# 20 years — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover 20 years. Page: Feed: --- ## [Stop letting the budget decide your staff's year: the funding-flexibility one-pager](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/stop-letting-the-budget-decide-your) _2026-08-19 · Rae, Teachers Deserve It · Teachers Deserve It_ Every fall, someone in a central office meeting says the same sentence in the same flat tone: “We don’t have the budget for that this year.” Usually it’s said about the exact thing that would have made the biggest difference this year: ## [Drop your lists, TDI.](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/drop-your-lists-tdi) _2026-08-18 · Rae, Teachers Deserve It · Teachers Deserve It_ Our team wants to step up for you and your classroom. ## [The Plan Nobody Handed You Yet](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/the-plan-nobody-handed-you-yet) _2026-08-17 · Teachers Deserve It_ What Every Para Should Ask For This Week ## [Great administrators show up in specific moments, here are the ones that matter](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/great-administrators-show-up-in-specific) _2026-08-14 · Rae, Teachers Deserve It · Teachers Deserve It_ Nobody remembers the mission statement on the wall. ## [3 things no teacher has time for in month one, done for you](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/3-things-no-teacher-has-time-for-66c) _2026-08-12 · Rae, Teachers Deserve It · Teachers Deserve It_ You don’t have time in month one. Not to write a sub plan from scratch, not to draft the first parent email, not to invent a behavior log system while twenty five kids watch you think. ## [For the day you need to close your door and breathe](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/for-the-day-you-need-to-close-your) _2026-08-11 · Rae, Teachers Deserve It · Teachers Deserve It_ We built a tool called “I Need a Moment.” ## [Don't send your first-year teacher and your 20-year veteran to the same PD](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/dont-send-your-first-year-teacher) _2026-08-10 · Rae, Teachers Deserve It · Teachers Deserve It_ Your first-year teacher and your 20-year veteran sat through the same PD session this week. ## [How to overcome back-to-school teacher anxiety](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/how-to-overcome-back-to-school-teacher) _2026-08-07 · Rae, Teachers Deserve It · Teachers Deserve It_ Your stomach’s been in knots for a week and school doesn’t start until Monday. ## [The first week staff launch checklist: how to start the year so your teachers aren't fried by October](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/the-first-week-staff-launch-checklist) _2026-08-05 · Rae, Teachers Deserve It · Teachers Deserve It_ Your teachers don’t fall apart in October because the year is hard. ## [Teachers are playing this game before staff meetings](https://raehughart.substack.com/p/teachers-are-playing-this-game-before) _2026-08-04 · Rae, Teachers Deserve It · Teachers Deserve It_ We built 10+ interactive practice games on the Learning Hub. ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rPDzwFzUT2xu) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [The reentry of Starlink-1541 over the northern Netherlands on 24 July 2026](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-reentry-of-starlink-1541-over.html) _2026-08-01 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ click map to enlarge On 24 July 2026 near 20:26 UTC (22:26 CEST), a defunct Starlink satellite, Starlink-1541, reentered over the North Sea, northern Netherlands and Germany . I observed the reentry myself (along with many, many other people). I was on a sailing holliday onboard the historic sailing vessel 'De Onderneming' at that time. We had sailed from Medemblik to Oudeschild on the island of… ## [Imaging the oldest pieces of Space Debris still on orbit using the TU Delft MISO telescope](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/04/imaging-oldest-pieces-of-space-debris.html) _2026-04-26 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ The Vanguard 1 upper stage (1958-002A). Click image to enlarge The Space Age started almost 69 years ago, with the launch of Sputnik 1. Very little hardware representing that dawn of Space exploration is still on orbit. The oldest two pieces of Space Debris that are still orbiting Earth are Vanguard 1 (1958-002B) and the upper rocket stage (1958-002A) from this launch. Vanguard 1 was launched on… ## [Tracking the Artemis II Lunar mission using TU Delft's MISO telescope](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/04/tracking-artemis-ii-lunar-mission-using.html) _2026-04-09 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ Artemis II imaged with the TU Delft 41.5-cm MISO telescope on 8 April 2026 'track & stack' of 13 images on the Spacecraft movement. Artemis II is the dot in the yellow circle. I was only two years old when, in December of 1972, Apollo 17 left the Moon, so I don't remember it. But untill last week it was the last time in my lifetime that humans had entered and left the Lunarsphere . So for me, as a… ## [Guest in the Euronews podcast "Tech talks"](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/03/guest-in-euronews-podcast-tech-talks.html) _2026-03-05 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ I recently was a guest in the Euronews podcast series Tech Talks , in an episode called " How to track a spy satellite ". In it, host Alice Carnevali and me chat about how I came to work in the field of SSA (despite originally having a completely different scientific background); how we track spy satellites and what we can learn from that; what is currently happening in Space (notably in terms of… ## [The observed reentry of the Chinese CZ-2C upper stage 2018-054D over Australia on 28 February 2026](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-reentry-of-chinese-cz-2c-upper.html) _2026-03-03 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ still from reentry movie. Click to enlarge. image (c) Robert H. McNaught, used with permission On 28 February 2026 near 18:40 UTC , a Chinese CZ-2C upper stage (catalogue nr 43521 , International Des. 2018-054D ) reentered over southeast Australia. Astronomer Robert H. McNaught filmed the early stage of the reentry from Coonabarabran (near Siding Spring Observatory), New South Wales. The event… ## [Another failed deorbit of a Falcon 9 upper stage](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/02/another-failed-deorbit-of-falcon-9.html) _2026-02-04 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ Falcon 9 upper stage. Image: SpaceX On 2 February 2026 , SpaceX launched Starlink 17-32 , with 25 new Starlink satellites, from Vandenberg SFB in California. The satellites successfully reached Low Earth Orbit, but something went wrong with the upper stage , and not for the first time. SpaceX stated on their website : During today’s launch, the second stage experienced an off-nominal condition… ## [\[UPDATED\] You Only Die Twice (redux): the unusual and confusing double reentry of a ZQ-3 upper stage (2025-282A)](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-only-die-twice-redux-unusual-and.html) _2026-01-31 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ Click map to enlarge ( The title of this blogpost is inspired by a similar titled post from several years ago ) The uncontrolled reentry of a large (assumed 7-8 ton weight) Chinese ZQ-3 (Zhuque-3) upper stage, 2025-282A (catnr. 66877), on 30 January 2026 for some reason created quite some public attention, especially in Europe. But the event became decidedly unusual when, nine hours after the US… ## [NROL-77, probably a new NOSS (or maybe not)](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/12/nrol-77-probably-new-noss-or-maybe-not.html) _2025-12-08 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ click map to enlarge On 9 December 2025 between 19:06 and 19:28 UTC, SpaceX will launch the classified mission NROL-77 for the NRO , from SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral. The NRO Press Kit is here . Navigational Warnings point to initial launch into a ~49 degree inclined coasting orbit . Upon passing the descending node of that parking orbit, about an hour after launch, the Falcon 9 upper stage with… ## [BRIK-II is no more](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/11/brik-ii-is-no-more.html) _2025-11-14 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ On 12 November 2025, the Netherlands' first military satellite , the 6U cubesat BRIK-II (2021-058F), reentered into the atmosphere after 4 years of service . I posted about the launch and the backgrounds of this experimental small satellite in 2021 . BRIK-II during construction. Photo: Dutch Ministry of Defense At TU Delft, we have been running a reentry model for BRIK-II in the open source TU… ## [\[MULTIPLE UPDATES\] Possible Space Debris found near Newman, Australia on Oct 18, might be Jielong 3 upper stage remains](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/10/possible-space-debris-found-near-newman.html) _2025-10-20 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ click map to enlarge On 18 October 2025 near 14:00 local time (= 18 October ~6:00 UTC), a strange object was found on or near a dirtroad in the outback of the Pilbara region in Western Australia . The object, suspected to be space debris , was found some 30 km east of the small mining town of Newman , as reported by ABC . The object ( photo's in the ABC report ) resembles a COPV… ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0F4qMm8piT6R) _2025-10-20 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [\[UPDATED\] Identifying a reentry over the Canary Islands on 16 October as the reentry of the Chinese satellite Xinjishu Yanzheng 7 (XJY-7)](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/10/identifying-reentry-over-canary-islands.html) _2025-10-17 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ click to enlarge In the early local morning of 16 October 2025 around 1:56 UTC , a spectacular phenomena appeared in the sky over Tenerife in the Canary Islands . A bright, slow, fragmenting fireball moved from south to north over the sky. Sonic booms were heard and registered by several seismic stations on Tenerife. The event clearly was a reentry of artificial space debris . For footage, see… ## [Crankcast Week 1044 – 20251011](https://crankcast.net/2025/10/crankcast-week-1044-20251011/) _2025-10-12 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “Cool, cool, that’s cool, cool!” On October 11 2005 we posted our first show. Flash forward 20 years and I thought it’d be fun to repost it since it’s been archived offline for a long time. It’s pretty rough. I remember drinking a bunch. For some reason we kept saying cool over and over. Jenny’s \[…\] [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast01-20051011.mp3) ## [A Trident-II D5 SLBM launch in the Atlantic on 21 September 2025: analysis of footage from Puerto Rico (UPDATED)](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-trident-ii-d5-slbm-launch-in-atlantic.html) _2025-09-22 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ frame stack of movie by SAC station Anasco, Puerto Rico click map to enlarge On 15 September 2025, Navigational Warnings appeared that pointed to an upcoming Trident-II D5 SLBM ( Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile ) unarmed test launch in the Atlantic between 17 and 22 September 2025 , from a submarine of either the US Navy or UK Royal Navy positioned some 400 km out of the coast of Florida (… ## [Crankcast Week 1041 – 20250917](https://crankcast.net/2025/09/crankcast-week-1041-20250917/) _2025-09-17 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “Is this really a podcast or a wellness check?” This week on the Crankcast… it’s an abbreviated abruptly ended “show” that’s probably more of a proof of life than an actual podcast. Mail us here. Week 1041 – Time: 17min. – File Size: 7.7mb [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast1041.mp3) ## [X-37B OTV 8 and Limasat (the USSF-36 payloads) imaged](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/08/x-37b-otv-8-and-limasat-ussf-36.html) _2025-08-24 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ This morning (early 24 August 2025) weather finally cooperated and I managed to observe both of the USSF-36 payloads, two days after launch: the X-37B Spaceplane OTV 8 (2025-183A) and LIMASAT (2025-183B). Limasat was about half a minute in front of OTV 8. Above is footage from this pass, showing both objects. The footage was obtained from my home in Leiden, the Netherlands, using a WATEC 902H2… ## [X-37B Spaceplane mission OTV 8 located on orbit](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/08/x-37b-spaceplane-mission-otv-8-located.html) _2025-08-23 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ OTV 8 imaged by Kevin Fetter 5 hours after launch. Image (c) Kevin Fetter, used with permission OTV 8 , the 8th mission of the US Space Force's X-37B Spaceplane , launched on 22 August 2025 at 03:50 UTC. It has been catalogued as 2025-183A (cat. nr. 65271) under the name of ' USA 555 ', along with a second payload, called LIMASAT (2025-183B, 65272). The latter has probably been dispensed from the… ## [An upcoming Hypersonic Missile Test (repeat of FT-3) from Kodiak to Kwajalein \[UPDATED\]](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/08/an-upcoming-hypersonic-missile-test.html) _2025-08-18 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ Click map to enlarge Navigational Warnings have been published that point to a Hypersonic Missile Test (a repeat of the failed FT-3 from 2021) from the Pacific Space Port at Kodiak Island, Alaska , to the Ronald Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands , between August 22-26, 2025. The range is about 6350 km. Navigational Warning NAVAREA XII 520/25 defines three hazard zones (A, B and C in… ## [The upcoming launch of the X-37B Spaceplane mission OTV 8](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-upcoming-launch-of-x-37b-spaceplane.html) _2025-08-17 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ X-37B mission OTV 6 after landing (Image: US Air Force) Navigational Warnings have appeared for OTV 8 , the 8th launch of the secretive X-37B spaceplane by the US Space Force (launch USSF-36 ). The launch, on a SpaceX Falcon 9, will be from Cape Canaveral launch pad 39A. The window of the Navigational Warning runs from 22 to 28 August 2025 , with a time window of 08:30 - 10:30 UTC 03:40 - 08:03… ## [The SatTrackCam (B)log is 20 years old!](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-sattrackcam-blog-is-20-years-old.html) _2025-08-06 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ On 6 August 2005 , this blog saw its very first post . This means that the SatTrackCam blog is now 20 Years Old! Since that first post, we are now 20 years and over one-thousand blogposts further. To quote the Talking Heads : " And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here? " Originally it started out as a mere observers activities log, documenting my baby steps into satellite tracking. Most… ## [RPO Galore: the complex proximity operations of Kosmos 2581, Kosmos 2582, Kosmos 2583 and 'Object F'](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/06/rpo-galore-complex-proximity-operations.html) _2025-06-29 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ click image to enlarge Some 590 km above our heads, a complex series of multiple Rendezvous and Proximity Manoevers (RPO) by multiple Russian military spacecraft has been going on the past months, weeks and days. On 5 February 2025 , Russia launched three satellites from Plesetsk, into a 82 degree inclined orbit: Kosmos 2581, Kosmos 2582 and Kosmos 2583 (2025-026A, B and C). Kosmos 2581 was… ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qcio9QanDffn) _2025-06-29 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Kosmos 2558 released an object on orbit on June 26 \[UPDATED\]](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/06/kosmos-2558-released-object-on-orbit-on.html) _2025-06-29 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ Object C (click image to enlarge) Kosmos 2558 (2022-089A, cat nr. 53323) is a Russian military satellite that was launched from Plesetsk three years ago , on 1 August 2022. It was launched into the orbital plane of an American ADVANCED CRYSTAL spy satellite, USA 326 . It is therefore believed to be a 'Nivelir' type 'inspection satellite' (see also this earlier discussion of several of such… ## [Crankcast Week 1029 – 20250627](https://crankcast.net/2025/06/crankcast-week-1029-20250627/) _2025-06-27 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “Children’s Palace was a wonderland…” This week on the Crankcast… I guess we’re doing shorter shows now? The Kickstarter for Battlepug has launched and already reached its initial funding goal! The Revival TV show has aired three episodes and it’s good! We also talk about toy stores from our kiddie days and read some mail! \[…\] [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast1029.mp3) ## [The reentry of the Chinese Zhuque-2E upper stage 2025-103G over Kazachstan on 5 June 2025](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-reentry-of-chinese-zhuque-2e-upper.html) _2025-06-09 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ still from one of the fireball movies posted on Twitter by @Buggy\_\_Bugler In the evening of 5 June 2025 around 22h local time (17h UTC), a slow profusely fragmenting fireball was seen and filmed from several cities in Kazachstan , including Astana , and Bishkek in neighbouring Kirgistan . It had all the well-known characteristics of a satellite or rocket stage reentry. Indeed, as it turns out,… ## [Raiders of the Lost Venus Probe: a post-mortem of an interesting reentry and the confusion it left](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/05/raiders-of-lost-venus-probe-post-mortem.html) _2025-05-28 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ On 10 May 2025, an unusual object, the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft , had an uncontrolled reentry (see this earlier post ). With my TU Delft colleague Dominic Dirkx, I have written a ' post mortem ' for this reentry for The Space Review of 27 May 2025, titled: " Raiders of the Lost Venus Probe: a post-mortem of an interesting reentry and the confusion it left " It can be read here . (the Tudat script… ## [Kosmos 2588 has been placed in the same orbital plane as the US spy satellite USA 338: another RPO?](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/05/kosmos-2588-has-been-placed-in-same.html) _2025-05-23 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ click image to enlarge Russia launched a new military satellite from Plesetsk today (23 May 2025), Kosmos 2588 (cat nr. 64095, COSPAR 2025-109A). It was placed in a 73-degree inclined, approximately 464 x 481 km orbit. As first noted by Bart Hendrickx , the orbital plane is very close to that of a US military optical reconnaissance satellite, USA 338 (2022-117A). This can be seen in the diagram… ## [The tumbling behaviour of the mysterious Kosmos 2553 satellite](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-tumbling-behaviour-of-mysterious.html) _2025-05-22 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ Framestack (530 frames) showing variable brightness of Kosmos 2553. Click image to enlarge Over three years ago, on 5 February 2022, Russia launched a mysterious military satellite, Kosmos 2553 (2022-011A), into an unusual orbit at approximately 1995 km altitude, the outermost margin of Low Earth Orbit. Very few satellites orbit there. Early 2024, US Congressman Michael R. Turner, chairman of the… ## [Crankcast Week 1024 – 20250522](https://crankcast.net/2025/05/crankcast-week-1024-20250522/) _2025-05-22 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “I think it’s about to cut us o–“ This week on the Crankcast… we’re up against the clock trying out Zoom, Mike celebrates his birthday by going to a graduation party in Iowa, crank listens to a band Mike was briefly in a long time ago, Kickstarter project woes, mic wobble, coughing, and some delayed \[…\] [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast1024.mp3) ## [Crankcast Week 1021 – 20250429](https://crankcast.net/2025/04/crankcast-week-1021-20250429/) _2025-04-30 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “Never had it, never will! Ah Ah Ah! “ This week on the Crankcast… mostly a catch-up after not talking for a bit, but we also mention the new OKGO videos, the weird situation with Diamond, C2E2 2025, and some other odds and ends. Mail us here. Week 1021 – Time: 94min. – File \[…\] [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast1021.mp3) ## [Kosmos 482 Descent Craft reentry forecasts \[PERIODICALLY UPDATED\]](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/04/kosmos-842-descent-craft-reentry.html) _2025-04-24 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ Click diagram to enlarge Last update: 11 May 2025 10:15 UTC (this post is being periodically updated with new reentry forecasts/postcasts) \* The last Tudat nominal forecast is reentry on 10 May 2025, 6:39 UTC ± 1.5 hr \* \* The Tudat nominal aftercast is reentry on 10 May 2025, 6:40 UTC ± 1.5 hr \* In the second week of May 2025, an unusual object reentered . It concerns the Kosmos 482 Descent Craft… ## [Observing FRAM-2, a commercial crewed Dragon mission in Polar orbit](https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/04/observing-fram-2-commercial-crewed.html) _2025-04-04 · SatTrackCam Leiden · SatTrackCam Leiden (b)log_ Click image to enlarge The image above is a stack of twelve 4-second exposures taken with a Canon EOS 80D and EF 2.8/24 mm lens, and shows the Crew Dragon FRAM-2 passing over the domes of the historic Leiden Observatory in the evening of 2 April 2025. FRAM-2 is a commercial ("space tourist") mission using a SpaceX Crew Dragon launched into a 90.0-degree inclined Polar Orbit at approximately 430 km… ## [Crankcast Week 1007 – 20250124](https://crankcast.net/2025/01/crankcast-week-1007-20250124/) _2025-01-24 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “I remember us sitting around talking about this 20 years ago… “ This week on the Crankcast… we’re so cold, we talk a bit about Diamond filing chap11 bankruptcy and the fallout from that, the O.C. as a time-capsule, being sick over the holiday, stray dogs, Val Kilmer, and some other meanderings. Mail us \[…\] [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast1007.mp3) ## [Crankcast Week 1001 – 20241213](https://crankcast.net/2024/12/crankcast-week-1001-20241213/) _2024-12-13 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “…all whacked off of Scooby Snacks…” This week on the Crankcast… crank get his first Apple product, Mike does jury duty, we complain about shipping companies, talk about DAWs, and try to figure out how to make our 20th year somehow special. Mail us here. Week 1001 – Time: 60min. – File Size: 27.5mb [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast1001.mp3) ## [Crankcast Week 995 – 20241101](https://crankcast.net/2024/11/crankcast-week-995-20241101/) _2024-11-01 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “Asylum was trying extra hard…” This week on the Crankcast… Mike’s been a wanderin’ to Walmarts in Arkansas and places in Canada, crank’s been in a work black hole, we talk about cons, Z Nation, Lovecraft Country, and whatnot. Mail us here. Week 995 – Time: 68min. – File Size: 31.2mb [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast995.mp3) ## [Crankcast Week 990 – 20240927](https://crankcast.net/2024/09/crankcast-week-990-20240927/) _2024-09-28 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “Is Kyle MacLachlan really the mayor?” This week on the Crankcast… it’s super rambly as we try to catch up with each other after not speaking for a month. At one point crank bores Mike to tears with the process talk of how he had to build some custom tails. Real enthralling stuff here, folks. \[…\] [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast990.mp3) ## [Crankcast Week 985 – 20240823](https://crankcast.net/2024/08/crankcast-week-985-20240823/) _2024-08-23 · crank! · It's the crankcast!_ “It’s definitely not X-Men, got it?” This week on the Crankcast… it’s super rambly as we try to catch up with each other after not speaking for a month. At one point crank bores Mike to tears with the process talk of how he had to build some custom tails. Real enthralling stuff here, folks. \[…\] [Listen](https://crankcast.net/podcasts/Crankcast985.mp3)