Astronomica
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Welcome to Astronomica, a science fiction OSR actual play podcast using the Stars Without Number RPG system. Join Star Master Stan and regular players Colin, Cullen, Geoff, and Kristen as they crew the definitely-not-piloted-by-a-rogue-AI ship The Admiral Grace. From encounters with magnificent space whales to battling intergalactic corporate scumbags, there is nothing this crew can't make way more complicated than it needs to be. Tag along every Wednesday and listen in as we learn that the true friends were the ones you decompressed and maybe accidentally spaced along the way.
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Ep 60: Dances with NPCs
Astronomica
12/22/21 • 67 min
After tying up the last few loose ends on the surface, Team Meatbag is ready to bring the fight to the Sultan. Hilde and Big Nikki have a quick word with the leader of the Mongoes while Mackie performs the vital service of keeping their transport on the ground. Anton offers Sergei a chance to live out his dream of playing R2D2 to Anton's Luke and the Grace gets all aflutter as Nolan Ryan P Jr. throws his programming around. It's time to round up the posse and f**k this ducock!
We'll be taking a break for the taint of the year (that would be the week between Christmas and New Years) and we wish you all a very merry holiday of your choice. Have fun, stay safe, and we'll see you on the other side!
If you enjoy the show, please follow us on your favorite platform for new episodes every Wednesday. We also love seeing your 5 star reviews over on Apple Podcast; it really helps us spread the word and find even more fantastic audience members like you. You can check us out online at www.astronomicapodcast.com; here you'll find links to all of our social media as well as an open invite to our Discord server. If you have questions, comments, or general observations you can check us out on our subreddit at /r/AstronomicaPodcast or email them to [email protected]. And finally, if you have enjoyed this show and wish to provide support in a monetary manner, you can check out our Patreon at patreon.com/AstronomicaPodcast. Not only will you enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling of helping us foot production costs, you'll also find a number of fantastic extra perks plus get bragging rights with all your nerdiest friends. Thanks as always for listening and we'll see ya next week!
The Admiral Grace (main theme) composed by Jackson Seib
Editing by Kristen Schebler
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12/15/21 • 66 min
Y'all, it's time to plan a coup! This week the team ties up some loose ends and starts looking to the station to fix this whole sultan controlling all the resources nonsense. Anton gets a final word with Bridget while Big Nikki calls into the kitchen to let their people know what's up. Everyone gets just a tad tiny bit toasted there for a minute before we snap back to our usual, uh, perfectly coherent selves. Hey, what are recording sessions during your one year anniversary for if not to get a little silly?
If you enjoy the show, please follow us on your favorite platform for new episodes every Wednesday. We also love seeing your 5 star reviews over on Apple Podcast; it really helps us spread the word and find even more fantastic audience members like you. You can check us out online at www.astronomicapodcast.com; here you'll find links to all of our social media as well as an open invite to our Discord server. If you have questions, comments, or general observations you can check us out on our subreddit at /r/AstronomicaPodcast or email them to [email protected]. And finally, if you have enjoyed this show and wish to provide support in a monetary manner, you can check out our Patreon at patreon.com/AstronomicaPodcast. Not only will you enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling of helping us foot production costs, you'll also find a number of fantastic extra perks plus get bragging rights with all your nerdiest friends. Thanks as always for listening and we'll see ya next week!
The Admiral Grace (main theme) composed by Jackson Seib
Editing by Kristen Schebler
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When Ice Trolls Attack
Astronomica
02/09/22 • 3 min
We are off this week due to inclement weather. We will be back atcha next week with the conclusion to our Crocea Mors arc so we hope you stay warm and we'll catch you then!
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02/03/21 • 77 min
Hoping to offload a few of those hungry Apogee Station refugees, the crew of the Admiral Grace answers a call from an incoming corporate vessel. It seems their moral pangs have more or less sorted themselves out as everyone decides pretty quickly that negotiating with shady business dudes is just about the best way to move things along. To that end, Anton and Mackie pull a mini-heist on a potential spy for the Loc Xi De corporation. They liberate a high tech data pad which Hilde immediately plans to use for her own devices. Meanwhile, attempts to negotiate for refugee removal hit a wall as coms go dead. Is the ship being jammed? Did the mysterious powers from the Apogee attack catch up with our heroes? And who is that dude jumping out of the other ship and trying to board the Grace?
If you enjoy the show, please follow us on your favorite platform for new episodes every Wednesday. You can also head on over to Apple Podcasts and give us a five star review. It really helps us spread the word and find even more fantastic audience members just like you. You can check us out online at www.astronomicapodcast.com; here you'll find links to all of our social media as well as an open invite to our Discord server. If you have questions, comments, or general observations you can check us out on our subreddit at /r/AstronomicaPodcast or email them to [email protected].
The theme music for our show includes recordings from the Hubble telescope
Editing done by Kristen Schebler
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11/25/20 • 68 min
With Mackie on the run from Hilde, Anton finally gets a moment to himself. Unfortunately, that moment very quickly descends into either a futuristic hockey game or an all out brawl, possibly both! A call from upstairs yanks the crew back on track as they continue to work out just why exactly the mysterious Mr. Cho got them to Aegea. Finally, Starmaster Stan and the cast get a little silly with a special message for the holiday.
This week we want to wish everyone in the US a very happy Thanksgiving (and all of our other listeners a very happy last Wednesday/Thursday of November)! We hope you all are finding ways to celebrate (yes, even if you're just celebrating that it's Wednesday/Thursday) and enjoy friends and family as much as possible in this strange year.
If you enjoy the show, please follow us on your favorite platform for new episodes every Wednesday. You can also head on over to Apple Podcasts and give us a five star review. It really helps us spread the word and find even more fantastic audience members just like you. You can check us out online at Astronomica on Twitter, Astronomicacast on Instagram, and Astronomica Podcast on Facebook. If you have questions, comments, or general observations you can email them to [email protected].
The theme music for our show includes recordings from the Hubble telescope
Editing done by Kristen Schebler
Send us a message through this weird thing that didn't exist before but exists now.
Ep 64: Coup Coup for Sultan Snuffs
Astronomica
01/26/22 • 64 min
Welcome to part 4 (5?) of our exciting finale on Crocea Mors! As Anton and the Grace continue their dominance of the skies, the rest of the ground team joins Hilde in the sultan's thrown room. Hilde herself has some harsh words for the cowering sultan and Mackie experiences a sensation like something he has never felt before. Well, probably, I mean who knows what Grace has, uh, helped him forget over the years? Regardless, join us for another can't miss episode of Astronomica!
If you enjoy the show, please follow us on your favorite platform for new episodes every Wednesday. We also love seeing your 5 star reviews over on Apple Podcast; it really helps us spread the word and find even more fantastic audience members like you. You can check us out online at www.astronomicapodcast.com; here you'll find links to all of our social media as well as an open invite to our Discord server. If you have questions, comments, or general observations you can check us out on our subreddit at /r/AstronomicaPodcast or email them to [email protected]. And finally, if you have enjoyed this show and wish to provide support in a monetary manner, you can check out our Patreon at patreon.com/AstronomicaPodcast. Not only will you enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling of helping us foot production costs, you'll also find a number of fantastic extra perks plus get bragging rights with all your nerdiest friends. Thanks as always for listening and we'll see ya next week!
Special shout out this week to the guys at Table Top Journeys: Check out our extremely fun conversation with them on their January 29th, 2022, episode!
The Admiral Grace (main theme) composed by Jackson Seib
Editing by Kristen Schebler
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Ep 21: Drones and Droids and Bots, Oh My!
Astronomica
03/10/21 • 58 min
The crew prepares to meet their mysterious contact for a completely above board and not at all shady hand off of the smuggled AI core. Hilde finally digs into her new drone and discovers it is even cooler than she thought it would be. Before long, DefConDoc shows up and turns out to be a punk kid with a wicked fashion sense. Unfortunately there is no time to get to know this dapper fellow as a bevy of mall cop robots start pouring out of the walls and blasting away at DefConDoc and his henchman. Will the crew stand with their new contacts or scurry away secure in the knowledge that they've already been paid? If you've listened this far, the answer might surprise you!
If you enjoy the show, please follow us on your favorite platform for new episodes every Wednesday. You can also head on over to Apple Podcasts and give us a five star review. It really helps us spread the word and find even more fantastic audience members just like you. You can check us out online at www.astronomicapodcast.com; here you'll find links to all of our social media as well as an open invite to our Discord server. If you have questions, comments, or general observations you can check us out on our subreddit at /r/AstronomicaPodcast or email them to [email protected].
The theme music for our show includes recordings from the Hubble telescope
Editing done by Kristen Schebler
Send us a message through this weird thing that didn't exist before but exists now.
Ep 68: The Last of Mackie's Privateers
Astronomica
03/02/22 • 74 min
With Crocea Mors firmly in the rear viewport, it's time for the remaining crew to start thinking about the next 30,000 big ones they'll need to keep the ship running. Fortunately they've heard rumors of a bona fide hive of scum and villainy hiding somewhere in the Menkaure system and it turns out Anton has always wanted to turn pirate. Now all they need to do is find the place and they'll be rolling in sweet, sweet illicit credits.
If you enjoy the show, please follow us on your favorite platform for new episodes every Wednesday. Can't get enough of Team Meatbag? You can check us out online at www.astronomicapodcast.com; here you'll find links to all of our social media as well as an open invite to our Discord server. If you have questions, comments, or general observations you can email them to [email protected]. And finally, if you just absolutely love us and wish to provide support in a monetary manner, you can check out our Patreon at patreon.com/AstronomicaPodcast. Not only will you enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling of helping us foot production costs, you'll also find a number of fantastic extra perks plus get bragging rights with all your nerdiest friends. Thanks as always for listening and we'll see ya next week!
The Admiral Grace (main theme) composed by Jackson Seib
Editing by Kristen Schebler
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Ep 72: Winner Winner, Ducock Dinner
Astronomica
03/30/22 • 73 min
The cards are shuffled, the players are assembled, and the house is ready to win big. While CB and Hopper lurk on the sidelines, Anton and Mackie sit down to a good old fashioned poker game. Will Anton's infamous bad luck with the dice extend to cards? Does Mackie's signature brand of charm translate to the table? And why exactly are poker chips still a thing in a fully digital monetary system? Hit that play button for the answers to these questions and more!
If you enjoy the show, please follow us on your favorite platform for new episodes every Wednesday. Can't get enough of Team Meatbag? You can check us out online at www.astronomicapodcast.com; here you'll find links to all of our social media as well as an open invite to our Discord server. If you have questions, comments, or general observations you can email them to [email protected]. And finally, if you just absolutely love us and wish to provide support in a monetary manner, you can check out our Patreon at patreon.com/AstronomicaPodcast. Not only will you enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling of helping us foot production costs, you'll also find a number of fantastic extra perks plus get bragging rights with all your nerdiest friends. Thanks as always for listening and we'll see ya next week!
The Admiral Grace (main theme) composed by Jackson Seib
Editing by Kristen Schebler
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Ep 132: Game Over, Man
Astronomica
06/21/23 • 71 min
Y'all, this week we get into some real high powered, metal album cover, Fast and Furious, yippee kiyay, action shit. Hold onto your mother-truckin' seats as the squishiest parts of Team Meatbag do something real dumb but real cool. Pick your jaw up off the floor as Hopper is nearly Terminator 2'd. And definitely strap in for some of Stardaddy's grossest battle descriptions. It's a fun one, is what I'm saying here.
If you enjoy the mildly unhinged antics of Stardaddy and his band of merry madpersons, be sure to click subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. New episodes hit the feed at midnight Tennessee time every Wednesday. Want even more from Team Meatbag? Check us out online at www.astronomicapodcast.com. Here you'll find links to all of our social media plus an open invite to our Discord server. Questions, comments, or details on how exactly Connect works? Email them to [email protected] and we'll definitely get back to you sometime this month. And finally, if you just absolutely love us and wish to provide support in a monetary manner, you can find us at patreon.com/AstronomicaPodcast. Not only will you enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling of helping us foot production costs, you'll also find a number of fantastic extra perks plus get bragging rights with all your nerdiest friends. Thanks as always for listening and we'll see ya next week!
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FAQ
How many episodes does Astronomica have?
Astronomica currently has 224 episodes available.
What topics does Astronomica cover?
The podcast is about Actual Play, Leisure, Scifi, Games, Dungeons And Dragons, Gaming, Comedy, Podcasts, Sci Fi, Science Fiction, Rpg and Ttrpg.
What is the most popular episode on Astronomica?
The episode title 'Ep 60: Dances with NPCs' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Astronomica?
The average episode length on Astronomica is 71 minutes.
How often are episodes of Astronomica released?
Episodes of Astronomica are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Astronomica?
The first episode of Astronomica was released on Oct 22, 2020.
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@OldSeattlePod
May 26
Absolutely phenomenal show! There is a huge catalogue of episodes since the Astronomica crew are super consistent but it's all amazing. If you're not listening yet, either jump in with the first episode or listen to the recap episodes for each arc!
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@jaygswenson
Mar 28
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