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Once We Were Spacemen

Once We Filled German Niches with Flula Borg | Episode 24

Once We Were Spacemen

Nathan Fillion & Alan Tudyk

Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Performing Arts

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Very few people can trace a straight line from a small town in Bavaria to playing supervillains in Hollywood. Flula Borg is not one of them. His path involves an improbable mentor list, a trainer named Paolo, and a holiday tradition that only makes sense if you've seen all eleven seasons of Frasier. Tune in for the slowest lightning round in OWWSM history.Follow Once We Were Spacemen wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to extended episodes a whole week early by joining our Patreon. Once We Were Spacemen is a Collision33 production.

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0:00.0

A quick question that everyone knows that listens to this space show.

0:03.5

You guys, did you two meet on the television show Lightning Buck?

0:08.3

It was called Firefly.

0:10.2

Oh, in Germany, they... Okay.

0:14.8

Once we were spacemen.

0:28.6

I tend to play weird people, usually aliens and robots and things that don't have romance. I once didn't get a job where they were looking for a Nathan Philean type.

0:35.6

Once we were Spaceman. Once we were Spaceman.

0:39.2

Once we were Spaceman.

0:45.6

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Once We Were Space Men.

0:49.5

Because at one time, we were Spaceman.

0:54.6

And there hasn't actually been a time since that time that once we were that thing,

0:56.6

that we have not been that thing.

1:05.0

We are still spacemen, but we are still, spaceman is a crappier title.

1:07.1

Ha ha!

1:09.1

That's it.

1:47.9

That was, got a little esoteric in there. Yeah, it got in it, yeah. I was trying to track the logic. I think the ending where I just say, and that's it, sort of undercuts the grandiosity. Yeah, you have to state the obvious. It's probably not obvious. Okay, well, I'll work on it. I'll keep working. This is the highlight of my day. Ladies and gentlemen, Alan Tudik, we have today a lovely guest, Mr. Flula, Borg. Flula, welcome. Thank you, and what a rousing and wonderful introduction, Alan Tudik. Is it the same every episode? No, never the same, shockingly. Oh, like a snowflick. Yes, it is the snowflake of the podcast.

1:53.5

Yes, but like a snowflake in a heavily populated city, so it's the kind you don't want on your tongue.

2:02.4

Blula, you are one of the people that I've, I know that I work with, that I also hang out with outside of school.

2:04.3

And not long ago, I just saw you.

2:06.0

We did a, Alan, you weren't available.

2:15.8

We did like a dinner party, weird kind of murder, spooky thing called The Willows.

2:17.4

You killed someone together? Of course, as one does. But what I didn't realize was because it was, that was what about like little birthday celebration thing, instead of throwing a party, I did this little event with a couple of people. Oh, cool. Flula came along, but it was the day after my birthday, Alan, you're a March baby. You were March 22nd. I feel like I was available. Keep talking. Yeah. You were a March baby. I was a March baby 27th. We went on the 28th, which happens to be Flula's birthday. Oh, no way. Yes. I told no one that is my way. I enjoy a little secretive birthday. Last year I went to my friend

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