{"podcast":{"title":"Around the Hearth","slug":"around-the-hearth-6854113","podcast_index_feed_id":6854113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/around-the-hearth","website_url":"https://aroundthehearth.openhearthgaming.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/XiPF12hwX_MvvRw4mzuOChmWyhpPwG3UXyF2kDbmPOk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iMWNl/NTMwMjJjN2U4ZDQ2/YmU4YmU4ODIzZTZj/ODBhNy5wbmc.jpg","author":"Open Hearth Gaming","episode_count":75,"summary":"Around the Hearth features discussion on a wide range of topics relevant to tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) featuring members of the Open Hearth Gaming Community. We talk games, gameplay, design, and the games being played at the Open Hearth Gaming Calendar. Our online games are free and open to all! If you'd like to join the fun, visit openhearthgaming.com for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:19:47.023121+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113"},"episode":{"title":"Talking Space Opera","slug":"talking-space-opera","published_at":"2025-11-04T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113/talking-space-opera","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/af287d5d","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/af287d5d/017da334.mp3","summary":"Lets talk widescreen, big idea sci-fi. Games of space fleets, interstellar empires, sometimes aliens-- big ideas and lasers. Games like Star Trek Adventures, Traveller, Fading Suns, Space Wyrm vs Moonicorn, Dune, Coriolis, Scum & Villainy, Ashen Stars, Star Wars, Last Fleet, and the like. Talking Space Opera is another in our series of community discussions. It looks at sci-fi gaming and this tent-pole sub-genre. Our discussion ranges widely but includes: What is Space Opera, Space Combat, Aliens, Space Travel, Making Characters Not Feel Small in a Big Universe, Collaborative Building, and more. Selected Games Mentioned Once More into the Void Cluster Rust Hulks Fellowship Starscape Storm Furies Rebel Few Tachyon Squadron Superbandit Stars Without Number Golgotha Through the Void Uncharted Worlds Recommended Reading: Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp","meta_description":"Lets talk widescreen, big idea sci-fi. Games of space fleets, interstellar empires, sometimes aliens-- big ideas and lasers. Games like Star Trek Adventur…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4660,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/around-the-hearth-6854113/episodes/talking-space-opera/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-hearth-6854113/talking-space-opera.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}