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A college party lands freshman Hal Christianson in an America that could have been: no smartphones, no cars, no flush toilets. What he finds is a squabbling bunch of states, the consequence of the colonies having grown up on their own after European civilization collapsed from plague in the 1670s, and they are poised on the brink of war. For a socially awkward young man who takes refuge in online games, this is a bad situation.

This is the story of Leif Grettison, a crew member of humanity’s first flight to the stars, even though he had not expected to take that trip. The year is 2069. The Troubles, a decade plus of proxy, and direct warfare among the US, Russia, and China, had brought the world to the brink of apocalypse. It was close enough to finally scare the leaders of the powers into signing the Geneva Treaties, a set of agreements pledging peace, cooperation, and the dismantling of the military complexes.

It’s a hard life on Gimlé, a strange world with a red sun that does not move in the sky. Generations before, Aeryn’s warrior-king ancestor, Arthur the Hammer, unified the land and established a detailed code of governance and behavior. But, while Aeryn is a child, obedience to Arthur’s code is fraying, and the kingdom is ripped apart by rebellion and war. She grows up amid the ebb and flow of fighting and the losses it caused.

Een politieonderhandelaar haast zich als een bezetene naar het vliegveld om te proberen een ramp te voorkomen. Een urban explorer verkent - tegen beter weten - in haar eentje een verlaten ziekenhuis in Polen. Een strafpleiter moet een mysterieus pakket afleveren om zijn vrouw en dochter te redden. Een jongen met een obsessie kiest zijn ultieme slachtoffer. En de eigenares van een kledingzaak is vastbesloten haar winkel tegen relschoppers te beschermen.

Saoirse Kenneally is on a mission to save the people of a distant world. But first, she has some problems of her own to deal with. Saoirse is an alcoholic and an addict who has been disowned by her family. None of the rehabs she has been in will take her back. And she just woke up in jail. Again. To avoid doing time she commits to a two-year term of off-planet service, one that will take her to Saturn’s moon Titan and then to a faraway star. The first hurdle is making it through training - Saoirse has a way of finding trouble even when she’s trying to behave.

This podcast is a conglomeration of three friends' joint efforts to learn more about one another and create life long memories all while having a blast. Join Colin Miller, Josh Baylor, and Alex Latimore as they dive into topics ranging all the way from the far sides of the galaxy and whether or not aliens exist to the local joys and struggles of all things toilet related. We are the Arctic Circle! Listen Now.