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The Tightbeam crew talks Easter Eggs, Cameos, visual effects and sets, and our Top 3's of Season 6, before diving into listener responses to the final season of The Expanse in Part 2 of our Season 6 wrap-up!

The Tightbeam crew shares their overall thoughts on the final season of The Expanse, and discuss all our favorite characters in Part 1 of our Season 6 wrap-up!

An end is just a new beginning. Join Andrea, Fred, and Shannon as they break down the second half of “Babylon’s Ashes”, the series finale of The Expanse, as well as read listener reactions to the finale.

The time has come. Join Andrea, Fred, and Shannon as they break down the first half of "Babylon's Ashes", the series finale of The Expanse.

The Expanse is making a crushing decel burn with its penultimate episode! Join the Tightbeam crew as they discuss the losses, reunions, and alliances of The Expanse 605 “Why We Fight”!

Join the Tightbeam crew as they breakdown The Expanse 604, "Redoubt", discussing Lucky Earther, the fallout from Holden's choice, the hand we all want to give Josep, and the Pella's "lucky" survival.

We're at the halfway point of Season 6, and we're truly flipping into our decel burn as we breakdown The Expanse 603, "Force Projection!" Join us as we talk about the cameos and returns, THAT space battle, and why Holden isn't Fred's type.

The Roci is on the hunt, Filip's going through it, and we may have finally found someone who intimidates Marco! Maybe. Join the Tightbeam crew as they break down The Expanse 602, "Azure Dragon!"

It's finally here! Join the Tightbeam crew (and their strange dogs) as they breakdown and discuss "Strange Dogs", the Season 6 premiere of The Expanse!

Just over a week until The Expanse Season 6 premieres, and we're back with a new episode! Join Andrea, Fred, and Shannon as they breakdown and discuss the Season 6 trailer!

Join Andrea and Fred in this Tightbeam Minisode as they chat with Jacob Mundell (aka Erich) about NYCC, his raffle for crew gifts and other treats, and what Amanda Cordner (aka Hutch) is up to now!

Join Andrea, Fred, and Shannon as they breakdown and discuss the S6 teaser released at NYCC last month!

Join Andrea and Fred as they welcome Shannon back from NYCC 2021, and talk all the panels, Season 6 news, and the con experience!

Andrea and Shannon are joined by John Bultena, Game Master for Expanse RPG Podcast Abraxas' Precipice, and talk TTRPG and The Expanse Role Playing Game, as well as running a show around a TTRPG game!

Shannon flies solo in this Tightbeam minisode, recapping all the recent news from the Expanse realm, and reading the entries to Jacob Mundell's "Erich's Office" contest from our last episode!

It's a very special episode of The Tightbeam! Jacob Mundell, aka The Expanse's Erich, joins Andrea, Fred, and Shannon for a fun and insightful interview that goes more in-depth than any of us planned. Listen to the end for info on an incredibly generous giveaway from Jacob himself!

Tightbeam crew continues discussing Season 5, diving into the arcs of Bobbie, Drummer, Avasarala, Clarissa, Marco, and Filip, as well as share their favorites of the season! Stay tuned to the end for a special announcement about our next episode!

Tightbeam crew is back! Join Andrea, Fred, and Shannon in the first of two round-up episodes as they share their overall feelings about the season, and break down the S5 arcs of Holden, Naomi, Amos, and Alex.

In this special episode of The Tightbeam, Andrea and Fred sit down to have a fun conversation with Wilex Ly, who brought Serge Kylo to life in Season 5 (until Marco ruined that, too)!

Surprise! It's a special episode of The Tightbeam! Fred got the chance to sit down with Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, aka James S.A. Corey, for a quick interview last week, and he made it to the other side! Join us for this fun mini-episode to get some answers from two of our favorite authors!