Crew Collective

Introducing Season Two of Crew Collective

Season Two is almost here. New story drops October 8th crewcollectivepodcast.com Presented by Rocketgenius rocketgenius.com Executive Producers: Carl Hancock, Matt Medeiros, and Travis Totz Original Music is written and performed by Doug Hoyer doughoyer.com Each episode is researched, written, edited, produced and narrated by Stuart Barefoot stuartproduces.com

Pre-Flight: Season Two is Launching...Fall 2026

Coming soon, Season Two of Crew Collective! Season One was all about 'stories from space." Season Two will explore 'objects in space.' Executive producer, Matt Medeiros and host/producer Stuart Barefoot talk shop. More to come later https://gravity.com/ https://crewcollectivepodcast.com/

Season One Wrap

That's a wrap on season one. Be sure to stay tuned to this feed as we'll have updates on the future of the show soon https://crewcollectivepodcast.com/

He Likes Off Kilter People: Say Hi, ft Eric Elbogen

In our final episode of Season one, Stuart talks to Eric, from the indie rock band, Say Hi. Since 2002, Say Hi has been a mainstay on the indie rock scene with 12 studio albums, and a constant presence on the college radio airwaves. While not strictly outer space themed, the music often kind of feels spacey, at least according to Stuart. Say Hi Tracks in the Episode Pantone Chrysanthemums Instructional Astrology Constellation Afterlife Links Say Hi Website/Merch: https://sayhitoyourmom.com/ Watch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLMcrAGr0OCo6bY5w8-S3dw Listen: https://sayhi.bandcamp.com/ Rocketgenius: https://rocketgenius.com/ Stuart's Website: https://www.stuartproduces.com/

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They Created a Universe in Their (mom's) Basement: Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning Ft. Timo Vuorensola

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, was a no-budget, fan-made sci-fi parody that evolved into a full-length feature film in 2005. Directed by Timo Vuorensola and created by a group of Finnish friends over the course of seven years, the project grew in ambition, technical skill, and cultural impact. Timo shares behind-the-scenes challenges, humorous setbacks, lessons learned, and how the film’s success unexpectedly positioned it as a pioneer in digital distribution and a touchstone for Finnish film culture. Themes and Topics Explore 1. DIY Filmmaking & Learning by Doing 2. Time, Youth, and Long-Term Projects 3. Cultural Innovation & Internet Pioneering 4. The Role of Satire in Political Commentary 5. Challenges of Finnish Film Culture 6. Sci-Fi as Social Mirror Links Star Wreck Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOoMowFpZs Behind the Scenes Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V3HDzUaldg Timo's Website: https://vuorensola.com/2025/02/06/subtitles-in-english-please/ Rocketgenius: https://rocketgenius.com/ Stuart's Website: https://www.stuartproduces.com/

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Sourcing the Public Domain: Homemade Documentaries ft. Jackson Tyler

Jackson Tyler began collecting NASA’s public domain footage as a teenager and over time, compiled them into long form documentaries for his YouTube channel, Homemade Documentaries. Through his videos, Jackson curates a series about some of NASA’s most famous missions, like Project Gemini, Apollo and others. With a minimal online presence and virtually no marketing, Homemade Documentaries has racked up tens of millions of views, and is entirely viewer funded (through Patreon.) He joins Stuart for this episode for a conversation about how he's turned a hobby into a beloved documentary series. Themes and Topics Explored: Homemade Craftsmanship vs. Mass Production Education vs. Self-Taught Mastery Archival Work as Investigative Storytelling Access to the Public Domain DIY Spirit & Digital Preservation Crowdsourcing Links Homemade Documentaries: https://www.youtube.com/@JacksonTyler Rocketgenius: https://rocketgenius.com/ Citizen DJ: https://citizen-dj.labs.loc.gov/ Stuart's Website: https://www.stuartproduces.com/

A Psychedelic Comic: Prism Stalker ft Sloane Leong

Prism Stalker is a graphic novel series from cartoonist and writer Sloane Leong. The story follows a refugee named Vep, who is forced into a life of indentured service when her home planet is destroyed. When she's offered a way out, he sense of duty to her family will battle with her conscience. Links Sloane Leong: https://sloanesloane.com/ Prism Stalker Soundtrack fron Neotenomie: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDWLfo2sE_hOnuGUz_i2NQyiNsB43qmv4&si=iqU5FmY_59xKUP2c Rocketgenius: https://rocketgenius.com/ Stuart’s Website: https://www.stuartproduces.com/ Themes and Topics Explored: Colonialism, Assimilation & Complicity Progress vs. Preservation Indigenous Identity, and Spiritual Philosophy The Creative Process & Artistic Vision Labor, Freelancing and Creative Industry Challenges Notable Quotes "You have to assimilate to survive. You become complicit in so many horrible things." "Our progress is actually killing us. So is it really progress?" "I err on the side of not handholding. I prefer to deliver what’s relevant to the scene at hand." "It’s this illusion of progress, really."

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An Audio Anthology: Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales ft. Jim Cogan

Anthologies and Science Fiction go a ways back. From early short story collections like The Other Worlds in 1941, to mega hit classic TV shows like The Twilight Zone to current shows, like Black Mirror, it just feels like science fiction and anthology were made for each other Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales continues this tradition. As an audio drama each episode varies in length, tone and theme, though it fits squarely in the SciFi genre. As Jim puts it: It's a wonderful thing and if you, you get a brilliant idea and you can make it into something that contained, uh, that's great. And then it's one and done, and you move on to the next one, and you can do something completely different. You get the option to absolutely flip it on its head the following episode. You can do something in a completely different style or a different method of storytelling. As you might expect with a SciFi, many episodes from SNWASOT take place in outer space. Some are funny, some are intense and others just flat out zany, but that’s what makes anthologies so cool. Links Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales: https://snwasot.com/ Rocketgenius: https://rocketgenius.com/ Stuart’s Website: https://www.stuartproduces.com/ Themes and Topics A very brief history of SciFi anthologies The commercialization of outer space Gritty, blue collar characters Hiring and directing voice actors from all over the world

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Searching for Utopia: Do you Dream of Terra-Two? ft. Temi Oh

Do you Dream of Terra Two? is Temi Oh’s debut novel. When a new earth-like planet, Terra Two, is discovered, the U.K’s space agency sends a group of six teenagers (all of whom have been training since they were children) and four seasoned astronauts on a 23 year long journey to colonize the new planet. Told through the lens of the six teens, the novel opens with their last day on earth, and takes us beyond our galaxy on their journey. While the plot takes us to another galaxy, the story remains grounded. The world in this novel is exactly like the one we live in now, the only difference being that space exploration is about a century more advanced. Links Temi Oh: https://www.theonlytemioh.com/ Rocketgenius: https://rocketgenius.com/ Stuart’ Website: https://www.stuartproduces.com/ Themes and Topics Coming of Age Transitioning into Adulthood Space is used as a metaphor for coming of age and entering uncertain territory. In this case, it ha[[ens both literally and symbolically Regret, loss Exploitation Death Religion Searching for Utopia The myth of the hero's journey. This story mostly avoids heroes and villains and instead, show’s characters' full humanity.

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A Visual Legacy: Apollo Remastered ft. Andy Saunders

For 50 years, the original flight film from NASA’s Apollo missions remained locked away in a vault in Houston, Texas. Enter Andy Saunders His lifelong obsession with NASA and the Apollo missions and his love of photography eventually turned into a one of a kind book called Apollo Remastered. Andy is a photographer and imaging specialist, who used a unique technique known as ‘stacking’ to digitally remaster the original flight film from the Apollo Missions. The result was a best selling book, with stunning visuals, documenting one of mankind's greatest achievements. Links Andy’s Website: https://www.apolloremastered.com/ Gemini and Mercury Remastered: https://www.apolloremastered.com/gemini-and-mercury-remastered Rocketgenius: https://rocketgenius.com/ Stuart’s Website: https://www.stuartproduces.com/ Themes and Topics Explored Preserving Human Achievement Humanity in Space An Unseen History and Visual Legacy Technique and Innovation Photography as History Astronaut Photography Training

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Prologue: I Saw Saturn and Learned about the Discovery of Neptune

Let’s Start Here Since this is a series about outer space, an observatory seems like a good place to start…consider it our prologue. Crew Collective host/producer Stuart Barefoot went to an observatory in his hometown on a whim one night. The result? He saw Saturn and learned about Neptune. Outer Space tells stories and that’s what this whole series is about. Storytelling. In season one, we’re exploring space stories. So come along on this journey as we’ll hear from creators of all stripes who have created some kind of story about oyster space. Crew Collective is brought to you by Rocketgenius: https://rocketgenius.com/ This episode was written, edited and produced by Stuart Barefoot: https://www.stuartproduces.com/

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Crew Collective Extended Trailer

Crew Collective will explore stories through the lens of the people who created them. From novels to documentaries, to comic books and other podcasts, this series goes behind the scenes from creative works across all different mediums. The common theme? outer space. Each episode of this series will go behind the scenes of a story about outer space. https://crewcollectivepodcast.com/ https://rocketgenius.com/

Crew Collective Season 1 - Coming Soon

Crew Collective is a podcast dedicated to the art of storytelling. Hosted by Stuart Barefoot, each episode will explore the stories that help shape us—books, movies, songs, video games—nothing is off limits. We’ll talk to creators of all stripes about their process, their craft, and the worlds they build. Whether you’re a seasoned creator, just starting your journey, or simply a casual observer who likes behind the scenes looks at creative work, Crew Collective will provide an entertaining and informative listening experience. By mixing interview and documentary style storytelling, this show will provide in depth conversations and curated storytelling. Learn more at https://crewcollectivepodcast.com/