One final episode because I hate to say goodbye, and because I'm a data nerd who can't help but share the numbers.

Moiya invites fellow podcaster Julia Schifini to help her choose, once and for all, the best Exolore world. Her winner might shock you!

HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist

GUEST

1. Julia Schifini is a host on Spirits, Join the Party, and Multicrew review. Find her online at juliashifini.com

MESSAGES

• Download a copy of Dr. Moiya's worldbuilding workbook to get started on your fictional world!
• Fill out the Worldbuilding Club Interest Form if you're looking for a worldbuilding community
• Join the Multcrew by September 27th at multitude.productions/multicrew

HOUSEKEEPING

• Order my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/
• BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exolore

FIND US ONLINE

• patreon: patreon.com/exolorepod
• twitter: twitter.com/ExolorePod
• instagram: instagram.com/exolorepod
• website: exolorepod.com
• subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePod

CREDITS

• Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
• Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/
• Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/

ABOUT US

How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.

Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.

Moiya finally finished the M dwarf planet! She's joined by Isabel J. Kim and together they made the cube crabs a bunch of anxious avoidant chemistry nerds who all went to survival camp.

HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist

GUEST

1. Isabel J. Kim is an attorney, speculative fiction writer, and co-host of the Wow if True podcast. Stay up to date with her work at isabel.kim

MESSAGES

• Download a copy of Dr. Moiya's worldbuilding workbook to get started on your fictional world!
• Fill out the Worldbuilding Club Interest Form if you're looking for a worldbuilding community
• Listen to Big Game Hunger every Monday

HOUSEKEEPING

• Order my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/
• BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exolore

FIND US ONLINE

• patreon: patreon.com/exolorepod
• twitter: twitter.com/ExolorePod
• instagram: instagram.com/exolorepod
• website: exolorepod.com
• subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePod

CREDITS

• Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
• Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/
• Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/

ABOUT US

How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.

Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.

Moiya is joined by historian Fayge Horesh to talk about the dos and don'ts of imagining fictional histories, from ethical practices to research advice. And Moiya is happy to report that since recording, she has picked up a New York library card!

HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist

GUEST

1. Fayge Horesh is a public historian, tour guide, and writer, including a food guide for Philadelphia called eat like a local. She is a creator and cohost of the D Listers of History podcast

MESSAGES

• Join the Multitude Discord at multitude.productions/shows
• Download a copy of Dr. Moiya's worldbuilding workbook to get started on your fictional world!
• Fill out the Worldbuilding Club Interest Form if you're looking for a worldbuilding community

HOUSEKEEPING

• Order my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/
• BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exolore

FIND US ONLINE

• patreon: patreon.com/exolorepod
• twitter: twitter.com/ExolorePod
• instagram: instagram.com/exolorepod
• website: exolorepod.com
• subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePod

CREDITS

• Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
• Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/
• Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/

ABOUT US

How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.

Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.

Moiya asks pop culture writer Amanda Silberling about her favorite video game, Splatoon! It involves squid kids, apocalypse stories, judgemental cats, and just the right level of violence.

HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist

GUEST

1. Amanda Silberling is a senior culture writer at TechCrunch and co-host of Wow If True, a podcast about internet culture. Find her work online at amandasilberling.com and follow her on twitter @asilbwrites.

MESSAGES

• Listen to Amanda's podcast Wow if True every other Wednesday
• Download a copy of Dr. Moiya's worldbuilding workbook to get started on your fictional world!

HOUSEKEEPING

• Order my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/
• BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exolore

FIND US ONLINE

• patreon: patreon.com/exolorepod
• twitter: twitter.com/ExolorePod
• instagram: instagram.com/exolorepod
• website: exolorepod.com
• subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePod

CREDITS

• Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
• Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/
• Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/

ABOUT US

How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.

Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.

Moiya is joined by writer Rachel Feltman to imagine a beautiful but foreboding world. They end up with a genre-bending world full of people convinced they have magical powers.

HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist

GUEST

1. Rachel Feltman is a science and technology writer, editor, and host of the weirdest thing I learned this week podcast. Follow Rachel on X @RachelFeltman and check out her website rachelfeltman.com

MESSAGES

• Help us out on the Multitude survey at multitude.productions/survey

HOUSEKEEPING

• Order my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/
• BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exolore

FIND US ONLINE

• patreon: patreon.com/exolorepod
• twitter: twitter.com/ExolorePod
• instagram: instagram.com/exolorepod
• website: exolorepod.com
• subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePod

CREDITS

• Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
• Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/
• Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/

ABOUT US

How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.

Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.

Moiya returns to this episode about fictional mapmaking. She talks with mapmaker Jessica Khoury about how mountains don't bend and rivers don't split, the logic behind human settlements, and how to name your places. Plus, there are dogs.

HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist

GUEST

1. Jessica Khoury is an author and fantasy cartographer who makes beautiful, believable maps. You can follow her on twitter at @jkbibliophile. Check out her personal work, including multiple YA fantasy books, at her website jessicakhoury.com. And you can learn about her mapmaking services at lizardinkmaps.com.

MESSAGES

• Listen to Join the Party every Tuesday

HOUSEKEEPING

• Order my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/
• BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exolore

FIND US ONLINE

• patreon: patreon.com/exolorepod
• twitter: twitter.com/ExolorePod
• instagram: instagram.com/exolorepod
• website: exolorepod.com
• subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePod

CREDITS

• Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
• Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/
• Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/

ABOUT US

How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.

Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.