{"id":962,"date":"2014-05-10T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=962"},"modified":"2014-05-09T15:36:50","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T03:36:50","slug":"episode-thirty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2014\/05\/episode-thirty\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode Thirty &#8211; Apollo Rising"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1298\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-962-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=962-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/30%20-%20Apollo%20Rising.JPG\" alt=\"Apollo Rising\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apollo is a Dark Listening Station &#8230; Apollo is a Downed Ship &#8230; Apollo is a Small Colony &#8230; Apollo is a Forgotten God, most of all by Himself &#8230; Apollo is a Cloud-Intelligent Microbe Swarm<br \/>\nApollo is all of these things<\/p>\n<p>What happens when a breakthrough is made, and people suddenly understand what a God is, and how they can finally do something about it?<\/p>\n<p>Launching that first spacecraft into orbit breaks the barrier separating Earth from the rest of the Universe, and the Things outside are starting to leak in<\/p>\n<p>The Trials &amp; Tribulations of a Lunar Vinyard<\/p>\n<p>The Space Race continues long after Apollo 17, and the Cold War expands into colonization and espionage on the Moon<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Apollo Rising&#8221; looks like it&#8217;s going to be an awful film, and a small group set out to stop it from being released, either by heist or subterfuge<\/p>\n<p><!--more Here are some links to stuff we nattered about --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garth_Ennis\">Garth Ennis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Preacher_(comics)\">Preacher<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adventures_in_the_Rifle_Brigade\">Adventures in the Rifle Brigade<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolt_(2008_film)\">Bolt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transmetropolitan\">Transmetropolitan, by Warren Ellis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diaspora_(novel)\">Diaspora, by Greg Egan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/lcOxhH8N3Bo\">Total Eclipse Of The Heart &#8211; Bonnie Tyler<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Midwich_Cuckoos\">The Midwich Cuckoos, by John Wyndham<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/dX3k_QDnzHE\">Midnight City &#8211; M83<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Episode Twenty Nine \u2013 Ancient Greek Steam Automatons\" href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=960\">Episode Twenty Nine &#8211; Ancient Greek Steam Automatons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo\">Apollo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiamat_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)\">Tiamat (D&amp;D)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahamut_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)\">Bahamut (D&amp;D)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Gods_Must_Be_Crazy\">The Gods Must Be Crazy<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crazy_Safari\">Crazy Safari<\/a> <em>(OK, Crazy Safari didn&#8217;t come up in the episode, but if you get the chance to see it, &#8230; ~ T. Jones)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Boys_(comics)\">The Boys, by Garth Ennis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidbrin.com\/existence.html\">Existence, by David Brin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gurren_Lagann\">Gurren Lagann<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cthulhu\">Cthulhu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion\">Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JFM9MoqQb3M&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=5m37s\">A brief review of Song of Saya<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_War_Against_the_Chtorr\">The War Against the Chtorr series, by David Gerrold<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/au.ign.com\/wikis\/doctor-who\/Axons\">Axons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Discordianism\">Discordianism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geographic_center_of_the_contiguous_United_States\">Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riesling\">Riesling<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Otago_wine_region\">Central Otago Wine Country, New Zealand<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/buriedwithoutceremony.com\/the-quiet-year\/\">The Quiet Year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/prairiehome.publicradio.org\/about\/podcast\/\">The News from Lake Wobegon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/commonplacebooks.com\/\">Welcome to Night Vale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thoughtcrimegames.net\/so-i-just-listened-to-nightvale-radio\/\">Community Radio RPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_Applications_Program\">Apollo Applications Program<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kerbalspaceprogram.com\/\">Kerbal Space Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_18_(film)\">Apollo 18 (film)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LK_(spacecraft)\">LK Lander<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lunokhod_1\">Lunokhod 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planetes\">Planetes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_Z\">World War Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1930304.Millennium\">Millennium<\/a>, by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Bova\">Ben Bova<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/uxeR95aYer0?t=20s\">Bad-Anon scene in Wreck-It Ralph<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blake's_7\">Blakes 7<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G%27Kar\">G&#8217;Kar, Babylon 5<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elim_Garak\">Garak, Deep Space Nine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2001.wikia.com\/wiki\/AE-35_Unit\">AE-35 Unit, 2001<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron_Sky\">Iron Sky<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil_(1985_film)\">Brazil (film)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terry_Gilliam\">Terry Gilliam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cliff_Richard\">Cliff Richard<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Shadows\">The Shadows<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hogan's_Heroes\">Hogan&#8217;s Heroes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/fate-worlds-volume-two-worlds-in-shadow\/\">CrimeWorld, by John Rogers, in Fate Worlds Volume Two: Worlds in Shadow<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_and_Main\">State &amp; Main<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bowfinger\">Bowfinger<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space:_1999\">Space: 1999<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1300\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-962-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=962-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-30-ApolloRising.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Apollo is a Dark Listening Station &#8230; 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