In just one episode, we visit five different planets, places that have gone with little detail up until now, and explore who settled them and what makes them unique.

An episode about an extraordinary pair of brothers who go on to write the book that the Republican Fleet will follow for the next hundred years: Dutch versus Bradley Warner.

In which two men, with nothing in common, come together to form one of the most important institutions within the Republic.

Where has the Unified Republic of Stars podcast been all this time? This short apology will explain everything. Hopefully.

This week, we go into detail about exactly what the Republican Fleet is, what made it up, and some of the cultural aspects of serving within the Fleet itself.

In which Liz Carter, former madam at a notorious bar goes toe to toe with her former partners and much blood is shed.

In which some of the cultural difference between our world and the story world are explained.

The NOVA has done its job and protects the Republic, bringing about the first true period of peace and stability the unified planets had ever known. We also wrap up the stories of several characters we've been following throughout.

The Republican Fleet was costing the young Republic a mint and, though they'd held off Earth's Authority for years, could they hold off a full on invasion force with what they'd build so far?

The Republican Fleet finally gets its first three NOVAs. And Dutch Warner sits the second chair on one. But things with his CO don't exactly go swimmingly and he ends up setting a few new Fleet precedents, not all of which were necessarily worth bragging