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Teach a Senior How to Phish Jan 13, 2015

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To eke out a meager living, Neela, a senior in her early 80’s, must rely on her social engineering and hacking skills to phish. While she is running a phishing scam, Adam, another guest at the senior complex where she lives, confronts her about her use of the public access terminal. He then admits that he too is running an online scam, but that something odd is going on in the retirement home's computer system. While confirming what Adam has discovered, Neela notices that they are not alone. Someone else has been manipulating the financial records. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Short Wave Dec 14, 2014

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Lynn’s uncle, an avid ham radio operator, wills his estate to her after he dies. While sorting through her estranged uncle’s belongings, Lynn discovers a shoe box full of notes that document an unusual encounter her uncle had in 1956 over his short wave radio. Moreover, if true Lynn realizes the story would change history, but there is no tangible proof that the event ever took place. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

The Audit Nov 17, 2014

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In this month’s story Greta, a rising star in the audit division on board the colony ship, the True North, needs one more successful case to ensure her promotion. To her disappointment she is assigned to audit a small obscure social club for amateur astronomers. On the surface the case appears to be simple and insignificant, but she discovers something else, something that the captain and senior officers want no one to know. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

The Silver Thaw Oct 17, 2014

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On a day off, Ramone, an industrial engineer, takes a mountain bike ride to document the damage done to a remote stretch of forest by an extreme weather event. After an accident, forces him to walk back to his car, a weird storm appears catching Ramone unprepared. But help arrives in the form of an odd stranger, who seems to be able to see into Ramone’s soul. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Ambient Noise Sep 13, 2014

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In this month’s story, Alejandro a poor fisherman, has been haunted by a constant noise all his life which he has nicknamed the hum. But everyone around him insists that it is all in his mind, so to keep himself sane he has been forced to fill his life with noise to mask the constant tones. Then a chance encounter with a tourist, in the city to attend a conference, changes everything, and Alejandro learns that he is not alone, and that hum is may be real. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

An Alien Adventure Aug 17, 2014

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In this month’s story, Orman an untalented musician, of dubious origin, on tour in Orbit City New Mexico, meets Garth the curator of the local space museum during one of her performances. Garth had once dreamed of becoming an astronaut, but instead had settled for a job working with space program artifacts. He discovers that Orman is not the usual travelling musical act and decides to show her to the town’s unofficial attraction, the landfill, were decades ago thousands of unwanted video game cartridges are supposed to have been buried. He thinks the musician is not what she claims to be and is only in town to dig up some the ancient game cartridges to sell to collectors, but truth is far different than he suspects. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

The Last Aleutian Jul 16, 2014

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Adrian, the last Aleutian, travels back in time to a backwater of the universe to hide from the agents of the people who have taken over his world, only discover that things are not as they should be on planet Earth. He meets Nikola Tesla who appears to be in the process of changing the course of history and Adrian finds that he must make difficult a choice. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Shangri-la of the Seas Jun 16, 2014

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Against her family’s wishes, an aging matriarch decides to take a very expensive extended cruise on the Shangri-la of the Seas; an exclusive specially designed ship that promises to take its’ invalid passengers to the ends of the earth and experience life to its fullest to the very last minute and beyond. Suspecting the Shangri La cruise lines is a scam the family enlists one of its members to find out what it truly going on. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

Finale May 19, 2014

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After ten years in a paranormal reality TV show, as the debunking half of a popular ghost hunting duo, Sage finds herself on the flip side of her own arguments during the live broadcast of the shows’ season finale, and quite possibly the last show ever. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

The Return of Doctor Plastic Apr 12, 2014

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An alter ego is another self, a distinct second identity that can allow a person to lead a double life. Jane a meek java developer by day is a crime fighting superhero by night, etcetera. But is it truly that simple? Can you just slip from one personality to another by finding the closest phone booth to make a quick costume change? In this month’s story a man who is woken by his dog in the middle of the night can’t get back to sleep and finds himself reminiscing about the last conversation he had with his old friend Rob a would be graphic novelist who invented the super villain Doctor Plastic. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare

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