Oh These, Those Stars of Space!
83 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago -Far beyond the frontier of civilized space, sails the starship the CSS Cavalier, manned by her strange and daring crew. Their destination? Adventure. Their cargo? Your dang ears. Their mission? Episodic science fiction comedy at the intersection of Star Trek, Douglas Adams, and the Marquis DeSade. From the same people who birthed unto you the blockbuster true-crime podcast Rude Tales of Magic comes a new and improvised sci-fi (science fiction) delight that has already been banned in most public schools and the Vatican.
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Yuletide Kombat Family: CHEF EDITION
December 22, 2022 17:05 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBYuletide Kombat Family is a game where holiday themed characters fight to save Christmas. This time, however, the These Those crew puts a whole new spin on the word “SEASON” looooooool! You’ll figure it out once you listen! I love you! Produced [and this episode description written -.ed] by Tim Platt (Baby Groomda, Gene Lime) with additional music from Steve Desiena. Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. You can go lis...
Missionary Impossible
December 09, 2022 19:17 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBIt's high stakes on the Illegal Moon of Scrutum-6, where adventurers Cheredith Mesterfield (Ali Fisher) and her trusty Spacehorse Scandal (Carly Monardo) make a rendezvous with undercover allies Backyard Pyle (Taylor Moore) and Begonia Bloodterror (Christopher Hastings) on a dangerous mission. But they'll need every bit of luck they can find, if they hope to escape THE FELONIOUS PALACE OF LORD MENACE THE SHAKK. Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE...
Game, Cube
December 01, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWith errands to run, Ensign Gelmire Lysander (Tim Platt) and Vape Salesman Carboat Bin Laden (Taylor Moore), hope to squeeze in a little fun while on the Gaming Moon of Scrutum-6. Let's just hope there's no one waiting down there with a a score to settle. And no, we don't mean a video game score. Branson Reese (Rude Tales of Magic, FX's Swan Boy) also stars. BEEP BEEP!! HOLIDAY MERCH NOW FOR SALE! Check out the amazing Pleasure Dome Tees, and hot liquids will never be safe again now that G...
Backdecks
November 23, 2022 06:13 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBWhen the Cavalier's most-eligible Bachelorette, Vestavia Casketshowroom (Carly Monardo), crosses paths with its most-affianced ensign, Gelmire Lysander (Tim Platt), will Gelmire's love for Meredith Chesterfield be put to the test? And with Clinton Bodycount (Branson Reese) playing cupid, does Gelmire even stand a chance? BEEP BEEP!! HOLIDAY MERCH NOW FOR SALE! Check out the amazing Pleasure Dome Tees, and hot liquids will never be safe again now that GROOMDA'S ON THE MUG! Order before 1...
[Patreon Preview] See You in Hell
November 10, 2022 20:01 - 3 minutes - 2.91 MBWhen a Vanguard Commbadge is detected on the dangerous and mysterious planet Lucifar, it's up to Baron Baudelaire (Taylor Moore) and Billy Onassis (Branson Reese), the Cavalier's most devilish crew, to solve the mystery. A mission to the most hellish planet in the galaxy? It's times like this they wish ship martyr Eusebius Carter (Tim Platt) was still around, but he died months ago...didn't he? To hear the rest of this episode, and all of our bonus content, Join our Patreon now for tons mor...
Brothers and Sisters
October 25, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBWhen routine maintenance uncovers something deep in the Cavalier's computer core from a fallen comrade, it's up to Legs Loveless (Taylor Moore), Threadcount-900 (Christopher Hastings), and ship's agent Billy Onassis (Branson Reese) to save the crew from this rogue program. But can even these three get out of such a sticky situation??? Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. You can go listen to all of them now! Go! Hurry...
The Little Bambinos
October 12, 2022 20:18 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBShip's Tactician Begonia Bloodterror (Christopher Hastings) is a master strategist. But all his plans are thrown out the window when two small urchins, Boboli (Carly Monardo) and Limoncello (Taylor Moore), sneak up from the abandoned alleyways of Deck 31 with ominous news. Can Begonia take on this dangerous test and save the Cavalier? Will Boboli and Limoncello ever find a papa? And can Begonia comprehend the awesome power of ANDIAMO??? Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN...
[Patreon Preview] New Moon
October 04, 2022 15:36 - 6 minutes - 6.38 MBShip's ENT Doctor Dewey (Christopher Hastings), his wife, Documentarian Ilse Schlacht (Carly Monardo), and Vape Salesman Carboat Bin Laden (Taylor Moore) are attempting to enjoy some simple shore leave when something unexpectedly *lunar* gets in their way. PLUS: When Ilse gets the call of a lifetime, what changes will it bring?? To hear the rest of this episode, and all of our bonus content, Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for pat...
Footsteps
September 06, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBWhen the Vanguard receives a surprise message from a reclusive world somehow associated with feet, it's up to Threadcount-900 (Christopher Hastings), Guy Normal (Branson Reese), Chestershire (Ali Fisher), Legs Loveless (Taylor Moore), and Ship's Cobbler Cargo Pantangelo (Guest Star MATTIE LUBCHANSKY) to crack this high-stakes diplomatic encounter. But in a situation this tense, is the crew of the Cavalier ready to dive in...feet first??? Special thanks to Mattie Lubchansky for joining us th...
[Patreon Preview XXL] In Which All Present Members of the Casketshowroom Family Discuss Their Personal Dynamics and Perspectives on Love During a Shopping Trip etc. etc.
August 01, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB"...Family Members including Tuscaloosa Casketshowroom (Taylor Moore), Vestavia Casketshowroom (Carly Monardo), and Froglevel Casketshowroom (Ali Fisher)." To hear the rest of this episode, and all of our bonus content, Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. You can go listen to all of them now! Go! Hurry! It's only five bucks. BEEP BEEP! WE'RE GOING TO GENCON!! That's right, the entire OTTSS/Rude Tales crew will be at...
Information War Part Two
July 18, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBCaptured at the end of the last episode, hopes for our heroes grow dim as the clock ticks towards their scheduled rendezvous. Gelmire Lysander (Tim Platt), Blooperno Illion (Christopher Hastings), and Carboat Bin Laden (Taylor Moore). Are relentlessly interrogated by Correxian agents, including some...familiar faces? It will take a miracle, or maybe an old friend, to get them out... BEEP BEEP! WE'RE GOING TO GENCON!! That's right, the entire OTTSS/Rude Tales crew will be at GENCON '22 in In...
Information War
July 06, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBBehind Enemy Lines, Gelmire Lysander (Tim Platt) leads a crack team including telepathic agent Blooperno Illion (Christopher Hastings) and mild-mannered, innocent vape salesman Carboat Bin Laden (Taylor Moore) to uncover a Correxian propaganda plan. But when things start going off the rails, can young Gelmire keep his team alive and on track? And what happens when they cross paths with a mysterious revolutionary... Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPI...
[Patreon Preview] A Tablespoon of Danger
June 27, 2022 19:40 - 4 minutes - 6.84 MBPREVIEW: The Vanguard presents gaseous crewmate Clare President (Taylor Moore) with his first opportunity to eat, and along with the meal sends as an emissary Liberty Balboa's (Branson Reese) old culinary school chum, celebrity chef Guinevere Tot (Carly Monardo). But could a recipe for reconnection and fond nostalgia be curdled by a dash of...ulterior motives? You'll simply have to listen to find out! To hear the rest of this episode, and all of our bonus content, Join our Patreon now for ...
The Jungle Book
June 06, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBWith the Cavalier's Hyperwarp Drive out of commission, grizzled veteran Backyard Pyle (Taylor Moore) assembles a crack team including ship's contrarian Scorpio Ni-Yeer (Branson Reese) and legendary napper Rip Van Winkle (Tim Platt), to hunt on the surface of a dangerous jungle planet for the phenomenon that's got our ship stuck. But sometimes truth (this is a nonfiction podcast) is stranger than fiction... Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVER...
The Wreck of the Young Professionals
May 10, 2022 04:52 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBAfter a scheduling error in the holozone leads Baron Baudelaire (Taylor Moore), ship's Pet Chestashire (Ali Fisher), and Ship's Mortician Clinton Bodycount (Branson Reese) into making their own fun, even that is interrupted when our heroes intercept a shocking transmission. But, in order to save the day, they risk revealing their identities to the Correxians and putting every life aboard the Cavalier in grave danger. Yes, Grave Danger. Whatever will they do??? Join our Patreon now for tons ...
The Modern Prometheus
April 21, 2022 17:04 - 1 hour - 87 MBWhen Gelmire Lysander (Tim Platt), Meredith Chesterfield (Ali Fisher), Baron Baudelaire (Taylor Moore), Threadcount-900 (Christopher Hastings), and ship's movie critic Shemp Fortunes (Branson Reese), decide to blow off a little steam in the holozone, they think they're in for an afternoon of fun. But when something goes wrong, the ship's computers birth something... spooky, which in turn births something even... spookier, and I'll be honest, things really unravel from there. Join our Patreo...
Down and Out on Xanadu Hard
March 29, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBIt's vacation time as the Cavalier makes a pitstop at legendary pleasure planet Xanadu Hard. But when pilot Legs Loveless (Taylor Moore) has a dangerous liaison, it's up to him and the ship's mages of Good Fortune, Deremith (Ali Fisher), and Ill Portent, Werimether (Christopher Hastings) to set things right and keep the peace in paradise... Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. You can go listen to all of them now! G...
Little Help Part Two
February 28, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBPART TWO (OF TWO)- Following the shocking events of last episode, Katya Bushnikova (Carly Monardo), Dr. Dewey (Christopher Hastings), and a critically wounded Legs Loveless (Taylor Moore), discover a shocking secret of the Concilium, courtesy of an unlikely new ally (Tim Platt). Meanwhile, their only chance of unshrinking themselves goes missing, setting our heroes on a path to a thrilling a confrontation. Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVE...
Little Help
February 14, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBWhen a routine medical exam goes horribly awry, Dr Dewey (Christopher Hastings), Katya Bushnikova (Carly Monardo), and Legs Loveless (Taylor Moore), find even the good doctor's office can be full of danger around every corner! PLUS: The Mystery of What Was in Katya's Ear! Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. You can go listen to all of them now! Go! Hurry! It's only five bucks. And follow us on twitter, but only if y...
The Contest
January 21, 2022 21:02 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBWhile headed off to a routine mission, Backyard Pyle (Taylor Moore), Dr. Dewey (Christopher Hastings), and ship pleasure droid Don Valentino (Branson Reese) disappear! And not in the usual way! In a different, *weird* way! It's up to Clare President (also Taylor Moore), Threadcount-900 (Christopher Hastings again), and Liberty Balboa (Branson Reese x2) to find their compatriots- by any means necessary. And can Don Valentino, teach an alien who only knows war- love??? Join our Patreon now fo...
Mystery in Hudfar Village
December 31, 2021 20:40 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBAn already exciting occasion in sleepy Hudfar village is made all the more momentous when three mysterious strangers arrive in town. With no knowledge of their true identities, The deathly pallid Bed (Christopher Hastings), beautifully-haired Keith (Taylor Moore), and giant cockroach Garr-gall (Branson Reese), struggle to make sense of their place in this unfamiliar world. And what is that strange sense of longing...for the stars? Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIR...
Crisis on Luthlex-7
December 14, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBWhen an isolated planet with fantastic technology and beloved wines stands on the brink of destruction, it's up to Threadcount-900 (Christopher Hastings), Backyard Pyle (Taylor Moore), and Marvin Blond (Tim Platt) to sit them down and undestruct that brink. Also what's this about a rocket? And a baby? Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. You can go listen to all of them now! Go! Hurry! It's only five bucks. And follo...
Vanguard Nights: 2021 Thanksgiving Hangover Special
November 28, 2021 07:13 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBFar from the the light of the Cavalier, these are those VANGUARD NIGHTS: apocrypha, ephemera, and straight up goofins' "in" the "world" of Oh These Those Stars of Space. As our first Vanguard Night we present to you our 2021 Thanksgiving Hangover Special! The CAST of the show are long dead but their future clones are THRUST into danger as part of a black-ops Vanguard experiment. Can they survive!??? No! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTI...
LIVE: Man Moon Rising
November 22, 2021 07:31 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBHeads up DUDES! It's the audio from our first (FREE for Patrons) live stream: MAN MOON RISING. Liberty Balboa, Mitzy, Gelmire, Threadcount and Legs are sent to find a long lost colony on the moon of Testoster 1. But what's this? In the relatively brief time they've been out of contact with the Concilloium, the colonists have developed into a world ruled by...men? What possible reason could the colonists have for adopting such and odd and strange way of life? And can the crew of the CSS Cava...
King of Queens
October 28, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBHear Ye, Hear Ye! A mysterious structure from the distant past appears off the bow of the Cavalier, and Ensign Bubbsriel (Carly Monardo), Father Matthew Sagittarius (Christopher Hastings), and Mary (Ali Fisher), decide to investigate. And can Groomda (Tim Platt) quit it with the Halloween preparations long enough to help out?? Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. You can go listen to all of them now! Go! Hurry! It's o...
Overtime
October 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBAfter the first two minutes of this episode, you might think there's nothing but silence for the next 60 minutes. BUT KEEP LISTENING. I promise it's worth it. Hell, maybe Cavvy the Cavalier (Branson Reese), Tuscaloosa Casketshowroom (Taylor Moore), and Groomda (Tim Platt) show up. How?? You'll just have to find out... Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. You can go listen to all of them now! Go! Hurry! It's only five ...
Bride and Vroom
September 30, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBWhen an old "friend" of Baron Baudelaire interrupts a wedding planning party, Meredith Chesterfield (Ali Fisher) Gelmire Lysander (Tim Platt) and the Baron himself (Taylor Moore) must travel to the speed moon of Vroomex 9 and put their very lives on the line; the FINISH LINE that is! Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. The first additional episode is available right now! Go! Hurry! It's only five bucks. And follow ...
These Electric Kings, These Digital Lords!
September 03, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBFollowing a party in the Engine Room, pilot Legs Loveless (Taylor Moore) calls Katya Bushnikova (Carly Monardo), Threadcount 900 (Christopher Hastings), and rookie engineer Mitzy Festerchild (Ali Fisher), to the bridge to hear a mysterious transmission. When it's decoded, its contents will shock and disturb you. PLUS: Where did Groomda (Tim Platt) go?! Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. The first additional episode ...
Bound by the Limelight
August 23, 2021 16:40 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBIn the middle of rehearsal for a new play, the crew of the Cavalier is blinded by a strange and powerful blast of light from a nearby planet. Can the crew overcome their fear of getting "goo hole" and investigate its origins? Once those origins are found, will the crew risk it all to do the right thing? Is it true that that all the world's a stage and that all the men and women merely players? Cause if so, that is crazy! Starring Tim Platt as Groomda, Carly Monardo as Katya Bushnikova, Tayl...
The Resilient Children
August 05, 2021 19:03 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB¡Snagged! In the midst of a security shakedown, the Cavalier is suddenly caught in a vast and mysterious alien artifact. With power reserves dwindling, Threadcount 900 and a trio of potential criminals, (a Space Angel, a bingo caller, and the proprietor of the ship's only for-profit pleasure dome) must journey into harm's way to discover the terrible truth of their ensnarement. Starring Christopher Hastings as Threadcount 900, and introducing Branson Reese as Jimmy Pencils, Carly Monardo as ...
Who Do Dare
July 26, 2021 23:14 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBOn a routine mission, Capt. Cal Sisters and the crew of the CSS Cavalier are commandeered by a strange being with God-like powers and must make a terrible choice. Can they survive his impossible game? What happens next may surprise you. Join our Patreon now for tons more stuff, including AN ENTIRE ADDITIONAL EPISODE EVERY MONTH for patrons only. The first additional episode is available right now! Go! Hurry! It's only five bucks. And follow us on twitter, but only if you like pleasure and...
Oh These, Those Secrets REVEALED!
July 23, 2021 15:53 - 35 minutes - 29.7 MBWhat that show do? How's it gonna work? What's the "deal" with this p'cast? You've got questions and the producers and cast of Oh These, Those Stars of Space have got the answers. One need only listen. Hailing frequencies...open. And the Patreon is LIVE NOW! Join the subscription Vanguard and receive a whole additional episode on release day, and then every single damn month forever. Go to patreon.com/ohthesethosestarsofspace and make it so.