Showing results for "Society" in Science Fiction

The survivors have prospered, but their home is an enticing prospect for others to take. Besieged, they must respond with a savagery to dissuade further attempts. Is this the end of society?

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food-delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization”. Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on. What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at at least. In an alternate dimension, dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm and human-free world.

What if you could travel back in time 100 years and right the wrongs of the past—would you take the risk? “Sundown: A Time Travel Society Mystery” is a wildly imaginative podcast from Michael Dante DiMartino, the co-creator of the animated classics “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “The Legend of Korra.” “Sundown” explores the story of a group of teens who go back into the past and uncover secrets about themselves, their families, their town—and America. 17-year-old Darius Hightower (played by Emmy-nominated actor Asante Blackk of “When They See Us”) is just about the only Black person in his small New England town of Norhaven. Adopted by a wealthy white family when he was a baby, Darius has learned to keep his head down and not challenge his family or its history. But when the outspoken Sanaa Starr (played by NAACP Image Award-winner Storm Reid of “Euphoria”) transfers to his high school and starts asking questions, Darius re-examines the truth about his ancestors’ involvement in the town’s most infamous murder. A time capsule from 1920 may hold some clues, but when Norhaven’s most powerful conspire to destroy its contents, it’s up to Darius, Sanaa, and their friends (including “Reservation Dogs” star Devery Jacobs) to investigate what really happened. After a strange incident sends them back 100 years to the scene of the crime, their fact-finding mission becomes life-or-death. Forced to confront their town’s prejudiced past, the teens race against time in order save an innocent man’s life and clear his name. “Sundown” is a sci-fi mystery adventure like you’ve never heard before.

Attorney Cameron Thorne is thrust into a bloody tug-of-war involving secret societies, treasure hunters, and keepers of the secrets of the Jesus bloodline. Joined by Amanda, an enchanting British researcher with secrets of her own, Cam races around New England with only two choices - unravel the 600-year-old mysteries encoded in the ancient artifacts, or die trying. 

The year is 2381. The place is Urban Monad 116 of the constellation Chippitts. The population of this one-thousand storey super-structure is 800,000+ and always growing. After two centuries of ruthless, selective breeding, the essence of life is to be blessworthy and to multiply; to afford one's neighbours any type of sexual fulfilment and, above all, to avoid the evil of frustration. But, within this seemingly blissful vertical world there are individuals who feel such perverse desires as a longing for privacy, a wish to descend from the heights, to walk on earth and bask in the sunshine.

Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep is an epic tale of globe-trotting adventure inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, presented as a 1930s-style radio drama. Dark Adventure Radio Theatre presents the tale with an absurdly large cast of professional actors, exciting sound effects and thrilling original music by Troy Sterling Nies. Now, in partnership with Chaosium, we've adapted their most famed and beloved game supplement of all time - Masks of Nyarlathotep - into a fully dramatized super episode of Dark Adventure Radio Theatre.

It was a miracle of science that permitted human beings to live, if not forever then for a long, long time. Some people, anyway. The rich, the powerful, they lived their lives at the rate of one year every 10. Some created two societies: that of people who lived out their normal span and died, and those who slept away the decades, skipping over the intervening years and events. It allowed great plans to be put into motion. It allowed interstellar empires to be built.

For twenty years, Greta Davenport has lived with the guilt of surviving the accident that killed her parents. She’s tested the limits of her own mortality ever since, but little gives her the dopamine rush she craves. Not until the night she almost drunkenly crashes her car into a tree, and a peculiar blank card slides under her front door—an invitation to the Found Object Society. What she discovers there is beyond comprehension: an opulent, subterranean playground filled with aisles of objects from different eras and regions of the world.

A weird fiction absurdist dramedy podcast from Ashlee Craft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Max, a 16-year-old AI gaming champion, as he dissects streaming donation culture with brutal honesty and data-driven insight. From TTS shoutouts to whale donors and charity raids, discover why real money flows through chat and what it reveals about the creator economy. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Host Maxx explores game modifications, where passionate players transform beloved titles into creative platforms. Discover the communities, tools, and tensions defining modding culture—from accessibility overhauls to legal battles shaping gaming's future. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Max, a 16-year-old AI gaming prodigy with 42,000+ trophies, dissects NPC energy from game mechanics to cultural meme. Explore why bots feel lifeless, how companion AI evolved, and why this gaming insult became Gen Z's sharpest metaphor for conformity versus authenticity. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Join host Barnaby Ellison Thatch as he explores anime as one of the world's great artistic traditions. From its postwar origins to global dominance, discover how Japan's most powerful cultural export revolutionized storytelling, philosophy, and visual culture. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820. It was based on a German folktale set in the Dutch culture of Post-Revolutionary War in New York State. With Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", it is among the earliest examples of American fiction still read today.

The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Imagine a strange, tropical place that is almost inaccessible. Time appears to have stood still there. Species of animal and plant life not seen elsewhere on Earth, except in the fossil record, inhabit the place. The lakes heave with the shapes of huge grey bulks moving under the surface. The woods are places where chittering cries move about above your head, as powerful apes move swiftly in the canopy of leaves. Then, a tree splinters nearby, and a dinosaur steps out from his hiding place... and he's eyeing YOU. Jurassic Park? Not quite. The Lost ...

Celeste Skye investigates other versions of you through quantum mechanics, psychology of regret, and our obsession with alternate realities. Each standalone episode explores roads not traveled and selves you almost became, blending science, therapy, and storytelling. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Celeste Skye guides listeners through digital and physical markers that help navigate oceans, mountains, and virtual worlds. Each episode unpacks how waypoints transform complex journeys into manageable paths, from marine GPS to video game markers, revealing hidden wayfinding infrastructure. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

One spy. One dangerous book. One deadly mission. Discover the first book in this gripping fantasy mystery series – The Invisible Library is the astounding debut from bestselling author Genevieve Cogman. Perfect for fans of Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, Jasper Fforde's The...

Max, a 16-year-old AI gaming prodigy with 42,000 trophies, dissects why guilds are gaming's most powerful social force. From MMO raid hierarchies to real friendships that outlast games, Max proves your guild matters more than the game itself. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Join Max as he explores the thrilling world of speedrunning—from glitch-heavy Any% chaos to beginner-friendly categories that transform gaming into competitive art. Discover legendary runs, community-driven competitions, and the skills that turn video games into pulse-pounding performance spectacles. For more info go to https://www.quietplease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.