Episode 15: The Sound of Letting Go

Episode 15: The Sound of Letting Go

June 4, 2026 · 47 min · Season 1 · Episode 15

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Episode 15 explores the launch of Athena Energy's nuclear fusion reactor amidst a backdrop of political and social turmoil.

Episode 15. June 3rd, 2030. The day Athena Energy’s nuclear fusion reactor goes online.  Be advised: this episode contains strong language, discussions of politics, and depictions violence, death, religious extremism, explosions, bodily harm, sequences of peril, and a large-scale disaster. It also mentions, but does not depict, drinking, poisoning, and a natural disaster. It also features depictions of nuclear fusion technology which contain artistic license. Listener discretion is advised. The Harbingers was created by Gabriel Urbina. Today's episode was written by Gabriel Urbina. It was directed and sound designed by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. It featured the voices of Andrés Enriquez as Adam Blackwell, Lauren Grace Thompson as Amy Stirling, Emmy Bean as Claudia Skinner, Joshua K. Harris as Julian McCandless, Sabrina Odigie as Andrea Shepherd, Dan Granata as Jerome Eckerberg, Sunnie Eraso as Melissa Erickson, and Sebastian Orr as Lawrence Donahue. It also featured the voices of Casey Callaghan and Jill Oliver. Our original music was composed by Nicholas Podany. Our original show art was created by Cassie J. Allen. The executive producer for the series is Eleanor Hyde You can…

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Host: Gabriel Urbina

Guests: Andrés Enriquez, Lauren Grace Thompson, Emmy Bean, Joshua K. Harris, Sabrina Odigie, Dan Granata, Sunnie Eraso, Sebastian Orr

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Organizations: Athena Energy, Audacious Machine Creative

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