The Fermi Paradox

CHAPTERS:
0:00 — Cold Open
0:30 — Welcome
2:00 — The Drake Equation
12:00 — Exoplanet Discoveries
20:00 — The Great Filter
28:00 — Von Neumann Probes
33:00 — The Wow Signal
34:00 — Closing Thoughts + Next Episode Teaser
35:00 — End / HustleStudios Radio 24/7

SOURCES:
- Frank Drake, "The Drake Equation Revisited" (1961/2010)
- NASA Kepler/TESS Exoplanet Archive
- TRAPPIST-1 System, Gillon et al. (2017)
- JWST Atmospheric Analysis of K2-18b, Madhusudhan et al. (2024)
- Breakthrough Listen MeerKAT Survey (2023)
- Robin Hanson, "The Great Filter" (1998)
- Philip Moriarty & Duncan Forgan, "Von Neumann Probes" (2013)
- Kaltenegger & Balbi, "Civilization Coverage" (2021)
- The Wow Signal, Jerry Ehman (1977)

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