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Forward Unto Dawn

by Slightly Live

Taking a deeper look beneath the surface of Halo

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Episodes

  1. FUDcast 53: The Wrap-Up Book

    Dani, David, and Tony talk about Halo: Epitaph.

  2. FUDcast 52: The Road to Halo

    Dani and David are joined by Isaac, Stephen Loftus, and Wilson to talk about Isaac's early history of the Halo universe. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast52.

  3. FUDcast 51: The Sangheili of Spaghettios

    Dani, David, and Channing talk about Halo: Outcasts. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast51.

  4. FUDcast 50: Verklempt Over Pizza

    Dani, David, and DayAndKnightly talk about Halo: The Rubicon Protocol. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast50.

  5. FUDcast 49: The Meta-Pivot

    Dani and Dave are joined by Pens_Halo for a look back at Season 1 of the Paramount+ Halo TV series.

  6. FUDcast 48: Space Garbage Island

    Dani and Dave are joined by Halo neophyte Ashley to talk about the first three episodes of the Paramount+ Halo TV series. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast48.

  7. FUDcast 47: A More Likable Cortana

    On the latest Forward Unto Dawn podcast, we talk Halo Infinite's campaign. Dani is salty, Isaac is sweet, and we surprisingly spend a lot of time wishing Spartan Ops Season 2 was a thing. Show notes and listening options at: forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast47.

  8. FUDcast 46: We Have No Standards

    Dani, Dave, and Pens_Halo talk their impressions of the surprise-dropped Infinite multiplayer beta, the campaign previews, and wonder what a Halo MegaBloks stop-motion television show would be like. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast46.

  9. FUDcast 45: Give me Drones, you cowards!

    Dani, Dave, and Defguru talk about the latest campaign news and the "Become" live-action spots, not knowing that on November 15, the rumors would be real and Infinite's multiplayer would release early. Oh boy. Listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast45.

  10. FUDcast 44: Hairy Redshirts

    Dani and Dave are joined by Defguru to talk about the latest Halo novel release, Troy Denning's Divine Wind.

  11. FUDcast 43: Chatty Chief

    Dani and Dave record initial impressions of the October Halo Infinite Campaign Overview video. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast43.

  12. FUDcast 42: You’re People Too, Chief

    Dani and Dave are joined by Haruspis and Isaac to talk the Master Chief and the past, present, and possible future of the character in the Halo series. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast42.

  13. FUDcast 41: Galactic President Lasky

    Dani and Dave record a flashcast on their reactions to the June 13 Xbox Showcase and the Halo Infinite teases therein. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast41.

  14. FUDcast 40: Spite Picks

    David, Dani, and guests Pens_Halo and Nakai from Covenant Canon draft the best Halo EU material. Rules are arbitrary and broken, spite picks are chosen, and Dani has a bone to pick with Dave and Busters.

  15. FUDcast 39: Forerunner Footstools

    Dani and Dave talk with Unikraken about Kelly Gay's newest Halo novel, Point of Light. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast39.

  16. FUDcast 38: Welcome, Fortnite Players

    Dani and Dave break down the year in Halo, and our hopes for 2021, with CIA391 and CovieCanon's Nakai. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast38.

  17. FUDcast 37: Banished Metal Bands

    Dani, Dave, and Pens_Halo discuss Troy Denning's Halo: Shadows of Reach. Discussed: macguffins, Denninverse tropes, and what hints we can draw for Halo: Infinite. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast37.

  18. FUDcast 36: Spider-Chief

    On the heels of Halo Infinite's gameplay demo at Microsoft's July showcase, Dani and David dive in to the good, the bad, and the grappleshot of what we saw. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast36.

  19. FUDcast 35: Halo in the Time of Corona

    David and Dani take a trip down memory lane as they talk about how they got into Halo, then discuss the Xbox and Halo content coming later this year. Show notes and listening options at: forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast35

  20. FUDcast 34: The Body Horror of it All

    Dani and David are joined by special guest William C. Dietz, writer of the Combat Evolved novelization The Flood, to talk a bit about the book and Dietz’ process writing it seventeen years later. Show notes and listening options at: forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast34

  21. FUDcast 33: The Denningverse

    Dani and David are joined by Haruspis and Halo Canon’s ToaFreak to sum up the year in Halo lore and news, and what they expect and hope for in 2020. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast33.

  22. FUDcast 32: Inbred Pirate Kids

    Haruspis, David, and Dani talk the steampunk spiders, shipping, and how some people missed long walks in their novels, as they discuss Troy Denning’s Silent Storm and Oblivion. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast32.

  23. FUDcast 31: Red Dawn, But Halo

    Dani and David are joined by author Cassandra Rose Clarke, who talks about getting into writing, how she came to write Halo’s first YA novel, Battle Born, and the upcoming Halo: Meridian Divide. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast31.

  24. FUDcast 30b: Talking About Halo (Outpost Discovery Panel)

    This is the recording of the Halo podcast panel from Halo Outpost Discovery Philly on July 20, 2019, featuring Dave from FUD and members of the Halo Conversationalists, Podcast Evolved, Drunken Halo, and Gaming Under Fire.

  25. FUDcast 30: Frankie Got His Cheesesteak

    Dani and David talk about David’s trip to Philadelphia for the second Outpost Discovery event. Somehow, things take a depressing geopolitical turn by the end. Show notes, listening options, and Ep 30 bonus track at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast30.

  26. FUDcast 29: AI Trap Book

    Dani and David are joined by Podtacular’s Dust Storm straight from the E3 floor for a flashcast discussing the Halo Infinite teaser. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast29.

  27. FUDcast 28: Forerunner Dynamite Fishing

    David, Dani, and guest Haruspis talk about Halo: Renegades by Kelly Gay. David mispronounces the name of the lead character, Dani is half-asleep, and everyone wonders about where the Halo universe goes from here. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast28.

  28. FUDcast 27: Everybody Hates Mickey

    David, Dani, and guest Defguru catch up on the latest Halo TV series and Outpost Discovery news, and then discuss the post-Halo 5 world in Matt Forbeck’s novel, Bad Blood. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast27.

  29. FUDcast 26: War on Colons

    Dani and David catch up on the latest released and upcoming fiction, then dive into the Halo Infinite E3 teaser. Show notes and listening options at: forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast26.

  30. FUDcast 25: Put That On Your Dating Profile

    Dani and David are joined by Dildev and Defguru to talk about the year in Halo, hopes for the future, and pour one out for the unjustly maligned Halo: The Flood. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast25.

  31. FUDcast 24: Grunt Dinner Party

    David is joined by Haruspis to talk about the Sentinels, breakfast clubs, and angry aliens of Halo: Legacy of Onyx. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast24.

  32. FUDcast 23: We Made a Tactical Error

    Dani and Dave talk Halo: Retribution with guest Pens_Halo. Topics include drug efficacy, bad UNSC infosec, and why humanity can’t seem to stop blowing everything up. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast23.

  33. FUDcast 22: George Lucas’ Halo

    Dani and David are joined by special guest Haruspis to talk the Vice ‘History of Halo’ article, the never-made Halo film, and more. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast22.

  34. FUDcast 21: Chekhov’s Nuke

    Dani and David talk the newest Halo novel, Tobias Buckell’s Halo: Envoy. The word ‘macguffin’ is uttered many, many times. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast21.

  35. FUDcast 20: Halo Creepypasta

    Dildev and /r/Halo’s Defguru join Dani and David for a years-end dish about Halo in 2016, our hopes for the future, and a promising Hellboy X Halo crossover event. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast20.

  36. FUDcast 19: Poo Monsters All the Way Down

    Dani and David are joined by ToaFreak of Halo Canon fame to talk ‘Halo: Mythos’ and the ‘Halo: Fractures’ anthology. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast19.

  37. FUDcast 18: Tell Me About the Brutes

    Dani and David are joined by Masterz1337, project lead for the Halo: Custom Edition campaign mod SPV3. Masterz talks about the inspiration for the mod, reconciling canon, and more. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast18.

  38. FUDcast 17b: It Doesn’t Have to Be Good

    Bonus Track: Before recording episode 17, David, Dildev, and Dani started talking about Star Wars: The Force Awakens instead.

  39. FUDcast 17: Everyone is Horrible

    Dani and David are joined by special guest Dildev to discuss the possible return of the Flood, constant jeopardy, and to argue with Dani about Locke. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast17.

  40. FUDcast 16: Bronze-Tier Scrubs

    In a years’ end podcast, Dani and David look back at Shadow of Intent and the highs and lows of 2015’s Halo fiction. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast16.

  41. FUDcast 15: Rapture in Space

    The FUD crew discuss the latest Halo novel, John Shirley’s Halo: Broken Circle. In this episode: Bioshock parallels, sympathetic Prophets, and plant chafing. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast15.

  42. FUDcast Adjunct 2: PAX 2014 Debrief

    Isaac and Dave discuss their PAX experiences, Lockout in Halo 2 Anniversary and the Master Chief Collection. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast14a.

  43. FUDcast #14: ‘Cover Your Butt’ in Latin

    The FUD crew discuss Halo 5, Halo 2 Anniversary, terminals, Nightfall, and Waypoint’s mysterious Catalog. Show notes and listening options at forwarduntodawn.com/fudcast14.

  44. FUDcast 13: Tea-Drinking Funtimes

    The FUD crew discusses Mortal Dictata, the final Karen Traviss book, as well as discussing their overall thoughts on the completed trilogy. We also discuss Escalation, and where the story goes from here. Show notes and listening options at forwaruntodawn.com/fudcast13.

  45. FUDcast 12: Forerunner Poncho

    Episode 12 of the Forward Unto Dawn podcast is now live! Dani, Isaac, and Dave belatedly talk about the Halo 5 teaser, Speilberg’s role in the announced live-action series, Spartan Assault, and the comic series Halo: Initiation‘s first issue. Trigger warnings: ponchos and Palmer discussed. Go...

  46. FUDcast 11: Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Star Roads

    Episode 11 of the Forward Unto Dawn podcast is now live! Dani and co. talk Halo: Silentium, storytelling, and where the Halo universe goes from here. Go listen.

  47. FUDcast 10: Tidal Waving

    Episode Ten is now live! A special podcast with Kete from The Running Riot joining Isaac and Dani.

  48. FUDcast 9: There is No Pelican

    Episode Nine is now live! Issac, Dave and Dani sit down and discuss Forward Unto Dawn – the live action Halo series with the awesome name.

  49. FUDcast 8: Glass Harder

    Issac, Dave and Dani sit down and discuss the latest book in the Kilo-Five trilogy, The Thursday War. Expect spoilers!. Plus, win some sweet Halo swag with our free giveaway!

  50. FUDcast 7: Major League Vagueness

    Dave and Dani probe Ben and Isaac about their awesome PAX experience and their first hand playtests of Halo 4. Plus, win some sweet Halo swag with our free giveaway!

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Taking a deeper look beneath the surface of Halo

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