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Wolf 359

Life’s not easy for Doug Eiffel, the communications officer for the U.S.S. Hephaestus Research Station, currently on Day 448 of its orbit around red dwarf star Wolf 359. He’s stuck on a scientific survey mission of indeterminate length, 7.8 light years from Earth. His only company on board the station are stern mission chief Minkowski, insane science officer Hilbert, and Hephaestus Station’s sentient, often malfunctioning operating system Hera. He doesn’t have much to do for his job other than monitoring static and intercepting the occasional decades-old radio broadcast from Earth, so he spends most of his time creating extensive audio logs about the ordinary, day-to-day happenings within the station. But the Hephaestus is an odd place, and life in extremely isolated, zero gravity conditions has a way of doing funny things to people’s minds. Even the simplest of tasks can turn into a gargantuan struggle, and the most ordinary-seeming things have a way of turning into anything but that. Wolf 359 is a radio drama in the tradition of Golden Age of Radio shows. Take one part space-faring adventure, add one part character drama, and mix in one part absurdist sitcom, and you get Wolf 359.

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Latest Episodes:

Mini Episode 12: Pagliacci Aug 22, 2016

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Communications Specialist Douglas Eiffel considers consequences and responsibilities.

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Mini Episode 11: Decommissioned Aug 14, 2016

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Unit 214 is given a second chance to prove her value as a company asset.

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Mini Episode 10: Things That Break Other Things Aug 08, 2016

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Daniel Jacobi celebrates an anniversary.

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Mini Episode 9: Greensboro Aug 01, 2016

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Air Force Captain Isabel Lovelace faces an unexpected test.

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Mini Episode 8: Language Mapping Jul 25, 2016

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Doctor Alana Maxwell tries to solve an irritating problem.

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Mini Episode 7: Rebranding Jul 18, 2016

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Doctor Dmitri Volodin gets a visit from a man who wants to know more about his experimental research.

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Mini Episode 6: Once In a Lifetime Jul 10, 2016

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Air Force Lieutenant Renée Minkowski considers an unusual opportunity.

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Episode 37: Overture Jun 28, 2016

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When Jacobi repeatedly tries - and fails - to put an additional signal receiver in orbit around Wolf 359, most of the crew writes off the endeavor as a lost cause. However, when the Hephaestus is hit by an unexpected series of stellar flares and the strongest musical transmission to date, they might finally be able to get some hard data on the origin of the deep space signals - if they are able to accomplish that seemingly impossible task. Plus, breakfast burritos, insights from Doug Eiffel, violent decompression, the Death Vortex of Death, and a perfect Sunday afternoon.

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Episode 36: Fire and Brimstone Jun 13, 2016

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An accident leaves Dr. Maxwell in imminent danger and the entire station in a state of emergency. The crew scrambles to mount a rescue, but when Kepler and Minkowski disagree over which is the best way to conduct the operation and which way will get them all killed, long simmering tensions between the current and the former commanders come to a head. Can the fractured crew come together in time to prevent a catastrophe? Plus, towering infernos, strategic advantages, rank insubordination, the crazy train, and a very judicious application of explosives.

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Episode 35: Need to Know May 30, 2016

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As they struggle with a demanding schedule, an expanding workload, and Colonel Kepler's growing secrecy, tensions amongst the crew members - both old and new - are on the verge of a breaking point. But when a technical glitch gives Minkowski, Lovelace, Hera, Jacobi, and Maxwell a chance to peak behind the curtain, they soon discover they might be in over their heads. Plus, the Dick Dastardly Administration, self-evident statements, basic motor control, pathological fears, and hostile assaults on the senses.

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