Anything Could Happen
Anything Could Happen
Podcast Description
Welcome to the show where 'Anything Could Happen' - a real play experience set in the far future where players have to solve dilemmas that have no simple answer, incomplete information & before they run out of time!
We set the players against no-win scenarios that they have to decide on a solution typically within 20 minutes.
The games are set in a sci-fi context that allows us to safely explore issues and topics in a way where we are free to think 'What If?' Episodes released every 2 weeks New episodes every 2 weeks on Thurs 16:30 UK
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©Stormlantern Productions 2024
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores no-win scenarios and moral dilemmas through interactive storytelling, including themes such as colonization challenges, first contact protocols, and ethical decision-making under pressure with episodes like Anyone Could Light A Match, where players navigate diplomatic tensions on an alien planet, and Anyone Can Save The Data, which tackles the decision of whether to prioritize saving lives or data during a crisis.
Welcome to the show where ‘Anything Could Happen’ – a real play experience set in the far future where players have to solve dilemmas that have no simple answer, incomplete information & before they run out of time!
We set the players against no-win scenarios that they have to decide on a solution typically within 20 minutes.
The games are set in a sci-fi context that allows us to safely explore issues and topics in a way where we are free to think ‘What If?’ Episodes released every 2 weeks New episodes every 2 weeks on Thurs 16:30 UK
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©Stormlantern Productions 2024
AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network (https://fableandfolly.com/)
In this episode, the escape shuttle Callisto’s Mercy drifts silently after evacuating the orbital research station Spire-6 moments before a catastrophic breach. The explosion destroyed the station—and with it, the GeneralAI android known as R. Lyra, a fully sentient being with legal personhood.
Five survivors escaped the station
In 20 minutes, the MSV Minas Geraes will arrive. The survivors must resolve who was responsible, and what to tell the authorities.
And of course, anything could happen.
CAST:
The Pilot – Pick Madshaw: António Salreta (he/him)
The Scientist – Dr. Simon Calvin: Chris Payne (he/him)
The Engineer – E.D. Jay: Adam Qutaishat (any/all)
The Coms Officer – CAROL: Kat Welsford (she/her)
The Auditor – Luss-ho Dunnit: Lucie Prunier (she/her)
HOST: Oscar Clark
EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark
SCENARIO: Oscar Clark
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NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from ‘WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy’ created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025
AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network
(https://fableandfolly.com/)
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