A Friendly Orbit

Predator is supposed to be a good movie, but does it hold up in 2026? Today, Theia & Ceres put on their war paint, oil their rippling biceps, and get ready to wrestle the (thematic motifs of) the Predator.  You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠ afriendlyorbit@gmail.com ⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar...

If Jaws is a perfect movie, why would I watch anything else next? Join Ceres and Theia as they embark on a quest to watch old (but not that old) monster movies and earn their certified cinephile membership cards. This week we watch Spielberg’s classic  horror (?) movie - Jaws! Spoilers: the cinephiles are beating Ceres with a club by the end of the episode.  You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube....

Was Vince Gilligan cooking or what? It was January 20, 2008, when Breaking Bad Season 1, Episode 1 aired and TV history was made. Today Ceres and Theia sit down to discuss the legacy of a show that changed...wait...hear that in the background? You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠ ⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com...

Ceres & Theia celebrate their gigantic platform by answering totally real questions from totally real listeners. After all, it gets lonely at the top. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠ afriendlyorbit@gmail.com ⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro. Until next week...

We’re back to recap the latest adventure we played in our D&D home campaign - Heart & Steel! This time, the scholars say corporations can’t be trusted.  For context, check out the previous recaps! ⁠Chapter 0: Heroes⁠ ⁠Chapter 1: Genesis⁠ You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Sp...

Everything that lives is designed to end! As our existential saga comes to a close, we discuss Albert Camus, from his political views on decolonisation to facing the absurdity of life with a smile. So grab a boulder, wear your earphones and start pushing! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit...

Is freedom still a curse? Can monkeys live authentic lives? And what's going on with French philosophy and sex? Another existentialism episode of Ceres and Theia asking all these questions and answering none coherently. It's almost like philosophy. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.co...

Do you ever look up at the stars and think: 'What does this all mean?' Well, turns out the answer is probably nothing, and a lot of smart people are here to tell us about all that. Today, Theia leads Ceres through the beginnings of existentialism, poorly paraphrasing Leopardi, Kierkegaard, and spelling bee final boss Nietzsche. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ....

Join us for the thrilling conclusion of our ramble on the Stormlight Archive. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro. Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

You've heard about Brandon Sanderson in our tangents, side-notes, references, allusions, and afterthoughts, but we shall delay no longer. For the next two weeks, we're going deep on the Stormlight Archive. You're welcome. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special than...

Can we offer you a nice episode in these trying times? Then join Ceres and Theia as they discuss one of the longest running sitcomes on TV right now, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Trigger warning: Everything. Tastefully, Everything. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special...

Monopoly is a notoriously frustrating game, but hey, it was invented before the chocolate chip cookie, and we’ve learned a lot about game design since then. I say ‘we’ but Ceres & Theia don’t actually have any formal game design knowledge. Anyway we’re going to try and fix Monopoly.  You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us...

But what about Honor Amongst Thieves? Why can't we watch that one instead? 'Is this a movie?' continues, as this week we ask: "Is a role-playing game without a canon story, beloved characters or even a shared setting be a movie?". In the year 2000, the answer is put me out of my misery, because today we discuss the 2000 movie "Dungeons and Dragons". You can find us...

Riftbound is a new trading card game Ceres wanted to try, so you get another episode of Theia being forced into TCGs! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro. Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the...

This Godzilla is pretty gross. But less gross than the politicians trying to deal with it! Today Ceres and Theia sit down to discuss the 2015 satirical Japanese monster movie "Shin Godzilla" to the sound of tragic operatic choirs and demented Kaiju screams. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afrien...

2300 years ago, a man with chronic kidney stones had some smart ideas about how to be happy, and they still resonate with us today. Interesting links: https://www.philosophizethis.org/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicurus You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Pa...

It's a Bird! No it's a Sputnik! No, it's Superman! Soviet Edition! Today Theia and Ceres discuss the 2020 animated adaptation of the classic graphic novel Superman Red Son. Does absolute power always corrupt absolutely? Or is this man truly super? You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorb...

Have you ever ended up with too many cool D&D characters, and not enough desire to play D&D campaigns? Welcome to the club. Ceres tells Theia all about the white whale character builds he never got to pull off, and a multiversal plan to throw them all into an arena. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afrie...

A TTRPG with trading card game mechanics? A terrible idea for engaging the fanabse? Wizards of the Coast, call us, we got it all! This week Theia and Ceres, who have zero game design qualifications, spend waaaaay too much time developing a game that will never be playtested or developed. Internet, you're welcome! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're f...

What's the best way to experience a genre? If you answered "getting forced to try it again because you didn't like it the first time" - you and Ceres think alike! Let's explore a little indie hit called Slay the Spire and cure Theia's irrational dislike of cardgames - BY FORCE! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠a...

Are you more more scientific or artistic? Deep or shallow? Jock or nerd? Follow Theia and Ceres as they compare and contrast their personality to learn who is the Megatron and who is the Mr. Bean of the relationship I mean friendship. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special tha...

Wanna spice up your orcs? Give that Paladin a custom weapon without regretting it 3 sessions later? Does your Bloodhunter request a custom subclass because the main ones are not edgy enough? Then kick back and relax as Theia and Ceres discuss 5 basic rules to keep in mind when creating your own homebrew based on our many, many mistakes. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Countless monsters and lineages, an eternal interplanar war between Devils and Demons, Gods and Titans everywhere, and it still looks like medieval England? Forgotten Realms is the punching bag of nearly all worldbuilding enthusiasts in the D&D community. Today two recovering worldbuilding addicts sit down and discuss the many merits of this big messy setting here medieval lords, dragon kings,...

Do you ever feel like the world is doomed? Life gets harder, people get meaner, and nothing works like it used to? Well it turns out that’s probably your cognitive bias - and has very little to do with reality. Join Theia and Ceres as we dive into Factfulness, a book on how a fact based look at the world is more hopeful than you’d think.  Let us know how well you do on the Gapminder test! Here are...

Too many villains, cosmic stakes, and a split party. That’s right, it’s time to reminisce and dive deep into the first campaign Ceres ever DM’ed and Theia ever played in. Sound interesting? Well buckle in, because we haven’t even gotten to the DM swap yet. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.co...