Over a hundred years ago, Harry Sultan stood where you are now.

He claimed he could establish a foundation to read the future

and shorten the coming age of darkness.

The Apple TV Plus sci-fi epic foundation is back for a second season.

So is the official podcast.

I'm your host, Jason Kitsepsion. I'll be your guide to the galaxy

as the Galactic Empire and the Scientific Foundation

make their next moves in a thousand-year chess match.

There's a new crisis right on our doorstep.

If there is war, we will win.

All empires move. Now!

Each week, join me in showrunner David Eskoyer

as we go behind the scenes on the latest episodes

and unpack what this story can tell us about power, community, and faith.

I think it's incredibly difficult to be a leader

and not at least have to flirt with losing your soul.

We'll also be joined by the show's writers, directors, and actors

like Lulebel who plays the math prodigy Gail Dornick.

I think that's something I like to think about the shows

that although has all these great ideas

and all these crazy sci-fi things,

it's really fundamentally about things that we can all relate to.

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