MPR host Ari Wood has one-of-a-kind interviews with two former writers of the Outpost MG-5 series!

An experiment is only worth its salt if it reveals some dark, hidden truth. And truly great science fiction like Outpost MG-5 can show us more about ourselves than an electron microscope.

Familiar sights and the comforts of the home are one of the few things that keep human beings sane while orbiting distant worlds and foreign suns. So Outpost MG-5 is always stocked with the best in food, drink, entertainment and unequal privileges.

Even far in the future, lightyears from Earth, the average Joe can't seem to shake the 9 to 5 grind, whether it's selling abnormal footwear, sucking up to mediocre middle management, or sexually gratifying local merchants.

The residents of Outpost MG-5 all have different reasons for choosing to live amongst the stars. Illegal extraterrestrial smuggling. Abuse of time travel. Even cosplay!

The crew of Outpost MG-5 asks the questions that have been burning in humanity's minds for millennia: Can ghosts live in space? Where is the smoking section? And which country has the best air?

MPR returns on 12/1/22 with Season 2: a faithful restoration of the long-forgotten but beloved sci-fi radio drama "Outpost MG-5." Listen to the trailer now for a brief glimpse into this hilarious look into humanity's possible future amongst the stars.

Life-ending innovations, resurrection addicts, funerary gatherings, and a debate over mortality. All things must pass, and in the season finale, MPR examines exactly how many thousands of ways there are to shift off this tiresome mortal coil and take a nice long dirt nap.

Civil unrest in an unusual Eastern European country, a long forgotten military tradition, a showdown at an old folks' home, and the best battles in history. War may be hell. But as MPR uncovers, it's also kind of fun?

Porpoises in need of transport, trained guard tarantulas, maniacal helper monkeys, and sexually frustrated parasites. The natural world, as MPR reports, is full of strange and wonderful creatures whose animal kingdoms stretch to every corner of the globe.

Ecclesiastical sauces, remote gourmands, questionable food regulations, and historic cooking competitions. The culinary arts, as Midnight Public Radio demonstrates, truly are an eclectic and curious domain.

Caterpillar abuse, superstitious diarrhea, falls from grace, and roller-skating intolerance. In every society across the world, sports leave their mark in some way or another, and Midnight Public Radio is there to explore every aspect of them, from goalpost to end zone.

Avocado robberies, chicken murder, pirate radicalization and enough futuristic legal red tape to choke a horse. In this inaugural episode, Midnight Public Radio explores the difference between right and wrong in our society.

Midnight Public Radio asks the question: what if This American Life was a whole lot less serious, a good deal weirder and 100% made up? Every episode explores a different theme, as host banal coastal elite Ari Wood and his rotating crew of producers, journalists, editors, and audio freelancers uncover a comedy treasure trove of stories.