Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-10
Books mentioned on Why Bother Searching for Aliens? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 81
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Contact
Contact by Carl Sagan is a thought-provoking science fiction novel that explores humanity's first encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence.
Discussed“so back in the 1970s the famous the son where Carl Sagan wrote a novel called Contact in which the heroine was essentially a fictionalized version of you”
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Contact
“if you've read the book contact written by Carl Sagan or seen the movie Jill was the inspiration for the hero played in the movie by Jody Foster”
Passing Contact
“If you've read the book "Contact" written by Carl Sagan or seen the movie, Jill was the inspiration for the hero played in the movie by Jodie Foster.”
Passing Contact
“After this short break, they'll return to talk about Jill's role in Carl Sagan's story, "Contact."”