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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Credits:
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