There鈥檚 something almost romantic about airships. The image of a giant, floating aircraft feels both nostalgic and futuristic.
In the early 20th century, airships were on the leading edge of aviation; today, they mostly live on in the domain of steampunk art and speculative fiction.
But a number of companies are betting they can bring airships out of the history books and into modern real-world applications like cargo transport and military uses.
This hour, the past and future of airships, both real and imagined.
GUESTS:
- Nick Allman: Chief operating officer of
- Jeanne Marie Laskas: A journalist and the author of eight books; in 2016 she published 鈥溾�� in The New Yorker
- Ken Liu: A futurist and author of speculative fiction, including , an epic fantasy series featuring airships
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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired November 1, 2021.
