Astronomica

If you enjoy our rambling intros, then you'll LOVE this episode length behind the scenes chat. We answer questions from listeners, wax philosophical about the rigors of life in the end times, and even tease a few bits and pieces for our next adventure. We are extra excited to introduce our very first guest, Katrina Coleman! Katrina is a Memphis comedian with her own podcast (You Look Like - c...

We join the crew mid-battle in this, the concluding part of our Glasir System finale. We'd tell you more but then why would you listen? 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....

While Mackie and the Grace shake off the cobwebs from their recent trip down memory lane, the rest of the crew scrambles to reach their battle stations. Anton puts the "ace" in, uh, "space pilot" (look, we never promised to be clever, ok?). Mackie and Theophania try to patch up all these new holes and Hilde works on jamming the three pretech fighters on the ship's tail. It...

It's time for the main event! With all other options exhausted, the crew of the Admiral Grace starts chucking grenades at the enveloping Dove of Peace. We have just enough time to figure out that chicken f**king joke from last week's episode title before a massive explosion rocks the ship. Insert joke here about Anton's impending doom and keep your fingers crossed for the rest of th...

With the team as prepped as they're ever going to be, the crew of the Admiral Grace charges headlong into danger with only the barest haze of a solid drunk between them and the knowledge of certain death. It's time to suit up and, in the words of a beautiful and sacred ancient Aegean proverb, f**k this chicken! (Yeah, we have questions, too) If you enjoy the show, please follow us on you...

It looks like the crew is ready to ignore all logic and self preservation as they plan their attack on the ominously intelligent pre-tech  Dove of Peace. Hilde's clone sib reluctantly agrees to help with the preparations and the team works to duct tape a few special munitions together in the hopes that at least one of them might survive. Sure, Stardaddy warned us this was a great idea (DMs, a...

It's a long one, y'all, and we're not just talking about Anton's...stories about Aegea (what did you think we meant?). This week the extremely refined crew of the Admiral Grace sits down to dinner with a whole monastery's worth of nuns. Mackie chats a bit with Dr. Theophania about the Dove of Peace while Hilde engages in theological discourse with Mother Marwazi herself. L...

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 represen...

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...

This week the crew gets down to business interrogating Data Geist (aka GhostDotGov) on his involvement with the increasingly ominous Jeff Cho. Anton and Mackie ask some insightful questions while Hilde's excitement over her first conversation with a non-terran sentient quickly fades.  Later, the crew gathers to mourn their first true casualty with an impromptu funeral for everyone's favo...

With our battle concluded, Team Meatbag regroups to deal with their primary objective: the likely location of the wily GhostDotGov aka DataGeist. But before they meet the mysterious potential mafioso, they've got to tend to Hopper and sort out at least some of this sweet loot just laying around. The newly liberated Squirtle Bells joins the team officially - well, is used as a meat shield in c...

If you thought part two of our epic train combat was intense, just wait till you click play on the final installment! This week ups the action with more explosions, more giant mooks cut down before their time, and more reasons NOT to blow up those enticing "fuel" tankers. Anton continues to live his best combat life while Hilde shows those ones and zeros who's boss. Meanwhile, Macki...

Combat mode engaged! As Anton makes his presence known on board the speeding train, the rest of the crew finally gets down to business. We've got dueling hackers, desperate sprints to hop on a moving train, and lots and lots of looking up the rules to make sure we're doing this thing right. Oh, and the ever present threat of the Dove of Peace ready to turn everything to goo just as soon...

Good thing we put an asterisk on that "most competent crew in the multiverse" claim. With Operation: Barn Owl completely screwed, the crew of the Admiral Grace flounders around trying to remember what Anton taught them about combat situations. Meanwhile, Anton himself gets his action hero on and kicks off some serious shenanigans down in the crater. Will we see our very first character d...

Leaving the cavern and vowing to eschew any further distractions, Team Meatbag continues further down the tunnels towards the last known coordinates of Ghost dot gov. After handily dispatching a suspicious looking tripwire, the team discovers a secret exit leading to the planet's surface. Meanwhile, Gracie's communications with the Dove of Peace are returned by a strange entity identifie...

Oh boy did Team Meatbag find a treat this week! After following the siren call of the mysterious recording, the crew finds themselves in a giant cavern full of pre-tech vehicles ripe for salvage. Well...ripe for being turned into general scrap anyways as it quickly becomes clear that they aren't the first scavengers through these parts. As Mackie, Anton, Hopper, and the minions stock up on ju...

It's time for a good old fashioned dungeon crawl, y'all! This week the crew of the Admiral Grace sets forth in earnest on their quest to bring justice to Ghost.gov. After a quick trip on one of Glasir's swankiest virtual experience train cars, the group gets oriented and starts down some old mining shafts. Anton double checks to make sure everyone is in optimal combat position befor...

With Hopper's body - and the remains of the AI core - now safely aboard the Admiral Grace, the crew preps for their very first mission of vengeance. Hilde and Grace get to work finding out as much as they possibly can about Ghost.gov and their potential whereabouts while Mackie diligently pieces Hopper back together. Anton bonds with Chili Cheese and takes his new AITF credentials for a walk...

We join the crew of the Admiral Grace mid-conflict with three AITF (Artificial Intelligence, Tobacco, and Firearms) bots on the ground and the ominous sound of the Dove of Peace drilling into the ice above. While Mackie and Anton try desperately to pull Hopper away from his efforts to destroy the AI core, Hilde swoops in to check the wreckage for salvageable material.  It's only a matter of m...

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 bev...

After several weeks (okay, a few days) of playing host to the Apogee Station refugees, the crew of the Admiral Grace is more than ready for a little R &R. Anton and Hopper head to the nearest tattoo shop for an update to the ol' chassis while Hilde and Mackie look for a quiet tea room. Before long, Mackie is hosting a bidding war for the AI core smuggled more or less safely in the Grace&a...

While Anton takes one last shot at obtaining a fancy new fighter ship, Mackie gives his favorite kid a tour of the Admiral Grace. Turns out our Mr. Mackie has a Tragic Backstory (tm) after all and at least some of that surprise brain surgery from Hopper might actually be a good thing. Anton rejoins the crew just in time to get the galley fires under control and the team finally heads to Glasir IV....

While Anton practices a bit of full contact diplomacy, Hilde presents Mackie with an intimidating possibility: his old home the Empress Helene is nearby and looks to be the most promising option for the majority of the Apogee Station refugees. Unfortunately this means an extremely uncomfortable conversation with his least intimidating progeny. With this new plan more or less set, Anton tries to fi...

It turns out that guy trying to board the ship is actually pretty chill. After a bit of haggling with this Loc Xi De representative, the crew agrees to send Anton over to the Albatross in the hopes of securing passage for the remaining refugees. Hilde and Mackie work on finding a landing site on Glazier IV, not an easy task with competing corporate ships breathing down their necks. Meanwhile, Anto...

Welcome to Astronomica! If you gave us a try any time in the previous 16 episodes and found that the audio quality just wasn't doing it for ya, we have good news. Now that we've found a new permanent recording home we are bringing you 99.999% clear audio for your listening pleasure. In thanks for giving us another chance, we've thrown together this short recap of the story so far. I...