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The Program audio series — Fiction
The Program audio series

The Program audio series is a fiction sci-fi anthology set in a future in which Money, State, and God became fused into a single entity called the Program. Each episode is a self-contained story focusing on ordinary people inhabiting this extraordinary world. Best rated episodes include “My Turing-complete life” (comedy), “Planned obsolescence” (drama), “White Algorithm’s burden” (true crime), and “Killer app” (thriller).

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Latest Episodes:

Stories of Denial, Despair, and Devotion Oct 30, 2024

Nature created mankind to understand nature. Mankind created AI to understand mankind.

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Software end of life INTRO Aug 09, 2024

The question in the past was whether you believed in God. The question now is whether God believes in you.

This is an intro to the bonus episode made for Program supporters. Become a supporter yourself at patreon.com/programaudioseries ($3/month and up) or by subscribing to the show through Apple Podcasts ($4 per month). If you are in reduced circumstances, listen the intro until the very end for a secret URL that will get you the membership for just $2 (subject to availability).

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All unsaved progress will be lost May 29, 2024

Rock is the best friend of man.

Visit programaudioseries.com/32-all-unsaved-progress-will-be-lost/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references.

Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/programaudioseries or subscribe in Apple Podcasts. Find more ways to support the show at programaudioseries.com/support/

Follow the The Program on socials: reddit / Twitter / YouTube

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Not safe for work Jan 24, 2024

The good news is that God exists. The bad news is that He's a libertarian.

Visit programaudioseries.com/31-not-safe-for-work/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references.

Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/programaudioseries or subscribe in Apple Podcasts. Find more ways to support the show at programaudioseries.com/support/

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The Program Shows of Accolade: Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature, Wireland Ranch & Gospels of the Flood Dec 06, 2023

Sample three other fiction podcasts recommended by the Program. Search them by their title in your podcasting app afterwards, or check out their websites:

Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature

Gospels of the Flood

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You don't have sufficient privileges to make changes Nov 08, 2023

Superman exists... And he's been through Guantanamo.

Visit programaudioseries.com/30-you-dont-have-sufficient-privileges-to-make-changes/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

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Infinite loop Sep 20, 2023

“The ultimate roller coaster is built when you send out twenty-four people and they all come back dead. This could be done, you know.” - John Allen, former president of Philadelphia Toboggan Company

Visit programaudioseries.com/29-infinite-loop/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

The Program salutes withoutrealtor.com for sponsoring this episode!

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Memory leak May 24, 2023

Being admitted to a Memory Bank is a great privilege.

Visit programaudioseries.com/28-memory-leak for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

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In the blink of A.I. Mar 22, 2023

Life is universe experiencing itself.

Visit https://programaudioseries.com/27-in-the-blink-of-AI for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

This episode has been sponsored by Matterless. Check out Floorcraft: Blasters - their multiplayer AR fighting game (iOS only).

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How to keep device drivers from crashing Jan 25, 2023

What happens under the hood during a stop error.

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Planned obsolescence Nov 23, 2022

Pessimist acknowledges utopian leanings coming face to face with continuity of digital information.

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Discreet optimization Oct 26, 2022

What do you do when freedom becomes a losing proposition?

Visit programaudioseries.com/24-discreet-optimization for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

Find Peak Salvation at peaksalvation.com

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Overclocking Apr 20, 2022

Falling in love two weeks before the scheduled end of the world.

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Jakob’s notebook: Antivirus solutions for home and business Feb 02, 2022

Humans are not alone in the universe - they’re just really unpleasant to be around.

Visit programaudioseries.com/22-JN-Antivirus-solutions-for-home-and-business for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

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Homepage not found Nov 03, 2021

Building fusion reactors and interplanetary spaceships is easy. What's hard is getting a permit from the local Planning and Housing Committee.

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Visit programaudioseries.com/21-homepage-not-found/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

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Cheat code Sep 08, 2021

“We want to make our lovers the happiest in the world, and, failing that, the most miserable.” - Jean de La Bruyère

Visit programaudioseries.com/20-cheat-code/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

Still hungry? Check out Midnight Burger for another tasty fiction podcast!

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Abandonware Aug 11, 2021

Don't light a match to search for fire.

Visit programaudioseries.com/19-abandonware for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

The Program salutes Shock Clock for sponsoring this episode!

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Killer app Mar 24, 2021

Providing support to end users.

Visit programaudioseries.com/18-killer-app for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

The Program salutes BeeLine Reader for sponsoring this episode!

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Create, Read, Update, Delete Feb 17, 2021

The ultimate A/B test.

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The Program salutes Atlas Authority for sponsoring this episode!

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Force eject Nov 18, 2020

God is not dead; He's on vacation.

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What you see is what you get Oct 07, 2020

The only way to the brain is through the heart.

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More parrot than predator Sep 02, 2020

In the beginning was the Microsoft Word.

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This AI not to be used to fabricate paperclips Aug 05, 2020

Humanity had to endure three great disappointments in the course of history - the first was Copernicus' discovery Earth was not the centre of the Universe; the second was Darwin's conclusion man had no special place in evolution; the third was Lampard's unawarded goal against Germany in 2010 World Cup.

Visit programaudioseries.com/13-this-AI-not-to-be-used-to-fabricate-paperclips/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

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Jakob's notebook: Quit without saving Jul 01, 2020

A short story written by the late sci-fi author Jakob Miller discovered with three different endings.

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Motherboard Jun 03, 2020

We thought HAL 9000 would take us to the stars. Instead we employed it as a babysitter.

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My Turing-complete life Apr 01, 2020

What would you do if you encountered a startup that literally sells you the future?

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Right align, justify Mar 04, 2020

You don’t need laws against stealing, if you hang all the thieves.

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Parent-child processing Feb 05, 2020

A story examining a relationship between a daughter and a father… After the fact he’s been paid to play the part of her dad for 15 years came to light.

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Move past and break things Jan 01, 2020

time travelling... Episode about

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White hat, black hat Dec 15, 2019

A story of a war criminal who chooses the losing side and thrives and a war hero who joins the winners but doesn’t find victory.

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White Algorithm's burden - part III Dec 04, 2019

Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood suddenly start going missing? Part 3 of 3.

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White Algorithm's burden - part II Dec 04, 2019

Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood suddenly start going missing? Part 2 of 3.

Visit programaudioseries.com/4-white-algorithms-burden-part-II/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudioseries.com

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White Algorithm's burden - part I Dec 04, 2019

Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood suddenly start going missing? Part 1 of 3.

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Four ways to stop your system from freezing Nov 15, 2019

Imagine you could get sentenced to death through downvoting. Listen to a survivor tell her harrowing story.

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You had me at "Hello World" Nov 15, 2019

Set during the biggest revolution in history, the opening episode recounts a much more important story: that of a summer love lost.

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The Program comes for us all Nov 11, 2019

Trailer for the series. Click here if you don’t know where to start.

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