Of Drives and Carnivals
MOON NEWS
You probably thought we had run out of shows to announce for a while. You thought wrong.
Unnatural Selection
Unnatural Selection is a monthly podcast about film adaptations of books, the weird choices Hollywood makes, and what actually constitutes a “good” adaptation. Each episode is hosted by Emma Shannon (Dead Teen House Party) and a rotating cast of special guests.
April also saw the debut of a new Patreon show!
Office Hours is a bonus show that features off-the-cuff recordings of Moonshot hosts. It's recorded and released whenever two or more of us jump into a voice call together and decide to hit Record. This first edition was Juliet inventing the show by popping into a voice call with Riley, telling them to hit record, and chatting about Warhammer.
OTHER THAN THAT, WHAT ELSE IS NEWS
We ran our first Patreon Drive throughout April, and the Moonshot Fleet showed up. We hit our goal of getting 30 new or increased Patrons and in doing so also hit our goals of 100 patrons.
Here's a reminder on the things you all unlocked by supporting the drive and meeting those goals:
Bonus Neopets Champs in the Making bracket stream
Regular Parliamoont sessions in the future
Sincerely, thank you to everyone who supports our Patreon, during the drive or otherwise. It helps us a great deal. Everyone who joined or upgraded in April helped to boost Moonshot’s monthly funding, which allows us to offer more resources to our shows, hold more special events, etc.
Speaking of ways you can help out, After School Anime Club has put out a listener survey to start planning for Season 3!
Season 2 Listener Survey
Thanks for listening to the podcast! It’s time once more to plan a new season and we need your help!
So what's next for your favorite bunch of lunar dorks?
Last May, we announced our existence with a 3 day charity stream called the Moon Landing.
This May, we celebrate our one year anniversary as a network with a 3-day charity stream raising money for Trans Lifeline called the Moon Carnival. Send in the clowns.
Some favorite segments from past big charity streams will return. Some new segments will become your favorite. And one segment that we thought we would never see again has found a way to keep a tradition alive.
What am I talking about? That’s for me to know and you to find out…May 26th through the 28th.
MOON WORK
As always, a couple of us have been hard at work maintaining our YouTube channel. Recently, we noticed that we have 403 followers on Twitch, and 130 on YouTube. This means that 273 people who like what we do might be missing out!
If you ever miss one of our live streams, or want to revisit them, they only live on Twitch for 2 weeks, but you can always find the VODs on our YouTube.
Plus, sometimes we upload videos unique to our YouTube page, like supercuts of Riley getting dunk tanked, compilations of our Pokemon Showdown Showdown promos where we creatively talk shit to each other, AMV trailers for our podcasts, and highlight videos celebrating all the various things we do.
So if you or your friends who like Moonshot aren’t subscribed to the YouTube, pop on over there!
MOON BOONS
This April, our patrons will have received:
-Two early releases of Champs in the Making, our Pokemon bracket podcast.
-TWO episodes of our Patreon exclusive Once Missed Wonders, where we watch classic movies for the first time. We did our first April Fool’s Once Missed Blunders with Birdemic (2010), and a bonus Patreon Drive episode on Prince of Egypt (1998).
-One episode of our Patreon exclusive Moon Reports, where Riley interviews Moonshot hosts about their history as creators. This month’s episode features Jory of Citizen Hank, Casual Wrestling Fan Podcast, and the Jory Zone!
-The first episode of our Patreon exclusive Office Hours, featuring Juliet and Riley chatting about Warhammer.
-More Patreon Drive Bonuses:
Book Talk Roundtable: We rounded up 6 hosts (Juliet, Marn, CJ, Emma, Jane, and Claudia) from our various reading-oriented shows to answer YOUR questions -- as well as some of their own!
Why Wyoming #2: Jay and Shawn revive their Podcast Mines PodJam project to bring you a bulletin of crucial thoughts related to the alleged state of Wyoming.
Moonpot Stewshot: PB, Jacqueline, and Claudia play Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern, as retired adventurers running a slightly too-damp tavern.
Last Call for Lancers: Riley, Audrey, Audrey, Jory, and Jacqueline play Lancer: but instead of a future war it's sports entertainment. On the space station Fortune's Favor, lower leagues of the Mobile Frame Fighting Network can compete for their last chance at making the A League. Four teams, one winner... The Last Call Tournament is ON.
UPCOMING EVENTS
-3 day Moon Carnival stream to benefit Trans Lifeline, May 26th through May 28th. Here's the trailer.
-Parliamoont: Breakfast Takes. Date TBA.
Current Weekly Streaming Shows Schedule:
Mondays: Celeste Challenge Run with PB
Tuesdays: Pokemon Emerald Rogue with Jay
Wednesdays: Art Stream with Sasha and sometimes Marn
Thursdays: Tactical Thursdays with Andrew and Riley
Saturdays: Br33zy Plays Resident Evil 4 Remake
Sundays: Sleepover Sundays with Andrew and Sam, currently playing Pokemon Infinite Fusion
That’s it for now! We had a big month in April and we’re suiting up for another biggun’ in May. Thanks as always for your support, and we hope to see you at the Carnival!
Stay mooned!
-From Moonshot with Love