Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast

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Episodes 162
Avg. Duration 1h 26m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode May 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
70%
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feeds.megaphone.fm

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About This Podcast

A team of artists telling THE GREATEST BEST FRIEND STORY that the galaxy has ever seen! While everybody else is out saving the world, we’re just trying to find the next best place to eat. Join us on our haphazard adventure.

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S4E11 S4E11: Let the race begin!

May 15, 2026 1h 21m

The flag drops, the crowd roars, and the Bastards are gunning it. Jordan is pulling, Trevor is driving (sort of), Cleo, Boris, and Robin are in the back doing something that smells like chemistry-…

S4E10 S4E10: COME ON DOWN

Apr 26, 2026 1h 6m

The Bastards have Robin, and the whole dang universe is watching. They’re cruising around when a radio broadcast cuts through the noise: family fun racing, open entry, and first prize is a brand…

S4E9 S4E09: Bad Seed

Mar 27, 2026 1h 11m

The Bastards make it to the black hole, ready to dispose of their universe-ending problem. Unfortunately, Robin got there first. Now bigger, weirder, and in control of a sentient armada, Robin has…

BONUS | SideArm The Big Light

Mar 12, 2026 1h 4m Bonus

The big bad of scheduling hit us! After all this is still a game that is a podcast, even us heroes roll nat 1 on scheduling hehe. But so that ya have something here is an episode from behind the…

S4E8 S4E08: Black hole Son

Feb 26, 2026 1h

Fresh off their ill-advised shopping spree of apocalyptic powdered bioweapons, The Bastards are faced with the age-old question: now what? To help things along, Boris explains with the aid of a…

S4E7 S4E07: The Queen Bee feat Bodie of Slowquest

Feb 12, 2026 1h 51m

The Bastards, the robbers, and their hitchhiking friend Yorp are trapped in the Big Momma Fishing shop. Fortunately they’ve taken the shopkeeper hostage and discover a mysterious powder, which…

S4E6 S4E06: The Slowest Quest feat Bodie of Slowquest

Jan 29, 2026 1h 23m

Nobody likes shopping. But it’s worse when you’re in someone else’s body. On the run, low on supplies, and badly in need of a reset, the Bastards hit a station to shop. Cleo needs clothes. Everyone…

S4E5 S4E05: The Empress’s New Clothes

Jan 15, 2026 1h 16m

There has never been a time that the Bastards needed to go shopping more than today. Well, there may have been a few times- but this is a big one. Cleo has not come out of her room for days and…

S4E4 S4E04: Damage feat. Fiona K. T. Howat and Hamilton

Dec 18, 2025 1h 27m

The fight is over. One by one our rescuers find each other again. Boris, Fron and Bortis leave a grim discovery behind them, while Vache and Nine Blades realize a new mission. At the last moment,…

S4E3 S4E03: Best friends friends feat. Fiona K. T. Howat and Hamilton

Nov 19, 2025 1h 32m

When the going gets tough, the tough split the party. (…Right?) The hunt for Cleo continues, as the Cap/Bastard rescue squad spreads through the BioLife flagship like a handful of subpar nanites.…

S4E2 S4E02: An eerie presence feat. Fiona K. T. Howat and Hamilton

Oct 23, 2025 1h 16m

The plan is working, and our crew is aboard the BioLife ship, where wave after wave of guards welcome them. It's the fastest slow going you could hope for, while Boris, Trevor, Dr. Ze, The Nine…

S4E1 S4E01: Surprise Surprise feat. Fiona K. T. Howat and Hamilton

Sep 27, 2025 1h 22m

The Caps, The remaining Bastards, and… Margo’s BioLife escapee friends, are teaming up to bring back Cleo. Vache de Mer and The Nine Blades have been captured by BioLife almost more times than they…

Short Stories | Robin

Sep 10, 2025 8m Bonus

Cleo and Robin almost made it. Together they saw the light at the end of the proverbial BioLife hallway. But of course, that was the plan. The scientists bring Robin into Cleo’s cell for one last…

Short Stories | Sanctuary

Aug 27, 2025 10m Bonus

After the battle at Garcia Station, many Synths accepted M8’s offer of Sanctuary. They heard the code, and they answered the call- not fully understanding what it might mean to be free. The idea…

Short Stories | Taxi

Aug 13, 2025 18m Bonus

Back on Prospect Town, our old friend Parter has picked up three rather pompous officers. They’re loud, they’re crass, and they’re bragging in the backseat about destroying the local restaurant…

Short Stories | The Art of Getting Caught feat. Hamilton and Fiona K. T. Howat

Jul 30, 2025 10m Bonus

While the Bastards and The Caps are busy planning their rescue mission, Margo is busy hunting down her own backup plan. Deep in the jungle on a desolate planet, Margo is tracking down the…

S3E14 Short Stories | The Other Family

Jul 16, 2025 34m Bonus

The gang's all here! Well, all but one. After being scattered across the galaxy, The Bastards finally reunite on the dusty Backwater planet of Daius to prepare for a Cleo rescue- wherever she may be.…

S3E13 S3E13: The split II - Dogs Breakfast

Sep 13, 2024 1h 11m

Trevor has returned and has brought news of Cleo, but she needs help. So now Ze and Boris must race to finish their business on Garcia station to get to her aid. But just one thing, that business is…

S3E12 S3E12: The split I

Aug 29, 2024 1h 1m

Trevor has returned and has brought news of Cleo, but she needs help. So now Ze and Boris must race to finish their business on Garcia station to get to her aid. But just one thing, that business is…

BONUS | SideArm Offcuts

Aug 14, 2024 27m Bonus

The bastards have been hit with the most ancient of foes, the scheduling big bad! and have lost. So this week instead of an episode we give you a tasty offcut. Please take this offering and grant us…

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast has published 162 episodes since April 2020, covering topics in Comedy, Fiction.

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 26m.

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