”Contact” Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Based on the Novel by Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan’s research and the scientific and philosophical questions that propelled his career came together in the only work of fiction he would produce, "Contact", which was published in 1985. Lacey Hannan discusses the impact that "Contact" had as a film, novel and concept.  Next Week's topic: "2001: A Space Odyssey"  Research and Writing by Mike Ettel   You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places....  ✦  Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦  Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram   Happy Terraforming ...    Music by: Still Audio Song: Amongst the Stars (Cinematic Space Adventure)  Proof of purchase: A license to use the following media was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.   Music: "Voyager" - by Jonny Easton Link: https://youtu.be/HKinw3NqWFQ Check out his channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/jonnyeaston    License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices