About this episode
The episode features a reading of 'The Mad Planet' by Murray Leinster, exploring a dystopian future where humanity reverts to savagery.
When the twenty-first century drew to a close the whole human race began to revert to conditions closely approximating savagery. The low-lands were unbearable. Thick jungles of rank growth covered the ground. The air was depressing and enervating. Men could live there, but it was a sickly, fever-ridden existence. The whole population of the earth desired the high lands and as the low country became more unbearable, men forgot their two centuries of peace. " The Mad Planet " by Murray Leinster Read by Adam Tagarro Licensing and Copyright Information Background music during the story, courtesy of ChristianBodhi on Pixabay (Voyager Probe – Deep Space) Photo by Hamish Weir on Unsplash All non-credited music, art, and sound effects featured on this episode are original, created by me. This story is not covered by copyright, as it is in the Public Domain: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35425
People in this episode
Host: Adam Tagarro
Topics covered
- savagery
- jungle
- high lands
- human race
- public domain
Keywords
- Murray Leinster
- science fiction
- dystopia
- public domain
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: " The Mad Planet "
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