Nine strangers are taken hostage. Some will be exchanged in a prisoner swap. Others will be sacrificed. They need to... more

Nine strangers are taken hostage. Some will be exchanged in a prisoner swap. Others will be sacrificed. They need to... more

Nine strangers are taken hostage. Some will be exchanged in a prisoner swap. Others will be sacrificed. They need to... more

A collection of didactic micro stories from the far future. Presented with Decoders' commentary.Visit programaudioseries.com/34-stories-of-denial-despair-and-devotion for full transcript, credits, and list... more

The question in the past was whether you believed in God. The question now is whether God believes in you.This... more

When a beloved System Administrator suddenly disappears, a poor stonemason embarks on a lifelong quest to preserve her memory.Visit programaudioseries.com/32-all-unsaved-progress-will-be-lost/ for... more

The good news is that God exists. The bad news is that He's a libertarian.Visit programaudioseries.com/31-not-safe-for-work/ for full transcript, credits, and... more

Sample three other fiction podcasts recommended by the Program. Search them by their title in your podcasting app afterwards, or... more

Superman exists... And he's been through Guantanamo.Visit programaudioseries.com/30-you-dont-have-sufficient-privileges-to-make-changes/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep... more

Ambitious amusement park engineers take up the ultimate challenge - to assemble a roller coaster ride lasting for 5 days.Visit programaudioseries.com/29-infinite-loop/ for... more

A woman who never met her father is invited to meet a simulation of him - discovering he’s not the... more

Life is universe experiencing itself.Visit https://programaudioseries.com/27-in-the-blink-of-AI for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show... more

A group of unsuspecting bus travellers find out what happens under the hood during a stop error.Visit programaudioseries.com/26-how-to-keep-device-drivers-from-crashing for full transcript, credits,... more

Facing an imminent calamity, an elderly Indigenous man shares his memories with an AI of a child.Visit programaudioseries.com/25-planned-obsolescence/ for full transcript, credits,... more

In a society in which every move is tracked, an elderly couple is recording a message for their daughter who... more

A group of characters in a disintegrating simulation embark on a journey to the literal end of the world.Visit programaudioseries.com/23-overclocking/ for full... more

Humans are not alone in the universe - they’re just really unpleasant to be around.Visit programaudioseries.com/22-JN-Antivirus-solutions-for-home-and-business for full transcript, credits, and... more

Building fusion reactors and interplanetary spaceships is easy. What's hard is getting a permit from the local Planning and Housing... more

An online dating company invents the ultimate compatibility algorithm. One thousand years later there’s still a debate if it was... more

In a world in which science is fostered by benevolent spirits, a scientist begins to question the existence of spirits,... more

A police statement of [REDACTED] social media moderator after committing a crime witnessed by 1.8 billion people.Visit programaudioseries.com/18-killer-app for full transcript, credits,... more

A computer programmer hacks his way into a parallel simulation, allowing him to conduct the ultimate A/B test.Visit programaudioseries.com/17-create-retrieve-update-delete/ for full... more

When the most intelligent AI in existence starts building an even more intelligent AI, people need to decide whether to... more

A boy and a girl come across a laptop that calculates the optimal life path… And realize they need to... more

Some people believe God created Himself. Others are of the opinion He was created by a junior dev and a... more

A sport betting startup creates the world's first sentient AI referee and all bets are off.Visit programaudioseries.com/13-this-AI-not-to-be-used-to-fabricate-paperclips/ for full transcript, credits, and... more

You never forget your first alien invasion. Short story found with three different endings.Visit programaudioseries.com/12-JN-quit-without-saving/ for full transcript, credits, and list of... more

We thought HAL 9000 would take us to the stars. Instead we employed it as a babysitter.Visit programaudioseries.com/11-motherboard/ for full... more

What would you do if you encountered a startup that literally sells you the future?Visit programaudioseries.com/10-my-turing-complete-life/ for full transcript, credits,... more

A therapist is tasked with the most consequential gig of her life – to treat her fiancé's killer. Featuring the... more

An exploration of a relationship between a daughter and a father… After the fact he’s been paid to play the... more

A man discovers a way to message himself in the past, threatening his entire future.Visit programaudioseries.com/7-move-past-and-break-things/ for full transcript, credits,... more

A story of a war criminal who chooses the losing side and thrives and a war hero who joins the... more

Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood... more

Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood... more

Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood... more

Imagine you could get sentenced to death through downvoting. Listen to a survivor tell her harrowing story.Visit programaudioseries.com/2-four-ways-to-stop-your-system-from-freezing/ for... more

Set during the biggest revolution in history, the opening episode recounts a much more important story: that of a summer... more

Trailer for the series. Click here if you don’t know where to start. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on... more