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Cooking and culture, intrigue and debt. Follow food journalist Oscar Yasui on a relativistic road trip. Gastronaut is a narrative science fiction podcast about a food journalist’s galactic misadventures. Gastronaut airs at the end of every month.

Aaron Kling


    • Oct 31, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES
    • 2 SEASONS


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    Gastronaut Season 2, Episode 10: Nerotai

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 68:00


    How do you reschedule a missed dinner date? Join us for a ghost ship, the bitter made sweet, and an unexpected reunion.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling    Gastronaut is written by Aaron Kling, produced and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Bernie Jean Schiebeling.     "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Season 2, Episode 9: The Lunch Rush

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 58:51


    How do you end a war that hasn't started yet? Join us for yet another crime, a phenomenal burger, and a separation.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling    Gastronaut is written by Aaron Kling, produced and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Bernie Jean Schiebeling.     "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut S2, Episode 8: I Think You'll be Sorry Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 75:32


    How do you turn a fruit into a weapon? Join us for a glass of spirits, a small war, and an unforgivable mistake.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling    This episode of Gastronaut was written by Aaron Kling and Bernie Jean Schiebeling, produced and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Bernie Jean Schiebeling.     "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Season 2, Episode 7: Date Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 50:56


    How do you relax from trauma? Join us for a bowl of Poke, tenderness, and something in the distance.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling    Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Bernie Jean Schiebeling.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Sides: Polity Yellow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 18:05


    On today's bonus episode of Gastronaut: Polity Yellow's teenage crush and how opera cake made them homeless. Gastronaut Sides are minisodes from other character's perspectives. Take a look at the world of Gastronaut from the eyes of someone who isn't a disgraced food critic! Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Bernie Jean Schiebeling. 

    Gastronaut Season 2, Episode 6: The Spy Who Fed Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 63:00


    How do you entertain a private army? Join us for a trojan cookie, a throttling, and a showing of the critically acclaimed action-thriller Freightland.    Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling    Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Bernie Jean Schiebeling.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Season 2, Episode 5: The Farm That Eats Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 59:46


    How do you eat poison and not die? Join us for an exchange of stew, underground digs, and a silence that kills.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling    Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Bernie Jean Schiebeling.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Season 2, Episode 4: Convalescence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 50:07


    What do you have when you have nothing? Join us for the art of guerilla surgery, water soup, and unexpected gifts. Special thanks to TheKirkendall for his expertise on trauma medicine.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling    Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Bernie Jean Schiebeling.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Season 2, Episode 3: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Louder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 64:44


    What's the safest way to end a dinner date? Join us for a bad time a bad time a bad time.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Bernie Jean Schiebeling.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Season 2, Episode 2: Houseguests and Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 50:44


    How do you keep your head dry in a city of rain? Join us for a taste changing beverage, a ballistic encounter, and a corner grocery store full of surprises.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Season 2, Episode 1: No Ethical Consumption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 46:01


    What do cities look like on an alien world? Join us for the secret to the ultimate discount, how to walk in a city that hates you, dirty dishes and shared trauma. Gastronaut is back, Season 2 starts now.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Episode 9: Eating Crow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 59:12


    Oscar meets a celebrity at once bigger and more humble than himself. Oscar reviews prison food. Oscar remembers how to cry. Join us for the end of Gastronaut, Season 1.    Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Episode 8: The Bar Tab of Damocles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 56:29


    What's the best way to ruin your own life? Join us for a city in the stars, a night of light drinking, and (shockingly!) consequences.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Episode 7: Forbidden Snacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 47:06


    What drives a person to eat chapstick, marbles, and eyes? Join us for the inedible made edible, a terrible accident, and fraud.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Episode 6: Paying your Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 46:19


    What's the worst way to travel? Join us for a mountain of trash, an in-depth exploration of mealkits, and an incredible vista.    Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Gastronaut Episode 5: Escaping from the Rich and Famous

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 53:37


    How do you cook a dandelion while also escaping from captivity? Join us for a homemade meal, the Duke's true colors, and pain.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Episode 4: Dining with the Rich and Famous

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 41:33


    What's the best way to navigate the awkward social situation of being kidnapped? Join us for a culinary upbraiding, adorable robots, and 500% more dust than you could ever want.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Gastronaut Episode 3: The Rails

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 40:35


    What's it like to travel from planet to planet on a first class ticket? Join us for jungle illusions, not-so-secret passageways, and a surprise guest appearance.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Gastronaut Episode 2: Authenticity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 37:35


    A look at the dishes that are currently taking the Core Worlds by storm. Join us for explosive mushrooms, life in the shadow of a space elevator, and disappointment.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling     Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Gastronaut Episode 1: Cloudberry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 42:12


    How does a food critic become a Gastronaut? Join us for high flying feasts, dark alleyways, and the end of a career.   Transcripts can be found at: https://gastronaut-pod.neocities.org/transcripts Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/aaronkling (This episode has been redone using improvements from Season 2. The original version is available for free on our Patreon.) Gastronaut is written, produced, and voice acted by Aaron Kling, with script editing and vocal direction by Erika Grandstaff.      "Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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