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Variations on a Theme

**"Variations on a Theme"** is the third mini episode of the podcast. It was released 5 October 2015.

## Episode Description

Captain Lovelace goes forwards and backwards in time.

## Plot Summary

Lovelace reflects on the way things are different and the ways they have stayed the same between her first mission and this one. She shows confusion at distinguishing between the previous mission and the current one, correcting herself that she gets an update from Hera rather than Rhea. She also notices the similarities, the way she is aiming for the same goal, the way she has said the same thing so many times, even the way Hui and Eiffel both like the same joke, when they both had Decima.

As we listen it becomes more clear that these are her thoughts, rather than her speaking aloud, and we see how truly dark her thoughts are. She believes Hera hates her and only her programming forces her to be polite and not say what she thinks. She is caught up in shuttle repairs, all the things that need to occur, the fact that she feels like she needs to save everybody.

There are many repetitions, especially of “Be a big girl.” and “Don’t die.” giving insight to how she is facing each day. She also notes that she is not getting much sleep, with 4 hours being “sleep high score,” due to being troubled by nightmares. She feels like the new crew is the same as the old, and repeats several times that everything changes but it also stays the same. The only thing that doesn’t change is Hilbert. She wonders if he feels guilt for what he did, but she tries to refocus on what she needs to get done.

She also expresses self doubt. That she’s a different person than she was on the first mission and that she can’t save people and get home. She says she has no friends, trust, or safety on this mission, but she does have a bomb and a goal that needs to get done.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official Script.
Do No Harm

**"Do No Harm"** is the twenty-sixth episode of *Wolf 359*. It was released on 26 October 2015.

## Episode Description

With Eiffel in critical condition, Minkowski, Hilbert, and Lovelace are forced to put their differences on hold. But with long-held fears and grudges reaching their breaking points, it's not long before the uneasy truce is teetering on the brink of open violence. Will the fragile alliance be able to work together long enough to get Eiffel through this outbreak? Plus, metamizole, useless suspicions, aggressive outside agents, decorum protocols, and the Care Bear Stare.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official Script.
Out of the Loop

**"Out of the Loop"** is the forty-ninth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 11 July, 2017.

## Episode Description

With the end of the Urania's repairs in sight, the crew is throwing all their energy into one final push. But as the finish line inches closer, Captain Lovelace begins to notice something strange. Work is mysteriously getting undone each morning, and certain events seem to be repeating themselves day in and day out. What is happening? And why does no one else seem to notice? Plus, hydraulic horsepower, horrific manipulation, highly unlikely events, the sledgehammer approach, and Hephaestus Crisis Dog Years.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official Script.
The Watchtower

**"The Watchtower"** is the fifty-fourth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 18 September, 2017.

## Episode Description

Slowly floating towards Wolf 359, untethered and separated from everyone else on the crew, Officer Eiffel tries a radical approach to solving the aliens' riddle. However, it's only a matter of time before he realizes the situation might be more complicated, more unpredictable, and more dangerous than he ever imagined. Plus, a place where the sidewalk ends, very necessary drama, the immortal words of Marvin Gaye, a momentary road bump, and the express train to Grand Central.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Scotty Shoemaker

**Scotty Shoemaker** is a Wolf 359 cast member playing Mr. Cutter.

## Cast & Crew Bio

Scotty Shoemaker always records his character in a remote location and the producers of the show have never seen his face. When we researched the name Scotty Shoemaker, the search results returned a professional weightlifter, a baseball player, and a CIA agent killed in the line of duty in 1997. All further search results came back as strictly confidential. However, this website seems to be a good lead…
Dirty Work

**"Dirty Work"** is the fifty-third episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 4 September, 2017.

## Episode Description

When Eiffel picks up signs of a transmission from deep space just hours before Hera's scheduled to go through an internal reset, the crew is divided on whether he should attempt to pursue it or not. But with only the autopilot for backup and an unexpected threat waiting in the wings, they soon discover they're more vulnerable than any of them realize. Plus, above average chimpanzees, horrifying threats of bodily mutilation, Plan C, rules of project management, and elaborate pranks to teach important lessons.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Are Space Suits Itchy?

## Cast

* Zach Valenti as Doug Eiffel

**"Are Space Suits Itchy?"** is the first mini episode of the podcast. It was released on 23 October 2014.

## Episode Description

Eiffel takes time from his busy schedule to answer third graders' questions.

## Plot Summary

Eiffel is forced by Minkowski to complete his duty as a "goodwill ambassador" by answering questions sent in by third-graders. His answers are irreverent and largely inappropriate for children.

The questions are "Do you talk to your family?", "Are space suits itchy?", "Do you miss pizza?", "What do you do when you get sick in space?", "How do you go to the bathroom in space?", and "If you cry in space, what happens to the tears?"

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn
* Recording script
Tactical Brain Damage

**"Tactical Brain Damage"** is the twenty-fourth episode of the podcast. It was released on 21 September 2015.

## Episode Description

Now armed with a plan, the crew begins putting their elaborate deception in motion. While Eiffel keeps Captain Lovelace occupied, Hera and Minkowski start adjusting the station's equipment. But when their modifications cause a major system failure, will they be able to reverse the damage before Lovelace notices that something is amiss? Plus, the role of Igor, waffles in a solar flare, Team Desperate, a bigger boat, and all of western pop culture.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official Script.
Emma Sherr-Ziarko

**Emma Sherr-Ziarko** is an actor, voiceover artist, writer, and training sommelier. She voices Renée Minkowski and has written two episodes for Wolf 359.

Emma was awarded Best Leading Actress in the 2016 Audio Verse Awards for her work as Minkowski.

She currently lives in Colorado with her cats, Queen and Loki, and her husband, Winston Shaw. Since the conclusion of Wolf 359, Emma has begun her own podcast, Pairing.

## Cast & Crew Bio

Emma Sherr-Ziarko is an NYC-based practitioner of many art forms, primarily theater. While bouncing between assorted acting projects, she also dabbles in writing and stage management. She likes to travel, read fantasy novels, learn obscure languages, and drink wine. She might be on TV one day! (via Wolf 359's official website)

## Links

* Official Website
* Pairing Podcast
* Twitter
* Instagram
* Tumblr
Zach Libresco

**Zach Libresco** is a Wolf 359 cast member playing Warren Kepler.

A New York based actor, Zach is also a member of the Humanist Project. In the audio world, he can also be heard on Tides Podcast, Station to Station, and is producing an upcoming history podcast, History, My Dad, and Me.

Zach was awarded Best Actor in a Supporting Role in the 2016 Audio Verse Awards.

## Cast & Crew Bio

Zach Libresco is a New York City-based actor, artist, and enthusiast. After spending much of his youth in the street playing sports, he has spent his adulthood in the arts, playing with lots of Shakespeare, and still hooping on the weekends. He is a proud member of The Humanist Project, a founding member of the Kaos Theatre Company, and sends his unending love to the fam. (via Wolf 359's official website)
Extreme Danger Bug

## Cast

* Zach Valenti as Doug Eiffel and Alexander Hilbert
* Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Renée Minkowski
* Michaela Swee as Hera

**"Extreme Danger Bug"** is the tenth episode of the podcast. It was released on 27 November 2014.

## Synopsis

Eiffel decides that he wants to step up his game and play a more active role in documenting life on the Hephaestus. His newfound enthusiasm is soon tested when an unscheduled explosion puts a hole in one of the station’s walls and uncovers a mysterious, concealed laboratory on board the spacecraft. As the crew explores the hidden room and uncovers data on its previous occupants, Eiffel is forced to confront one of his fears. Plus, mobile reportage, Charlotte’s lab, the Creepus Maximus, slimy, hairy, and extremely high levels of toxicity.

## Plot summary

Eiffel decides to record his log on the road using a portable recording device. He encounters Minkowski and Hilbert transporting a nitrogen tank, which Eiffel realizes he forgot to depressurize in advance of this operation. The tank explodes, revealing a room that Hera is unable to detect, which has been disconnected from the power grid.

Eiffel discovers a number of large spiders stored inside sample jars, which he is terrified by. Minkowski finds a computer terminal bearing the logs of Dr. Elias Selberg, which reveal that his experiments on the spiders were terminated by Captain Lovelace due to the extreme danger they posed to the crew. Hera realizes the room may have been walled up to keep the spiders in, and the crew attempt to leave.

Before they can, a spider lands on Eiffel and crawls inside his shirt. Eiffel is extremely afraid, but Minkowski and Hilbert talk him through staying still while they plan to remove the spider. Hilbert fetches an anti-venom and injects Eiffel, but the crew fear that trying to kill the spider may lead to it stinging Eiffel before it dies. Instead, they decide to depressurize the room to asphyxiate the spider while Eiffel wears an oxygen mask.

Halfway through the process, Eiffel panics, pushing the bug off of him. For a few seconds, the crew think it might be dead. When it begins to move, Minkowski shoots it. Minkowski and Hilbert clear out the remainder of the lab, confirming that no more living spiders remain, while Eiffel takes some time off to recover.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn
* Recording script
Theta Scenario

**"Theta Scenario"** is the forty-eighth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 26 June, 2017.

## Episode Description

As Eiffel, Minkowski, Hera, and Lovelace try to decide how to allocate their limited resources, Kepler finally reveals some of Goddard Futuristics's most deeply held secrets. Before the crew can consider the existential implications of these revelations, however, they'll need to deal with their own growing fears, insecurities, and personal conflicts. Plus, snake-filled pits, educated guesses, paradigm shifts, impractical human emotions, and the remainder of our musical program.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official Script.
Desperate Measures

**"Desperate Measures"** is the forty-fifth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 12 December, 2016.

## Episode Description

Part two of two. The crew desperately tries to salvage their mutiny and escape the wrath of the SI-5. But as both sides try to out-maneuver each other, the danger of drastic actions causing irreparable damage becomes more and more pronounced. Plus, the hands of the enemy, disciplinary tools, recreational monster hunting, warning shots, and disgusting pieces of human garbage.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Volte Face

**Volte Face** is the second special episode of the podcast, which was originally released on December 21, 2017.

## Episode Description

Investigative reporter Andrea Nash is having a very good day. She's flown halfway around the world on a very special assignment: an exclusive interview with Marcus Cutter, the infamous Director of Communications for Goddard Futuristics. It's a shot at journalism greatness, and Nash intends to make the most of it. But as she gets closer and closer to unearthing the earth-shaking story she's after, her subject gets more and more defensive... and starts considering more radical means of eliminating the unwanted attention. Plus, terrors to work for, a big, honking private plane, the charms of analog recorders, things no monkey could ever manage, and the fiery intensity of a thousand burning suns.

## External Links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official Script.
No Pressure

**"No Pressure"** is the twenty-third episode of the podcast, and the first episode of the second half of season two. It was released on September 6, 2015.

## Episode Description

Ten days after the reappearance of Captain Lovelace, the crew works around the clock to get the various systems on her shuttle up and running. Tensions rise steadily as Eiffel, Minkowski, and Lovelace face technical difficulties, personal differences, and plummeting morale. But when a short circuit leaves them marooned outside the Hephaestus, they must race against the clock to repair the shuttle's malfunctioning life support system. Plus, Ford Pinto-class shuttle service, diabolical foxes in the machine, Herr Trigger Von Bombenstein, compound eyes, and raw animal magnetism.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official Script.
* Writer Sarah Shachet discusses the process behind the episode's creation. [2] [3] [4]
Fire and Brimstone

**"Fire and Brimstone"** is the thirty-sixth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 13 June, 2016.

## Episode Description

An accident leaves Dr. Maxwell in imminent danger and the entire station in a state of emergency. The crew scrambles to mount a rescue, but when Kepler and Minkowski disagree over which is the best way to conduct the operation and which way will get them all killed, long simmering tensions between the current and the former commanders come to a head. Can the fractured crew come together in time to prevent a catastrophe? Plus, towering infernos, strategic advantages, rank insubordination, the crazy train, and a very judicious application of explosives.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Victoire Fourier

**Doctor Victoire Fourier** was an up-and-coming astrophysicist on Lovelace's crew and Doctor Hui's subordinate. She disappeared after she got the crew's escape craft to work.

In "Box 953," Eiffel found Box 957 which may have contained some of her diaries.

## Trivia

* She is most likely named after Joseph Fourier, a 19th-century mathematician known primarily for the study of waves.

## References

1. ↑ http://personalinsanitymoment.tumblr.com/post/134075248693/do-you-have-the-birthdays-of-lovelaces-crew-if
2. ↑ *Wolf 359* episode 29: "Pan-Pan."
3. ↑ *Wolf 359* special episode 1: "Change of Mind."
4. ↑ *Wolf 359* episode 22: "Mutually Assured Destruction."
David Clarke

**David Clarke** is a character in the special episode Volte Face. He acts as an assistant to Mr. Cutter. His discussion of the VX-3 engines near the beginning of the special episode, as contrasted with Rachel Young's knowledge of the VX-5s in the mini-episode "Meanwhile," suggests that he works in the Special Projects division of Goddard Futuristics. Clarke is reasonably high up within Goddard management, as he has prior experience with the use of restraining bolts, knowledge which he seems eager to use on reporter Andrea Nash once Cutter suggests the option.

Appearances include the special episode "Volte Face".
Limbo

**"Limbo"** is the fortieth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 3 October, 2016.

## Episode Description

While most of the crew tries to enjoy a rare moment of downtime, Doctor Maxwell discovers some previously undetected flaws in the station's systems. When her suspicions about these faults are proven right, the crew is forced to have a series of unexpected and difficult conversations. Plus, the Cybermen Appreciation Society, Cold Shower September, the master of the prank, everlasting funstoppers, and a big pink Heffalump that only you can see.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Super Energy Saver Mode

## Cast

* Zach Valenti as Doug Eiffel and Alexander Hilbert
* Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Renée Minkowski
* Michaela Swee as Hera
* Voice of Cecilia Lynn-Jacobs

**"Super Energy Saver Mode"** is the sixth episode of the podcast. It was released on 26 September 2014.

## Synopsis

The Hephaestus Mission reaches its 500th day since launch, and Eiffel is determined to make the most of the occasion. His celebration is cut short, however, when a power outage knocks out Hera and all of the station’s automated systems. The crew must find a way to get the station’s central processor back online, and Eiffel stumbles onto a new mystery in the process. Plus, homemade walkie-talkies, Hammer Horror, dance cards, Stephen King FM, and barreling towards certain death.

## Plot summary

Eiffel is celebrating the 500th day of the Hephaestus mission, procrastinating his work to discuss "top fives" with Hera. They are interrupted by Hilbert who demands more voltage for an arc reactor experiment, annoying Hera, who resents Hilbert's dismissive attitude towards her. Hera crashes mid-sentence, as the Hephaestus experiences a power cut. Hearing strange noises, Eiffel leaves to investigate the situation. He imagines what Minkowski would say, and begins arguing with his imagining of Minkowski as she berates him for incompetence and past incidents that were his fault. He is interrupted by a faint voice, which fades before he can locate its source.

Minkowski finds Eiffel, and instructs him to help her reboot Hera, as she is vital to the station's function. They plan to split up, with Minkowski going to the bridge to reboot the system while Eiffel restores power in engineering. Since the comms are down, they keep in contact using walkie-talkies that Eiffel has made from old portable recording devices. Eiffel continues to hear the faint voice intermittently through the speakers, which scares him.

Eiffel and Minkowski perform the steps to reboot station power, but after hitting the final switch Eiffel's radio dies and the mysterious voice returns. Moments before power returns, Eiffel hears the voice clearly say "You're not the first." Hera reboots and restores the station's systems, but the source of the voice remains unknown.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn
* Recording script
The Hiccups Method

**"The Hiccups Method"** is the fiftieth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 25 July, 2017.

## Episode Description

It’s been a few weeks since the crew aborted repairs on the Urania, and they are no closer to figuring out how to satisfy the aliens' mysterious demands. If only they had someone on board who shared some sort of connection with these beings... But convincing Captain Lovelace to try and reach out to the alien presence for answers is only half the battle - they will have to really think outside the box in order to make contact. Plus, Borg network action, intergalactic twenty questions, Ouija boards, the Avatar State, and purely academic curiosity.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Justice

* Libro: 4
* Nombre: Justice North
* Numero Laboratorio: 152
* Raza: Felino.
* Aspecto Físico:
* Primera aparición: Libro 1.
* Compañera: Jessie Dupree
* Cargo: Lider de ONE (Organización

Nuevas Especies).

* Resumen:

Justice North es la cara visible de
las nuevas especies. Al verlo de cerca hace que el corazón de Jessie se
tambalee. Él es el último macho alfa-grande, musculoso, exóticamente bello... y
peligroso.

Por desgracia está fuera de su
alcance. Pero entonces el hombre sexy ronronea y todas las apuestas están
echadas.

Jessie Dupree, es una mujer
respondona, una humana ardiente que saca al animal que hay en  Justice.

Ella quiere enseñarle a relajarse,
y hará lo que sea para que lo pueda hacer, pero Justice ha jurado proteger a su
pueblo y tomar una compañera de las Nuevas Especies. Está dividido entre la
mujer que quiere y el juramento que ha hecho.

Jessie, sabe que una relación entre
ellos, probablemente, no va a terminar bien, y la angustia es inevitable. Pero
eso no le impide liberar el lado salvaje de Justice y pasar cada momento que
puede envuelta alrededor de su cuerpo caliente, haciéndole rugir con pasión.

!!!Estaré siempre envuelta
alrededor de él, seré su manta seré su segunda piel, estaré encima dominándolo
o debajo siendo dominada porque lo amo!!!!
Dr. Birkhoff

**Doctor Birkhoff** is one of the officers stationed aboard the USS Hermes, most likely named after American mathematician George David Birkhoff. He has an amicable relationship with the rest of his crew, as evidenced by his teasing remarks to Officer Jordan during a game of Pictionary. It is not clarified whether his title of 'Doctor' comes from a medical degree, a PhD, or both, but he likely is an astrophysicist in some capacity, as he corrects Captain Bernoulli on the classification of the stellar flare produced by the Contact Event. In the three episode sequence of *A Place for Everything, Idle Hands,*and *The Devil's Plaything,*it is revealed that he and the rest of the Hermes crew are under the control of Doctor Pryce, and that all four of them are effectively brain-dead. In the last of these episodes,Jacobi jams the frequency that Pryce was using to animate and take control of the Hermes crew, and Birkhoff, along with his colleagues, drops to the floor, apparently out of commission for the rest of the show.

### Appearances

* *Into the Depths*
* *A Place for Everything (mentioned)*
Shut Up and Listen

**"Shut Up and Listen"** is the fifty-first episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 8 August, 2017.

## Episode Description

Space Monkey Radio proudly presents U.F.Overview: a new series that offers in-depth analysis on the possibility of alien contact, and explores the complex realities of communicating with non-terrestrial beings. What do we know? How do we know it? When will we know that what we're trying to know is something we can know? Join our two intrepid co-hosts as they ponder these questions. Plus, archive recordings, hapless civilians, nine-dimensional formats, the world's suckiest pleasure cruise, and the forefront of evil in thirty-two different star systems.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Jacob Alter

> *Nadie me rompe la nariz y sigue con vida. Sabía que sólo era una cuestión de tiempo el que fueras castigado. Sólo espere mi momento.* Jacob Alter en Fury
>
>

Jacob es un médico humano que trabajo para Industrias Mercile

## General

Jacob Alter aparece por primera vez en Fury. Trabajo para  Industrias Mercile como médico, una labor que le gustaba ya que realmente disfrutaba del dolor de las pruebas que ejercía sobre Las Nuevas Especies.

Jacob era uno de los monstruos más insensibles de Industrias Mercile y Ellie Brower lo asesino cuando lo atrapo violando a Fury .

## Apariciones

Físicamente Jacob ha aparecido solamente en

* Fury
Wolf 359 Wiki

## Welcome to the Wolf 359 Wiki

This is a fan-run wiki about the audio drama podcast *Wolf 359*, "a show about the advantages of floating, tiny and alone, in the middle of nowhere." The podcast follows the story of communications officer Doug Eiffel and the rest of the crew of the U.S.S. Hephaestus Station as they confront everything from interpersonal conflicts to mutant plant monsters to the darker questions of just what it is they were sent up there to do.

**Warning: This wiki contains spoilers.** If you have not had the pleasure of listening to *Wolf 359* you can do so by visiting their website or finding it anywhere podcasts are available.

## Episodes

**First**

"Succulent Rat-Killing Tar"

Aired: August 15, 2014

*Officer Doug Eiffel, communications officer on board the U.S.S. Hephaestus Station, is willing to go to any lengths to procrastinate his work. Tasked with a pointless hunt for alien intelligence, Eiffel would much rather spend his time complaining about the station’s malfunctioning autopilot system and making sure his stash of contraband cigarettes doesn’t fall into the wrong hands...* [see more]

**Latest**

"Brave New World"

Aired: December 25, 2017

*Faced with a choice between finally going home and stopping Pryce and Cutter's master plan, the crew of the Hephaestus heads towards their final confrontation with their enemies, their past selves, and each other. Plus, the Doug Eiffel Fastball Special, the lies we tell ourselves, another bad plan, cool stuff with robots, and one day more.* [see more]

## Characters

Doug EiffelRenée MinkowskiHeraAlexander HilbertIsabel LovelaceWarren KeplerDaniel JacobiAlana Maxwell

## Interwiki links

*Check out other podcast wikis in the Fable & Folly network:*
 The Amelia Project Wiki • Arden Podcast Wiki • The Broadswords Wiki • CARAVAN Wiki • Coexistence Audio Drama Wiki • Dumbgeons and Dragons Wiki • Greater Boston Wiki • Midnight Burger Wiki • Our Fair City Wiki • Oz9 Podcast Wiki • Red Valley Wiki • The Strange Case of Starship Iris Wiki • Unwell Podcast Wiki • We Fix Space Junk Wiki • Where the Stars Fell Wiki
Dear Listeners broadcasts

The **Dear Listeners broadcasts** were a series of radio transmissions of Earth music created by the Dear Listeners.

Eiffel detects the first broadcast during Succulent Rat-Killing Tar, and mistakes it for an Earth transmission that has reflected through space. A week later, during Little Revolución he reports having intercepted thirteen transmissions of various classical or "old-fashioned" music, at various frequencies, with no clear point of origin.
Box 953 (object)

**Box 953** is a large storage crate in the Hephaestus's store room.

The crate is made of black metal, and is huge - approximately the size of an elephant. The crate is bolted shut, and from the outside it is very cold and produces a faint hum that sounds like a heartbeat. On the store room manifest, the box is labelled as reserved for the communication's officer by name, with multiple warnings not to open the crate under any circumstance.

On the first Hephaestus mission, this box was opened during the events of Change of Mind.

During the second Hephaestus mission, this box was accidentally jettisoned into space during a hull breach, and is believed to have fallen into Wolf 359.
Overture

**"Overture"** is the thirty-seventh episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 28 June, 2016.

## Episode Description

When Jacobi repeatedly tries - and fails - to put an additional signal receiver in orbit around Wolf 359, most of the crew writes off the endeavor as a lost cause. However, when the Hephaestus is hit by an unexpected series of stellar flares and the strongest musical transmission to date, they might finally be able to get some hard data on the origin of the deep space signals - if they are able to accomplish that seemingly impossible task. Plus, breakfast burritos, insights from Doug Eiffel, violent decompression, the Death Vortex of Death, and a perfect Sunday afternoon.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Time to Kill

**"Time to Kill"** is the forty-second episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 31 October, 2016.

## Episode Description

In order to better study the properties of an incoming solar storm, Eiffel, Lovelace, Jacobi, and Maxwell are assigned to collect data on board a small experimental module. Separated from the Hephaestus and the rest of the crew for four days, they must find ways to occupy their minds and stave off boredom. But as time goes by and the storm draws closer, they soon discover that their expedition may be more exciting than they expected. Plus, responsible scientific surveys, vaguely horrific people, Cthulhu, episodes of The Twilight Zone, and doing things by the book.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Lame-O Superhero Origin Story

**"Lame-O Superhero Origin Story"** is the twenty-fifth episode of the podcast. It was released on 5 October 2015.

## Episode Description

Forced to work together, Eiffel and Hilbert try to find some middle ground as they adjust the Hephaestus systems. But with old grudges coming to a boil and Lovelace getting ever closer to her goals, will the volatile team be able to get the job done? Plus, shallow nonsense, the touchy-feelies, angry kitten face, Darth Virus, and floppy, hoppy bunnies.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official Script.
Need to Know

**"Need to Know"** is the thirty-fifth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 30 May, 2016.

## Episode Description

As they struggle with a demanding schedule, an expanding workload, and Colonel Kepler's growing secrecy, tensions amongst the crew members - both old and new - are on the verge of a breaking point. But when a technical glitch gives Minkowski, Lovelace, Hera, Jacobi, and Maxwell a chance to peak behind the curtain, they soon discover they might be in over their heads. Plus, the Dick Dastardly Administration, self-evident statements, basic motor control, pathological fears, and hostile assaults on the senses.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Quiet, Please

**Quiet, Please** is the 58th episode of the podcast, which was originally released on 13 November 2017.

## Episode Description

Having freed themselves from Pryce's mind control, Eiffel, Minkowski, Hera, Lovelace, and Jacobi need to come up with a plan for how to escape from the Hephaestus. But their new scheme will force them to face a formidable challenge: getting through the Sol's security system, an obstacle unlike any they have ever faced before. Plus, nice blunt objects, partial intelligence, mischief specialists, traumatized breaking down, and the creepiest place in the star system.

## External Links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Adventure of a Lifetime

**"Adventure of a Lifetime"** is a Wolf 359 mini-episode commissioned by Spoke Social Audio App. Originally an easter egg on the Spoke platform, the episode was released to general podcast feeds on December 24, 2018.

## Synopsis

Communications Officer Eiffel explores the far reaches of the Hephaestus, and goes on a journey like no other.

## External Links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Fan Transcript.
Let's Kill Hilbert

**"Let's Kill Hilbert"** is the nineteenth episode of the podcast. It was released on 27 April 2015.

## Episode Description

Tensions run high when the crew revisits the issue of how to handle Doctor Hilbert's continued presence on board the Hephaestus. With Eiffel, Minkowski, and Hera all bringing their own perspectives, fears, and agendas to the table, discussions soon grind to a halt. But when a member of the crew decides that drastic measures are called for, they may end up damaging the fragile bond that joins them together beyond repair. Plus, electric sheep, cruel and unusual tickling, the blinky red light of doom, Shatnerian fury, and Team "What's Wrong With Handcuffs?"

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Halothane gas

**Halothane gas** is a knock-out agent used repeatedly by the Hephaestus crew.

Its use is first suggested by Hilbert during Eiffel's capture of the station's last tube of toothpaste in Little Revolución. It is unclear if the gas is used or not, as Eiffel smells the scent of molasses that Hilbert describes, but is not knocked out.
Victor Riemann

**Victor Riemann** is a high-ranking member of Goddard Futuristics black ops. He has no rank or official connection to the company so that his work cannot be traced back to them. His name is most likely a reference to 19th-century mathematician Bernhard Riemann, whose work in non-Euclidian geometry famously paved the way for the later theory of relativity.
Michelle Agresti

**Michelle Agresti** is a Los Angeles based actress who portrays Alana Maxwell in Wolf 359.

Michelle can also be seen in the web series Period Drama and Relativity, as well as the upcoming audio drama Arden Podcast.

## Cast & Crew Bio

Michelle Agresti is an actress/space kitten (according to her Twitter bio). She also sometimes is a Pet Fashion Correspondent for a public access cable show about dogs and works part-time as a zombie. Educated at Wesleyan University and The William Esper Studio, she has appeared in various short films (including some written, produced, and directed by her), plays, and one instance of performance art. (via Wolf 359's official website)

## Links

* Twitter
* Instagram
* Official Website
A Little Night Music

### Music

"Fur Elise" by Ludwig Van Beethoven, "Fantasy in C" by Franz Shubert, "The William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini, "Canon in D Major" by Johann Pachelbel

## Voices

### Actors

Zach Valenti

**"A Little Night Music"** is the first Mission Mishaps episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 12 September, 2017.

## Episode Description

Mission Mishaps, Entry One. Hephaestus Formal Complaint #ARB062. Day 510. Eiffel tries to boost the crew's morale with a bit of sonic artistry appreciation.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Fan Transcript.
Ardia

Ardia is mostly covered by jungles in the East and mountains in the West. It is situated West of Varakald and South of Gaeran and Mylos. It is surrounded by the Anero Sea and Valtem Ocean.

## Climate

Ardia has two main climates, a hot and wet climate in its jungles and a temperate dry climate in its mountains. The jungles range from a high 28 °C to a low 12 °C and have above 250 centimeters of rain each year. The mountainous areas have a temperature that varies from high 20°C to a low 5 °C

## Landmarks

One of the largest constructions ever made on Diratia, is situated in the West of Ardia the Walls of Lezzios, dividing the continent in two.

## Culture and Society

The main two cultures on Ardia are those of the Naga and Tanuki.
Troll

Trolls are mysterious nocturnal creatures of nature. They are large, bulky and covered by natural features. Trolls like solitude and tranquility this is why they are not often seen in society, but some other species manage to befriend them, notably Goblins, and others have used them as slaves, like the Orcs. Trolls are really affected by the sun after only a few minutes of skin exposure they get intense burns, if they are exposed to the sun for a few hours they skin crystallizes and becomes rock, they slowly die leaving a tormented statue of their dead body.

## Life Cycle

### Trollo 1 to 5 years

After it is born the Trollo is attached to its mothers back and stays there being fed by her until it as grown enough to walk and feed himself, then the mother throws it away.

### Adult 6 - 500 years

Trolls can reproduce themselves as soon as they are able to walk and feed themselves, but trolls are solitary creatures and only try to mate once every 5 - 10 years.

## Habitat and Population

Trolls can be found on many continents in the temperate areas with lots of cover from the sun. They are usually found in thick forests, mountain sides and caverns.

## Diet

Trolls are carnivorous, but their laziness makes them very poor hunters so they either eat trapped animals or creatures that get near them on their own.

## Culture and society

Trolls live alone. When they are in a mating mood, the males will walk around trying to find a female. They mate with the first female they come across and leave right after. The female takes care of the Trollo when it is born until it reaches adulthood.

Trolls are really lazy and sleep a lot. So they often stuff themselves in one night with as much food as possible and sleep for 1 to 2 weeks strait. They are easily woken up but only leave their resting place at night.

Trolls are covered by natural features from sleeping a lot in the same place not moving at all and having a skin suitable for the natural growth of plants. The plants slowly grow on them while they are sleeping and the rocks get embedded into their skin. This allows them to sleep in peace since they become one with their resting area.

## GURPS template

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Hephaestus malfunctions

This is a list of all **systems malfunctions and technical issues on board the U.S.S. Hephaestus** mentioned during Wolf 359. This does not include issues caused intentionally by crew-members.

## Long Term

Hera, the station's mother program, has a long-term glitch in her vocals that manifests frequently, particularly when she is upset or under strain. This is later discovered to be due to a sub-routine installed in her personality core by Pryce. With Maxwell's help, Hera is able to learn how to work around this part of her programming, which also gives her greater autonomy over her systems.

From the opening of the first season, the station is running low on supplies of many important products, including soap, toothpaste and coffee. Temporary substitutes are invented by Dr. Hilbert, but by the start of the third season the station is dangerously low on food. This is relieved only by the arrival of the Urania with additional supplies.

## Season One

* Succulent Rat-Killing Tar - A problem with the temperature control system leads to parts of the ship experiencing temperatures of -400F, close to absolute zero. This is attributed to Hera attempting to save power, and it is ambiguous whether it was intentional on her part.
* Succulent Rat-Killing Tar - The fire containment system is non-functioning due to last week's power outage.
* Discomforts, Pains, and Irregularities - Eiffel lies that the comms equipment has been disrupted by a series of recent power outages.
* Discomforts, Pains, and Irregularities - No hot water is available in the crew showers as it is being used in one of Hilbert's experiments in the greenhouse. Hera lies to Eiffel about this to ensure that he showers.
* Cataracts and Hurricanoes - A solar flare from Wolf 359 causes malfunctions in several electrical systems, including Eiffel's mag-boots, and briefly interrupts communications.
* Super Energy Saver Mode - One of Hilbert's experiments causes a power cut which causes Hera to crash, and disables nearly all of the station's system. During the power cut, Eiffel hears a strange voice from the speakers.
* The Sound and the Fury - The station calendar warns that the station will soon pass through the gravitational field of a passing comet, which will cause localised interruptions to power and water and mild to moderate turbulence.
* The Empty Man Cometh - The station passes through an ion wind cluster, causing turbulence and a disruption of electrical systems, including disrupting Hera's sensors and causing a brief blackout.
* Extreme Danger Bug - A pressurized nitrogen tank accidentally explodes, destroying the wall into Selberg's lab.
Persuasion

**"Persuasion"** is the forty-third episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 22 November, 2016.

## Episode Description

With just over a day left before the long-anticipated alien contact event, Colonel Kepler keeps the crew working overtime to get the Hephaestus ready for anything - and everything - that might happen. As they work around the clock, however, the crew finds that Wolf 359's turbulent air space and a side project of Doctor Hilbert's might offer some unique challenges and some unexpected opportunities. Plus, Q-branch gizmos, Santa's Workshop, studly, manly things, bedtime reading, and the latest in Hephaestus Fashion.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Timeline

Below is a list of episodes and events as they occurred chronologically within the *Wolf 359* universe. It's worth noting that while the day numbers are for the most part explicitly canon, the dates given below are calculated based on the assumption that "Succulent Rat-Killing Tar" takes place on its release date of August 15th, 2014 (and that Lovelace's first mission began on January 16th, 2010).

## Before Hephaestus Missions

* 1910 - Goddard, a physicist, partners with two aviation tycoons.
* 1912 - Goddard and the tycoons make an aircraft that achieves Mach 1.
* c. 1920s - Marcus Cutter is born in California.
* c. 1920s - Goddard restructures his company around spaceflight.
* 1929 - Escape velocity is achieved.
* 1948 - First manned spaceflight.
* 1950s - Intrigue with the moon (assumed to be moon landings).
* 1950 - 1965 - Dmitri Volodin is born.
* 17 September 1975 - Sam Lambert is born in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
* 7 May 1977 - Warren Kepler is born in Chicago, Illinois.
* 1 October 1977 - Mace Fisher is born in Wollongong, Australia.
* 1978 - First contact is made by the USS Tiamat.
* 4 May 1978 - Renée Minkowski is born in Warsaw, Poland.
* 11 August 1980 - Isabel Lovelace is born in Brooklyn, New York.
* 12 November 1982 - Daniel Jacobi is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
* 25 December 1982 - Doug Eiffel is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
* 6 March 1983 - Victoire Fourier is born in Brussels, Belgium.
* 30 August 1984 - Kuan Hui is born in Shanghai, China.
* 13 April 1988 - Alana Maxwell is born in Philipsburg, Montana.
* 1989 - Rebranding
* 2000s - NASA loses funding and is absorbed by Goddard Futuristics. (exact year unclear)
* 17 November 2007 - Rhea is activated in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
* c. 2009 - Volte Face
* 2009 - Daniel Jacobi is fired from the Air Force.
* 2009 - Kansas
* 2010 - Greensboro

## Between Missions

* 2011 - Things That Break Other Things
* 31 January 2012 - Hera activated in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
* 2012 - Decommissioned
* 2012 - No Complaints
* 2013 - Pagliacci
* 2013 - Once In a Lifetime
* 2013 - Language Mapping

## References

1. ↑ personalinsanitymoment. "Hello, could you please share with us the exact date of Lovelace's Day 1..." *Gabriel's Writing Workshop*, 7 October 2015, http://personalinsanitymoment.tumblr.com/post/130667105038/

## Footnotes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 These dates were announced on Gabriel Urbina's Tumblr. In the episode "Change of Mind," Fourier claims that she is younger than Hui.
Bach to the Future

**"Bach to the Future"** is the seventeenth episode of the podcast. It was released on 27 March 2015.

## Episode Description

After weeks in a state of emergency, Eiffel, Minkowski, and Hera are faced with an unexpected challenge: staving off boredom during an uneventful night on the Hephaestus. Desperate for any way to pass the time, the crew goes through games, contests, bets, jokes, minor intrigue, secret-telling, rare moments of sincerity, and even a bit of honest work. Plus, elementary grade English, paranoid old harpies, Giraffe 163, a failure to communicate, and Ziddeldy-Dibbeldy.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Gabriel Urbina

**Gabriel Urbina** is the head writer, creator, and executive producer of Wolf 359.

## Cast & Crew Bio

Gabriel Urbina is a Costa Rican-American writer, filmmaker, and science fiction lover. When he’s not too busy taking dictation from the voices in his head, Gabriel juggles, has strong opinions about movies, and sleepwalks an alarming amount. He lives in Brooklyn.

## Links

* Twitter
* Tumblr
Raffles Smith (doppelgänger)

This inhabitant of Adolla was the doppelgänger of Raffles Smith.

## Appearance

This doppelgänger was a Titanic Infernal in the shape of a sun corona, with Raffles face in the center with flames in place of facial hair.

## Background

After Shinra destroyed him, people all across the Tokyo Empire despaired at his death, due to the fact that his human original was viewed as the divine savior of humanity, and despite the fact that the titanic Infernal has just minutes ago been causing massive destruction.

## Abilities

As Raffles is viewed as the saviour of mankind and the bringer of life, his Adolla Doppelgänger was incredibly powerful compared to the original. Returned as a Titanic Infernal, he was able to levitate and he could blast an extremely powerful beam of flames from his mouth that caused tremendous damage to the countryside whenever it fired an attack. It was also able to spit out Demon Infernal from its mouth.
Knock, Knock

**"Knock, Knock"** is the twenty-seventh episode of the podcast, and the first part in a two-part season finale. It was released 9 November 2015.

## Episode Description

The Hephaestus is thrust into a maelstrom in the wake of Wolf 359's sudden, violent change. With the station infrastructure taking heavy damage and multiple systems failing, Eiffel, Minkowski, and Hera must scramble to find a way out of the storm. But as they struggle to content with the inexplicable phenomenon, the human members of the crew slowly realize that there may be another, even deadlier, force affecting them. Plus, inner logic consultants, messages in bottles, the polarity of ions, Duck Dodgers, and unprecedented deep space discoveries.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Who's There?

**"Who's There?"** is the twenty-eighth episode of the podcast, and the second part of a two-part season finale. It was originally released on 23 November, 2015.

## Episode Description

Faced with a new obstacle, the crew struggles to navigate all of Wolf 359’s sudden changes. Eiffel, Minkowski, and Hera desperately work to get the Hephaestus back on a stable orbit, while Hilbert and Lovelace face their own time-sensitive challenge. Plus, the point of no return, bad ideas, very good life-and-death emergency situations, maximum engine power, and the existential implications of our tiny, tiny place in the universe.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Faster-than-light transport

**Faster-than-light transport** is the phenomena of travel that takes place at speeds faster than the speed of light. This is one of the fictional technologies that exists in the universe of *Wolf 359*.

The technology behind this phenomena is currently unknown. It may utilize wormholes to reduce the effective distance travelled. There seems to be an upper limit to how fast it is possible to travel with human technology, although the Dear Listeners have much more advanced FTL transport.

## Human Technology

### Transport to the Hephaestus

Based on the timeline in "Once in a Lifetime," Minkowski, Eiffel and Hilbert left Earth no earlier than 1 April 2013, and the mission timeline puts their arrival on 24 May 2013. This means they traveled a distance of 7.8 light years in less than 54 days, at a minimum average speed of 0.14 light-years per day, or about 51 times the speed of light.

### Lovelace's Shuttle

In "Mayday," Eiffel describes the shuttle's supplies as:

> *"Full meals for about seventy days, more or less what it'd take to get to Earth if you have a nice VX3 on a sub-light arc."*
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This suggests that the shuttle can travel at about 0.1 light years per day, or 37 times the speed of light. The "sub-light arc" may suggest some kind of curved hyper-spatial path that allows the shuttle to cover this distance at sub-light speeds.

### Urania's arrival

In "Sécurité," the SI-5 arrive aboard the Urania, having received a pulse beacon relay message ninety days earlier. Five days before their arrival, they pass through the airspace of the Hermes and pick up Eiffel, who has been travelling away from the Hephaestus at 17000 miles per hour for 193 days, putting him about 0.005 light days away from the station. This may suggest that the team traveled to a point nearer the Hermes via a wormhole or similar FTL technology, then proceeded to the Hephaestus at sub-light speeds.

## Dear Listeners' Technology

In "The Watchtower," Eiffel is transported from Wolf 359 to Gliese 163 (51.3 lightyears) through a wormhole transportation method that seemed instantaneous to him. He is absent for around twelve hours from the Hephaestus's perspective, meaning that this transportation method is capable of traveling at least 37400 times the speed of light. This technology works through pairs of connected stars, which may need to have similar properties for the process to work.