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Things are starting to turn around on New Terra, because humanity has a secret weapon - really basic and technologically backwards plans that work even when this stupid planet is exploding and breaking physics. Discussion Question: If you had to give up your body and inhabit a piece of industrial machinery instead, which machinery would you choose? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 31st of August to cover the interlude after chapter 51 through to the end of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
This episode is a bit late because one of us was up all weekend. Bit of a Holden really - who's staying up for 3 days massaging his messiah complex. Also Havelock uses the lack of sight on the planet to superpower his insight and finally get his shit together. Discussion Question: What is the animal you would be most excited to find an analogue of on an alien planet? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 24th of August to cover the interlude after chapter 44 through to chapter 50 of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Things are not looking good on New Terra. Turns out half the planet exploding was just the beginning of problems for the people on Ilus. Reuben and Elliot enjoy their woes. Discussion Question: What role do you think you’d be most useful in, during this series of catastrophes? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 17th of August to cover the chapters 38 through to 44 of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Cibola Burn is popping off. Literally, New Terra is having a bad day. Reuben and Elliot bunker down to look at what happens as Ilus goes nuts. Discussion Question: There mostly isn't one but we welcome ideas on what the Temple and Rabbits and Hogs from Elvi's dream is. Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 10th of August to cover the chapters 30 through to 37 of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Reuben and Elliot are continuing the dive into Cibola Burn. Basia starts to get redeemed. Havelock less so. Elvi is... having her own struggles. Speaking of - Holden just wants to go home. Discussion Question: Would you want to be a colonist on an alien world? What would you be focusing on when you get there? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 3rd of August to cover the chapters 23 through to 29 of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Reuben and Elliot watch as everyone makes things worse on Ilus/New Terra.... except for Holden? This really is an alien planet. No discussion question as we deal with schedule funkiness! Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 27th of July to cover the chapters 15 through to the interlude after chapter 22 of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
It's a new novel, a New Terra, and a new episode! Reuben and Elliot start their journey into Cibola Burn, and discuss the wacky assortment of people who have made their way to humanity's first inter-stellar colony, as well as the nature of squatter's rights. Discussion Question: How long do a population need to live in a place before they actually have an entitlement over it? Or - who do you side with in this conflict? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 13th of July to cover the chapters 8 through to 14 of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send
We're back for Season 2! And kicking it off with an intense one! Reuben and Elliot tackle the difficult problems of The Churn, what it means for Amos, and where even is Baltimore. Discussion Question: As we head into the second trilogy, what did you think of the first? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 6th of July to cover the prologue through to chapter 7 of Cibola Burn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Howdy folks! While we take a break before season 2, we wanted to share this unreleased bonus episode talking about the medical questions raised by Caliban's War! Also Elliot talks about sharks for some reason. No discussion question for this bonus episode! Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! Remember, we're back on the 29th of June to cover The Churn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
The Season 1 finale of Belting at Windmills is here! We finish off our coverage of Abaddon's Gate, and try to figure out where the characters (and our show) might go from here. No discussion question this episode! Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 29th of June to cover The Churn! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
We're back on schedule! The counter coup gets a counter-counter coup, as all our characters work to do their own version of saving the human race. Clarissa yo-yos between sanity and Melba. No discussion question this episode! Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 27th of April for chapters 47 through to the epilogue of Abaddon's Gate! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Sorry this episode is so late! Just about everything that could've gone wrong did! But Elliot and Reuben are finally out of the Slow Zone, and back to backseating our characters still in there! Discussion Question: Which character (in fiction) has had your favourite redemption arc? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 14th of April (one day late) for chapters 40-46 of Abaddon's Gate! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Things are very slow in the Ring Space - but not in Abaddon's Gate! Holden's in holding. Melba melts down. Anna puts the Reacher in preacher, and Bull becomes the china shop. Discussion Question: Do you agree with Anna or Cortez about humans reaching too far - is it our strength, or our weakness? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 30th of March for chapters 33-39 of Abaddon's Gate! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
It's the halfway point of Abaddon's Gate, and we learn about Ring Space! Also, we realise this show is missing one thing in particular: Shipping! Discussion Question: What ships do YOU think should emerge from this series so far? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 16th of March for chapters 26-32 of Abaddon's Gate! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
One by one, we watch all our characters enter the Ring. Also, Melba's big day finally arrives - and she finds it's not all it's cracked up to be. Discussion Question: What would be the most surprising thing to find on the other side of the ring? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 2nd of March for chapters 20-25 of Abaddon's Gate! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Everyone is heading for the ring, and there's a surpising number of executions along the way. Elliot and Reuben are travelling alongside Abaddon's Gate as we try to figure out what the hell Melba is thinking. Discussion Question: If the Ring happened today, who should we send on our cultural expedition / possible first contact voyage? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 16th of February for chapters 13-19 of Abaddon's Gate! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
The third book, and some kind of ominous ring, await us! Elliot and Reuben kick off their coverage of Abaddon's Gate, talk a little too much about genai and some other things, and talk about how awesome all these new characters are! Discussion Question: What crazy stunts did you pull when you were young, dumb, and wanted to fuck your cousin? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 2nd of February for chapters 7-12 of Abaddon's Gate! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
It's time to jump back into Memory's Legion, so we can cover Gods of Risk! David Draper breaks bad. Bobbie (threatens to) break bones. Mars breaks spirits. Discussion Question: How well would you deal with the prescriptive Mars society? Would you flourish or flounder? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 19th of January to go kick start Abaddon's Gate, starting with the prologue through to chapter 6! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
It's the end of Caliban's War! Will the baddies be defeated? Who is the baddies actually? Also who the hell is Caliban? Discussion Question: What did you think of Caliban’s War as a novel? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 5th of January to go back into Memory's Legion and cover the Gods of Risk novella! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Our new super crew does what the all do best, and sends out a broadcast. Then the "everyone gets together"-ness intensifies as the entire solar system's military might gathers above Io. Discussion Question: At this point in time, what do you think the single deadliest screwup in the history of humankind is? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 22nd of December to finish our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing chapter 48 to the epilogue. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
The gang all gets together! Bobbie and Avasarala book it to the newly democratic crew of the Rocinante, and Prax encounters some... allegations. No discussion question this week! Elliot is travelling. Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 8th of December to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing chapters 41 through to 47. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
We're in the back half of Caliban's War! The crew of the Rocinante make it back to Tycho, but decide GoFundMe is better than working for Fred. Meanwhile, Avasarala walks into a trap that it seems Bobbie is gonna need to get her out of. Discussion Question: Do you think you’d be happiest living on Earth, Mars, or the Belt (at this point in the story)? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 24th of November to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing the chapters 34 through to 40. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Caliban's War part four! Holden has a bad time, that is entirely of his own making. Bobbie has a good time and gets to flex her muscles... at least figuratively. Prax shocks the system by talking about non-plant based organisms. Discussion Question: What’s the most brutal break up you’ve ever seen (in media or IRL)? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 10th of November to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing the chapters 27 through to 33. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Reuben and Elliot continue their journey into Caliban's War! Bobbie and Avasarala meet, Holden makes a bigger mess of Ganymede, and Amos cops it in the head. Discussion Question: What’s your ‘specialty subject’ that would contextualise the way your narration sees the world? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 27th of October to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing the chapters 21 through to 26. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
Reuben and Elliot continue their journey into Caliban's War! Prax meets up with Holden, and somehow, Bobbie doesn't meet up with Avasarala. We compare Miller and Prax a bunch. There's no discussion question this week! No homework! Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 13th of October to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing the chapters 15 through to 20. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!
