FREE PATREON BONUS - Pinocchio HAL and the Convention Crusade with Virginia Smith

The Monolith is back and so are we! After some brief R&R aboard Space Station V, we're back on base - full of Howard Johnson's and duty-free gin - and ready to explore the myth, the meaning, and the m...

15 Nov 202227min

A mysterious object has arrived, and we buckle down for a wild ride through the various concepts, designs and possible meanings of the Tycho Magnetic Anomaly known as the MONOLITH. The shape, the sign...

15 Sep 202231min

In our third archaeological dig into the evolution of humans, it's a news flash! Some incredible developments have occurred in the world of anthropology in recent weeks forcing us to totally rethink o...

23 Aug 202243min

In the second part of our archaeological dig, we're uncovering the secrets of the Dawn of Man!  The genius of Stuart Freeborn, the magic of mirrors, and the glory days of slide film. Orangutan takes t...

16 Aug 202243min

This week we're going back to the beginning with the first in a series of archaeology digs into the tough primal world of early hominids and the origin of our species. A day in the life of a Neanderth...

2 Aug 202236min

To celebrate the inaugural images of the new James Webb Space Telescope and to commemorate the powering down of the Voyager spacecraft, we dive into the history and technology of the missions that hav...

22 Juli 202255min

Aboard the Orion III spaceplane, we explore the constellation and the myth of Orion, the parallels between the ship's design and the latest commercial spacecraft, the food and facilities aboard the Ar...

12 Juli 202233min

On our inaugural launch, we examine the design, the lore and the science behind the Wheel known as Space Station V, that awe-inspiring trans-millenial cut, and the transformation of the world's favori...

5 Juli 202232min