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PODCAST

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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01:16:34

The F in Monopoly is for Fun!

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/03/27

Monopoly is a notoriously frustrating game, but hey, it was invented before the chocolate chip cookie, and we’ve learned a lot about game design since then. I say ‘we’ but Ceres & Theia don’t actually have any formal game design knowledge. Anyway we’re going to try and fix Monopoly. 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

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01:41:20

Jeremy Irons save us

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/03/22

But what about Honor Amongst Theives? Why can't we watch that one instead? 'Is this a movie?' continues, as this week we ask: "Is a roleplaying game without a canon story, beloved characters or even a shared setting be a movie?". In the year 2000, the answer is put me out of my misery, because today we discuss the 2000 movie "Dungeons and Dragons".You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@afriendlyorbit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you're feeling frisky you can send us a message

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01:18:22

Arcane Has A Trading Card Game?

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/03/13

Riftbound is a new trading card game Ceres wanted to try, so you get another episode of Theia being forced into TCGs!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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01:14:16

That Time Godzilla was a Tumor

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/03/08

This Godzilla is pretty gross. But less gross than the politicians trying to deal with it! Today Ceres and Theia sit down to discuss the 2015 satirical Japanese monster movie "Shin Godzilla" to the sound of tragic operatic choirs and demented Kaiju screams.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

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01:43:35

An Epicurean Evening

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/02/27

2300 years ago, a man with chronic kidney stones had some smart ideas about how to be happy, and they still resonate with us today.Interesting links:https://www.philosophizethis.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EpicurusYou 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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01:06:47

Soviet Superman, Libertarian Lex

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/02/21

It's a Bird! No it's a Sputnik! No, it's Superman! Soviet Edition! Today Theia and Ceres discuss the 2020 animated adaptation of the classic graphic novel Superman Red Son. Does absolute power always corrupt absolutely? Or is this man truly super?

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01:37:52

Pefect, In Theory

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/02/13

Have you ever ended up with too many cool D&D characters, and not enough desire to play D&D campaigns? Welcome to the club. Ceres tells Theia all about the white whale character builds he never got to pull off, and a multiversal plan to throw them all into an arena.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

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02:10:49

Worst Pod Idea Ever?

A Friendly Orbit ·

2026/02/08

A TTRPG with trading card game mechanics? A terrible idea for engaging the fanabse? Wizards of the Coast, call us, we got it all! This week Theia and Ceres, who have zero game design qualifications, spend waaaaay too much time developing a game that will never be playtested or developed. Internet, you're welcome!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

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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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