19 episodes

Live from the Tartarus Space Station, it's Cosmic Call! Broadcasts of this weekly intergalactic talk show were captured by NASA in the early '90s, and are now being distributed for public consumption for the first time ever! Join us each week as your hosts, Yaretta the Zarollian plant woman and Burt the sentient industrial printer, report and comment on the hottest news stories from throughout the Intergalactic Democratic Supersector! Distributed by Audio Entropy, in collaboration with Galactic Radio Holdings, LPLC and the U.S. Government. A science fiction comedy improv podcast performed and produced by Ashley Lee Minor and Luke Varner. Music by Ashley Lee Minor and Mitchell Dill. Visit us at audioentropy.com for this and other great shows.

Cosmic Call Galactic Radio Holdings, LPLC

    • Comedy
    • 5.0 • 9 Ratings

Live from the Tartarus Space Station, it's Cosmic Call! Broadcasts of this weekly intergalactic talk show were captured by NASA in the early '90s, and are now being distributed for public consumption for the first time ever! Join us each week as your hosts, Yaretta the Zarollian plant woman and Burt the sentient industrial printer, report and comment on the hottest news stories from throughout the Intergalactic Democratic Supersector! Distributed by Audio Entropy, in collaboration with Galactic Radio Holdings, LPLC and the U.S. Government. A science fiction comedy improv podcast performed and produced by Ashley Lee Minor and Luke Varner. Music by Ashley Lee Minor and Mitchell Dill. Visit us at audioentropy.com for this and other great shows.

    Episode 18: Maturation

    Episode 18: Maturation

    I... cannot begin to figure out a succinct way to summarize this episode, so let's just stick with the stories. This week, Burt and Yaretta cover the opening of a new mall on Uzara, the controversial Soyuz prison program, and the parliamentary crisis on Harrivalé.

    Episode 17: Reproduction

    Episode 17: Reproduction

    Hi there everyone! It's been a bit hectic here on the Earth side of Cosmic Call production, but I think we've finally got our new workflow finalized and are ready to start reconstructing these episodes again! And, for our return episode, we're going to cover stories like... like... I don't even remember I'm still too creeped out to think straight.

    Episode 16: Regeneration

    Episode 16: Regeneration

    It's been a while, but this time it wasn't our fault! The original Cosmic Call had a break in broadcasting at this point, and we thought it would be best to recreate that break to put you in the mindset of the original audience. Yaretta's working on growing back her legs, and Burt's working on figuring out how to live with the crushing oppressive guilt of his recent heinous sins. Stories include the geyser eruption on planet Allinon, and a belated Solis Day message.

    Episode 15: Money

    Episode 15: Money

    We're back from an impromptu break! Sorry about that. anyway uh, Yaretta gave Burt a credit last episode, and I guess now he's the richest being in the cosmos? And uh... things just keep spiraling from there.

    Episode 14: Adult Content

    Episode 14: Adult Content

    Burt finally becomes cognizant of the... unfortunate subtext that the show has taken on, and I for one couldn't be happier about it. Hopefully this show is a little cleaner from here on out! Stories include the visiting ambassador to Miniterra, the UFO reported in the Octavia System, the release of Glevaela Haboona's new self-help book, and the discovery of rare crystals in the Sheol System.

    Episode 13: Memory Leak, Part 2

    Episode 13: Memory Leak, Part 2

    It's apparently another slow news week in space, as Burt and Yaretta take this week to delve a bit more into Yaretta's past, at least as much as her drug-induced memory loss allows them to. Stories this week include the war between the Birb and the Allamat, and the Vrinrar Holiness Shacren's demand for donations of bread.

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

M. Starr Brannigan ,

Fun and silly sci-fi

Like most improv, it tends to hit and miss, but it has some really great moments. When you get to it, Best of the Burt Sessions really is a must hear.

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clever, charming sci-fi improv!

The framework of an intergalactic talkradio show gives these two talented performers an excellent starting point to play around with any sci-fi conceit they have a fun spin on, as well as the space to inject bits of pathos and character-building. About ten eps in, I think they've really settled into a good rhythm—and settled into the voices they're putting on, which I found a little hard to follow in the first eps. Luckily, they're good at bringing the listener up to speed on the (relatively light) plot in each episode, so you can start wherever and hit the backlog when you're invested in Burt and Yaretta's stories.

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