The Enormous Word by William Oberfield

The Enormous Word by William Oberfield

From Auditory Anthology by Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar

June 4, 2026 · 22 min

About this episode

A resistance fighter swallows Earth's last capsule of Uranium-235 to bait alien torturers into triggering an atomic bomb.

Captured by alien invaders who believe nuclear weapons are an impossible myth, a desperate resistance fighter swallows Earth's last capsule of Uranium-235 and baits his torturers into triggering the ultimate human atomic bomb. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free! Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/ Other shows hosted by Darren: Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/ Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Keith Conrad, Darren Marlar

Topics covered

  • alien invasion
  • nuclear weapons
  • resistance fighter
  • science fiction
  • desperation
  • ultimate weapon

Keywords

  • alien invaders
  • Uranium-235
  • nuclear myth
  • atomic bomb
  • resistance
  • science fiction

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Organizations: Sound Concept Media, Substack, Acast

Books & works: The Enormous Word

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