The Astronomica Podcast
@astronomicapodcast.com
Actual play podcast running the Stars Without Number system, revolution hobos extra-ordinaire, and all around okay folks
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Check us out on your fav podcast ap or visit our website https://astronomicapodcast.com/
Whelp, we made you wait a whole holiday season to find out if our crew survives so I guess it's time to get down to it. Spoilers: We've got a bumpy ride ahead!
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
Ep 249: Find Out - Astronomica
We're kicking the year off with everyone's favorite way to celebrate renewal and embrace the lessons of the past: consequences. Specifically, the consequences of rolling three 1s on the spike drive co...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Whelp, we made you wait a whole holiday season to find out if our crew survives so I guess it's time to get down to it. Spoilers: We've got a bumpy ride ahead!
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
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This week we are joined by Kristen, of @astronomicapodcast.com fame, to deep dive into the original 1987 The Running Man, a movie that really threads the needle between goofy action flick, and topical social commentary.
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Episode 110 - The Running Man 1987
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December 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This week we are joined by Kristen, of @astronomicapodcast.com fame, to deep dive into the original 1987 The Running Man, a movie that really threads the needle between goofy action flick, and topical social commentary.
open.spotify.com/episode/4IlA...
open.spotify.com/episode/4IlA...
You know that thing where you're just kinda goofin' around, vibin thru the cosmos, and then suddenly Stardaddy makes you roll dice? Anyways, you definitely do NOT want to miss this episode
#swn #scifi #podcast #actualplay
#swn #scifi #podcast #actualplay
Ep 247: Funk Around - Astronomica
Let's be real, this episode is a lot of goofs. Just silly guys doin' silly guy stuff. And then the crew of the Irish Goodbye contends with something they've never yet faced: a spike jump that's actual...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
You know that thing where you're just kinda goofin' around, vibin thru the cosmos, and then suddenly Stardaddy makes you roll dice? Anyways, you definitely do NOT want to miss this episode
#swn #scifi #podcast #actualplay
#swn #scifi #podcast #actualplay
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Aliens come to earth and stand there looking about like a car mechanic
Aliens: Well, there's yer problem, yer billionaire class is all outta whack, gots too much power and it's messing up the rest of yer planets systems... yer gonna need a whole planet revolution just to get em back under control
Aliens: Well, there's yer problem, yer billionaire class is all outta whack, gots too much power and it's messing up the rest of yer planets systems... yer gonna need a whole planet revolution just to get em back under control
December 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Aliens come to earth and stand there looking about like a car mechanic
Aliens: Well, there's yer problem, yer billionaire class is all outta whack, gots too much power and it's messing up the rest of yer planets systems... yer gonna need a whole planet revolution just to get em back under control
Aliens: Well, there's yer problem, yer billionaire class is all outta whack, gots too much power and it's messing up the rest of yer planets systems... yer gonna need a whole planet revolution just to get em back under control
Time for a new arc and that means a brand new motivation to be professional and have standards and norms and civility and definitely not run any cons or accidental revolutions or double crosses.
Just kidding! We're totally gonna keep doing all those things, obvs
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
Just kidding! We're totally gonna keep doing all those things, obvs
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
Ep 245: A New Leaf - Astronomica
It's the start of a new arc and that means we've got some changes to make around here! Auggie and Hilde engage in some banking while Mackie preps for an important speech. Later, the crew finally talks...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Time for a new arc and that means a brand new motivation to be professional and have standards and norms and civility and definitely not run any cons or accidental revolutions or double crosses.
Just kidding! We're totally gonna keep doing all those things, obvs
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
Just kidding! We're totally gonna keep doing all those things, obvs
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
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Our new episode is up. Little different this week as the movie we intended to cover was less available than we had hoped. Instead it's an extended intro and @countxer0.bsky.social angrily reviews the new Mark Wahlberg film Play Dirty.
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open.spotify.com/episode/7rdE...
Episode 102 - Ares, Extended Dystopia, and Play Dirty
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October 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Our new episode is up. Little different this week as the movie we intended to cover was less available than we had hoped. Instead it's an extended intro and @countxer0.bsky.social angrily reviews the new Mark Wahlberg film Play Dirty.
open.spotify.com/episode/7rdE...
open.spotify.com/episode/7rdE...
This episode has everything: pink Easter bunny suits, egg drop soup, airbrushed slogan tshirts, plus a giant orgy of cannibalism and violence. Uh, spoilers.
So if you want to be our Lucky Star, just Open Your Heart, Justify Your Love, and Turn Up the Radio!
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
So if you want to be our Lucky Star, just Open Your Heart, Justify Your Love, and Turn Up the Radio!
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
Space Patrol: Operation Hades Pt 2 - Astronomica
You know how Easter is a time for hunting eggs and dressing up as a giant rabbit that poops sugar and maybe catching up on whatever brand of religious fervor floats your boat? Well this ain't your gra...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This episode has everything: pink Easter bunny suits, egg drop soup, airbrushed slogan tshirts, plus a giant orgy of cannibalism and violence. Uh, spoilers.
So if you want to be our Lucky Star, just Open Your Heart, Justify Your Love, and Turn Up the Radio!
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
So if you want to be our Lucky Star, just Open Your Heart, Justify Your Love, and Turn Up the Radio!
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
I feel like we are honor bound to share this, what with the blue-furred social justice of it all
"Eat God" is live on Kickstarter:
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Be a blue-furred social justice advocate with detachable limbs, a many-eyed horror with strong opinions about metaphysics, or a jet-powered telepathic crab and stick it to the Man though the power of gratuitous cartoon violence.
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Be a blue-furred social justice advocate with detachable limbs, a many-eyed horror with strong opinions about metaphysics, or a jet-powered telepathic crab and stick it to the Man though the power of gratuitous cartoon violence.
Eat God
a tabletop roleplaying game about causing problems on purpose
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October 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I feel like we are honor bound to share this, what with the blue-furred social justice of it all
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It's Wednesday, which means its time to let a couple of dorks ramble into your ear about cyberpunk stuff, you lucky dog. This week we finish up our recap of Blade Runner 2049 and we continue to be joined by @seanfaustmusic.bsky.social.
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open.spotify.com/episode/6mxI...
Episode 101 - Blade Runner 2049 Part 2
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October 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's Wednesday, which means its time to let a couple of dorks ramble into your ear about cyberpunk stuff, you lucky dog. This week we finish up our recap of Blade Runner 2049 and we continue to be joined by @seanfaustmusic.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/6mxI...
open.spotify.com/episode/6mxI...
Team Meatbag just bagged themselves a "dragon" so we thought why not give them a lil rest for a few weeks while we check in with Space Patrol? PS: Brutus (aka Colin) refused to speak into his coms "like a peasant" for a lil while there so his voice might sound *slightly* different.
#swn #actualplay
#swn #actualplay
Space Patrol: Operation Hades Pt 1 - Astronomica
Chris missed Nerd Camp this year but he still came prepared with the next installment of Space Patrol. Time to check back in with the elder Novus brother and his band of nominal professionals back in ...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Team Meatbag just bagged themselves a "dragon" so we thought why not give them a lil rest for a few weeks while we check in with Space Patrol? PS: Brutus (aka Colin) refused to speak into his coms "like a peasant" for a lil while there so his voice might sound *slightly* different.
#swn #actualplay
#swn #actualplay
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We survived 100 Episodes, so we deserve a little treat. That little treat is the 2 3/4 hour slow, gloomy, and gorgeous Blade Runner 2049. And who else could help us celebrate 100 but a guy who has been there since nearly the beginning, @seanfaustmusic.bsky.social
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open.spotify.com/episode/0H96...
Episode 100 - Blade Runner 2049
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September 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We survived 100 Episodes, so we deserve a little treat. That little treat is the 2 3/4 hour slow, gloomy, and gorgeous Blade Runner 2049. And who else could help us celebrate 100 but a guy who has been there since nearly the beginning, @seanfaustmusic.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0H96...
open.spotify.com/episode/0H96...
Check out the stunning conclusion of our "dragon" hunt! Plus Mackie is back and ready to help out the team with some critical fix checkin' from afar.
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
Ep 240: Death-Poon for Cutie - Astronomica
Time to find out what just chomped on the Auggie's precious drone. Oh yeah, we know it was kind of a cliffhanger - oh no, will the drone get eaten or whatever - but, like, you had to know, right...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Check out the stunning conclusion of our "dragon" hunt! Plus Mackie is back and ready to help out the team with some critical fix checkin' from afar.
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
So tell me if you've heard this one before: the players find a mysterious box and, despite their concerns, contemplate opening it and potentially destroying the universe. Or just, like, getting a headache or whatever.
#podcast #swn #actualplay #scifi #whatsinthebox
#podcast #swn #actualplay #scifi #whatsinthebox
Ep 236: No Regerts - Astronomica
In which Hilde gets her time in Hopper's Brain Surgery Bonanza. Meanwhile, CB and Pepperwillow mop up on the station, making certain to ask all their most important questions before leaving this place...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
So tell me if you've heard this one before: the players find a mysterious box and, despite their concerns, contemplate opening it and potentially destroying the universe. Or just, like, getting a headache or whatever.
#podcast #swn #actualplay #scifi #whatsinthebox
#podcast #swn #actualplay #scifi #whatsinthebox
At one point in this episode, Stardaddy shouts "I know what you hoped!" so that should tell you how well this whole brain surgery thing goes.
#scifi #podcast #actualplay #swn #oops
#scifi #podcast #actualplay #swn #oops
Ep 235: I Want My Brain Surgery - Astronomica
Sure, the Seomgim have had a whole hour or whatever to prep this bodega for an ambush but that won't stop us from walking right on into it. Later, Auggie loudly begs Hopper for emergency brain s...
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August 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
At one point in this episode, Stardaddy shouts "I know what you hoped!" so that should tell you how well this whole brain surgery thing goes.
#scifi #podcast #actualplay #swn #oops
#scifi #podcast #actualplay #swn #oops
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My team is hiring again!
We've got two jobs posted: EXPERT and SENIOR writer. In our org chart, Expert is a click above Senior and focused on craft. Senior owns big parts of the game and could eventually be promoted to a direction- or craft-focused role.
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We've got two jobs posted: EXPERT and SENIOR writer. In our org chart, Expert is a click above Senior and focused on craft. Senior owns big parts of the game and could eventually be promoted to a direction- or craft-focused role.
lnkd.in/gpYpu3QZ
lnkd.in/gppUzFmj
July 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My team is hiring again!
We've got two jobs posted: EXPERT and SENIOR writer. In our org chart, Expert is a click above Senior and focused on craft. Senior owns big parts of the game and could eventually be promoted to a direction- or craft-focused role.
lnkd.in/gpYpu3QZ
lnkd.in/gppUzFmj
We've got two jobs posted: EXPERT and SENIOR writer. In our org chart, Expert is a click above Senior and focused on craft. Senior owns big parts of the game and could eventually be promoted to a direction- or craft-focused role.
lnkd.in/gpYpu3QZ
lnkd.in/gppUzFmj
Okay so question: If you've got a centuries old bit of transmission code burrowing into your brain, would you get rid of it or keep it around and see what happens? Asking for a friend
#swn #ttrpg #actualplay #podcast #scifi
#swn #ttrpg #actualplay #podcast #scifi
Ep 233: That's a YottaBytes - Astronomica
With Hilde downed from a mysterious ailment, CB observes a potential connection with a group of Seomgim. Team Meatbag comes to some concerning conclusions about their recent box-related investig...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Okay so question: If you've got a centuries old bit of transmission code burrowing into your brain, would you get rid of it or keep it around and see what happens? Asking for a friend
#swn #ttrpg #actualplay #podcast #scifi
#swn #ttrpg #actualplay #podcast #scifi
Some people think plot hook episodes are boring, but we say if you skip 'em, how will you know what's going on? You gonna rely on the recaps like a chump?
(Also, def don't skip this one, the ending is a stroke of genius)
#actualplay #scifi #swn #podcast #cliffhanger
(Also, def don't skip this one, the ending is a stroke of genius)
#actualplay #scifi #swn #podcast #cliffhanger
Ep 232: Hook, Line, and Stinker - Astronomica
It's that special time in every sandbox game where the players run around collecting potential directions, plot hooks if you will. But don't let that stop you from enjoying this episode because it's v...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Some people think plot hook episodes are boring, but we say if you skip 'em, how will you know what's going on? You gonna rely on the recaps like a chump?
(Also, def don't skip this one, the ending is a stroke of genius)
#actualplay #scifi #swn #podcast #cliffhanger
(Also, def don't skip this one, the ending is a stroke of genius)
#actualplay #scifi #swn #podcast #cliffhanger
In which we conclude our most recent experiment in exploration of the heretofore unknown space within limited receptacles (...opening boxes...) before heading off to a brand new system with definitely no potential repercussions from said recent experiment.
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
Ep 231: Silap Inua, You're My Baby - Astronomica
First things first, we gotta get out of this Civilization Threat Level X jam or whatever. After that we can finally hit the dusty road and explore a brand new system. Silap Inua, here we come! I...
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July 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In which we conclude our most recent experiment in exploration of the heretofore unknown space within limited receptacles (...opening boxes...) before heading off to a brand new system with definitely no potential repercussions from said recent experiment.
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
#scifi #actualplay #swn #podcast
What's in the boooooooox?! (PS: We should not have opened the box)
#scifi #podcast #oops #actualplay #swn
#scifi #podcast #oops #actualplay #swn
Ep 230: Rocko's Modern Basilisk - Astronomica
So...we picked up this box. And it *says* it's a Class X Civilization Threat and that obviously *means* we should just destroy it and collect our paycheck. But also, here me out, what if we open...
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July 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What's in the boooooooox?! (PS: We should not have opened the box)
#scifi #podcast #oops #actualplay #swn
#scifi #podcast #oops #actualplay #swn
Fresh off the success of completing the first ever Depew Double Dip, Team Meatbag heads to Zulta for another quick job. If you can guess just exactly how they'll mess this one up, we'll give you a cookie and/or congratulate you on a pre-recorded intro!
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
Ep 228: Don't Have Fun with It - Astronomica
Time to do what Team Meatbag does best: turn a simple mission to impersonate a bunch of space bigots and steal their super special techno treasure into a slightly less simple mission to shoot holes in...
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July 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Fresh off the success of completing the first ever Depew Double Dip, Team Meatbag heads to Zulta for another quick job. If you can guess just exactly how they'll mess this one up, we'll give you a cookie and/or congratulate you on a pre-recorded intro!
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
#podcast #swn #scifi #actualplay
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TODAY IS THE DAY: THE TTRPG SUPER-STREAM RETURNS!
A super-sized actual play double feature, including:
- Mutant City Blues by @pelgranepress.bsky.social
- A City of Shining Stars by @ehronlime.bsky.social
Raising money for Advocates for Trans Equality!
Twitch.tv/gmjeffstormer
June 30, 12pm EST
A super-sized actual play double feature, including:
- Mutant City Blues by @pelgranepress.bsky.social
- A City of Shining Stars by @ehronlime.bsky.social
Raising money for Advocates for Trans Equality!
Twitch.tv/gmjeffstormer
June 30, 12pm EST
June 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
TODAY IS THE DAY: THE TTRPG SUPER-STREAM RETURNS!
A super-sized actual play double feature, including:
- Mutant City Blues by @pelgranepress.bsky.social
- A City of Shining Stars by @ehronlime.bsky.social
Raising money for Advocates for Trans Equality!
Twitch.tv/gmjeffstormer
June 30, 12pm EST
A super-sized actual play double feature, including:
- Mutant City Blues by @pelgranepress.bsky.social
- A City of Shining Stars by @ehronlime.bsky.social
Raising money for Advocates for Trans Equality!
Twitch.tv/gmjeffstormer
June 30, 12pm EST
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I just finished this dope time loop arc of the Stars Without Number podcast Astronomica, and I was like, “I’m so impressed, have I seen an actual play attempt a time loop before?” …I am literally listening to TAZ’s Eleventh Hour interchanged with this. Oops all time loops???
June 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I just finished this dope time loop arc of the Stars Without Number podcast Astronomica, and I was like, “I’m so impressed, have I seen an actual play attempt a time loop before?” …I am literally listening to TAZ’s Eleventh Hour interchanged with this. Oops all time loops???
This week we answer important questions like how do you smuggle a bunch of hivemind husks out of a crime scene and what should we do with all this Prawnjaeger juice?
#scifi #actualplay #podcast #swn
#scifi #actualplay #podcast #swn
Ep 228: Get the Credits and Run - Astronomica
With Yazid and the Azes ready to sale off in the great Spinoff in the Sky, Team Meatbag has a conundrum: Stick around to shepherd the newest member of their fleet through unknown weeks of bureaucracy ...
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June 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This week we answer important questions like how do you smuggle a bunch of hivemind husks out of a crime scene and what should we do with all this Prawnjaeger juice?
#scifi #actualplay #podcast #swn
#scifi #actualplay #podcast #swn
Last week we bid farewell to Cole, this week we send Yazid off in style. Or at least in a shiny new ship that used to be a crime scene and doesn't have an engine. Oops.
#podcast #actualplay #scifi #ttrpg #swn
#podcast #actualplay #scifi #ttrpg #swn
Ep 227: The Good Ship Violence - Astronomica
Cole may be gone from our RV but they're still in our hearts and also your ears for this one last episode. Let us introduce you to our newest franchisee in the Admiral Grace/Irish Goodbye Zero Liabili...
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June 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Last week we bid farewell to Cole, this week we send Yazid off in style. Or at least in a shiny new ship that used to be a crime scene and doesn't have an engine. Oops.
#podcast #actualplay #scifi #ttrpg #swn
#podcast #actualplay #scifi #ttrpg #swn
We kick off with an extra long intro to soak up the very last bit of Cole banter we can get before they leave us for new adventures. But wait: two departures for the price of one! The away team takes a devastating loss in their fight against the hivemind.
#ttrpg #swn #scifi #actualplay #podcast
#ttrpg #swn #scifi #actualplay #podcast
Ep 226: Hiveminds and Hand Grenades Part 2 - Astronomica
In this week's extra long intro we say good bye to our favorite Violence Officer, Cole. If you're not into intros (or you're too sad to accept Cole's last out of game moments of banter), skip ahead to...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We kick off with an extra long intro to soak up the very last bit of Cole banter we can get before they leave us for new adventures. But wait: two departures for the price of one! The away team takes a devastating loss in their fight against the hivemind.
#ttrpg #swn #scifi #actualplay #podcast
#ttrpg #swn #scifi #actualplay #podcast