Orbital Earthcast

After 5,000 Standard Earth Years (SEY), Orbital comes to Earth. Thank you human technology for finally becoming advanced enough for us to retrofit our file format so you can hear this. My name is Gap Storm, an extraterrestrial with command over time and space. I could have set off for the edges of the Universe to fight crime or save the innocent. Instead, I started an audio program. Enjoy!

Orbital PSA - Earth is Closed 03/22/2020

Orbital PSA - Earth is Closed This is a public service announcement to any sentient beings throughout the Universe thinking about visiting Earth in the foreseeable future. Earth is closed. Gap has the details. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/13644206

Orbital Time Warp 2019 01/29/2020

Orbital Time Warp 2019 Earth year 2019 might have been full of large stories, but there are others that fell far off the radar. Perhaps that was for the best as you will discover in this year's Time Warp episode. Boosh, Grevlock and CB rejoin Gap to discuss why art is confusing, if aliens are obviously real and the current status of the bird revolution. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/12923840

The Orbital Commercially Viable Christmas Special 12/18/2019

The Orbital Commercially Viable Christmas Special Gap might have wandered onto the set of a classic Christmas special. Gap might also regret such a thing. Let's all watch this train wreck together, shall we? /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/12392417

Orbital 84 - Stuffed! 11/27/2019

Orbital 84 - Stuffed! Thanksgiving is finally here and along with it comes a feast to rival all others. Will you go strictly traditional with a lobster or more new-age with a turkey? How about kicking it up a notch? Gap talks to Fry Ferrari from Stuffed! about going on a road trip to Flavor City. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/12154763

Orbital 83 - Ghast Stoppers 10/30/2019

Orbital 83 - Ghast Stoppers Orbital returns just in time for the spookiest of seasons. But let us be proactive and fight against the spooky things armed with knowledge. Gap is joined by Lance Van Helsing from the hit paranormal investigation show Ghast Stoppers. We go in-depth into the various kinds of spectral creatures you are likely to encounter and ask if you ever really encounter them at all. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/11800136

Orbital Time Warp 2018 02/27/2019

Orbital Time Warp 2018 As the first episode of the new Earth year, Gap assembles the Orbital Time Warp panel to discuss the strange and sometimes unfathomable stories that happened in 2018. Be prepared to hear tales of relationship sadness, candy catastrophes, scientific studies no one asked for and animals just trying to cope. You're welcome, Earth! /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/8747594

The Orbital Wonderfully Special Christmas Special 12/19/2018

The Orbital Wonderfully Special Christmas Special It's that time of year when the world falls in love with Christmas specials, so here we are with another one. Gap tries to discover how wonderful life is when George Bailey comes on the show. So many questions to answer: Is it a wonderful life? Who names these kids? What happened to the money? What's with the raven? How about the squirrel? Did the squirrel and raven conspire to steal the money? Enjoy an exploration of such questions as we celebrate the most wonderful time of the year on Orbital. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/7969481

Orbital 82 - Bee In A Tree 12/05/2018

Orbital 82 - Bee In A Tree Once the turkey is all gone, the time for gift shopping begins. Every year it seems harder to shop for the ones you love and tolerate. Luckily, Gap has you covered on this episode of Orbital. Flying into the studio is the one and only Bee in a Tree, a lively icon of the gift-giving season that knows exactly what you want, we think. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/7804277

Orbital 81 - The First Thanksgiving 11/21/2018

Orbital 81 - The First Thanksgiving Gather round the dinner table and try your hardest not to pull a carving knife on your relatives, it's Thanksgiving. And as America prepares to celebrate this autumn tradition, likely from under several feet of snow, Gap decided to host the first Thanksgiving BEFORE the actual first Thanksgiving, thus making it the NEW first Thanksgiving. Gap welcomes Osamequin and John Carver to the dinner table, two towering figures from this era of American history. This may not go according to plan. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/7638530

Orbital 80 - Talking Turkey 11/14/2018

Orbital 80 - Talking Turkey Since turkey is on everyone's mind this time of year, we have a whole show dedicated to the subject. To speak on the subject, Gap invited Tom, the turkey rights activist, to discuss it in detail. Some fascinating revelations and a surprise last minute guest stuff the first ever Talking Turkey segment on Orbital. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/7549061

Orbital 79 - Calls from Cthulhu with H.P. Lovecraft 10/31/2018

Orbital 79 - Calls from Cthulhu with H.P. Lovecraft The weary world recoils as we reach the spookiest night of the year. Luckily, Gap is here to help the unfortunate souls on Earth with the help of special guest H.P. Lovecraft. Just ignore the whispers in your head and everything will be fine. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/7377320

Orbital 78 - Death 10/17/2018

Orbital 78 - Death Now that we have officially entered the spoopiest season, our thoughts turn toward All Hallow's Eve. In that spirit, the one and only Grim Reaper joins Gap on the show to discuss his job and health regimen. Also, sweet scythe moves. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/7212644

Orbital 77 - Francis Scott Key 07/04/2018

Orbital 77 - Francis Scott Key During the War of 1812, a lawyer named Francis Scott Key was inspired to write The Star-Spangled Banner, which would come to be the national anthem of the United States of America. But how much do we know about Key and his broadside ballad? Find out as Gap sits down with Francis Scott Key on Orbital. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6758119

Orbital 76 - Darrin! 06/06/2018

Orbital 76 - Darrin! Bewitched, the stunning documentary series about being a magic user in 1960s America, really brings a new light to an often overlooked demographic. But what about the non-magical among them? Ask Darrin Stephens. In fact, that was Gap's plan. Darrin addresses some of the crazy events of his life with Samantha on this episode. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6655079

Orbital 75 - Edison v Tesla 05/23/2018

Orbital 75 - Edison v Tesla Thomas Edison. Nikola Tesla. The War of the Currents (not berries). The fight over direct current versus alternating current shall be settled here. Or not. There may also be talk of aliens and ghosts. Two fascinating inventors square off on this episode of Orbital. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6604758

Orbital 74 - Calls from the Apocalypse 05/02/2018

Orbital 74 - Calls from the Apocalypse It makes sense that the ones who need the most advice and positive reinforcement would be the ones actively dealing with the end of the world as they know it. Luckily, Gap is here to help as he takes calls from the unfortunate denizens of doomed worlds. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6527210

Orbital 73 - J.R.R. Tolkien 04/18/2018

Orbital 73 - J.R.R. Tolkien After his rousing turn as a CM for Castles & Catalysts, Gap's creative streak was energized. Shortly thereafter, an idea formed to become a fantasy novelist. However, a successful career among humans will require a helping hand, namely J.R.R. Tolkien, the man who wrote the book (literally) on fantasy. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6491906

Orbital 72 - Castles & Catalysts 04/04/2018

Orbital 72 - Castles & Catalysts In a world flush with live plays, why not have one more? Gap pulls out the ancient roleplaying game Castles & Catalysts to flex some CastleMaster skills. In order to get a genuine human experience, your players will be some reprising guests: Moxie Havok from Moxie's Poetry Clash, Chad from Chad's Chatroom and Bill Raphus from Big Business Basics. Will any of our players survive? Will any of the lowly citizens of Illudere survive? You will have to listen to find out. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6397622

Orbital 71 - GLaDOS 03/21/2018

Orbital 71 - GLaDOS Over time, Gap has developed a healthy fear of artificial intelligences, despite technically being one. So, inviting GLaDOS to travel from her chamber in Aperture Science to the ship was a cautious pursuit. But we did it anyways. Let's see if Gap can survive the possibility of a robot apocalypse on this episode of Orbital. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6357415

Orbital 70 - Sherlock Holmes 03/07/2018

Orbital 70 - Sherlock Holmes If you have a mystery worth solving, who's the first person you would call? Sherlock Holmes of course! Assuming you knew his number. Luckily, Gap has the work around of a time machine and brought Sherlock in for some mystery solving of his own. Keys shall be found on this episode of Orbital. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6326632

Orbital 69 - Nostradamus 02/21/2018

Orbital 69 - Nostradamus 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. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6281520

Orbital 68 - GEIA 7: Space 02/14/2018

Orbital 68 - GEIA 7: Space 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. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6251852

Orbital 67 - Jack London 02/07/2018

Orbital 67 - Jack London 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. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6230457

Orbital 66 - R. Buckminster Fuller 01/24/2018

Orbital 66 - R. Buckminster Fuller 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? /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6181308

Orbital Time Warp 2017 01/10/2018

Orbital Time Warp 2017 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. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6132757

The Orbital Especially Special Christmas Special 12/20/2017

The Orbital Especially Special Christmas Special 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. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6041612

Orbital 65 - Big Business Basics for the Holidays 12/06/2017

Orbital 65 - Big Business Basics for the Holidays 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. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/6014119

Orbital 64 - Moxie's Poetry Clash 2: Stuffing Assault 11/22/2017

Orbital 64 - Moxie's Poetry Clash 2: Stuffing Assault 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... /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/5916879

Orbital 63 - Albert Einstein 11/08/2017

Orbital 63 - Albert Einstein 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. /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/5911095

Orbital 62 - Ichabod Crane 10/25/2017

Orbital 62 - Ichabod Crane 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! /episode/index/show/orbitalearthcast/id/5873776

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