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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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Astronomica episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Astronomica for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Astronomica episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
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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10/22/20 • 1 min
It's been three plus years and we finally tossed together a legit trailer!
Ep 32: Every Day We're Hustlin'
Astronomica
05/26/21 • 78 min
With vengeance served, the crew of the Admiral Grace realizes they're sitting on a ton of sweet loot. Mackie preps a special project while Anton gently loads up his brand new fighter and Hopper has serious questions about whether it's time to be a real boy. Meanwhile, Hilde and Grace attempt some very uncomfortable girl talk. The description is short but the shenanigans are plentiful so give us a listen and brighten your day by at least 27.23 percent! (Percentage not guaranteed, day brightening based on a nonscientific study of that one guy we talked to who really likes us)
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 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]. 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 theme music for our show includes recordings from the Hubble telescope
Editing done by Kristen Schebler
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
Ep 58: Mediation is for Lovers
Astronomica
12/08/21 • 77 min
Bridget is back and you're gonna be in trouble, hey ya hey yaaaa, Bridget's back! Did we mention that Bridget Sakamoto is back and she is suuuuuuuper not happy with Anton? Guess it's time for Team Meatbag to finish what they started low so many episodes ago and finally get these crazy kids to settle their differences. If you're looking for breathtaking romance, exciting combat, and one thousand and one thrills, chills, and automo...bills (okay, this description got away from us a little) then look no further than this week's episode of Astronomica!
Guest starring Katrina Coleman. Check out her podcast, You Look Like, on all the platforms plus give her name a google and check out some of that true Memphis brand comedy.
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
Ep 46: You're Gonna Squeal, See
Astronomica
09/01/21 • 58 min
This week the team gets their interrogation on with one judiciously applied squeal patch followed by a fist fight. Hopper raises suspicions about Brilliana, the team's surface Crocean guide, while Anton exchanges blows with the sniper who just ambushed the Death Wag. Big Nikki gets concerned about what their new friends are planning for the Sultan and Mackie offers a suggestion that could change the whole game.
Guest starring Katrina Coleman. Check out her podcast, You Look Like, on all the platforms plus give her name a google and check out some of that true Memphis brand comedy.
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!
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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Ep 33: Get We to a Nunnery
Astronomica
06/02/21 • 78 min
With their slight detour of hunting down and murdering GhostDotGov well and truly behind them, the crew finally makes their way to offload the artifact that brought them all together in the first place. Let it never be said that the Admiral Grace Limited Liability Corporation doesn't deliver...eventually! While Mackie gears up to wing man for Hilde with the Reliquary Institute's representative, Humberto Hollis, Anton demonstrates that he is still very much like this and gets his wink on with an attractive nun. Meanwhile, Hilde ignores Mackie's attempts and focuses sole attention on the mysteriously familiar woman standing at Hollis' side. Are we about to get some backstory for our dear Doctor Cade? Only one way to find out so, you know, click play already.
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 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]. 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 theme music for our show includes recordings from the Hubble telescope
Editing done by Kristen Schebler
Ep 11: Chatstronomica
Astronomica
12/30/20 • 91 min
This week we're taking a little break from our narrative to bring you A Very Special Episode. No, it's not about peer pressure but we do talk about why everyone should be playing Stars Without Number (come on, all the cool kids are doing it) plus dish on answers to all the behind the scenes questions we assume you want to know! Why is Hilde such a fantastic and assertive team member? How come Mackie has the strength and dexterity of a 19 year old football player and, well, the intelligence of a 19 year old football player who keeps forgetting to wear a helmet? And why is Cullen always hoping Anton will just die already? Find out answers to some of these questions and more in our first ever discussion-based episode of Astronomica.
PS: A brand new episode of Astronomica narrative next week, and (in Anton's voice) that's our guar-on-tee
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 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
Ep 57: What Happens Next, Stardaddy?
Astronomica
12/01/21 • 61 min
With Team Meatbag on the very precipice of getting the party back together, Stardaddy starts tossing curve balls left and right. The Grace is the first to spot a dangerous familiar face but nothing compares to the moment she finally gets Mackie back on coms. Big Nikki comes to a realization just in time for everyone else to gear up for a fight. Meanwhile, Anton reaps the unfortunate rewards of being the party member with the fewest trust issues.
Guest starring Katrina Coleman. Check out her podcast, You Look Like, on all the platforms plus give her name a google and check out some of that true Memphis brand comedy.
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!
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FAQ
How many episodes does Astronomica have?
Astronomica currently has 214 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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