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Peer into the future in The Interstellar Age, a science fiction podcast chronicling humanity’s epic journey to the stars. In this series, a fictional 26th century historian looks back on the dramatic events that defined our “interstellar age,” from Earth’s Third World War, to first contact with alien intelligences, to exploration, colonization, and the star-spanning conflicts that shaped the galaxy. Set in the universe of author Dylan McFadyen’s Si Vis Astra series, The Interstellar Age uses gripping narratives to bring to life centuries of richly imagined future history, developed over two decades. Whether you’re a fan of epic history (real or imagined), military sci-fi, or simply exploring humanity’s future in space, The Interstellar Age offers a thrilling glimpse into a possible tomorrow.

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Compact: 2380 to 2401

2026/08/07

The Second Cipher War is over, but survival is not victory. With the existential threat of the machines undiminished, humanity and its allies must unite as never before—if they can stop tearing each other apart long enough to try... *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

The Second Cipher War Part II: 2375 to 2379

2026/07/31

The war between humanity and the machines has become a strange stalemate, one in which time favors the machines. But a technological breakthrough is about to change everything... *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

The Second Cipher War Part 1: 2374 to 2375

2026/07/24

Humanity is caught offguard at the beginning of our second war against the alien machines known as the Ciphers—not by the ferocity of their attack, but by their caution. Are they testing us, offering us a way out... or merely drawing us into a trap? *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

The Sukat Incident: 2374

2026/07/17

A Terran scientific mission to the newly discovered planet Sukat has been captured by the Ciphers. The next steps the Alliance takes could mean the difference between a new era of peace, and galactic war... *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

What Watches the Watchers? 2350 to 2374

2026/07/10

The discovery of three alien civilizations under Cipher control kicks off a panic in the human-virgonid alliance—but when the machines appear not to have detected the human intrusion, the allies are left with a difficult choice to make. *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

An Uneasy Peace: 2315 to 2350

2026/06/26

Humanity and the virgonids rebuild after the devastation of the war—but history did not stop with the destruction of the Machine World. *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

Ciphers: Date Unknown to 2315

2026/06/19

The Allied Combined Fleet prepares for a showdown at the Machine World. Hundreds of light years from home, far from any support, the fate of humanity will be decided... *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

The Corporate Worlds War Part II: 2313 to 2314

2026/06/12

The destruction of an entire TIU colony world has turned the war from a struggle for dominance into a fight for survival. Despite their many setbacks, the Terrans are refusing to surrender—but they can't defeat the Corporate Worlds and their machine servants on their own. In desperation, they must turn to an enemy for deliverance. *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

The Corporate Worlds War Part 1: 2312 to 2313

2026/06/05

The Corporate Worlds have openly entered the war, and the Terrans are on the back foot. The Free Worlders have been granted a reprieve, but with the three-way conflict having devolved into a fight over the galaxy's only source of antimatter, it will only be a matter of time before they too are strangled into submission. Meanwhile, the machines the OIGC believes they are controlling may have their own agenda... *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

The Secret History: 2298 to 2311

2026/05/29

Explorers from the Corporate Worlds have discovered something beyond the edge of settled space—a machine world that may hold the answers to a mystery that has plagued both humanity and the virgonids for centuries. But Corporate leadership has no intention of sharing this discovery with the rest of humanity... *** The first Si Vis Astra novel, Lessons of War, is now available in audiobook format! *** Read a transcript of this episode on Substack. Watch this episode on YouTube. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

Dawn of An Age, 2082 to 2104

2025/10/10

Following the resolution of the First Contact Crisis, humanity and the virgonids work together to expand their horizons beyond their immediate stellar neighborhood. If they succeed, a new age of exploration will have begun—but at what cost? Find a transcript of this episode on our Substack. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

The First Contact Crisis: August to September 2082

2025/10/03

As the alien ship races toward Earth bearing the rescued Destiny astronauts, panic spreads—and a conspiracy at the heart of the Global Democratic Alliance prepares a sinister welcome... Find a transcript of this episode on our Substack. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

The Virgonids: 10,000 BTSY to TSY 2082

2025/09/26

Few could have guessed, in the middle years of the 21st century, that a remarkable alien civilization had evolved a mere eleven light years from Earth—and had been observing humanity for over a century. Find a transcript of this episode on our Substack. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

Destiny: January to August, 2082

2025/09/19

The Destiny spacecraft sets off for Mars, and the hopes and dreams of the human race go with it. When disaster strikes, the world holds its breath... Find a transcript of this episode on our Substack. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com

A House of Peace Built On Sand: 2070 - 2081

2025/09/12

As humanity struggles to rise from the ashes of the Third World War, we reach for the stars—not knowing that someone is already out there waiting for us. Find a transcript of this episode on our Substack. Theme music: "The Ice Giants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [email protected] www.dylanmcfadyen.com