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A Friendly Orbit

A Friendly Orbit

The podcast that draws us together no matter how far we fly. Join Ceres and Theia as they take turns sharing their interests as an excuse to hang out. We upload most weekends! You can also find us at youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit. If you have anything you want to share with us you can send us your astral echoes at afriendlyorbit@gmail.com.

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01:09:43

Slaying Theia's Irrational Fear of Card Games

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/01/30

What's the best way to experience a genre? If you answered "getting forced to try it again because you didn't like it the first time" - you and Ceres think alike! Let's explore a little indie hit called Slay the Spire and cure Theia's irrational dislike of cardgames - BY FORCE!You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until

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01:06:59

I'm the Barbie, You're the Thanos

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/01/25

Are you more more scientific or artistic? Deep or shallow? Jock or nerd? Follow Theia and Ceres as they compare and contrast their personality to learn who is the Megatron and who is the Mr. Bean of the relationship I mean friendship.You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch you out there,

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01:05:54

A Journeyman's Guide To Homebrew

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/01/16

Wanna spice up your orcs? Give that Paladin a custom weapon without regretting it 3 sessions later? Does your Bloodhunter request a custom subclass because the main ones are not edgy enough? Then kick back and relax as Theia and Ceres discuss 5 basic rules to keep in mind when creating your own homebrew based on our many, many mistakes.You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks

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01:28:50

The Virtues of a Kitchen Sink

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/01/09

Countless monsters and lineages, an eternal interplanar war between Devils and Demons, Gods and Titans everywhere, and it still looks like medieval England? Forgotten Realms is the punching bag of nearly all worldbuilding enthusiasts in the D&D community. Today two recovering worldbuilding addicts sit down and discuss the many merits of this big messy setting here medieval lords, dragon kings, space fairing pirates and little silly robot guys all seemingly coexist for the sake of adventuring

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01:54:03

And That’s A Fact

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/01/01

Do you ever feel like the world is doomed? Life gets harder, people get meaner, and nothing works like it used to? Well it turns out that’s probably your cognitive bias - and has very little to do with reality. Join Theia and Ceres as we dive into Factfulness, a book on how a fact based look at the world is more hopeful than you’d think. Let us know how well you do on the Gapminder test!Here are some useful links:Ceres’ slides with graphsThe gapminder testGlobal Improvement GraphsDollar Street - See

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01:57:28

Let's Try Daggerheart! (Pt. 3) - Witherbeast

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/12/19

Wherein the moose comes home to roost. This is part 3 of our ongoing series playing the brand new game Daggerheart set in the Witherwild. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

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01:31:24

Let's Try Daggerheart! (Pt. 2) - The Fun Girls

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/12/12

Phew, crisis averted. Nobody we know is in danger! What's that? Alright, fiiiine, we'll go save the strangers too. This is part 2 of our ongoing series playing the brand new game Daggerheart set in the Witherwild. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the

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01:35:19

Let's Try Daggerheart! (Pt. 1) - Monkeys & Mowers

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/12/05

You’ve heard our opinions on Daggerheart - but why not form your own? This is part one of a three-part series where we dive into Daggerheart, dig our fingers into its guts and actually play it. Welcome, to the Witherwild!You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the

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01:35:39

Success With Fear

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/11/28

We finally played Daggeheart, the D&D killer! And while D&D is still alive and mid, we have lots of positive (and some negative) thoughts on Darrington Press' new hit TTRPG. So pack on your 2d12s, some Hope and Fear, and a nonsense rule for falling damage, and step into a whole new yet familiar world. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating

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00:53:44

My First Campaign

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/11/21

Too many villains, cosmic stakes, and a split party. That’s right, it’s time to reminisce and dive deep into the first campaign Ceres ever DM’ed and Theia ever played in. Sound interesting? Well buckle in, because we haven’t even gotten to the DM swap yet.You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch

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01:18:39

Primordial Soup with a Side of Spaceships

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/11/15

Are Sims games to mundane for you? Is two legs and arms per person a bit monotonous? Then jump on an asteroid and crash into the depth of a brand new planet to establish your own evolutionary legacy with the 2008 Maxis game "Spore".You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch you out

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01:43:32

Infinite Nostalgia

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/10/31

Ah childhood, those special years we spend growing, learning, and scrambling our brains by obsessively swiping on iPad screens. This week we check out Infinity Blade, the lost darling of iOS gaming.You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

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01:48:32

Kpop Juke Joint

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/10/24

Season 2 begins! Today we break down two Golden movies on the Rocky Road to monsters as metaphor! One of these showed us how it's Done Done, Done, while the others is experiencing a bit of Takedown. So check your fit, grab your guitar and protect your soul from demons and vampires alike in this contest of cinematic champions!You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to

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01:05:53

Our First Orbit

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/10/17

Well, we’ve spent a year exploring the solar system and we’re back where we started. It’s time to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the podcast by looking back at the episodes we made and the stories behind them. Which episode was brainiest? What was the original Cool Raaba episode about? How many times will Theia “move away for ever”?You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠. Special thanks to

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01:35:51

Goblins. Must. Die.

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/10/10

On the one hand, these goblins have a culture and the ability to make moral choices. On the other, fireball deals 8d6 points of fire damage, and more if I burn a higher level spell slot. And while our parents taught not to use violence to resolve problems, this game sure makes smites feel badass!You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title

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01:40:12

Amazon of the Primes

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/10/03

What do you get when you mix a Zoom call, Ice Cube, a classic sci-fi tale, and obscene amounts of product placement? Well, probably not a good movie. Gird your data, and hack a Tesla, because we're watching the 2025 release of War of The Worlds. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch you out

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00:56:59

Good Men Make for Bad Space Cowboys

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/09/26

In the latest episode of Watch or Botch: Join us as we watch the first 90 minutes of a TV show and decide wether or not to watch the rest of it. Today we delve into the space frontier and...haven't we been here before? After Firefly, it's Cowboy's Bebop's turn to regail us with a stylish and unique vision of the Space Western genre. Someone should really turn this into a live action show...You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky

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01:20:47

ChatD&D

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/09/19

If imagination is hard, store-bought is fine. But not really. Join us to hear about the mind-numbing journey of Ceres and Theia as they welcome a new Dungeon Master to the table, AI. You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch you out there, amongst the stars!

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01:27:22

We Fixed Multiverses, You're Welcome

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/09/12

It’s 2025 baby! Welcome to the age of the Multiverse. From superhero movies to Magic the Gathering, to Ceres’ favorite narrative podcasts, everything is a multiverse now and gosh darn it we’re here to stop it. And by stop it we mean analyze the pro and cons of multiverses for an hour while pitching different stories that do multiverses the way we like it.You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠

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01:07:40

The Cosmos Will Collapse If You Don’t Listen To This

A Friendly Orbit ·

2025/09/10

Are we capable of running D&D campaigns where the fate of the world doesn’t hang in the balance? Is it a thing? Can personal motivations and small moments save the day? How? Wouldn't that be interesting? Why would you want that? Let’s find out!You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message at ⁠afriendlyorbit@gmail.com⁠. Special thanks to Paul van Laar for creating our title theme and outro.Until next week, we’ll catch you out there,

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