A Friendly Orbit

About a year ago, a Magic: The Gathering card set jetted from stellar orbit right into a soft spot in Ceres’ heart. This week, he tells us all about how it blends fantasy and science fiction, while weaving the five philosophies of Magic into some pretty cool factions (and their less cool siblings). You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can...

Well I guess I'm playing Draw Steel now, but man, I can't break the game with this sick multiclass that is unplayable until it comes online at 7th lvl? I can't play the best class and be better than everyone else? I can't miss? Wait I can't miss? Tell me more... You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a...

Hey, you want to know an old monster movie worth watching? Watch Alien! But we’ve seen that already, so instead we watched Aliens, and guess what? It’s also worth watching. So join us for corporate sleazebags, beautiful VFX, and a graceful blend of horror and action.  You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠ af...

Nothing gets you excited to watch a show like a good intro, and Attack on Titan has 9 of them. Man these intros are getting me in the mood to pack my ODM gear, my blades and prepare to shoot my heart like a glorious arrow bathed in crimson at the monstrous enemy! Wait, why are they changing? I was wrong? Impossible, damn these intros, I will destroy every single one them! All the intros with lyric...

You ever want to go way to deep on an Easter egg? Well this episode is a bite-sized deep-dive into a theory that says Lightning McQueen hates humans, the animals are out to get us, the cosmos is powered by screams, and nothing in a Pixar movie is as it might appear... Check out the connected pixar universe here . Watch the Tow Mater is god theory here . You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@...

Ceres, it's not that I don't like Proteus... Proteus, it's not that I don't like you. It would just be nice if we could...spend a bit more time together. 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,...

You wanna watch the whole MCU but you don’t know what to skip? Never fear, your objectively correct™ hosts Ceres & Theia are here to guide you through the deluge of Marvel movies with wisdom, poise, and dare we say, humility? Welcome to the first ever episode of Magnum Marathon!  You can find our final watch order here ! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If yo...

Ever theorycrafted...a party? What if your PC was simply a cog in the randomly appearing Orb of Death that terrorizes the land? Well pack your warlock, your warlock, and your multiclassed warlock so we can dive into this bite sized episode. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠ ⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠ ⁠...

Today we sweep some of our fun story ideas from over the years off the floor, painstakingly glue them together, and turn them into a 100-minutes of "wouldn't it be interesting if...?". 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 creatin...

This week Theia makes Ceres re-evaluate a classic fantasy movie from our childhood "Hellboy II, the Golden Army" by Guillermo del Toro. Sincerity reigns supreme as we feel for the moody devil, and the fish guy who nearly found love, a maybe a little for the creepy elf villain too. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a messa...

Here's a little brainteaser - What increases in value when divided in half? Turns out, enough things to make a 20 minute episode. 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,...

Wait Hermione is Draco's what now? That's right, pack your headcanons, self inserts and OTPs because we are leaving the disappointment of escapist fiction to flee the tyranny of the author. Your characters are cool, thanks, but we'll take it from here. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@g...

"Wow my favourite movie is so cool, it be such an awesome D&D campaign! Wait the players are making wrong choices, they will never recreate my favourite scene this way!!! This is not how Jerry Maguire goes!" ~ Someone at some point for sure You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠ ⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠ ⁠...

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...