Stories of Denial, Despair, and Devotion

About this episode

A collection of didactic micro stories from the far future, presented with Decoders' commentary.

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 of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgrade at any time to get subscriber-exclusive episodes, ad-free listening, early-access, and behind-the-scenes for as little as $3/mo. Episode art by Carlos Da Costa , sponsored by Kevin Cope. Sponsor a future artwork at programaudioseries.com/art . If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably enjoy ep 29 Infinite loop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• micro stories
• future
• didactic
• commentary
• drama

Keywords

• audio drama
• sci-fi anthology
• history of the future
• transcript
• Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: programaudioseries.com, Patreon, Acast

Books & works: Stories of Denial, Despair, and Devotion, Infinite loop

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