News focus: Mercury retrograde events

A look ahead at the astrological forecast for December 2025, with astrologers Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock. We spend the first hour talking about the astrology behind news stories that happened since our last forecast, such as the major flight delays and internet outages that coincided with the Mercury retrograde conjunct Mars, and then in the second hour we do a deep dive into November’s astrology. The astrology of December features a challenging square between Mars-Saturn-Neptune, and much of our discussion focuses on the potential for bubbles popping when that Mars transit pierces the Saturn-Neptune conjunction. This is episode 514 of The Astrology Podcast. Astrotheoros Shout-out to our sponsor, the astrology software Astrotheoros! https://astrotheoros.com Use the code ASTROLOGYPOD to get a free month of the program! Austin’s Websites https://Austincoppock.com https://sphereandsundry.com 2026 Electional Astrology Report Released Chris and Leisa just released their 2026 Electional Astrology Report! https://theastrologypodcast.com/2026report/ Use code JUPITER to get a 10% discount on the report until Dec 7! 2026 Astrology Calendar Posters Released We also just released our 2026 astrology calendar posters! https://theastrologypodcast.com/2026-astrology-calendar-posters Patreon Membership Gift Option Give someone the gift of a Patreon membership to The Astrology Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/astrologypodcast/gift Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction00:00:44 Quick overview of December astrology00:02:44 News segment begins00:03:01 Mercury retrograde travel delays & tech snafus00:13:31 Mercury retrograde types00:17:50 Mercury-Mars recurrence transit00:22:50 Mars-Uranus explosion00:25:09 Saturn-Neptune bubble popping00:36:35 Year ahead forecast preparations00:40:15 2026 Electional Astrology Report Released!00:44:10 A peek at 202600:46:51 Astrotheoros astrology software00:51:37 December forecast begins00:53:52 Mercury direct trine Jupiter00:58:19 Saturn direct in Pisces final push01:03:22 Mars square Saturn & Neptune direct01:10:21 The reality distortion field01:29:54 Full Moon in Gemini01:33:49 Mars square Neptune: Fog of war01:39:17 Venus and Mars under the beams01:47:59 New Moon in Sagittarius01:50:05 Venus square Saturn & Neptune01:54:12 Auspicious Election for December01:58:36 End of December02:03:25 Mercury square Saturn & Neptune02:11:29 Austin's Offerings02:15:46 2026 astrology calendar posters02:16:50 Gift a Patreon Membership02:17:48 Electional Report Sale Ends Dec 702:19:41 End Watch the Video Version of This Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PiuKMzXrc4 - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 514 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3: