Seldon Crisis – The Podcast Joel McKinnon

The Mule dominates the galaxy and controls the planets and technology of the Foundation. He is not a happy conqueror, for he is unable to find the rumored Second Foundation despite five years of searching by Han Pritcher, now his loyally converted servant. He calls upon the unconverted and ambitious Bail Channis to lead him to his foe. Meanwhile, the speakers of the mysterious Second Foundation plot their defense.
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Script by Joel McKinnonVoices by Amanda Kreitler and Joel McKinnonTheme Orchestration by Tom BarnesSound Design by Jeremy MacKinnonArt by Mike Topping – despotica.com
Based on the novels of Foundation by Isaac Asimov.
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Two visionary authors of independent science fiction share their visions of possible human futures. Tobias Cabral has humans living in a thriving Mars colony with intelligent robots interacting with humans while Erasmo Acosta's  envisions a billion years of human expansion through the galaxy relying upon rotating settlements constituting Dyson swarms which fully utilize the energy from their host stars.
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Tobias CabralMechanical Error  
New EyesReview of New Eyes by Joel
Neo Cyberpunk, v2
Enter DarknessReview of Enter Darkness by Joel
Erasmo Acostaerasmix.com
Review of K3+ by Tobias
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The ambitious and confident Bail Channis thinks he is on the trail of the Second Foundation. General Han Pritcher is consumed by jealousy and doubt, but seems to have secret knowledge as the two men huddle in a cold room on frigid Rossem. Someone is coming to their doorway. Is it the Mule? Is it someone else? Is Channis who he seems? Is Pritcher past his prime? All the action is in one small room. Something is about to give.
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Script by Joel McKinnonVoices by Joel McKinnonTheme Orchestration by Tom BarnesSound Design by Jeremy MacKinnonArt by Mike Topping – despotica.com
Music by bandersn4tch from Pixabay "Dark Secrets of the Universe"
Based on the novels of Foundation by Isaac Asimov.
Please visit the Seldon Crisis YouTube channel for the video trailer, intro promos, and video versions of the podcast episodes.
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Something a little different. I read a work of fan fiction from a listener named Sarita1046. It's an intriguing and poetic piece linking some of the characters from the Apple TV Foundation universe with those in earlier works by Asimov, the robot detective novels featuring Elijah Baley and Daneel Olivaw.
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When the Stars Were Real by Sarita1046Seldon Crisis Website (seldoncrisis.net)
Kim Stanley Robinson at  Long Now
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caves_of_Steel
Theme Orchestration by Tom BarnesArt by Mike Topping – despotica.com
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I get back to the mic to talk about an especially exhausting ski adventure, getting Covid afterward, and the Ukraine war before switching gears into more pleasant topics. I introduce listeners to the Long Now Foundation and what is so cool about it, and talk about a couple of great talks available for your enjoyment online.
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The Long Now Foundation
The 10,000 Year ClockThe Rosetta ProjectManual for CivilizationDavid Grinspoon - Earth in Human HandsKim Stanley Robinson - Climate Futures: Beyond 02022
Science Fiction Remnant Podcast
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Theme Orchestration by Tom BarnesArt by Mike Topping – despotica.com
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Always wanted to do a full season 1 analysis of the Apple TV version of Foundation and finally found a co-analyst. Priya from the Rehydrate podcast joins me to go over each episode and provide her insightful analysis. Priya and the Rehydrate crew are fresh off of a first reading of the Foundation trilogy and she watched the show fairly recently, so has quite a bit of insight as someone new to Asimov and the Foundation universe.
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Hear Priya, along with Dan and Thalia, on the Rehydrate podcast
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