Orbital Earthcast

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Orbital 61 - Dracula Oct 18, 2017

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He's a vampire and this is an interview. You draw your own conclusions. We talk about the origins of the name Dracula, similarities with Vlad the Impaler and address common held beliefs about vampires.

Orbital 60 - Chad's Chatroom Oct 11, 2017

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Continuing our spooktacular month of shows, this week we discover how to be a famous movie slasher for the modern era with Chad! You know... Chad. The Millenial Psycho Killer from Chad's Chatroom comes by the studio to take names and selfies as we go inside the mind of a conceptual madman on Orbital.

Orbital 59 - Edgar Allan Poe Oct 04, 2017

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We kick off our spooktacular month of shows with Edgar Allan Poe, a man synonymous with dark storytelling. He talks ravens and tell-tales hearts and people dying of terrible diseases. Fun, right?

Orbital 58 - Robin Hood Sep 27, 2017

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Robin Hood has a story that goes back centuries. No one has apparently told him, but he's more than happy to talk about his life and livelihood with gusto on this episode of Orbital.

Orbital 57 - Mark Twain Sep 20, 2017

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Mark Twain may have travelled the world, but Gap Storm has travelled the Universe, not that we're comparing. But Twain braved the Mississippi River, which Gap refuses to do, as he discusses at the front. Also, Mark Twain is very good at quoting Mark Twain.

Orbital 56 - Claptrap Sep 13, 2017

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In honor of the recent Video Games Day, we found the most readily available character from a video game series: Claptrap. This plucky robot has been hiding out on Pandora to play foil to vault hunters, but now Gap gets to sit down with him in the studio for as limited a time as possible.

Orbital 55 - Don Quixote Sep 08, 2017

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Breaker of windmills, the unmounted one, the lost dragoon. Don Quixote may have many names we just made up, but we've given him a brand new one: guest. Gap talks to the man, the myth, the impossible dreamer on this episode of Orbital.

Orbital 54 - Orson Welles Apr 29, 2015

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Orson Welles explains how important he is when he talks about being a young impresario of stage and screen. Then he and Gap go sledding.

Orbital 53 - Garrett Apr 22, 2015

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We learn how to steal things and set things on fire so we can steal things when Garrett sneaks into th show.

Orbital 52 - William Wallace Apr 15, 2015

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We learn why Scotland loves freedom when we talk to noted fighter of said freedom, William Wallace. Spoiler: He sounds nothing like Mel Gibson.