The Klotho Factor
About this episode
Kenzo Tanaka, a PI, uncovers a dangerous secret involving a human-canine chimera while investigating a lost dog case.
Kenzo Tanaka, a washed-up intellectual property rights enforcer turned PI, takes a “lost dog” case from a woman he believes to be a dazzling biotech heiress. However, he soon discovers that the dog is a human-canine chimera growing a life-extending Klotho gland, which is highly illegal. His gene-hacker friend dies for the discovery, which leads Kenzo on a chase through the Great Plains Economic Zone’s lawless biotech underworld, ending at a mountain research compound guarded by weaponized hybrid dogs. As he escapes with the lost dog, Kenzo is confronted by his client, who turns out to be an organ broker working for a wealthy client. Although tempted by profit, Kenzo chooses not to hand over the dog and vanishes the prize for good. CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST If you liked this episode, tell your friends to head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe . CREDITS Written by Vern Hume (AKA Alan V Hare). Read by Stephen Peterson. Opening and closing were composed and created by Matthew Erdmann. Produced by Vecada Studios. Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution, no derivative license.
People in this episode
Host: Vern Hume
Guest: Stephen Peterson
Topics covered
- biotech
- chimeras
- intellectual property
- crime
- mystery
Keywords
- Klotho gland
- biotech heiress
- gene-hacker
- Great Plains Economic Zone
- organ broker
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Organizations: Vecada Studios
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