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Episode 33: Nicole Petkovich on Materials Science, Industry, and Old Web Nostalgia

Delayed but never forgotten, we recorded this episode with materials scientist and all-around delight DECADES (months) ago so there are some timeline inconsistencies but it's still a banger of a conversation that touches on Nicole's graduate work, moving from academia to industry, what would the alien industrial complex be, and thank God most old blogging platforms are defunct. 
Nicole's work can be found on Google Scholar and her other thoughts on Twitter.
A transcript for this episode is available from our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/07/22/episode-33
Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase, and the show @ASABpod. 
The opening song is by Nicole! 
Thank you for listening! 
 

Episode 32: We Also Read "Helicopter Story" (Formerly "I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter")

This week we decided to be almost timely for once, and talked about "Helicopter Story" by Isabel Fall, recently nominated for a Hugo in two categories. We talk about the story itself, backlash, counter-backlash, and managed to get Chuck Tingle in there. 
For a transcript and some links, check out our website: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/07/16/episode-32/
Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles
Tessa is on Twitter @spacermase 
The show is on Twitter @ASABpod 
The opening sound is "DesertPlanetLanding.wav" by aj_heels, used in compliance with Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) license. 
Thank you for listening! 

Episode 31: Theo Tiffney on the Two C's: Hepatitis, and Capitalism

In this episode, Theo Tiffney - recent PhD, crucial figure in ASAB history, and our friend - tells us about hepatitis C. We go through the disease itself, its treatment, and how drug companies once again screwed people over. 
A transcript of the episode is available on our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/07/01/episode-31/
Theo isn't really Online, but you can find Charles @cockroacharles on Twitter and Tessa @spacermase. 
The opening sound is "DesertPlanetLanding.wav" by aj_heels, used in compliance with Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) license. 
Thank you for listening! 

Episode 30: Fayth Tan on Regeneration and Queer Identity

For our first Pride Month episode, we're joined by biologist Fayth Tan, whose work focuses on regeneration. We talk about what the heck regeneration really is, why we see it in some organisms and not others, the lies told to us by pop culture, and our most beautiful "is it gay if it's in space?" yet. 
Follow Fayth on Twitter @faythtan or check out their lab at Caltech, the Goentoro Lab. 
See show notes and a transcript for this episode at our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/06/12/episode-30/
Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles and Tessa is at @spacermase. 
The opening sound is "DesertPlanetLanding.wav" by aj_heels, used in compliance with Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) license. 
Thank you for listening! 

Episode 29: Michaela Gallucci (izzitMichaela) on Climate Change and a LOT of Robot Talk

For this week's episode we're joined by "trans scientist, engineer, and inventor" Michaela Gallucci, founder of State of the Climate and host of science channel izzitMichaela, to talk about her background in science, her ongoing projects, and whether any of us would date a robot (yes, depending). 
We're having some technical issues with our website, so show notes and a transcript will be posted when that's resolved. 
You can find more of Michaela on her channel (linked above) or on Twitter @izzitMichaela. 
Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles and Tessa is @spacermase. The show is on Twitter @ASABpod. 
Thank you for listening! 

Episode 28: Y'all Heard of the Picture-Winged Flies (Ulidiidae)?

This week's episode is an exploration of the modest but fascinating family Ulidiidae, the "picture-winged flies." Tangents include fly phylogenies (fly-logeny), sperm and the distribution thereof, and whether there's any truly correct way to pronounce scientific names. 
A transcript of the episode is available at our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/05/06/episode-28/
This episode follows the first publication out of Charles's MS thesis, "An illustrated identification key to the genera of Ulidiidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) of the United States and Canada," published in the Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification here: https://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/w_45/w_45.html
Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles, and Tessa @spacermase 
The show is on Twitter @ASABpod and transcripts and show notes for all episodes can be found at our website asabpodcast.com. 
Thank you for listening! 

Episode 27: Annalee Newitz on "Lost Cities" and the Nature of Self

This week we are ecstatic to share our conversation with Annalee Newitz, author of fiction (Autonomous, Future of Another Timeline) and nonfiction (most recently Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age) and podcaster (Our Opinions are Correct, which they host with Charlie Jane Anders). We talk about coming out as non-binary to the world, archaeology, writing science fiction, and whether Annalee would put their brain in a robot body (yes) and if this is immortality (no?). 
A transcript for this episode is available on our website: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/04/22/episode-27/
Annalee can be found on their own website, and @annaleen on Twitter. They can also be heard every other week on Our Opinions are Correct. 
Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles and Tessa is on Twitter @spacermase. 
The show can be found on Twitter @ASABpod and at our website asabpodcast.com. 
 
Thank you for listening! 

Episode 26: Kaitlin Rasmussen on Exoplanets and How to Find 'Em

This week we have Kaitlin Rasmussen, "stellar astrophysicist and exoplaneteer," on to talk about their research in exoplanets, planets in general, spectrographs, and telescopes. We get a lengthy interlude about history of scientific methodology, which delights Charles. 
To see more about Kaitlin's work, check out her website at https://www.kaitlinrasmussen.com/, or see them on Twitter @toomanyspectra. 
A transcript and show notes for this episode are available at our website: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/04/15/episode-26/
Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles and Tessa is @spacermase. 
The show is on Twitter @ASABpod or at our website asabpodcast.com. 
Thank you for listening! 

Episode 25: Cel Welch on Diagnostic Technology and Trans Health

On this episode we have Cel Welch, founder of Queer Engineer, on to talk about Cel's research and background in medical diagnostics. We talk about what goes on in there and the process of developing new diagnostic tools. 
Cel is on Twitter @citizenSTEM and Queer Engineer is on Twitter @QueerEngineers. 
A transcript for this episode is available at our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/04/02/episode-25/
Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles, Tessa @spacermase, and the show is at @ASABpod. 
Thank you for listening! 

Episode 24: Ferengi Gender Double Feature ("Rules of Acquisition" / "Profit and Lace")

In this episode we tackle two Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes about Ferengi and their weird gender stuff: "Rules of Acquisition" (a classic "women dresses as man to pursue opportunity" plot) and "Profit and Lace" (a well-intentioned? disaster of '90s transmisogyny). We get pretty personal and ask the real questions, like, why would anybody ever do this? 
Warning for body/transition talk, dysphoria, "man in a dress" trope, transphobia, gay panic 
A transcript and show notes for this episode are available on our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/03/18/episode-24/
Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles. Tessa is on Twitter @spacermase. 
The show is on Twitter @ASABpod and at our website asabpodcast.com. 
Thank you for listening!