In the year 2525, humans, post-humans, and new species navigate a vast and vibrant future. Join us as we explore the lives, dreams, and struggles of a trillion-strong civilization.

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Life in 2525 A.D.
Episode 500; May 22, 2025
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Editors: Merv Johnson II & Thomas Owens

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Life in 2525 A.D. (Episode 500 Narrated Only by Isaac)

From Clarke’s Sentinel to deep-space defense systems, this episode dives into the idea of machine monitors—guardians of planets, civilizations, and secrets too ancient to name.

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Episode 444b; May 1, 2024 
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Ancient Machine Monitors: Alien Watchdogs, AI Custodians, and the Fermi Paradox

A new industrial revolution is coming—not on Earth, but above it. This episode delves into how orbital shipyards will produce everything from shuttles to megastructures, changing how we explore and inhabit space.

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Orbital Shipyards: Building Fleets in Space
Episode 722; June 5, 2025; Nebula Exclusive
Written, Produced, & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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0:00 Intro
0:15 Why Build in Orbit?
1:29 The Gravity Well Problem
3:22 Material Sourcing – The Importance of ISRU
5:44 Early Orbital Shipyards – Existing & Near-Future Projects
6:37 Lessons from Space Stations & Prototypes
8:22 Port George & Linus Scrapyard – Revisiting Fictional Shipyards
13:08 Infrastructure & Logistics of Orbital Shipyards
23:39 Constructing Different Types of Ships
31:58 Challenges of Large-Scale Shipbuilding
34:10 Maintenance, Repairs, and Refits – Sustaining a Spacefaring Fleet
39:25 Salvage and Recycling
40:37 The Future of Orbital Shipyards – Expanding Beyond Earth
43:03 The Rise of Megastructure Shipyards
44:29 Privatization and the Spacefaring Economy
46:12 Shipyards as Strategic Military and Political Assets
47:54 The Role of AI, Automation, and Post-Human Workforces

Orbital Shipyards - Building Fleets in Space (Narration Only)

The Fermi Paradox asks why, in a vast and ancient universe, we see no signs of alien life. In this episode, we explore five explanations that make sense—and seven popular ones that, despite sounding good, fall flat under closer scrutiny.

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5 Fermi Paradox Explanations I Love, 7 That Fall Flat
Episode 502 / 721; May 31, 2025
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0:00 Intro
1:11 Space Is Too Big
4:46 Rare Earth
6:35 Aliens Signals Just Can’t Be Heard
10:09 Humans Are Boring
11:36 Dark Forest Theory
14:14 Interdiction Bubble Civilizations
16:49 Hermit Hypothesis
19:18 Aestivation Hypothesis and Extragalactic Migration
21:10 Transcendance, Ascension, and Extra-Universe Migration
22:33 Infinite Miniaturization
23:33 Berserkers & Zombie AI
24:53 Aliens Common But Unrecognizable 
26:08 Simulation Hypothesis


5 Fermi Paradox Explanations I Love… and 7 That Fall Flat (Narration Only)

Are we alone in the universe—or just early to the party? We’ll explore the math, models, and megastructures that might answer how many alien civilizations are out there, and why the night sky remains so quiet.

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How Many Alien Civilizations Are There?

Episode 723; June 8, 2025 

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How Many Alien Civilizations Are There?

Interstellar travel may one day take us to the stars, but surviving the journey could be the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced. In this episode, we explore the physical, psychological, and societal trials of a voyage that could span centuries—or forever.

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Interstellar Travel: Can We Survive The Long Journey?
Episode 724; June 12, 2025
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Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Billions and Billions"

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Interstellar Travel: Can We Survive the Long Journey?

Could we sculpt dead planets into living worlds? From artificial crusts and orbital mirrors to taming tectonics and engineering biospheres, this is your definitive guide to turning alien rocks into second Earths.

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Interstellar Travel: Can We Survive The Long Journey?
Episode 725; June 15, 2025
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon"
Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and..."
Dark Future, "Staring Through" pt1
Miguel Johnson. "The Commanders", "Far From Home"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata", "Cosmic Soup"
Aerium, "Deijocht"
Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Solar Eclipse", "Billions and Billions"

The Terraforming Compendium - From Barren Rocks to Living Worlds (Narration Only)

In order to succeed in space, we must be able to produce as much as possible on-site, or ‘in situ’, but what are the most critical resources to harvest and how do we do it?

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I.S.R.U. In-Situ Resource Utilization
Written, Narrated & Produced by: Isaac Arthur
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ISRU: In-Situ Resource Utilization (Narration Only)

From quantum tunneling to cosmic inflation, we journey through the theories behind the Big Bang and beyond — and ask the big question: could another Big Bang be in our cosmic future?

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Could We See a Second Big Bang?
Episode 724.1; June 10, 2025
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0:00 Intro
1:59 Why Did the Big Bang Happen?
3:01 Quantum Fluctuations
5:20 Inflation and False Vacuum Decay
7:56 Cyclic Models and the Ekpyrotic Universe
9:43 Big Bounce Cosmology 
12:35 Tunneling from Nothing 
14:04 Beginnings, Endings, and Echoes

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