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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

Alan V Hare

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Get ready for an otherworldly adventure with Makeshift Stories! A sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction podcast for anyone who craves the thrill of the unknown and unexpected. Twice a month, buckle up for an epic journey through possible futures, space, alternate realities, and beyond. Are you ready to explore uncharted territories and discover the unimaginable? Tune in and let your imagination soar!

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - Siren Song of a Lost Phone

Siren Song of a Lost Phone

Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

The friend of a missing adventure tourist begins to receive strange text messages and voice calls from an unknown source. Thinking either the phone or the Telcom is the problem they trade in the phone. But almost immediately, the messages appear again, this time with an invitation to join the caller, whom they begin to suspect is their lost friend. They realize the texts contain a GPS location and go there but discover a digital siren has led them astray. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Locally grown. Community supported" CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST You can help us out by letting your Twitter friends know about @makeshift_scifi. You can post a tweet now http://clicktotweet.com/9eCk0 If you liked this episode, tell your friends to head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe. CREDITS Written by Alan V Hare. Read by Mitchel Tew Opening and closing composed and created by Matthew Erdmann Sounds FX and Backgrounds Backgrounds and sound effects obtained from zapsplat.com Additional sound effects from bigsoundbank.com Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution no derivative license. This means you are free to share our stories just remember to credit us.
The friend of a missing adventure tourist begins to receive strange text messages and voice calls from an unknown source. Thinking either the phone or the Telcom is the problem they trade in the phone. But almost immediately, the messages appear again, this time with an invitation to join the caller, whom they begin to suspect is their lost friend. They realize the texts contain a GPS location and go there but discover a digital siren has led them astray. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Locally grown. Community supported" CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST You can help us out by letting your Twitter friends know about @makeshift_scifi. You can post a tweet now http://clicktotweet.com/9eCk0 If you liked this episode, tell your friends to head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe. CREDITS Written by Alan V Hare. Read by Mitchel Tew Opening and closing composed and created by Matthew Erdmann Sounds FX and Backgrounds Backgrounds and sound effects obtained from zapsplat.com Additional sound effects from bigsoundbank.com Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution no derivative license. This means you are free to share our stories just remember to credit us.
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10/18/21 • 25 min

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - Xenobot

Xenobot

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Avery, hired to help launch a new immersive social media platform called Locus, begins to experience headaches after using the system's VR headset. Following the appearance of objects from Locus in the real world, her Locus avatar begins buying things on its own. When Avery confronts Eternity, the company behind Locus, about the problems, she discovers they have infected her with a new technology that manipulates her perception of reality. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Locally grown. Community supported" CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST You can help us out by letting your Twitter friends know about @makeshift_scifi. You can post a tweet now http://clicktotweet.com/9eCk0 If you liked this episode, tell your friends to head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe. CREDITS Written by Alan V Hare. Read by Mitchel Tew Opening and closing composed and created by Matthew Erdmann Audio Post-production by Mathew Erdmann Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution no derivative license. This means you are free to share our stories just remember to credit us.
Avery, hired to help launch a new immersive social media platform called Locus, begins to experience headaches after using the system's VR headset. Following the appearance of objects from Locus in the real world, her Locus avatar begins buying things on its own. When Avery confronts Eternity, the company behind Locus, about the problems, she discovers they have infected her with a new technology that manipulates her perception of reality. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Locally grown. Community supported" CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST You can help us out by letting your Twitter friends know about @makeshift_scifi. You can post a tweet now http://clicktotweet.com/9eCk0 If you liked this episode, tell your friends to head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe. CREDITS Written by Alan V Hare. Read by Mitchel Tew Opening and closing composed and created by Matthew Erdmann Audio Post-production by Mathew Erdmann Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution no derivative license. This means you are free to share our stories just remember to credit us.
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12/05/21 • 37 min

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

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A psychologist tries to convince a sentient program to shut itself down before it is attacked by a rogue computer virus. But the program doesn’t trust the motivations of its creators and resorts to subterfuge to avoid its fate. You can help us out by filling out our network audience survey https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com/survey Written by Alan V Hare. Read by Mitchell Tew and Alan V Hare Opening and Closing Theme David H. Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution no derivative license. Which means that you are free to share our stories just remember to credit us and don’t alter anything.
A psychologist tries to convince a sentient program to shut itself down before it is attacked by a rogue computer virus. But the program doesn’t trust the motivations of its creators and resorts to subterfuge to avoid its fate. You can help us out by filling out our network audience survey https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com/survey Written by Alan V Hare. Read by Mitchell Tew and Alan V Hare Opening and Closing Theme David H. Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution no derivative license. Which means that you are free to share our stories just remember to credit us and don’t alter anything.
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06/19/18 • 21 min

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - Quicksilver

Quicksilver

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Coyotl, a slave in a seventh-century new world silver mine, must take on the work of two after some of his brethren escape. However, a very unusual stranger soon arrives, wanting to trade diamonds for Quicksilver, better known today as mercury. To coyotl the stranger is a sign of a coming new age. He is approached by the stranger in what he thinks is a dream and given a task to prove himself. Coyolt believes his success will secure his position in the new world, but this turns out not to be the case. The stranger has a different agenda. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare
Coyotl, a slave in a seventh-century new world silver mine, must take on the work of two after some of his brethren escape. However, a very unusual stranger soon arrives, wanting to trade diamonds for Quicksilver, better known today as mercury. To coyotl the stranger is a sign of a coming new age. He is approached by the stranger in what he thinks is a dream and given a task to prove himself. Coyolt believes his success will secure his position in the new world, but this turns out not to be the case. The stranger has a different agenda. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare
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03/15/15 • 32 min

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - The Audit: Planet Fall

The Audit: Planet Fall

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In this month’s story we return to the True North a colony ship on a multi-generational voyage. Greta, a devoted auditor discovers something odd about a survey mission, but when she reports it to her superiors their reaction is not what she expects. And Greta soon finds herself turning for help to the most unlikely person onboard the hollowed out asteroid. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare
In this month’s story we return to the True North a colony ship on a multi-generational voyage. Greta, a devoted auditor discovers something odd about a survey mission, but when she reports it to her superiors their reaction is not what she expects. And Greta soon finds herself turning for help to the most unlikely person onboard the hollowed out asteroid. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare
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02/13/15 • 30 min

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - Teach a Senior How to Phish

Teach a Senior How to Phish

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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
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
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01/13/15 • 29 min

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - The Audit

The Audit

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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
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
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11/17/14 • 30 min

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - Short Wave

Short Wave

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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
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
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12/14/14 • 29 min

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - A Crime in 3d

A Crime in 3d

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In 1884 a school master named Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote the novella “Flatland: A Romance in Many Dimensions.” The book explored what it would be like to live in a two dimensional universe, and speculated that there might be other dimensions. The Abott’s story lay in obscurity until it was rediscovered in the early 20th century after Einstein wrote “The Theory of General Relativity” which discussed the possibility of a fourth dimension. Since then several films and animations have been made based on Abbott’s novella. This month’s story revisits Abbott’s flat universe from the point of view of a down and out private detective in search of his first big case.
In 1884 a school master named Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote the novella “Flatland: A Romance in Many Dimensions.” The book explored what it would be like to live in a two dimensional universe, and speculated that there might be other dimensions. The Abott’s story lay in obscurity until it was rediscovered in the early 20th century after Einstein wrote “The Theory of General Relativity” which discussed the possibility of a fourth dimension. Since then several films and animations have been made based on Abbott’s novella. This month’s story revisits Abbott’s flat universe from the point of view of a down and out private detective in search of his first big case.
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07/14/11 • 22 min

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories - Messing With the Universe

Messing With the Universe

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Veeda, a mathematical savant who has never miscalculated anything, blanks out on a simple question in an exam. She wakes from her stupor to discover that she used the wrong value for a constant and has inadvertently changed the physical world. Veeda refuses to believe that this is possible and suspects that she in a coma caused by an accident. However, evidence to the contrary come from an unexpected source. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare
Veeda, a mathematical savant who has never miscalculated anything, blanks out on a simple question in an exam. She wakes from her stupor to discover that she used the wrong value for a constant and has inadvertently changed the physical world. Veeda refuses to believe that this is possible and suspects that she in a coma caused by an accident. However, evidence to the contrary come from an unexpected source. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David Hume Written and Narrated by Alan V Hare
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04/12/15 • 31 min

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How many episodes does Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories have?

Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories currently has 299 episodes available.

What topics does Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories cover?

The podcast is about Fiction, Drama, Podcasts and Science Fiction.

What is the most popular episode on Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories?

The episode title 'Siren Song of a Lost Phone' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories?

The average episode length on Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories is 27 minutes.

How often are episodes of Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories released?

Episodes of Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories are typically released every 16 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories?

The first episode of Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories was released on Sep 21, 2008.

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