Set Condition One

Follow along as Night Shift Radio's newest host Andrea experiences BSG for the first time, accompanied by long-time fans Caleb and Kitzy. New episodes every Tuesday.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

Welcome to Set Condition One, a Battlestar Galactica Fancast! Veteran Night Shift hosts (and BSG fans) Caleb & Kitzy are joined by our newest team member Andrea, who has never seen a single BSG episode! In the Pilot, we discuss what Andrea thinks Battlestar Galactica is about, the astrological origins of the 12 colonies, and Andrea's favorite ghostbuster Virgon Spengler. We'll also tackle the hard-hitting question - what exactly does CAG stand for?Join us for new episodes every Tuesday!Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

Welcome back to Set Condition One! Andrea's BSG journey officially begins with Miniseries, Part 1. Much like Laura Roslin, Andrea gets an unexpected promotion to President of the Twelve Colonies. After 40 years of uneasy peace, the Cylons are back, the war is on again, and the fate of humanity is on the line. Is the Galactica, a decommissioned Battlestar-turned-museum, up to this fight? Oh, and by the way... the Cylons look like us now. Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

Humanity is on the run - Galactica's munitions are restocked, but the fleet is outnumbered. What's worse - the Cylons look like us now! How many are walking among the colonists now? What is their plan?After narrowly escaping Ragnar Anchorage, Commander Adama drops a bombshell of his own - but can it really be true, or is it just too good?Join us, listener, and find out! So say we all!DRADIS on the Battlestar Wiki: https://en.battlestarwikiclone.org/wiki/DRADISMentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

In this outtake from our upcoming episode for "Hand of God" we decide to give each other BSG call signs, and Kitzy goes off on a tangent about Domino's.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

In this bonus episode, Andrea's in the CIC with her most trusted science advisor Daniel Cohen (there's no way in hell y'all thought that might be Gaius Baltar) to talk about space travel, special relativity, and why "FTL drives" may be a bit of a misnomer. And even though we're missing SC1 Actual Caleb and our XO, Kitzy, Dr. Cohen makes sure there's at least ONE Futurama reference in this episode. In his own words, Daniel is "just what every Battlestar Galactica podcast needed: a white man with a graduate STEM degree and some opinions. A PhD protein chemist who sort of remembers undergrad physics and wanted to be on a podcast."In reality, Daniel is a smart scientist who is good at teaching science stuff to non-science people with little goldfish brains, and we had a super fun time trying to figure out if the BSG fleet really is traveling faster than light.If you can't get enough special relativity talk, here's a great explanation from Crash Course.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AInCqm5nCzwAnts on a String. AKA: It's Wrinklin' Time!https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a7srALSRNFQPossible spoilers in this episode up through the third episode of season 2.Don't forget to subscribebit.ly/SC1ListenWanna support us? Check out our merch!NSRad.io/merchCheck out our other showsNightShiftRadio.com/showsWe're especially excited to welcome our newest show, Shift + Alt + Q, to the network. They're your LGBTQ+ & POC-centered source for creative and thoughtful discussions and news at the intersection of gaming, diversity, and community. Give them a follow on Twitter and Instagram: @nsrshiftaltq. Tell them President Quinn sent you.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

Caleb is out playing music and thinking he's cooler than the rest of the crew, so Doctor Daniel Cohen joins Andrea and Kitzy this week to talk space travel and cylon meat. Follow us @setcon1podcast on Twitter and Instagram. Visit nightshiftradio.com to learn more about the SC1 crew, check out the other shows on the network, and even peruse our merch store.Night Shift Radio has a newsletter! nsrad.io/mailinglist to get in on all the good stuff.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

This is part 1 of our crossover episode with Night Shift Radio's movie podcast, Never Heard of It. For part 2, head over to http://TheNHOIT.com/listen.We've got a very special episode of Set Condition One for you this, as NSR's resident Baltar, Michael Fight, joins us in the CIC. We watched the post-series finale Battlestar Galactica movie, The Plan. The movie follows the events of season 1 but from the cylon perspective.Follow us @setcon1podcast on Twitter and Instagram. Visit nightshiftradio.com to learn more about the SC1 crew, check out the other shows on the network, and even peruse our merch store.Night Shift Radio has a newsletter! nsrad.io/mailinglist to get in on all the good stuff.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

It's season 1, episode 1. The Cylons have been tracking the fleet through FTL jumps, every 33 minutes without fail. But how? President Roslin makes a tough choice, Lee wrestles with the consequences, and Andrea's notebook is noisy. Also, Ira Glass is a Cylon.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

SABOTAGE! Someone has set explosives in Galactica's water tanks, venting over half the fleet's supply into space. We're pretty sure we know who did it... but do they? (DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN)We also discuss Triad, BSG's version of poker. Turns out, it's just poker.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

It's Bastille Day, so of course we're here to talk about Bastille Day! And yes, we did plan the entire launch of this podcast around this moment.This week we discuss the lights out performance of Richard Hatch as Tom Zarek, and his connection to the original BSG series. We also ask the really hard-hitting questions - where have all the Counts gone? Does Tigh ever run out of whiskey? Can you drink salt water? (No, please don't do that)Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

A party on the flight deck ends in tragedy, and suddenly Galactica finds itself left with only 21 pilots (no, not the band - and yes, we did look it up). Starbuck is tasked with training a bunch of rookies, but can she get past her guilt over Zak Adama's death? Will the Ready Room turn into the Hotdog, Chuckles and Kat show, or can these nuggets get serious and pass basic flight? Will the people of Pittsburgh ever see stars? Find out this week on Set Condition One!How did Twentyone Pilots get their name? It's not from this episode, and we're not mad... just disappointed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_One_Pilots#Band_name,_iconography,_and_fandomThe quest to reduce light pollution in Pittsburgh: https://www.theverge.com/21286969/stars-astronomy-pittsburgh-city-light-pollutionIf you've got clear skies, here's when and where you can view a meteor shower this year: https://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/2017-meteor-shower-list/Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

With Starbuck missing and her oxygen supply running critically low, Can the Adamas come to terms with the possibility of leaving her behind? Unbeknownst to the fleet (but knownst to us) Starbuck has survived her crash on a desolate moon. She's got a lesson for us on basic flight controls, as she learns a shocking secret about Cylon Raiders. Classic Cylons piloting Classic Raiders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPL7QPCfVZc"The Little Frakkin Toasters" BSG Little Golden Book concept art: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/292945150757510459/And just in case you ever find yourself needing to cut yourself free of a parachute: https://www.seareq.de/en/products/beta-titanium/beta-titanium-rope-cutterMentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

A familiar face (jacket?) returns to Galactica, and it's an... explosive reunion. A search for the truth starts to feel like a personal vendetta, and the secret is finally out - everyone now knows the Cylons looks like us now. Loyalties are tested, friendships questioned, and - predictably - Baltar thinks it's all about him.We talk briefly about the Adama family's backstory, you can read more about that here: https://caprica.fandom.com/wiki/AdamaWhy you should never trust Chris O'Dowd with fragile objects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GosoiF5NMkMentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

The vision of Six in Gaius' head has had enough of his blasphemy, and decides to test his faith. At the same time, a mysterious woman appears on the Galactica, claiming to have evidence that Gaius aided the Cylon invasion. Can he prove that he's not a traitor (even though he really is), or will he manage to Baltar his way out of trouble again? Also, why do these shows insist on using image enhancement as a plot point?! Tricia Helfer shows what a badass actor she is, and we are here for it!The reality of image enhancement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiqkclCJsZsThis one's just for Andrea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHuGG_FsC20Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

Caleb's dog Penelope makes an appearance as we S1 Ep8 - Flesh and Bone. A Leoben copy is captured aboard the Gemenon Traveler, and Starbuck is tasked with interrogating him - but can she beat his mind games? We once again praise Andrea's impulse control for not getting ahead, discuss the similarities between BSG and Lost, and why Big Aglet is responsible for the lack of good velcro shoes.Are we the baddies? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn1VxaMEjRUMentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

Commander Adama's been acting a little odd lately, and President Roslin is concerned that Leoben's warning might have held some truth. Just when Colonel Tigh seems to be getting his life in order, a destructive influence returns. Can she be trusted? Can anyone be trusted? If anyone could be a Cylon, could everyone be a Cylon? What would a Bear McCreary arrangement of the McDonalds jingle sound like? We ask all the hard-hitting questions.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

We're just riding one crisis wave to the next over here! Fuel reserves are running low. and if the fleet can't locate more soon then it's game over. But when the only viable supply around has already been staked out by the Cylons, it's up to Starbuck to come up with a plan crazy enough to take it from them.Want to learn more about composer Bear McCreary? Curious if he looks as badass as him name sounds? Well you're in luck - here's his IMDB profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566970/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1Want to never sleep again? Here's a theory of why aliens may be too afraid to visit Earth - the world of The Death Breathers: https://imgur.com/gallery/SPqP0k4Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

After weeks of running for their lives, the fleet takes time out for the truly important stuff - politics! I mean, come on! It's Colonial Day! We can't not celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the signing of the Articles of Colonization, even if the Cylons have nearly wiped out the species. Even our good buddy Gaius gets into the spirit of the day - and maybe gets a little more responsibility than he bargained for. Also, Andrea swears that Kobol spelled backward is Earth, and that's the key to the whole mystery.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with themes of self-harm that - while important to the plot - may be difficult to hear. We have taken note of the timestamp, so that you can skip this segment if needed: 13:30 to 20:30.We are almost at the end of Season 1 (can you believe it!?) and there's a lot happening. we find the location of Kobol. Crashdown lives up to his name, Lee's a terrible boxer, and Kara's gone rogue to retrieve the Arrow of Apollo from Caprica. Which according to Andrea can't possibly be a literal arrow.Caleb tells the story of the time he was in The Danger Zone™ while having an early morning beer at the airport.Mentioned in this episode:Tipples & TolkienA brand new after show for the Amazon Prime Video "Rings of Power" series. Bringing you lore, commentary, interviews, and a fancy new drink recipe every week.