To Serve Man by Damon Knight

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A skeptical linguist uncovers the true intentions of pig-like aliens who promise world peace.

When a race of pig-like aliens arrives at the UN promising world peace and infinite energy, a skeptical linguist discovers that their guidebook for humanity's future is actually a recipe for their dinner. 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

• aliens
• linguistics
• science fiction
• world peace
• dinner
• UN

Keywords

• aliens
• linguist
• UN
• recipe
• science fiction
• Damon Knight

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UN, Substack, Sound Concept Media, Acast

Books & works: To Serve Man

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