Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast
Episodes
S4E04: Damage feat. Fiona K. T. Howat and Hamilton
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Bl...
S4E03: Best friends friends feat. Fiona K. T. Howat and Hamilton
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Bi...
S4E02: An eerie presence feat. Fiona K. T. Howat and Hamilton
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
S4E01: Surprise Surprise feat. Fiona K. T. Howat and Hamilton
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Short Stories | Robin
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 scien...
Short Stories | Sanctuary
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 under...
Short Stories | Taxi
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Short Stories | The Art of Getting Caught feat. Hamilton and Fiona K. T. Howat
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 deso...
Short Stories | The Other Family
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
S3E13: The split II - Dogs Breakfast
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
S3E12: The split I
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
BONUS | SideArm Offcuts
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 tast...
S3E11: Budgy Smuggler
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ze, Boris and M8 are at war. Barely alive and grappling with the deformed remnants of their plans, the Doctor and his crew face the wrath of the rouse...
S3E10: Junk in the trunk
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ze, Boris and M8 have no choice but to flee the Angel they came to save. With the help of a fast car, the legacy code, and Thespa’s militia, the...
S3E09: From Pod to Bod!
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Doctor Ze , Boris and M8 otherwise known as PUMP BOIS are in some deep danger, how deep? try behind enemy lines deep. But they must go deeper if t...
BONUS | SideArm Offcuts
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a special time, it's time for us to chow down on some OFFCUTS, all the tasty lil morsels that didn't make it into the main episode are now here, ...
S3E08: Thats a lot, Robin!
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cleo has been taken aboard the ship for scientific testing, but it doesnt seem like this will be easy, for Cleo or the crew. But whos that in the shad...
S3E07: She the queen and we the sorry people
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bortis and Margo have infiltrated the Biolife stronghold, leaving Cleo and Fron in the jungle behind them. Struggling to find a way after them, Cleo ...
S3E06: PUMP BOIS
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
M8, Ze and Boris have found their way to Garcia station, and with the help from an old friend Thespa they now know how to get to the synth side to fin...
S3E05: Thrifting
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
M8, Ze and Boris arrive on Garcia station. But the station, its changed, and the gang are looking for a lost angel . So in order to do that they are f...
S3E04: Rig, Its a quiet place
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s leap year on Earth, and that means one thing- Tay and Dan are putting on TURTLENECKS. Trevor and R.E.E.S.E. continue their hunt for Dr. Ze and...
S3E03: All systems Margo
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Margo and Cleo head out to thwart the galactic company Biolife once more, but halfway there they are con-fronn-ted with stowaways. Now the crew must n...
S3E02: Patching things up
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cleo is back on Diaus, Old friends Bortus and Fronn are waiting for the return of their great leader, But how will they take her new look? and is CapT...
S3E01: Old Friends
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Crew have been spread out across Mid Space, and on an outworld moon Dr Ze and Boris continue to lose themselves, fighting away the pain of loss wi...
Bastards Wrapped 2023
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another year in the Bastard Books! If you’re reading this, we wouldn’t have gotten this far without you. Join us on a stroll through 2023, ...
Everybody’s got a Sword (A YASP adventure ft. Realms of Peril and Glory)
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Tay and Dick as they ‘awaken in a stage place’ alongside Pip and Naomi of Realms of Peril and Glory Podcast, on a delicious solar punk steamb...
Short Stories | The Dirt
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Margo blue eyes Finds cleo and take her back to the good dirt for a final rest. This is the fifth of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of ...
Short Stories | The Usual
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every day for Trevor is the same day. Wake up, worry about rent, eat, and dig. It’s been days since the gates closed- or maybe weeks. It’s all the...
Short Stories | The Gate
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ze and Boris flee Midspace with Wraith artillery on their heels, as the gates are closed for the first time since the war. They find themselves in the...
Short Stories | The Queen
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It may surprise you to know, that the newly landed Wraith army isn’t the most dangerous thing in Midspace these days… Follow Princess Zhu Zhu to t...
Short Stories | The Evacuation
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Battle for MidSpace rages all around, Big Pat leads the masses to safety. It's always the people that these conflicts hit first. It wasn't so l...
S2E47: As Above, So Below [ Season 2 Finale ]
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The crew are divided and need to reunite before the captain's ship explodes them all into space dust. But BJ has got away and they need to find him as...
S2E46: The chaos and the Captain
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The crew is split , time is running out, and our bastards must find a way to save the doctor, destroy the chaos engine, defeat the captain, confront B...
S2E45: Behind closed doors
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Doctor has been captured, high above midspace station held in a cell of water Ze must figure out a way to escape and to destroy the chaos engine i...
S2E44: No Way Home
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The crew have endured, but barely, and the threats aren't over. Their mission now is to return home, uncover the remnants of their ruined base, and wo...
S2E43: Sewer Water
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The crew have survived but only just, and they aren't out of danger yet. They still need to find the Captain, deactivate the chaos engine, and in the ...
SideArm - OffCuts/009
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is that the swing of an axe I hear? it is! Brilliant that must mean there will be some off cuts for my ears to eat. This week we have a bonus episode ...
S2E42: A Distant Toll
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The whole of Night City is crashing down on the Bastards’ heads. Channon has given their last warning, and the trap of all traps has been sprung. Ou...
Lore Dive - Bobby VS Kheen
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE! It’s time for another Cage-fight! Or should we say, DEBATE NIGHT? At the left podium, counting their bags of credits and m...
S2E41: Lemon Pepper
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The chaos engine is out there and the Bastards don’t have long to find it. They’ve landed in Night City behind D.E.E.T.Z. and they’re all on a h...
LORE DIVE - Food Replicators
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about Food replicators! Starring: Richard Kimber-Bell Taylor van Biljon Da...
S2E40: The sky spider
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Bastards have finished their preparations and are now ready to once again raid the night city. But the Captain and her revolutionaries haven't bee...
SideArm - OffCuts/007 [Patreon Bonus]
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a bonus episode for you all! This is one of our SideArm episodes, our Patreon exclusive content. We release two SideArm episodes a...
Lore Dive - D33Ts VS Larkey
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In one corner shrouded in darkness, plated in all manners of armour and armed to the hilt, its the forever loyal and aways terrifying DEETS! And in th...
S2E39: The Chaos engine_01_FINAL
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The crew finally knows the full truth about Boris. …And they’re keepin’ him ANYWAY! But the fight ain’t over yet. They’ve got to get home an...
LORE DIVE - PARTY ROLES: TANK, DAMAGE & HEALS
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about PARTY ROLES! aka tankin’, damagin’ and healin’! You know that ...
S2E38: Borigin Part 3 - Lock it up
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peàrl and Petune must now trust Boris if there is to be any chance that the twins survive BJ. What was once just a bit of fun has now become life-thr...
Lore Dive - Boris VS M8
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE! We have the man boy genius Boris up against the Densest thing in the galaxy. Who will win in this ultimate match up of Brain...
S2E37: Borigin Part 2 - Elephant Toothpaste
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boris along with the twins Peàrl and Petune must flee, but every direction feels just as dangerous as where they have come from. Needless to say this...
Lore Dive - Side Characters
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about SIDE CHARACTERS, aka people we ain’t! On Backwater Bastards we’r...
S2E36: Borigin Part 1 - Falling Bricks
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boris is Boritheleon Hasilfilliams III, son of the biggest arms dealer in the galaxy. He’s a known genius, and a key cog in the terrible machine of ...
Lore Dive - Ships
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about SHIPS. SHIPS are pretty important to our story. They’re why we met...
S2E35: The Jacket
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boris and his dad are facing off in the casino! Cleo and Ze are posted up with their bags of chocolate shrimp, Trevor is winning big on loaned cash- a...
Bastards Wrapped 2022
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another year in the Bastard Books! If you’re reading this, we wouldn’t have gotten this far without you. Join us on a stroll through 2022, ...
S2E34: Family
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boris and the crew head to the casino! But the only person planning to win big is Trevor. While Cleo and Ze try to keep everyone safe and fed, like a ...
S2E33: Time to save Boris
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After locating Boris the crew now need to figure out how to keep him safe, is Boris even in any danger at all? The bastards will do anything to make s...
The Bastards are back from London Comic Con!
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re BACK from our first Comic-Con, and we’re sitting down for a recap! If you’re a listener, you’re part of why this was possible. So buckle...
The Bastards are coming to London Comic Con!
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Bastards are heading to London for their first comic con! So while our brains are fried from all of the planing and moving we still wanted to sit ...
S2E32: Eep
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BORIS IS MISSING and the Bastards are hot on his trail. With almost no time to recover from being doxxed, the crew harnesses their “whole selves” ...
Midspace Newscast
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This just in! The Bastards’ secret lair ain’t so secret anymore, so this week we’re tuning into the Midspace News to hear all about it! Our trus...
Lore Dive - Gear and equipment
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about THE EQUIPMENT AND THE GEAR! Yeah we talked about places, but now we ...
S2E31: Knock Knock
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s somebody at the door? The Bastards have set up their secret underground lair, unloaded their bizarre spoils, and somehow they’ve been foun...
Lore Dive - MidSpace the inhabitants
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about THE ZONES AND INHABITANTS OF MIDSPACE. Midspace station is so dang ...
S2E30: Bobbys Gome Depot
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After saving Midspace for the 310th time the Bastards are celebrating with some SHOPPING. Our victorious crew has an empty lair to fill and each one o...
SideArm - Hard Crust Bread Chat
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a bonus episode for you all! This is one of our SideArm episodes, our Patreon exclusive content. We release two SideArm episodes a...
Lore Dive - MidSpace the place
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about MIDSPACE. Located in the center of contested space and the beginning...
S2E29: Suspended in sound
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to find out what really waits at the bottom of the One True Leader’s water. After a suspended moment in time learning about Ze’s past,...
Lore Dive - Psychic abilities
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lore dive with the Backwater Bastards. This week, psychic powers! From telepaths like Dr Z, telekinetics like the One True Leader or precognitive's ...
S2E28: Ze Day part 4: The Legacy Code
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
They say that The Originator rules in Synth space, but Zafrey Elektra and M8 know otherwise. Our heroes have reached the end of the line here on Glori...
S2E27: Ze Day part 3: X marks the spot
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zafrey Elektra and M8 weren’t the only ones with a map to Gloria’s treasure. A new band of Atolla have allied with M8’s old crew! A first time m...
S2E26: Ze Day part 2: Gloria's Treasure
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zafrey Elektra and M8 have commandeered a pirate starship! Still following the commands of their stony captain stand in (The Rock), they break out of ...
S2E25: Ze Day part 1: A jellyfish out of water
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zafrey Elektra is a soldier of the Atoll. He is the son of an invasive hive that jumps from planet to planet to harvest water for their sea. Whole wor...
Rule Chat
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time we had a look at the numbers. As you know, the fates of our intrepid heroes are controlled by a few bad little dice. But who controls the ...
S2E24: Stop hiding
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cleo and Dr. Ze started this mission with the intent to sew chaos and spread confusion. Maybe even to make a little damage. To cause a tiny moment of ...
S2E23: Chaos sneaking
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cleo and Ze’s first stealth mission goes off with a BANG! In order to clear the way for D.E.E.T.Z.’s troops, they’ve agreed to take out a minimu...
S2E22: Deus ex mushroom
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn’t take The Bastards long to get back into the fray. After putting together a tentative plan with D.E.E.T.Z. and the revolutionaries they ar...
S2E21: The Green Room
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Bastards are stuck between a rock and a hard place. After spending an explosive evening with the cultists Dr. Ze is on a mission to make an emerge...
S2E20: Neapolitan ice cream
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the party there’s the afterparty! Or at least, after the party there’s dinner with a secret group of cultists in Night City? Cleo and Ze mee...
S2E19: Soft Lovings
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Bastards may have survived the mission- but will they survive this party? After an eye opening job that created more questions than answers- the B...
S2E18: Heck
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s just one quick job.. ..To the dark side of MidSpace. To a lone substation hanging in the shadow of ZhuZhu’s lawless empire. For a few more cr...
SideArm - Mercury Underpants
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a bonus episode for you all! This is one of our SideArm episodes, our Patreon exclusive content. We release two SideArm episodes a m...
S2E17: Margo Blue Eyes
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back in the future, our heroes grapple with a…reluctant client. Who is this person? And why is Cleo pretending to be someone else in front of her? S...
S2E16: Cleo Day Part 4 - You are what you eat
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some say bad things come in threes, but who’s keeping count? The Caps are back in the laboratory, trying their best to salvage the remnants of their...
S2E15: Cleo Day Part 3 - Two weeks notice
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cleo and The Caps saw the secret in the bowels of the factory and have been on the loose ever since. They survived the walls, the charges, and even th...
S2E14: Cleo Day Part 2 - When dirt hurt
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Posing as eager future employees, Cleo and The Caps gain entry to the factory. They stow their old gear, pull on their new jumpsuits, and feel their f...
S2E13: Cleo Day Part 1 - Wet Food
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cleo deCap is just another dirt farmer on Daius. And so is Bortis, and Fron- and everybody else they know. Thing is, Cleo has bigger dreams than just ...
S2E12: Live, Laugh, Love [feat. Adal Rifai of Hello from the Magic Tavern]
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Bastards go out for a cola, and come back forever changed. Board the nightmare taxi and LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE the truest adventure of your wildest dre...
S2E11: Back in the hole
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did somebody call for a hole expert? The galaxy's favorite hole experts are BACK in MidSpace and looking for a new place to stash their ship. Can't ju...
S2E10: The Source of the Sauce
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Bastards get fed up! Yup! You heard that right. The Bastards have arrived at Stu's, The Home of the "Everything", for a quick lil bite to eat befo...
S2E09: Pay Ya Hecking Artists
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's shopping time! The Bastards have made it to the checkout! It didn't seem like it would happen, you know- after all the rats.. But it has, and the...
S2E08: Hot Shrimp
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Bastards have landed! Now if only they can get past these synth bandits, and this little guy in the hooded cloak, and these thousands of rats, and...
Bobby Got Space 4 U
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week sit down with our Bastards to watch the Midspace famous show "Bobby got space 4 U!" (HEY Bastards! Recognize the sound of this lil' treat? T...
S2E07: Small Victories
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a kidnapping ransom in Kheen’s quarters, and a new job on the Bastard’s plates. They’re off to save the famous designer, but are they ...
S2E06: What's he building in there?
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Bastards find themselves in the great creative halls of KHEEN! After all this time, will they get their amazing new 'fits? Or will there be some s...
S2E05: Anne Hathaway [feat. Trevor]
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Bastards are hot on the heels of the bandits who stole their only chance at leaving this trash station. ..A Battery! THE Battery! The only one tha...
S2E04: Finders Keepers and Losers Weepers [feat. Trevor]
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Bastards are FINALLY kicking back and eatin' snacks, when Boris calls with a problem. That problem turns into a midnight adventure, and the Bastar...
S2E03: Get Keen on the Trash Moon!
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Under Boris' leadership, The Bastards have arrived at a moon made entirely out of trash. What brings them here? The quest for sauce and new outfits, ...
S2E02: Party Pose
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
HECK! The crew has just barely made it past The Shattered Wall- and they find themselves in immediate danger. They must now provide tribute to their n...
S2E01: The Butter Knife
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cleo and Ze race to get out of Zarg Moon territory before the New Terran forces blockade the entire sector. Aboard their starship the Grey Dragon, pow...
S1E52: The Replicant - The Dead Song Part 2 [feat. Lucas]
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for Part 2 of The Dead Song! Join the Bastards this week with Lucas Duff to find out what will happen to our heroes, on their second long...