Orbital Earthcast

We predict the future on today's show with French prognosticator Michel de Nostredame, commonly known as Nostradamus. Did he predict the unsettling rise of sassy chatbots? No. But he made other predictions about 2018 and we discuss them on this show.

There are as many stars in the sky as opinions on the Internet. But on this special episode, just in time for Valentine's Day, Gap spreads a little love to the online world. On this episode of Orbital, we look at some of the Internet's questions regarding space, including the good, the bad and the crazy. Get ready to hear an extraterrestrial field questions from regular terrestrials on a brand new installment of Gap Explains It All.

Jack London has been many things, sometimes at the same time. But he's mostly remembered as a famous American author. There's far more to those stories than meets the eye and we explore it with him on this episode of Orbital.

Did you ever want to live in a geodesic dome? Buckminster Fuller is here to sell you on the idea, along with auto-airplanes and tetrahedral floating cities. So, you have that to look forward to, right?

Wow, 2017 was a year, huh? Gap looks at the year in science with the help of intergalactic shock jock Boosh Magoosh, vengeful explosives aficionado Grevlock and algorithmic love guru CopulationBot. Will they learn anything about Earth or humanity? Probably not, but you'll have to listen to find out for sure.

Find more episode of the Orbital Earthcast at DelveCast.com

In the continuing effort to be a real show, Orbital takes another go at a holiday special. This time Gap is joined by the ghosts of past, present and future, who have a lot of opinions about things.

We also ask the ghosts questions from actual humans! Thank you to @dclasair @yukisuki7 @LeslitGS @Saehel and @RefreshNinja for your suggestions on Twitter and @psitanium for being gullible enough to ask for them!

First it was Scrooge. Then it was the Grinch. Now Bill Raphus from Everything for Nothing comes to town bearing tales of riches and profit margins for the holiday season. You don't have to be at the North Pole to enjoy this very festive Big Business Basics on Orbital.

Moxie Havok returns to the show to place Thanksgiving on notice. Forget the war on Christmas, the real showdown is T-Day. The Poetry Clash is back and full of festive fervor. Also, Moxie may be having some family issues...

Albert Einstein is considered the first celebrity scientist, but he did far more than create "Elephant = master of ceremonies also" or whatever that means. We still can't explain the hair though.

Ichabod Crane has survived the Headless Horseman, but it has definitely taken it's toll on the lanky teacher of Sleepy Hollow. Especially when an unexpected guest shows up!