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Ansible Uplink, a sci-fi ttrpg review podcast

Chris Air
Mothership
Mothership RPG
Orbital Blues
Classic Traveller
VR Dead
West End Games
Mouth Brood
Decagon
Nautilus Of Time
Mutiny On the Montgomery
Star Wars
Rogue Anthems
Anodyne Printware
Wrath Of God
Meatgrinder
Piece By Piece
Resonant
The Ship Who Swallowed a Spider
Kayla Dice
Amanda Lee Franck

The Ansible Uplink podcast reviews sci-fi table-top rpg adventures. Hosted by Chris Airiau, each episode a guest joins to read and review an indie module. The focus is on Mothership third-party adventures, with dips into other indie adventures, from Orbital Blues to Classic Traveller.

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Latest Episodes

Reece Carter and Norgad (Evilgad) take over as hosts of Ansible Uplink in this special 40th Birthday Roast episode to review Bio-Drones & Cryo-Clones by Chris Airiau.

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Peter Eijk, a.k.a. Jimmy Shelter, joins Chris Airiau on a TIME WARP episode to review Traveller Adventure 04: Leviathan (1980) by Bob McWilliams. We also had a chat about Peter's upcoming sci-fi game Look to Starward, and adapting Jack Vance's sf int... more

Yochai Gal joins Chris Airiau to review The Earth Above by James Hanna.

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Daniel Hallinan, a.k.a. Kharrak, joins Chris Airiau to review Decagone by WacoMatrixo.

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Recent Guests

Yochai Gal
Indie ttrpg community leader, OSR designer, Cairn creator
Cairn Press
Episode: The Earth Above, with Yochai Gal
Daniel Hallinan
Production manager and third-party coordinator of Tuesday Night Games; adventure writer
Tuesday Night Games
Episode: Decagone, with Daniel Hallinan
Luke Simonds
Adventure writer, blog writer, and game jam enthusiast based in Saipan and the Northern Mariana Islands
Cats Have No Lord / Saipan game development
Episode: Mouth Brood, with Luke Simonds
Alfred Valley
Indie TTRPG designer/creator
House of Valley / Tempest Tome Games
Episode: Terrors from the Cosmos, with Alfred Valley
Eryk Sawicki
Layout designer, game creator, owner-operator of Peregrine Coast Press
Peregrine Coast Press
Episode: Electric Sheep Shuffle, with Eryk Sawicki
Sam Leigh
Game designer and guest on the show
Blinking Birch Games (as referenced)
Episode: The Man We Knew, with Sam Leigh
Dave Kenny
Guest and contributor to Resonant review
Magnum Galaxy Games
Episode: Resonant, with Dave Kenny
Luke Gearing
Staff writer for Tuesday Night Games; game designer and module author
Tuesday Night Games
Episode: TIME WARP: Prison Planet, with Luke Gearing
Christian Sorrell
Guest on the episode discussing the module What We Give to Alien Gods
Meatcastle Gameware / Lone Archivist
Episode: What We Give to Alien Gods, with Christian Sorrell a.k.a. MeatCastle

Host

Chris Airiau
Host of Ansible Uplink; frequent facilitator of deep‑dive reviews and design conversations.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 5 ratings
  • A Well Done No-Frills Review Show for Sci-Fi TTRPG Adventures

    Chris Air knows the genre quite well, and the breadth of systems is nice too!

    Not too many frills (which is welcome), and it has introduced me to a couple adventures I would have otherwise ignored.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    An Excess of Beans
    United States5 months ago
  • Reviews you can USE

    Great reviews that try to get to the bottom of how you can use these modules in your own game. The host and guests have clear passion and knowledge, and they stay focused on the review, not too much chatting. Love it.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Beto is a Cop
    United States5 months ago

Listeners Say

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Insightful, focused reviews with practical running tips.
Reliable for listeners who want concrete takeaways rather than chit‑chat.
Keeps discussions quotable and well‑paced for listeners.
Guests consistently bring expert context to module design and running.
Strong sense of industry context and publishing experience.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

Apple Podcasts
#128
United Kingdom/Leisure/Games
Apple Podcasts
#11
Mexico/Leisure/Games
Apple Podcasts
#108
Mexico/Leisure
Apple Podcasts
#151
Finland/Leisure/Games

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

The Drain, with Norgad
Q: For The Drain, how did the Xena pop up on Tereda?
Norgad explains the inspiration came from Hull Breach and the idea of a compact, interconnected trilogy; the details suggest a layering of satire and grim tech, rather than a single linear explanation, which the hosts acknowledge as part of the module's deliberate ambiguity.
Rogue Anthems, with Josh Domanski
Q: How does Voidlock Tombstone handle escalation and entry points for players?
Voidlock Tombstone provides a scalable dungeon-like experience on a derelict ship, with a structured escalation clock that compels players to secure treasure while managing competing interests and interlopers, creating a tense, cinematic sequence.
Rogue Anthems, with Josh Domanski
Q: What makes Hardsuit Hold Up stand out among Rogue Anthems in terms of usability?
Hardsuit Hold Up is a standout because it hits a balance between a tight pamphlet scope and a rich social engine, with memorable NPCs and a clear endgame that lands well within a single-session or two-session play, depending on how much you want to develop the social dynamics.
Rogue Anthems, with Josh Domanski
Q: So Josh, why did you choose Paramour as a focus within Orbital Blues month?
Paramour was chosen to foreground a personal, relational core in a six-session arc, exploring a former lover's crisis within the Blues mechanics and giving players a strong emotional throughline to drive the story.
TIME WARP: Prison Planet, with Luke Gearing
Q: Luke, where can listeners find you online?
Listeners can find Luke Gearing across his blog and Bluesky, with Luke branding his personal presence under those handles.

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A sci‑fi TTRPG review program that concentrates on indie and third‑party modules, with a steady cadence of in‑depth design discussions, play anecdotes, and publishing context. Episodes frequently dissect layout, artwork, system mechanics, and narrative tension, often contrasting module ambitions with practical table running tips. Notably, guests come from diverse corners of indie RPG publishing (designers, editors, and project leads), adding practical perspectives on production, distribution, and community impact. The show is especially useful for listeners who want concrete running notes, design critique, and recommendations across a spectrum of spacefaring and sci‑fi adventures.

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2. Daniel Hallinan
3. Luke Simonds
4. Alfred Valley
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7. Dave Kenny
8. Luke Gearing

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