Prograde Podcast

We just wanted to say that Prograde Podcast has not fallen flat on its face. In fact, we have Episode 4 currently under edit. Although, it has been on the cutting-room floor for quite some time. The blame of our unannounced hiatus lies on the shoulders of Dan (Akinesis). It was highly recommended that an explanation be offered to this sudden silence.

A Tweet from one of our listeners prompted a dialogue on seemingly unnatural objects being spotted on the surface of Mars by people scanning the images being transmitted back to Earth by the rovers trundling around the red planet. Aki tries to spark another discussion regarding the TV program 'The Unacknowledged', but this gets shot down by his co-hosts rather quickly. The Read Panda brings some strange science to the episode with studies proving the Earth has a natural 'hum'. The cause for this slow vibration is still under investigation. Digi closes out the episode with some uncomfortable Dad Jokes. Time stamps: 00:00:52 - Objects on Mars 00:08:33 - The Unacknowledged Continued 00:17:46 - The Earth is Humming 00:24:34 - Digi's Dad Jokes Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast You Tube: LINK Music by Anton Demyanchuk

The upcoming Australian Space Agency is up first for discussion. The conversation forks off to South Australia's power-grid battery, which is the largest in the world, built by Tesla. There is also a little dig at Trump's clean-coal speech. A discussion on Virtual Reality returns as Aki prepares for his Oculus Rift to be delivered. Five bad science studies that were later revoked is the topic of 'That's Not Science, Digi!'. Some of these studies had a serious impact on the population. Vantablack, which absorbs 99% of light, gets a fun dialogue after someone proposed to use the material as swimming pool tiles. The show then wraps up with the upcoming Falcon Heavy launch and its payload.   Time stamps: 00:01:26 - Australian Space Agency 00:05:10 - Australia's Tesla Battery 00:06:25 - Clean coal... 00:08:16 - Virtual Reality Five bad Science Studies that were Revoked: 00:12:15 - 1. Vaccines cause Autism 00:13:53 - 2. Einstein was wrong about the Speed of Light 00:17:03 - 3. Room temperature Fusion 00:19:41 - 4. Sex burns significant Calories 00:22:16 - 5. Being fat is better than being skinny 00:24:47 - Vantablack swimming pool tiles 00:32:40 - SpaceX Falcon Heavy Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast You Tube: LINK Music by Anton Demyanchuk

Apollo 13 is the film of this week and the four hosts discuss the plot, the techniques used in filming and how the accident came about. The Right Stuff also gets a mention as a great space film. We talk about the buzz of Quentin Tarantino teaming up with JJ Abrams to do a Star Trek. Star Wars returns as Aki and Digi try and set the timelines of the films straight for Red and Mator. After finishing Stranger Things 2, Aki persuades Digi to start watching the series. Aki also tries to discuss the UFO conspiracy documentary The Unacknowledged, but it doesn't go down to well with the others. Time stamps: 0:01:21 - Tweets 0:04:30 - Apollo 13 0:15:31 - The Right Stuff 0:18:22 - Back to Apollo 13 0:24:30 - Quentin Tarantino and Star Trek 0:30:31 - Star Wars 0:33:56 - Lego Saturn V 0:39:25 - Stranger Things 2 0:41:20 - The Unacknowledged Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast You Tube: LINK Music by Anton Demyanchuk

Aki orders a VR Oculus Rift and is very excited to share the news and the games he plans to play with his co-hosts. Red has been unable to stream recently due to internet troubles and rants at his ISP. Digi has made a return to streaming and share his progress and excitement after acquiring affiliation with Twitch after only 7 days. MatoroIgnika shortens his media hand to Matoro and announces his Twitch front-page news with the City Skylines Green Cities promotion. Elite Dangerous Horizons returns to the discussion as Aki shares his progress in the game and Five Nights at Freddy's also makes a comeback after watching Markiplier's videos of the game. Subnautica and its Eye Candy update steals the Game Development segment before the guys talk about Patreon's changes in how the company handles payments. However, note that Patreon has reverted back to the old system since this was recorded.   Time stamps: Personal Gaming: 0:01:55 - Aki's Virtual Reality Oculus Rift fail 0:02:40 - Red's ISP woes 0:11:58 - Aki's VR Ouclus Rift hype take two 0:18:18 - Elite Dangerous Horizons 0:22:39 - Five Nights at Freddy's 0:26:48 - Digi's return to Twitch live streaming 0:30:45 - Matoro on the front page of Twitch for City Skylines Green Cities Game News and Development: 0:34:42 - Subnautica Eye Candy update 0:38:06 - Patreon's changes [note: no longer in effect] Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast You Tube: LINK Music by Anton Demyanchuk

Weird World. The Read Panda kicks off the episode with the Fermi Paradox. Digi brings some news that had UFO believers excited with giant glowing orbs in the Aurora Borealis over Russia. There is also some worrying news for Europe as radiation levels in the atmosphere spike. Aki shares the conspiracy theory of the 'Ringmakers of Saturn' and how the gas giant could be the Nibiru believers have been looking for. Before we reach the climax with Digi's Dad Jokes Aki also shares a statement from a Facebook user on how men can breastfeed... Time stamps: 00:01:01 - The Fermi Paradox 00:06:17 - Russia's Glowing Orb 00:07:43 - Increased Radiation over Europe 00:10:30 - The Ringmakers of Saturn 00:20:45 - Men can breastfeed, according to some people... 00:24:58 - Digi's Dad Jokes Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: @PorgradePodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast Music by Anton Demyanchuk

Science and Technology. In this episode we run through some fun facts for the two Voyager probes that have been hurtling through space for 40 years. TheReadPanda discusses a newly discovered galaxy that puts a slight dent in our theory on what happened after the Big Bang. For our strange science section Aki lists some of the strangest research studies from 2016 before Red talks about some scientists who were worried about turning quarks into bombs. Time Stamps: 00:01:02 - 40 years in space for the Voyager's 00:11:16 - The oldest galaxy found so far 00:16:28 - That's not science, Digi! Strange Scientific Studies of 2016 00:27:08 - That's not science, Digi! Quarks into bombs? 00:30:13 - Preserved microbes on Mars theory Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast Music by Anton Demyanchuk

TV and Film. In this episode we discuss our recent viewings before getting into The Martian and how accurate it was scientifically. Aki, Mator and Red, and even the live chat, try to convince Digi why The Martian is worth his viewing and reading time. Red talks about his progress with The Orville and we compare Seth Macfarlane's new show to the Star Trek universe. This then leads nicely into Aki and Digi's thoughts on the new Star Trek Discovery series and the Klingon Re-design. Time stamps: 00:01:32 - Lego Batman 00:02:42 - Personal recent TV and Film 00:06:50 - The Martian 00:19:20 - The Orville and Star Trek 00:27:46 - Star Trek Discovery Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast Music by Anton Demyanchuk

In this Gaming and Media episode Digi starts the show with his recent visit to PAX Australia where he shares his experience with VR and Star Trek: Bridge Crew. He has also returned to streaming and you can watch him at twitch.tv/digitalpsychosis. Aki's main progress has been with Elite Dangerous with a little KSP 1.3.1 time, too. The Read Panda runs through a few games he's been playing but has mainly focused on Skyrim. Mator shares his experience with the new Cities Skylines DLC: Green Cities. The show closes with some back story on the obscure game: Five Nights and Freddy's. Personal Gaming: 0:01:09 - Digi at PAX Australia covering Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR 0:08:48 - Aki on Elite Dangerous 0:14:01 - Aki on Kerbal Space Program v1.3.1 0:16:24 - Aki on Bob Ross 0:19:32 - Red on KSP 0:19:52 - Red on Gold Rush 0:20:40 - Digi's random Tank Story 0:23:42 - Red on Final Fantasy VII 0:24:24 - Red on Yonda: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles 0:25:11 - Red on Skyrim 0:30:12 - Mator on Cities Skylines: Green Cities 0:35:56 - Mator meets Kofeyh at TwitchCon US Games News and Development: 0:37:48 - Aki on Elite: Dangerous' Road Map 0:44:17 - Red and Digi on Five Nights at Freddy's Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast Music by Anton Demyanchuk

In Part Four we discuss the overhype that followed a NASA Theory Article once the media got hold of the information, which went from an energy project to a full-on doomsday device. We then go on to play a few choice samples and discuss the mysterious Numbers Stations. To cap of the final part of our pilot episode we chuck in an audio sample from Cassini that got the tinfoil hat folks very excited. Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast Music by Anton Demyanchuk Time Stamps: 01:50 - Yellowstone Overhype 12:58 - Number Stations 31:03 - More Dad Jokes from Digi

In Part Three of our pilot episode we discuss the Grand Finale Mission of Cassini, her discoveries and some mission facts. For our bad science section [That's Not Science, Digi!] we have some fun over an article that tried to explain how long you could survive on other planets without a spacesuit. Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast Music by Anton Demyanchuk 01:40 - Cassini Grand Finale 14:15 - Mator's Solar Eclipse experience 16:28 - Cassini Mission facts 17:33 - That's Not Science, Digi! Bad science post covering survival on other planets without a space-suit. The source for this will not be revealed as we are not out to hurt anyones feelings!

For Part Two of our pilot episode AkinesisGaming (Dan), DigitalPsychosis (Luke), MatoroIgnika (David) and TheReadPanda talk about the recently released Alien Covenant film and the annoyance of jump scares. TheReadPanda also discusses The Orville and Dan plays some music from the upcoming artist Lucy Neville. Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast Music by Anton Demyanchuk Time Stamps: 03:45 - Alien: Covenant 04:00 - Mator's big reveal 06:29 - Digi's sequel rant 09:42 - Alien: Covenant continued 13:20 - Red's Prometheus rant 16:10 - Alien: Covenant continued 21:40 - Jump-scare discussion/rant 32:05 - Han Solo and Kenobi films quick-news 33:45 - Star Trek Discovery quick-news 35:05 - Red's review on The Orville 39:32 - The Expanse 41:30 - The Defenders 43:12 - Lucy Neville (permission to play music samples from Lucy Neville herself)

Welcome to our Part One of our Pilot Episode! Due to only recording once a month, we cover four topic areas that get broken up in the edit and uploaded as separate releases every week. For Part One of our pilot episode AkinesisGaming (Dan), DigitalPsychosis (Luke), MatoroIgnika (David) and TheReadPanda talk about their recent gaming experiences including: Stellaris, Mass Effect, PUBG, Fallout 4 and some classic gaming that Win10 can now support. We also open a dialogue to Bethesda's recent Creation Club. Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Website: www.progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast Music by Anton Demyanchuk Time Stamps: 02:43 - Stellaris 05:45 - Mass Effect 10:15 - Archaica 12:04 - Factorio 12:50 - Game bugs discussion 13:50 - PUBG 15:45 - Fallout 4 survival mode and modding 24:45 - Elite Dangerous and the VR Vive 30:15 - MechCommander and other classic games in Win10 33:30 - Bethesda's Creation Club discussion and Paid DLC 55:35 - Digi's Dad Joke

The Prograde Podcast is and entertainment show recorded monthly with its segments split into four parts and released every week. It is hosted by Dan (AkinesisGaming), Luke (DigitalPsychosis), David (MotorIgnika) and TheReadPanda. The show will have a heavy focus on SciFi and Astronomy, but a lot of other topics will be covered. The show covers: Part 1: Gaming and Media | Part 2: Film, TV and Music | Part 3: Science and Technology | Part 4: Weird World You can find out more information and link at www.progradepodcast.com Email: contact@progradepodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/progradepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/progradepodcast Music by Anton Demyanchuk