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The Orbital Debrief

The Orbital Debrief

By: Orbit Audio
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A weekly transmission from low Earth orbit.


Join Zack as he beams down cosmic insights, science headlines, and out-of-this-world pop culture commentary straight from his orbiting ship (DB-1) above Earth. Each episode, Zack is joined by TOD, his lovable, wisecracking sidekick with a new quirky obsession every week (think TARS meets trivia night).


From the latest space missions and scientific breakthroughs, to the most mind-bending sci-fi movies, The Orbital Debrief explores where science fiction meets science fact; With a healthy dose of curiosity, humor, and cinematic flair.


Strap in! It’s smarter than your average podcast… but way more fun.

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Episodes
  • 09 - Space Billionaires, Explained: Why the Rich Keep Launching Rockets

    09 - Space Billionaires, Explained: Why the Rich Keep Launching Rockets
    Jul 7 2025

    We break down why the richest humans on Earth are all looking up, how private spaceflight is reshaping exploration, and what it means for the rest of us mere mortals stuck in coach.

    TOD’s Episode Obsession: Luxury Space Branding & Product Placement
    This week, TOD is obsessed with rebranding the solar system. He’s pitching lunar fashion lines, Martian bottled water startups, and trying to install a hot tub on DB-1 called “The Milky Soak....”

    Send TOD a transmission! (fan mail)

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    If you enjoyed the ride, rate, review, and subscribe. It keeps us in your feed... and keeps TOD from launching his solo podcast: “Quiet Screaming: A Todcast.”

    TOD: “Episode one is just 43 minutes of me judging humanity’s decision-making.”

    Catch you next orbit. Bring oxygen. And snacks. Definitely snacks.
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    39 mins
  • 08 - Aliens, Probability, and the Fermi Paradox: Are We Alone?

    08 - Aliens, Probability, and the Fermi Paradox: Are We Alone?
    Jun 28 2025

    Why haven’t we found alien life yet? Let’s talk probabilities, paradoxes, telescopes, weird math, wild theories... and maybe even simulate a first contact.

    TOD’s Episode Obsession: Alien Etiquette
    This week, TOD is obsessed with interstellar diplomacy. He’s designed first-contact greeting cards in 72 galactic languages and keeps practicing bowing protocols for sentient slimes, hyper-intelligent fungi, and "species comprised entirely of empathetic starlight."

    Send TOD a transmission! (fan mail)

    ___________________________________________

    If you enjoyed the ride, rate, review, and subscribe. It keeps us in your feed... and keeps TOD from launching his solo podcast: “Quiet Screaming: A Todcast.”

    TOD: “Episode one is just 43 minutes of me judging humanity’s decision-making.”

    Catch you next orbit. Bring oxygen. And snacks. Definitely snacks.
    Show More Show Less
    24 mins
  • 07 - Rogue Planets: Drifters of the Cosmic Wasteland

    07 - Rogue Planets: Drifters of the Cosmic Wasteland
    Jun 20 2025

    Planets with no sun. No warmth. No orbit. Just eternal darkness and the cold embrace of nothing. So… could we live on one?

    TOD’s Episode Obsession: Cosmic Loner Aesthetics

    He’s designing a line of “Roguecore” fashion, curating sad playlists for drifting planets, and insists that Jupiter would make a great brooding anti-hero in a young adult novel.

    Send TOD a transmission! (fan mail)

    ___________________________________________

    If you enjoyed the ride, rate, review, and subscribe. It keeps us in your feed... and keeps TOD from launching his solo podcast: “Quiet Screaming: A Todcast.”

    TOD: “Episode one is just 43 minutes of me judging humanity’s decision-making.”

    Catch you next orbit. Bring oxygen. And snacks. Definitely snacks.
    Show More Show Less
    20 mins

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