Anything Could Happen

In this conversation, Oscar Clark (He/Him) and Josh Burgess (He/Him) discuss the world of narrative podcasting and storytelling. Find out more about Josh and Heartglass here: https://whatsintherift.com/ https://podmash.show/ https://heart.glass/ https://maninjumpsuit.com/ NOTE: This is a sister podcast within the 'Anything Could Happen Show' podcast - an actual play improv game where we pit the pl...

A civilian passenger starship — The Lysaen Starliner — has transmitted a distress signal after suffering a catastrophic failure during Harmonic Transit. That should be impossible. Harmonic drives are considered the safest method of FTL travel ever invented. The last fatal collapse event occurred more than a century ago. Yet the starliner’s hull is torn open, atmosphere is venting, and its harmonic...

Welcome to the podcast where we explore the world of audio storytelling with people responsible for creating enchanting audio experiences. Join our host, Oscar, on his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about audio drama and actual play games, but never dared to ask. In this conversation, Oscar Clark and Annina discuss acting and producing in Actual Play. The discussion also delves in...

Welcome to the podcast where we explore the world of audio storytelling with people responsible for creating enchanting audio experiences. Join our host, Oscar, on his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about audio drama and actual play games, but never dared to ask. In this conversation, Oscar Clark and Jordan discuss the intricacies of audio storytelling, focusing on the journey of...

In this conversation, Oscar Clark (He/Him) and Chrifu Bernal (He/Him) delve into the world of actual play and audio storytelling. They discuss the nuances of creating engaging narratives through role-playing games, the importance of community and networking, and the challenges of production and audience engagement. Chrifu shares insights from his experiences in streaming and podcasting, emphasizin...

In this conversation, Oscar Clark (He/Him) and Adam Qutaishat (All/Any) delve into the world of audio storytelling, exploring Adam's journey from a teaching background to becoming a prominent audio storyteller known for his work on the podcast Vigil – which is part of the Fable & Folly Network. They discuss the intersection of sports, theatre, and storytelling, the creative process behind Vigil, a...

Welcome to the podcast where we explore the world of audio storytelling with people responsible for creating enchanting audio experiences. Join our host, Oscar, on his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about audio drama and actual play games, but never dared to ask. In this episode, Oscar Clark (He/Him) interviews Ben Newbon (He/Him), a game designer and podcaster, about his journey...

Welcome to the podcast where we explore the world of audio storytelling with people responsible for creating enchanting audio experiences. Join our host, Oscar, on his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about audio drama and actual play games, but never dared to ask. In this conversation, Oscar Clark (He/Him) and Miko (He/Him) known as The Okayest GM. He described himself as a father,...

An emergency UFR delegation has been summoned to prevent a planetary catastrophe. The colony world Vandris IX is on the brink of civil war. Two rival governments each claim legitimate authority. Their automated orbital and surface defence systems are already armed. If no agreement is reached today, mutually assured destruction protocols will activate. This will result in the loss of millions of li...

The orbital reconnaissance base Erebus-4 has recently been deployed in orbit around the gas giant Upsilon Persei b. A devastating explosion has crippled the station’s reactor and communications. Radiation levels are climbing, indicating the risk of lethal exposure in 20 minutes. The crew are in the command centre and although there are living quarters these are inaccessible due to the damage to th...

A containment alert has sealed four crew members inside the cargo hold aboard the orbital research vessel Horizon Dawn above Gliese 832c. The cargo bay is quite large and has a self-contained vent system, now isolated from the main vessel. Whilst it is mostly an open space filled with various crates and equipment, there is a significant section specifically dedicated to exotic samples. That has ba...

The Fullman research facility’s underground lab has been cleared for a unique experiment. In its centre rests a newly recovered artifact—a dark crystalline structure, faintly resonating with energies no one can fully explain. As the artifact is touched, scanned, or tested, something strange begins. At first, just fleeting impressions: voices half-heard, images at the edge of sight, shadows that do...

The expedition vessel ESV Aspirant Dawn has landed on the frozen surface of a distant world—Barnard b (or another suitable planet in the Barnard’s Star system). They were sent by the UFR to investigate a mysterious energy source deep underground, but something isn’t right. Beneath thick ice, they’ve descended into an ancient ruin. The walls are engraved with symbols no one recognises. At its heart...

In this episode, we’re in orbit above TOI-700 d, a lush Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star just over 100 light-years from Earth. The planet is home to the Tylash, a spacefaring but technically less advanced society with no historical baggage with the UFR or the old corporate blocs. The settlements on the planet surface are littered with a unique natural resource Weyl semimetals, a new...

In this episode, we’re inside the UFR Research Station Osiris, currently orbiting the Carina Nebula—a vast, real-world star-forming region over 7,500 light-years from Earth. Osiris is observing an interstellar anomaly known as Object 514-C, a self-repeating neutrino burst that may be the first observed remnant signal from a pre-galactic civilization. It’s a scientific posting of immense prestige -...

In this episode, the escape shuttle Callisto’s Mercy drifts silently after evacuating the orbital research station Spire-6 moments before a catastrophic breach. The explosion destroyed the station—and with it, the GeneralAI android known as R. Lyra, a fully sentient being with legal personhood. Five survivors escaped the station In 20 minutes, the MSV Minas Geraes will arrive. The survivors must r...

In this episode, we find ourselves aboard the CSV Halcyon Wake, an independent civilian cargo vessel. You've intercepted a distress signal from the CSV Trillium Fold, a CoreHelix registered transport ship that vanished over 18 months ago. It’s drifting on minimal power in the Eos Molecular Cloud, a volume of space 300 Ly from Earth and just outside the standard Way Station network - making it off-...

In this episode, we find ourselves on Station 2123-VX, orbiting the volcanic moon Charon-Gamma, a hostile, high-pressure hellworld rich in pressurised hydrogen and rare isotope salts used in fusion batteries. The station is operated by CoreHelix, a UFR-licensed megacorporation that runs industrial refineries under contract. The workers here—mostly humans, Spacers, and some cyber-augmented Q’Elar—a...

In this episode, we find ourselves aboard the CSV Marietta’s Requiem - a Civilian Space Vehicle retrofitted as a diplomatic auditorium, currently in high orbit above Tau Ceti f. The vessel hosts the Interstellar Peace Gala, a high-profile cultural summit orchestrated to symbolise interspecies unity and reinforce the fragile trust between UFR member factions and former enemies. The centrepiece of t...

In this episode, we find ourselves in the Kepler-22 system, where the survey and salvage vessel CSV Helix Wake is conducting operations on K-22-Δ6—a 200km-long metallic asteroid on a slow inbound solar trajectory. Its mass signature indicates extraordinarily dense superconductive material—potentially a jackpot for deep-space infrastructure. GlacioDyne’s deep-claim salvage division is funding the o...

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In this episode, we find ourselves in the K2-18 system, orbiting K2-18b—a confirmed Hycean planet more than 100 light-years from Earth. With a surface cloaked in thick hydrogen-rich clouds, and a vast ice-covered ocean beneath, K2-18b has long been thought to be one of the most likely candidates for alien life. The UFR Research Icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent has recently established orbit followin...

In this episode, we find ourselves in the LHS 1140 system, orbiting LHS 1140b—a rocky Super-Earth in the habitable zone just 49 light-years from Earth. Its thick atmosphere and gravity make colonisation tricky, but its mineral resources have drawn interest from across the UFR and beyond. The UFR Colonial Claimant Department has taken residence on the newly established Orbital Station “Kite's End”...

In this episode, we find ourselves on the RSV Golden Grove, a civilian research vessel looking for a location to test an experimental Terraforming system. The Providence device is a nano-bot generator which creates all the infrastructure required to start processing atmospheric conditions to develop a standard atmosphere suitable for the principal species of the United Federal Republic. Entering t...

In this episode, we find ourselves on the ESV Astrolabe, a civilian deep space exploration vessel with a contract to investigate a remote region of space, beyond normal Trade routes. There have been reports of rogue radio signals in this extra-stellar region that have sparked crazy stories of orphan planets or abandoned precursor megastructures. The Coms officer has detected a signal in the black...