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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 34 MIN

4.12 Building a Space Colony

from The Worldbuilder’s Tavern · host Emma Maione, Allison Alexander, and Christiana Jones

Join us for a hands-on worldbuilding exercise as we create a space colony by answering these six questions: Why are people leaving Earth to establish a colony on another planet? What planet are they colonizing? Why that one? Who is leaving Earth? How does the group of people impact the culture of the new colony? What kind of government does the colony establish? What kind of economy does the colony establish? Visit the Tavern: Website | Discord | TikTok | Bookshop Support us and get bonus episodes by joining our Patreon Next month’s novel: What Moves the Dead by  T. Kingfisher (Disclosure: we are a Bookshop.org affiliate, so if you purchase through these links, we will earn a small commission AND you will support an indie bookstore!) Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi

Join us for a hands-on worldbuilding exercise as we create a space colony by answering these six questions: Why are people leaving Earth to establish a colony on another planet? What planet are they colonizing? Why that one? Who is leaving Earth? How does the group of people impact the culture of the new colony? What kind of government does the colony establish? What kind of economy does the colony establish? Visit the Tavern: Website | Discord | TikTok | Bookshop Support us and get bonus episodes by joining our Patreon Next month’s novel: What Moves the Dead by  T. Kingfisher (Disclosure: we are a Bookshop.org affiliate, so if you purchase through these links, we will earn a small commission AND you will support an indie bookstore!) Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi

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