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A Recast of ‘Wolf 359’

Life's not easy for Doug Eiffel, the communications officer for the U.S.S. Hephaestus Research Station, currently on Day 448 of its orbit around red dwarf star Wolf 359. He's stuck on a scientific survey mission of indeterminate length, 7.8 light years from Earth. His only company on board the station are stern mission chief Minkowski, insane science officer Hilbert, and Hephaestus Station's sentient, often malfunctioning operating system Hera. He doesn't have much to do for his job other than monitoring static and intercepting the occasional decades-old radio broadcast from Earth, so he spends most of his time creating extensive audio logs about the ordinary, day-to-day happenings within the station. But the Hephaestus is an odd place, and life in extremely isolated, zero gravity conditions has a way of doing funny things to people's minds. Even the simplest of tasks can turn into a gargantuan struggle, and the most ordinary-seeming things have a way of turning into anything but that. Wolf 359 is a radio drama in the tradition of Golden Age of Radio shows. Take one part space-faring adventure, add one part character drama, and mix in one part absurdist sitcom, and you get Wolf 359.

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Recastable Episodes (80)

1. Episode 1: Succulent Rat-Killing Tar Aug. 15, 2014
2. Episode 2: Little Revolución Aug. 15, 2014
3. Episode 3: Discomforts, Pains, and Irregularities Aug. 15, 2014
4. Episode 4: Cataracts and Hurricanoes Aug. 29, 2014
5. Episode 5: Cigarette Candy Sept. 12, 2014
6. Episode 6: Super Energy Saver Mode Sept. 26, 2014
7. Episode 7: The Sound and the Fury Oct. 10, 2014
8. Mini Episode 1: Are Space Suits Itchy? Oct. 23, 2014
9. Episode 8: Box 953 Oct. 31, 2014
10. Episode 9: The Empty Man Cometh Nov. 14, 2014
11. Episode 10: Extreme Danger Bug Nov. 28, 2014
12. Episode 11: Am I Alone Now? Dec. 12, 2014
13. Episode 12: Deep Breaths Dec. 24, 2014
14. Episode 13: Gas Me Twice Dec. 25, 2014
15. Episode 14: The Kumbaya Approach Feb. 14, 2015
16. Episode 15: What's Up, Doc? Feb. 27, 2015
17. Episode 16: Painfully Ever After March 14, 2015
18. Episode 17: Bach to the Future March 27, 2015
19. Episode 18: Happy To Be Of Assistance April 14, 2015
20. Episode 19: Let's Kill Hilbert April 28, 2015
21. Episode 20: The Paranoia Game May 12, 2015
22. Episode 21: Minkowski Commanding May 27, 2015
23. Episode 22: Mutually Assured Destruction June 9, 2015
24. Mini Episode 2: Day One July 4, 2015
25. Episode 23: No Pressure Sept. 7, 2015
26. Episode 24: Tactical Brain Damage Sept. 21, 2015
27. Mini Episode 3: Variations on a Theme Oct. 5, 2015
28. Episode 25: Lame-O Superhero Origin Story Oct. 5, 2015
29. Episode 26: Do No Harm Oct. 26, 2015
30. Episode 27: Knock, Knock Nov. 9, 2015
31. Episode 28: Who's There? Nov. 23, 2015
32. Episode 29: Pan-Pan Feb. 14, 2016
33. Episode 30: Mayday Feb. 29, 2016
34. Episode 31: Sécurité March 14, 2016
35. Mini Episode 4: Meanwhile March 28, 2016
36. Episode 32: Controlled Demolition April 12, 2016
37. Episode 33: Don't Poke the Bear April 27, 2016
38. Episode 34: A Matter of Perspective May 17, 2016
39. Mini Episode 5: Long Story Short May 28, 2016
40. Episode 35: Need to Know May 30, 2016
41. Episode 36: Fire and Brimstone June 14, 2016
42. Episode 37: Overture June 28, 2016
43. Mini Episode 6: Once In a Lifetime July 10, 2016
44. Mini Episode 7: Rebranding July 18, 2016
45. Mini Episode 8: Language Mapping July 25, 2016
46. Mini Episode 9: Greensboro Aug. 1, 2016
47. Mini Episode 10: Things That Break Other Things Aug. 9, 2016
48. Mini Episode 11: Decommissioned Aug. 15, 2016
49. Mini Episode 12: Pagliacci Aug. 23, 2016
50. Mini Episode 13: Kansas Aug. 30, 2016
51. Episode 38: Happy Endings Sept. 5, 2016
52. Episode 39: All Things Considered Sept. 19, 2016
53. Episode 40: Limbo Oct. 4, 2016
54. Episode 41: Memoria Oct. 19, 2016
55. Episode 42: Time to Kill Oct. 31, 2016
56. Episode 43: Persuasion Nov. 22, 2016
57. Episode 44: Desperate Times Dec. 6, 2016
58. Episode 45: Desperate Measures Dec. 13, 2016
59. Episode 46: Boléro Dec. 25, 2016
60. Special Episode: Change of Mind June 9, 2017
61. Episode 47: Into the Depths June 13, 2017
62. Mini Episode 14: One of Them June 19, 2017
63. Episode 48: Theta Scenario June 27, 2017
64. Episode 49: Out of the Loop July 11, 2017
65. Episode 50: The Hiccups Method July 25, 2017
66. Episode 51: Shut Up and Listen Aug. 8, 2017
67. Episode 52: Constructive Criticism Aug. 22, 2017
68. Episode 53: Dirty Work Sept. 4, 2017
69. Episode 54: The Watchtower Sept. 18, 2017
70. Episode 55: A Place For Everything Oct. 3, 2017
71. Episode 56: Idle Hands Nov. 1, 2017
72. Episode 57: The Devil's Plaything Nov. 4, 2017
73. Episode 58: Quiet, Please Nov. 14, 2017
74. Episode 59: Crash and Burn Nov. 30, 2017
75. Episode 60: Terms and Conditions Dec. 12, 2017
76. Special Episode: Volte Face Dec. 21, 2017
77. Episode 61: Brave New World Dec. 26, 2017
78. Mini Episode: Adventure of a Lifetime Dec. 24, 2018
79. Mini Episode: Step One Dec. 24, 2018
80. Mini Episode: Space Rage Dec. 24, 2018