The Program audio series
A sci-fi anthology set in a future in which Money, State, and God became fused into a single entity called the Program. Each episode is a self-contained story focusing on ordinary people inhabiting this extraordinary world. Best rated episodes include "How to keep device drivers from crashing" (comedy), "Planned obsolescence" (drama), "White Algorithm's burden" (true crime), and "All unsaved progress will be lost" (alternate history). New stories take time but are coming out regularly. Become a supporter at www.patreon.com/programaudioseries to listen ad-free and get bonus episodes. Visit www.programaudioseries.com for more goodies. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nine strangers are taken hostage. Some will be exchanged in a prisoner swap. Others will be sacrificed. They need to decide who will be who.
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This is the second out of three instalments. Listen to the full episode ad-free by supporting the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries
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Get bonus content ...A collection of didactic micro stories from the far future. Presented with Decoders' commentary.
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The question in the past was whether you believed in God. The question now is whether God believes in you.
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When a beloved System Administrator suddenly disappears, a poor stonemason embarks on a lifelong quest to preserve her memory.
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The good news is that God exists. The bad news is that He's a libertarian.
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Superman exists... And he's been through Guantanamo.
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Ambitious amusement park engineers take up the ultimate challenge - to assemble a roller coaster ride lasting for 5 days.
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The Program salutes withoutrealtor.com for sponsoring this episode.
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A woman who never met her father is invited to meet a simulation of him - discovering he’s not the dream dad she envisioned.
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Life is universe experiencing itself.
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This episode has been sponsored by Matterless.
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A group of unsuspecting bus travellers find out what happens under the hood during a stop error.
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Facing an imminent calamity, an elderly Indigenous man shares his memories with an AI of a child.
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In a society in which every move is tracked, an elderly couple is recording a message for their daughter who disappeared without a trace.
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A group of characters in a disintegrating simulation embark on a journey to the literal end of the world.
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Humans are not alone in the universe - they’re just really unpleasant to be around.
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Building fusion reactors and interplanetary spaceships is easy. What's hard is getting a permit from the local Planning and Housing Committee.
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An online dating company invents the ultimate compatibility algorithm. One thousand years later there’s still a debate if it was a good idea.
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