in universal basic income.

HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist

GUEST

1. Kristina Gustovich is a geologist and science communicator, currently getting a PhD in science education.

MESSAGES

• Order Kalipso at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1998017044
• Listen to my other podcast Pale Blue Pod every Monday

HOUSEKEEPING

• Order my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/
• BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exolore

FIND US ONLINE

• patreon: patreon.com/exolorepod
• twitter: twitter.com/ExolorePod
• instagram: instagram.com/exolorepod
• website: exolorepod.com
• subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePod

CREDITS

• Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
• Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/
• Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/

ABOUT US

How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.

Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.