It's a moon year, the last one's ending
IT’S JANUARY!
Happy New Year, Moon Goons! It’s been a while since we called you Moon Goons. I think the meaning of the term has changed since then. Maybe we circle back and find a new word for you.
It’s also been a while since we published one of these here newsletters! And I bet you’ve been wondering to yourself, “boy, I’d like a comprehensive recap of what Moonshot got up to in the back half of 2024”. Well, look no further, because here comes our
BACK HALF OF 2024 RECAP
What didn’t we do in the back half of 2024? Well, for one thing, we released a new Moonshot Direct, full of teasers and trailers for upcoming Moonshot projects. You can watch it here.
Ground Control
At the Direct, we also announced that our annual in-person charity stream has a whole new identity–Ground Control! This November, Moonshot hosts traveled to Maryland to stream for over 24 hours straight to raise money for Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. Thanks to our amazing community, we were able to raise $6,035.31 to support victims of Hurricane Helene in Appalachia.
You can watch highlights from Ground Control here, including a Baltimore-based trivia show, a Nightmare Ned speedrun, the First Annual Moonshot Spelling Bee, a battle for the Moonshot belt, and the long awaited return of Mario Party.
Jeff Stormer and Friends Fix The Venomverse
In early December, Jeff Stormer brought a whole crew of podcasters onto a stream to pitch their own movies set in the Sony Pictures of Spiderman Characters universe, with one caveat–they must include Eddie Brock and Venom. From old man romance to the Sinister Six, the pitch decks (complete with slideshows and visual aids) covered it all. It was a fantastic broadcast, and you didn’t hear it from me, but we’ll definitely be repeating the format.
We’re going to be straight with you, Moon Goons: Sony henchmen broke into Twitch’s servers, erased the VOD of this stream, and it is unfortunately lost to us forever. But we did still want to brag about it. We’re also working on being able to share the pitch decks in some form, and will hopefully be able to do that soon!
Eight Crazy Nights
The end of the year is a time of holiday cheer for many, and we decided to celebrate with eight consecutive nights of streaming content - it’s a Hanukkah miracle! We got Hitman, we got Pokemon Nuzlocke, we got New Year’s Eve Jackbox, and more! VODs will be up on our YouTube channel shortly, so don’t forget to subscribe.
BONUS STARS: HIGHLIGHTS OF SHOW AND STREAM
Patreon Spotlight
A lot is happening on the Moonshot Patreon in early 2025! Alongside the opening of a new Minecraft server for our $5 patrons, two new shows will begin broadcasting to everyone in the $1 tiers and up.
Moonshot: Impossible is a limited-run movie discussion podcast where Moonshot hosts watch and discuss every movie in the Mission: Impossible franchise. You can listen to Episode 1 right now!
0 Hours Played (0HP) is a new monthly show where a rotating cast of Moonshot hosts play a video game they’ve never played before, then meet to discuss the experience! Episode 1 will be out later this month.
Twitch Spotlight
If you enjoyed the David Cage nights with Jay and the Alexandrites, you’ll love what they have planned next! Join them Monday nights on moonshot.mov for Supermassive Mondays, as they play through immersive horror hits!
Show Spotlight
‘Tis the season for more I’ll Be Pod For Castmas! Join Juliet and Katherine in this year’s episodes to talk about Frozen, The Left Hand of Darkness, and that one extremely infamous Folger’s commercial.
That’s all we’ve got for January! One of our New Year’s resolutions is to send out more newsletters in 2025, so you’ll be hearing from us again soon!
Also, in case you didn’t get the memo, Moonshot is on Bluesky now! Follow us over there! You can also join our Discord to be the first on the scene to discuss new podcast episodes, streams, announcements and anything else we do in the new year.