Cibola Burn (5)

Everyone around the solar system is reeling. Humanity has done more damage to itself than the Protomolecule ever did. Amos finds a bike. Discussion Question: What’s your favourite post-apocalyptic setting? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 16th of November to continue Nemesis Games! We'll be covering chapters 33 through to the end of 39! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

Marco is revealed, and so is his plan. It's.... heavy. In more ways than one. It's a once in a 65 million year stunt, and affects all corners of the solar system. Also we talk about Metamaterials! Discussion Question: Should bodily autonomy be violated if your body is a literal weapon? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 9th of November to continue Nemesis Games! We'll be covering chapters 26 through to the end of 32! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

Nemesis Games continues to ramp up! Holden and Fred team up to save the Belt from Belters. Naomi is too trusting. Alex hits dead ends. Amos is nowhere to be seen. It's a rough set of chapters! Discussion Question: Which crew member of the Roci would you most want to hang out with? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 26th of October to continue Nemesis Games! We'll be covering chapters 20 through to the end of 25! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

The mystery of Nemesis Games is getting deeper! Alex and Amos very quickly deal with the issues relating to their exes, then pick up side quests. Naomi drops a bomb on us... or she dropped it about 16 years ago I guess. Holden is surprisingly rational. Discussion Question: No DQ this week (again)! Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 19th of October to continue Nemesis Games! We'll be covering chapters 13 through to the end of 19! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

We're back for book 5: Nemesis Games! Reuben is excited to see the Roci crew all get some protagonist time. Elliot is excited to get to judge Naomi for a bit. Discussion Question: No DQ this week! Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 12th of October to continue Nemesis Games! We'll be covering chapters 6 through to the end of 12! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

Howdy folks! While we take a break before Nemesis Games, we decided to talk to our official Space Doctor about all the weird medicine in Cibola Burn! Also we spend a lot of time discussing lying in bed for a month. No discussion question for this bonus episode! Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! Remember, we're back on the 5th of October to begin Nemesis Games! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

Reuben and Elliot reach the end of Cibola Burn! Holden and co manage to save everyone, much to Avasarala's disappointment. Also we talk about the real Cibola. Discussion Question: What did you think of Cibola Burn? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 5th of October to begin Nemesis Games! We'll be covering the prologue through to the end of chapter 5! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

Things are starting to turn around on New Terra, because humanity has a secret weapon - really basic and technologically backwards plans that work even when this stupid planet is exploding and breaking physics. Discussion Question: If you had to give up your body and inhabit a piece of industrial machinery instead, which machinery would you choose? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 31st of August to cover the interlude after chapter 51 through to the end of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

This episode is a bit late because one of us was up all weekend. Bit of a Holden really - who's staying up for 3 days massaging his messiah complex. Also Havelock uses the lack of sight on the planet to superpower his insight and finally get his shit together. Discussion Question: What is the animal you would be most excited to find an analogue of on an alien planet? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 24th of August to cover the interlude after chapter 44 through to chapter 50 of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

Things are not looking good on New Terra. Turns out half the planet exploding was just the beginning of problems for the people on Ilus. Reuben and Elliot enjoy their woes. Discussion Question: What role do you think you’d be most useful in, during this series of catastrophes? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 17th of August to cover the chapters 38 through to 44 of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!