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The CraveCast welcomes the presidential candidate who speaks for the robots

For the final CraveCast of the year, we look back on the geekiest moments of 2015 -- and look forward with Transhumanist Party candidate Zoltan Istvan.

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Zoltan Istvan

The CraveCast is set to revisit the biggest science and geek news of 2015 with a special visit from the man who would be nerd-in-chief, Transhumanist Party candidate for US president Zoltan Istvan.

Istvan will join Kelsey Adams, Stephen Beacham, Bonnie Burton, Michael Franco, Jeff Sparkman and myself live Wednesday, December 9, at noon Pacific time right here, on Livestream and YouTube.

We'll hear tales from Istvan's campaign trail across the southern half of the United States in a 30-foot rolling coffin where he made the unusual move of speaking up for robot rights. I'll also be asking him how he feels about his role in our ongoing effort to crowdsource a science fiction novel.

We'll also look back at some of our favorite stories from 2015 and probably mention at least one highly anticipated science-fiction film that will finally premiere in the next few weeks.

Watch the show live by returning to this page, where the video will be embedded below, or watch via YouTube or Livestream and join in the live chat room.

You can share your thoughts and questions in the comments below. You can also tweet @crave and @EricCMack.

Podcast

Watch this: The CraveCast visits the future with US Presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan, Ep. 20