What if the oldest aliens in the galaxy are not empires, but nomads? We explore wandering fleets, deep-time survival, and civilizations without a homeworld.

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Nomadic Aliens – Cultures That Wander the Galaxy

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Music Courtesy of Chris Zabriskie & Stellardrone

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

2:44 The Ship Is the World

10:49 The Nomadic Group Is Not the Species

19:15 Accretion, Not Assimilation

25:53 When Nomads Stop, and When They Refuse To

28:32 Gods & Monsters

29:32 The Oldest Civilizations May Be the Ones Still Moving

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