Set Condition One

In what we believe was a midseason finale (why is that even a thing??) we encounter yet another 2-part episode. So we of course recorded both back to back and absolutely nothing went wrong. Why would you even say that?

In part 1, we discuss our favorite - and least favorite - Muppets, Lee's big speech, Commander Adama's wise choice to always listen to women, and where exactly a Centurion's ammo supply comes from. Andrea again asks the question - why is there a wizard in the quorum of 12???

Don't forget to check out the Night Shift Radio merch store, where you can get your very own Cap'n Adama's "Oops All Meat" shirt!

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Tipples & Tolkien

A brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

This week we discuss marital law (no, that's not a typo), the theory that Richard Nixon was actually a werewolf, and we try to use Google Assistant to get Andrea a date with Rick Worthy - it doesn't work. A Night Shift Radio Christmas album may or may not be in the works as well (it's not).

Oh, and we also talk about Season 2 Episode 5 - "The Farm."

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Tipples & Tolkien

A brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

Dad's back! Adama wakes up from his surgery to find that Tigh has frakked things up but good. And that means SC1 Actual is back in charge of the podcast, so all is right again.

Is Chief Tyrol really a Cylon? Is Baltar's Cylon Detector™ ready to move out of beta? Will Gaius learn to listen to his conscious, Jiminy Sixit? Can (former) President Roslin pull off a daring escape with the help of Captain Apollo: Space Pirate? You'll have to listen to find out!

Or watch the show. You could do that too.

Anyway, here's some stuff about Pyramid: http://www.battlestargalacticamuseum.com/pyramid/

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A brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

Tensions are high this week. Commander Adama's condition is critical. Crashdown still can't make the right calls. The president needs her medicine. Tigh can't understand why everyone isn't in the brig.

Meanwhile, the SC1 crew muses about Dutch angles, and what exactly Centurions talk about amonst themselves - we think it's footy.

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A brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

Kitzy's still in charge this episode, so buckle up!

The Galactica has been boarded by a Cylon Raider-ing party, and they're not here for brunch. But the real questions is: is a Raider full of Centurions kinda like Trojan Horse full of horses? Do the crew have enough explosive rounds to kill these particularly tough Centurions? Can Jammer is repair a telephone in time??

Back on Caprica, Helo makes the rookie mistake of opening the fridge in Kara's apartment, while Kara finds a cigar that somehow isn't totally dried out. Also, we learn our girl Starbuck is totally a tortured artist with great taste in music (spoiler - it's Bear McCreary).

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A brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

We're kicking off season 2 with a little grand theft Raider, as Sharon absconds with Starbuck's meatship. Also, the XO is in charge, and that's going predictably well... But hey, it could be worse. It could be "that shifty son of a bitch" Baltar.

We compare the original Raider design with this new "Heavy Raider" that crashes into Galactice, and we come to the realization that Hotdog is actually EJO's son.

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A brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

We ended last week's episode on a cliff hanger, but we're back this week to wrap up Season 1. What are our thoughts? What are our theories? What are our hopes & dreams? You'll just have to tune in to find out.

Also, if you want to donate to the XO (Michael Hogan, Colonel Tigh himself), there's still time: https://www.gofundme.com/f/michael-hogan-fund

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A brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

We did it, y'all - end of Season 1. There's a raptor crew crashed on Kobol, Starbuck makes a shocking discovery on Caprica, and Cylon Base Stars are made of meat! It's like... the heart of Philly! Or is it rock'n'roll? Wait, isn't that New York?

Anyway - if you're ever in Saint Louis & aren't scared of heights or small spaces, do yourself a favor and visit the Gateway Arch. Caleb strongly recommends it.

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A brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with themes of self-harm that - while important to the plot - may be difficult to hear. We have taken note of the timestamp, so that you can skip this segment if needed: 13:30 to 20:30.

We are almost at the end of Season 1 (can you believe it!?) and there's a lot happening. we find the location of Kobol. Crashdown lives up to his name, Lee's a terrible boxer, and Kara's gone rogue to retrieve the Arrow of Apollo from Caprica. Which according to Andrea can't possibly be a literal arrow.

Caleb tells the story of the time he was in The Danger Zone™ while having an early morning beer at the airport.

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After weeks of running for their lives, the fleet takes time out for the truly important stuff - politics! I mean, come on! It's Colonial Day! We can't not celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the signing of the Articles of Colonization, even if the Cylons have nearly wiped out the species. Even our good buddy Gaius gets into the spirit of the day - and maybe gets a little more responsibility than he bargained for.

Also, Andrea swears that Kobol spelled backward is Earth, and that's the key to the whole mystery.

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Tipples & Tolkien

A brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.