We often wonder how we might first meet extraterrestrials, picturing flying saucers and UFOs landing and aliens emerging asking to be taken to our leader - but joining the galactic community might be a very strange experience.

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Credits:
Alien Civilizations: Welcome to the Galactic Community!
Episode 215, Season 5 E49

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell

Graphics by:
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
Mihail Yordanov

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Music:
Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1
Reign Pagaran, "Columbia's Sails"
Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and..." https://www.discogs.com/artist/625697-Taras-Harkavyi
Aerium, "Deiljocht", "Windmill Forests", "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ