Tests From The Future

It's hard to believe, but we're actually in orbit around Earth! We made it back! Almost at least, because we're still in quarantine at the moment. They're afraid we have slave hens? At least that gives us time to tidy up the ship, sort out our souvenirs, go clay pigeon shooting using the asteroids we can't take home, and of course speculate about what celebrations are being prepared for our triumphant homecoming!

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:23 - Hello

00:47 - Introduction

00:53 - Homecoming

23:29 - Listener Email from William McConnell

25:08 - Listener Email from XYZ

25:50 - Outroduction

26:09 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Space Walk Astronaut by NASA Imagery

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Closing Theme: Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

★☆★☆★

Dear diary, this week we met another alien race! They look strange, we call them the Tikibari, and as it turns out, they're the ones behind the black monoliths we've been collecting. And also as it turns out, those really weren't meant for collecting. Also, the Tikibari are interested in old technology and they helped us fix the ship too! It was a very exciting week.

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:16 - Hello

00:40 - Introduction

00:54 - The Tikibari

21:36 - Listener Email from V for Spaghetta

23:41 - Outroduction

24:16 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Aquarium Shrimp Coral by Leonhard Niederwimmer

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

★☆★☆☆

The black monoliths we collected a few weeks ago started emitting a signal, and everyone's quite excited about it, even more so since we decoded the message! In this episode we discuss the possible implications, but we also talk about the planet we're currently orbiting, and about ukuleles obviously.

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:16 - Hello

00:41 - Introduction

03:17 - The Signal

14:57 - Listener Email from Ukele Yusuf

16:26 - Outroduction

17:04 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Tiki Hut Sunset Dusk by Michelle Maria

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

★☆☆★★

There's something off with the air conditioning in the ship, so we've been confined to our cabin since yesterday. This also means that we currently have a different air mixture than usual. This has no side effects, with the exception that we decided to eat all the edible souvenirs we brought from all the planets we visited so far. Which in turn has no side effects, with the exception that the cabin seems brighter and the stars seem closer and the listener emails seem more profound.

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:11 - Hello

00:36 - Introduction

00:53 - Space Tripping

17:56 - Listener Email from Thomas van Gisteren

19:35 - Outroduction

20:00 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Pink Heat Striped Rag by Sanna Jågas

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Closing Theme: The Passenger by Iggy Pop

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

★☆☆★☆

Have you ever recorded a podcast episode while walking on a treadmill? Well, Dirk just did and you get to listen to it! The good news is that Simon was standing just to the side, so at least one of the hosts isn't constantly out of breath. Why is Dirk on a treadmill? What's up with all of these black monoliths? Does the ship have a green house? And what does the Microsoft Zune have to do with anything? Listen in and find out!

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:21 - Hello

00:48 - Introduction

04:10 - Monoliths

16:08 - Listener Email from Sinas54

18:16 - Outroduction

18:36 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Moving Walkway Roller by Hans

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

★☆☆☆★

To everybody's surprise, we actually stumbled upon an Earth-like planet on our erratic journey through the universe. Trees, oceans, continents, weather - all the good stuff. Just no animals. A group of passengers decided that they preferred to stay there as opposed to spending the rest of the foreseeable future in a spaceship. That being a pretty big deal, we decided to make it today's topic. Also, we broke our cabin, so we're recording from the shuttle bay / arboretum.

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:17 - Hello

00:41 - Introduction

03:03 - Left Behind

13:48 - Listener Email from Roland

17:09 - Outroduction

17:42 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Big Passion Fruit Flower Blossom by Maya A P

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

★☆☆☆☆

A recent survey among the passengers has shown that less than 50% believe we'll ever get back to Earth. If this ship is going to be our new home, it's time to make it a little more homey! How do 23rd century people make things homey, you ask? Well, tune in and find out! Disclaimer: this episode may contain traces of garden gnomes.

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:10 - Hello

00:35 - Introduction

04:35 - The New Reality

22:41 - Listener Email from Qarlos

24:37 - Outroduction

25:03 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Board Game Competition by Rudy and Peter Skitterians

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

☆★★★★

Remember when we booked facilities for a pet? Well, we haven't actually used them, but other passengers have. Some brought pets, some still have them, and some guests suddenly have pets that they didn't have before. Expect to hear more about cats, dogs, blobs and flies in this episode. And obviously about chocolate.

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:09 - Hello

00:33 - Introduction

05:39 - Space Pets

25:25 - Listener Email from Doctorandus P

27:52 - Outroduction

28:18 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Sugar Glider Animal Cute by Nikolett Emmert

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

☆★★★☆

Okay, so maybe a star system with two stars isn't so special, but these ones pulsate! How about them apples? While we're still trying to make our way home, we take this chance encounter as an opportunity to do some proper space research. And between all the Ooga Chakas and Walla Walla Bing Bangs, we do actually manage to decode something live on the show!

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:08 - Hello

00:33 - Introduction

01:56 - Binary Stars

18:24 - Listener Email from Othello

21:13 - Outroduction

21:36 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Exoplanet Exomoon Ocean by Alexandr

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

☆★★☆★

The crew of Grandaddy is working on a new propulsion method, which needs all the energy and all the bananas they can find. Which means we're currently traveling even slower than usual and have our gravity rationed. But even though we haven't been anywhere interesting recently, we can still talk about all the exciting things that happen on board the ship. Hairy feet, anyone?

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Chapters

00:00 - Preview

00:13 - Hello

00:37 - Introduction

02:11 - Floating About

18:57 - Listener Email from Nanonana

20:19 - Outroduction

20:43 - Goodbye

Credits

Episode Art: Banana Fruit Healthy by Hans

Diegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by John

Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Closing Theme: Bad Guy by Falling in Reverse

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

☆★★☆☆