Astronomica

It's the week after Astronomicamp and we are tired! Or, I assume we are because I'm writing this the week before camp on the assumption that we'll be so tuckered out, we'll need an extra week of bonus time. Fortunately, we have the second half of our throwback-stravaganza Mork Borg to see you through the week. 

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It's time for Astronomicamp so that means two weeks of beautiful bonus content! This one comes to us fresh from 2022 and features an old friend at the helm. We hope you're ready for Mork Borg because it starts now!

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It's heist part 2 time, baby! Leaving behind the accidental death of one Mr. Grant Holiday, Team Meatbag dives into the second prong of their multi-heist attack on Cho's various entities and concerns. This time we're going Ocean's 11 style and leaving the guns at home. Well, probably. 
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With Cho operative Grant Holliday firmly in custody, Team Meatbag looks for a safe location to engage in a little interrogation. Hopper presents an idea. It's an interesting idea. It's a concerning idea. We cannot stress enough that it's an idea that leads to a potentially distressing series of events that make words like salsa sound downright wholesome. This one might be more of a tomato paste situation. Anyhoozle, let's all sit down to a nice bowl of gazpacho as we enjoy this week's Astronomica!

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Stardaddy Stan demands your praise for his epic combat. Absolutely do not remind him that he had to keep asking us how many cyber ninjas were left, that's just a normal DM question.

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Combat kicks off as Team Meatbag attempts to abduct one Grant Holiday. 

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This week the crew hits the floating Aegean island city running with a whole bunch of super duper tactical heist shit. They might even resemble competent professionals in this episode, which is great because if I know anything about Team Meatbag, it's that they're about to pull off a 100% flawless mission with absolutely no unexpected and near catastrophic failures.

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It's time to plan a combination sting-heist, y'all! This week Team Meatbag puts on their professional pants and plots out a 100% genuine, guaranteed no complications plan to kidnap a member of the Cho Foundation. Why are you making that face? They're good at this, there's no way this plan can fail.

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This bonus episode includes all the information you need to know about attending our annual weekend of gaming and community aka Nerd Camp aka Astronomi-Camp. Special shout out to the community members who graciously provided testimonials and words of wisdom from years past.

This explainer was recorded in 2026, so be aware that some details may change as needed for future years. For the most up to date information on this year's event, please join our Discord and visit the "Nerd Camp" channel. The link to our Discord is found along with registration and event donation links at...

Team Meatbag heads to Skullpants' I Fuckin' Love This Bar and Grill for a night on the town plus a little visit with the head pirate himself. 

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Team Meatbag returns to the Rhinegold Cluster for a few months to spruce up the TBD and check in with their various interests and side projects.

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It's the exciting conclusion to the Invasion of the Crab People! Special shout out to our buds at 7th Star to the Right and Dark Star Adventurecast once again for the last episode of the first (question mark) ever SWN Podcast Round Up!

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The adventures of Brutus Novus continue as our erstwhile hero and his current band of randos get down to the serious business of rest and relaxation. But is the beautiful White Novus resort all it's cracked up to be? Find out this week on Astronomica!

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This week kicks off our contribution to the SWN Triple Podcast Roundup! You can check out the other excellent shows from 7th Star to the Right and Dark Star Adventurecast for this very cool and definitely super awesome cross over event!

Our very own Chris has cooked up another chapter in the epic adventures of Brutus Novus, Space Patrol captain, and his various companions. With a successful legal battle out of the way, Brutus calls up his old buddy Bonus Maximus for a bit of R&R on the pleasure planet Herculaneum. Joined by a young lawyer...

It's the last episode of the arc and that means it's time for a montage! Team Meatbag fixes up their brand new ship just enough to shag ass out system while tying up a few loose ends on the way out. Will Baby Boy Johnson get his girl? Does Auggie finally regrow that tricky bit of brain matter? And what *do* the Moon Yetties think of Apostalous? All of that and more, this week on Astronomica!

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Team Meatbag checks off another item on their To Do list as they visit the downed command module. Auggie makes an intriguing discovery while Mackie confirms the existence of one of the OG cryptids.

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The crew of the Irish Goodb- no, wait, that doesn't work anymore - the crew of the TBD meets invites a new friend over for rolly meats and catharsis. Meanwhile, Hilde conducts a traditional Cade greeting ceremony with her clone-sib Arsinoe. 

Also shout out to my parents on 47 years of marriage since this releases on their anniversary and I write the show notes! --Kristen

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As the team stops back at the refueling station, a certain nominal grandchild is conspicuously absent from her leadership duties. Later, the next vessel on the househunting agenda provides a glimmer of hope to the crew. 

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Team Meatbag explores their first potential new ship and find it surprisingly promising. Later, they have an extended debate on the merits of cannibalism.

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So that thing happened. But don't worry, Team Meatbag isn't out of the game just yet! With two potential new ships drifting somewhere in the outer regions of the system, the crew gets to work figuring out which one will be their new home. But first, Mackie solves the Food Problem before trying to shirk his duties as defacto captain.

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How do we even summarize what happens without giving it away? We've been leading up to it, we've been taunting you with the possibility of a catastrophic ship failure, we've armed the demolition charges and Auggie is squaring off against his shadow self at this very moment. If you've ever thought Stardaddy pulled his punches, this episode is for you.

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We're back and ready to answer all of your questions! Okay, we're ready to answer a very specific some of your questions including, but not limited to, how exactly is the Ophanum involved in all this and also maybe will the crew survive? Plus a fun update on what Cullen has been up to out there in yurtland (spoiler: it's kinda neat). 

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This week the Ophanum reaches through the 4th wall and mucks up our mixer. In more serious news, we have a very important message from one of our community members engaging in solidarity work with Palestinians. You can find out more information at Instagram account @Iwant2beefree. If you would like to donate to the cause, you can find the fundraiser at https://chuffed.org/project/171749-windows-a-kitchen-and-essentials-for-three-families-in-palestine

Thanks as always for listening and we'll we back next week!

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You ever have one of those days that are really bad but at least you know why it's bad and you have kind of a plan to fix it? And then it turns out that you actually had NO IDEA HOW BAD IT WAS AND THAT "FIXING IT" IS A LONG DISTANT PIPE DREAM FOR A PAST SELF UNENCUMBERED BY YOUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING?! About that...

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Don't be deceived by that shorter than usual runtime, this episode is a doozy. I know we say that a lot but, um, you really, really, REALLY don't want to miss this one. Like seriously.

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Auggie, Hopper, and Hilde work on getting the Irish Goodbye to the fueling station. Meanwhile, Mackie gets his fortune read and CB contemplates joining up with a pre-tech recruiter.

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Remember when Team Meatbag suffered a catastrophic jump failure and were left adrift in an unknown system, most of their ship beyond even Mackie's slightly OP fix check? Remember thinking, hey, that wasn't so bad? Well, it turns out it just got worse.

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As Hilde, Hopper, and Auggie pin down just what exactly created this giant pile of bones, Mackie does the actual work of getting some power back on. Later, a chilling discovery sends the party to splitsville for what is sure to be merely a minor inconvenience and definitely not an entirely new catastrophe.

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Team Meatbag continues mopping up the last of the Ashigaru on the fueling station. Later, they make a gruesome discovery which is totally not the most horrific discovery they've ever made but is definitely top 5.

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We're back to our regular crew and ready to discover the aftermath of Team Meatbag's masterful assault on the stranded Ashigaru pirates. Did any of our truly abominable temporary personalities survive? Will Uptalk Shakespeare become a beloved new recurring bit? Is three questions too many for this episode description structure? Find out this week on Astronomica!

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You may have heard we got a bit of winter weather a couple weeks ago which means our dear Stardaddy had to do some catch up at the ol' day job. While he was out contributing to society, the rest of us got together to plot a revolution against his tyrannical ways.

This week we crack open Revolt! by Jason Price (gifted to us by Brian over at Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle). This DM-less tabletop roleplaying game uses a beautifully rendered deck of story telling prompts along with a gorgeous fabric map to guide players...

We conclude our very special duology as we reveal the fates of our erstwhile counterparts. Will Sir Fingers Bigley ever get the deference he deserves as a member of the aristocracy? Will Zug reveal his bug bear identity? Will PepsiCo Presents Baby Boy Johnson the 57th do something really cool? And, finally, will Mook please stop talking, please ohmygod, just stop!

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This week the camera shifts its focus to another crew. A crew of individuals  cast adrift in the brutal Kavacha system, no doubt stranded by some grave catastrophe. Their only goal is survival, their only hope is to find enough resources on an abandoned fueling platform to prolong their sorry lives. Also, they're probably cannibals.

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Team Meatbag discovers a potentially operable fuel station and with it a place to dock the Irish Goodbye for repairs. Unfortunately, it's already inhabited and they don't seem like friendlies.

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Mackie, Hilde, and Auggie continue their voyage of discovery through the pre-tech prison. An interesting revelation about Warden Blackwell raises questions for the team.

Warning for those who struggle with mouth sounds: This week's intro is mostly a taste test of some horse radish mustard. Skip ahead to the 6 minute mark to avoid the associated sounds.

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With the Irish Goodbye collecting ice in the outer section of the Kovatcha system, Team Meatbag heads to Kovatcha 2 in hopes of finding assistance. 

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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 complications table. Hold onto your appendages, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

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The spirits may have done it all in one night, but it took our editor a few more days to wrangle this year's clip show. Great big thanks to everyone who sent in a clip and make sure you stay till the very, very end for an extra special message from our very first guest lo those many episodes ago.

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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 actually difficult. You absolutely do NOT want to miss this one!

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Team Meatbag finishes up their talk with Terseray (aka bird person) before heading off to a brand new system. 

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