Episode 12 - Acondus Spiral

Hosts: Jim, Jon & Kent Guest: Darin Kennedy   We slap together a setting in deep space, in which a struggling federation of worlds attempts to push back threats from all sides.    Recommendation: Jon recommends Dan Carlin's Hardcore History    Wiki entry to follow!  00:00 Tomfoolery 00:01 Star Wars / The Force / George Lucas 00:08 Mitochondria / Midi-chlorians / Dragonball Z 00:39 Pigs in Space / Sharks with Lasers 00:57 Intro 02:12 Listener Comments 03:01 Deciding Basics 05:30 Discussing Species 05:34 The Micronauts 06:00 THEM! / Square Cube Law 06:38 Emergence / Hive Mind 08:48 Mercury 11:31 Contact 13:25 Dune / Spacing Guild 14:08 Clarke's Laws 16:47 The War of the Worlds / Martians 21:33 Superman / Vulcan / Dwarves 21:53 DC Comics / Apokolips 21:58 Marvel Comics / Guardians of the Galaxy / Charlie-27 23:51 Red Lobster 24:24 Relativity 26:33 Red Alert 26:36 Discussing Relations & Motives 27:48 Xenophobia 31:21 Discussing Societal Structures 34:55 The Borg 35:23 Discussing History 36:58 "That's no moon..." 42:42 Discussing Ships 45:46 Termite Mound 46:33 Krull 47:40 D&D / Formians 48:25 Warp Drive 51:31 Discussing Space Creatures 52:55 Mako Shark 54:17 Discussing Locations 56:31 Discussing Council Organization 58:30 Naming Species & Locations 59:21 Hymenoptera 60:32 Mandelbrot / Bratwurst 61:57 Manifold / Manifold 62:09 Gaussian Curvature 62:46 Shiva 62:53 Magic: the Gathering / Shivan Dragon 63:40 Naming Groups & Titles 63:43 Occupy Movement 68:06 Naming the Setting 68:36 "So let it be written, so let it be done..." 68:44 Recommendations 68:54 Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69:32 darinkennedy.com / Apple 69:49 Conclusion & OutroDOWNLOAD EPISODE 12 - ACONDUS SPIRAL