This episode we have a audio play called Through this door, the future. It highlights the promise and perils of techno futurism all set at a town fair through the eyes of a child.

“Through This Door, The Future” was written by Don Smith and directed by DW McCann. You can find his work at www.DWMcCann.com or on instagram as @Bardic_DW . Sound design and performance by Wesley Apfel with sound effects provided by the website pixabay. A full list of sound credits are in the episode description.

The Barker/Gerald was played by Russ Gooberman who you can follow on Instagram @russgooberman. Bonnie Marie Williams played the roles of Billy and Kid 4. Check her out at www.vosuperhero.com or @voiceoversuperhero on Instagram. Bill Senior and Kid 2 were voiced by Vince Caso who can be found on Instagram as @vincecaso or on BlueSky as @vincecaso.com . Additional kid voices were provided by Sunshine Lampitoc Smith

Sound credits:

Circus by ByronatorAustralia on Pixabay

Coin Drop in Slot 2 by BFCMUSIC on Pixabay

Radar Ping by SonixFXSounds on Pixabay

Cinematic Hit by LordSonny on Pixabay

All others by freesound_community on Pixabay

This episode we have a micro audio playlet based on a short story from my collection Tales from the Last Space Age, as a teaser for a longer one we are planning to do soon. The playlet shows us a few moments from some aliens working in a datacenter in a reality both far away and very close.

This audio adaptation of RECURSION was directed by Sunshine Lampitoc Smith. Sound design and performance by Wesley Apfel, Sound Effects by freesound_community from Pixabay. The cast featured Kieran Cross playing the role of ZERID. He is on instagram as @thekeerkat. HIGZLY was played by Leon Goertzen who can be found on Instagram as @Leonlunchie or Facebook @leon.goertzen. Nelson T. Eusebio III voiced the NARRATOR and JANITOR; his work can be found at nelsoneusebio.com.

This is a short audio essay on the death of the PC and the birth of the Network Computer. I believe both were ushered into existence by Steve Jobs and the essay details what was so special about the Personal Computer and what some of the perils of the Network Computer are.