There’s 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:
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Nick Allman: Chief operating officer of Hybrid Air Vehicles
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Jeanne Marie Laskas: A journalist and the author of eight books; in 2016 she published “Helium Dreams” in The New Yorker
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Ken Liu: A futurist and author of speculative fiction, including The Dandelion Dynasty, an epic fantasy series featuring airships
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