- 1 hour 57 secondsEp. 362. Space and Beyond: Week 11 Do You Need to Lie Down In Front of a Doctor
This week, Chris unlocks a world of limitless possibility, Matt does a little bit of a space plague (on purpose), and someone is suddenly a human just totally out of nowhere what is up with that!?
Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of User-generated quiz Which Book Does This End? (thanks, Sarah W!), Matt does Let's Roll a Baby Dude cuz there's a new Star War movie coming out, and if you are into book choices letting you manifest your own destiny you will love this episode!Let's Roll a Baby Dude
- Your Occupation
- 1 Bounty Adjuster (meets people with bounties on them to make sure the bounty equals how tough or scary they are)
- 2 Jedi Master in a holoshow about Jedi Masters (comedy)
- 3 Jedi Master in a holoshow about Jedi Masters (drama, bad)
- 4 Greasy Speeder Mechanic who is Gruff but has a Heart of Gold
- 5 Caf Barista with a heart of gold
- 6 Droid with a heart of gold, literal
- What kinda baby?
- 1 Baby Fisto
- 2 Baby Plo Koon
- 3 Baby Ki-Adi-Mundi
- 4 Baby Wan Kenobi
- 5 Baby Yareal Poof
- 6 Baby Shaak Ti
- Baby Name
- 1 Booger (pronounced BOO like a ghost)
- 2 P'pippi
- 3 Scrumtumtum
- 4 Mr. Serious All The Time
- 5 Gurgles
- 6 Snot
- Baby Power
- 1 Force Jump
- 2 Force Swaddle
- 3 Force Self Sooth
- 4 Force Tickle Wickle Who's A Littwl Tickle Wickle Buddy
- 5 Force Choke
- 6 Force Nap
- What makes you a bad parent:
- 1 Always blastin' lasers
- 2 Rock and rolling all night, partying ev-er-y day
- 3 Think the force is dumb and only for nerf hurters (also you have that insult incorrect - it is nerf "Herders")
- 4 Hate babies so much
- 5 Drive too fast in space
- 6 House is a mess
- What makes the baby a bad baby:
- 1 Throws own poodoo
- 2 Can't keep a secret
- 3 No good place to put a diaper on (weird body)
- 4 Loves that blue milk way too much
- 5 Always giving that side eye
- 6 Afraid of dark like a coward
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- 1 hour 7 minutesEp. 361. Tethan Battle Adventure: Week 2 The Peder Awakens
It's that very long-ago-and-far-awayish time of year again! This week, Chris shows off his bartering skills and Matt may or may not get sold to an unscrupulous miner!
Also, Matt challenges Chris to another round of figuring out what kind of spaceship they would have (maybe?), Chris saves his very special segment for the very end of the episode, and it's time to yell GRANSK and POODARN with abandon!
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8 May 2026, 1:53 pm - 1 hour 3 minutesEp. 360. Space and Beyond: Week 10 Gleeb Fogo!
This week, the brothers go full teeter into the eternal war of light v. dark! Matt learns the universal salute of friendship and Chris has a side hustle!
Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Which Choose Your Own Am I, Before and After Edition, the guys take a cosmic journey to the Finish-It-verse, and, did you know you can fly to Pluto if you really wanted to? GLEEB FOGO TO ALL!
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Illustrations by Paul Granger.1 May 2026, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 4 secondsEp. 359. Space and Beyond: Week 9 Burning a Swath of Productivity
This week, it's all about things dying kind of! Matt bears witness to the end of the Earth (maybe?) and Chris discovers a whole new way to bring about the end of himself!
Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Andor, the guys create some out-of-this-world libations as they Choose Their Own Beverages (do not make Matt's drink, Matt's drink was very bad), and YES dinosaurs CAN have lil remote controls!
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Illustrations by Paul Granger.24 April 2026, 4:49 pm - 46 minutes 38 secondsEp. 358. Space and Beyond: Week 8 This Planet is Old
This week, Chris discovers a new delicacy, Matt becomes a REAL adventurer, and somehow the guys FINISH A WHOLE OTHER BOOK in the process!
https://archive.org/download/358-final/358%20final.mp3Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Song from the Josie and the Pussycats Movie, Matt ranks the Top 5 Space and Beyond Things of the Week, and one of the brothers has food on the mind! And also the other one does, too!
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17 April 2026, 3:02 pm - 52 minutes 55 secondsEp. 357. Space and Beyond: Week 7 A Roller Coaster Backwards but Faster
This week, Matt and his new friends roast Earth (not literally), Chris learns the secret to a successful future for all living beings in the universe, and this week’s Wild Card means the guys get a visit from a very special guest!
https://archive.org/download/357final/357final.mp3Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the One Word Switch Quiz: Solar System Edition, Chris brings in a guest with Serious Clout (thanks for your time, Dr. Sassyphysics!), a Pop Quiz comes outta nowhere time, and don’t forget—Science not shared remains unknown!
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10 April 2026, 3:24 pm - 1 hour 25 minutesEp. 356. Space and Beyond: Week 6 A Dinosaur in Dinosaur Times
This week, Matt gets a special job, Chris hits up a very popular time travel destination—with a couple serious twists you ain’t seen yet, and everyone agrees that Salisbury steak is the gentlest meat!
Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of Star Trek Alien or Finish It! Alien (thanks, Esme!), Chris gets a very special BDTTRPG adventure (it’s long so feel free to jump to 49:30 if you must—no hard feelings!), and… waitaminnit… are we just a Book Club?
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3 April 2026, 4:05 pm - 59 minutes 13 secondsEp. 355. Space and Beyond: Week 5 Back in Time to the End of Eternity
This week, Matt slams into back-to-back cheap choose moves that make him sad, Chris gets a Star Wars-y read that makes him happy, and someone makes 18 choices over the course of just 21 pages because that is how this book rolls!
https://archive.org/download/355final/355final.mp3Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Razzie Award-Nominated Science Fiction Film, Chris challenges Matt to a Surprise Karaoke (and Matt is too loud like seriously come on dude), and this week’s Wild Card uses a User’s name how fun is that?!
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27 March 2026, 3:54 pm - 54 minutes 25 secondsEp. 354. Space and Beyond: Week 4 Heavens to Zermacroyd
This week, Chris rights a wrong from the past, Matt hits a page that makes so little sense he thinks the book is broken (it’s not), and the Universe Governing Body has serious news! Also, it’s Sad Pizza Party time!
https://archive.org/download/354-bouncefix/354%20bouncefix.mp3Additionally, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Space and Beyond, someone sees an ending they already got from a whole other perspective, and we got a nice wet cheese blump goin’!
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20 March 2026, 3:03 pm - 55 minutes 27 secondsEp. 353. Space and Beyond: Week 3 Intergalactic Slow-Time? Don’t Worry About It
This week, Chris zooms to the head of the class, Matt tries to put a round disc in the hole he has in his head and gags, and if you thought the first paragraph of the book had some mind-chafing science you are not going to like this episode at all!
https://archive.org/download/353-final/353%20final.mp3Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You I’m A Doctor Quiz, vital Corrections are issued, and somebody has a secret weapon left that they have not used!
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13 March 2026, 3:22 pm - 48 minutes 42 secondsEp. 352. Space and Beyond: Week 2 In Space Nothing Beats Revenge
This week, things get a little trippy when Chris encounters another black hole, Matt nails the body language of friendship, and someone forms a triangular force group of renegade spacecrafts (no big deal)!
https://archive.org/download/352-final/352%20final.mp3Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or A Thing A Kid Wrote to Chris, it’s time to Roll an Alien Dude with the help of 1991’s finest alien superhero character creation table, and silly putty on a tennis ball is a texture mashup nightmare.
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