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Two rival tech companies compete for the chance to bring AI to Mars in this workplace drama full of corporate espionage, high-stakes science, and, yes, robot dogs.
Ever since two DevLok employees left the company to start Watchover, the companies have been bitter enemies. So when a government competition to bring AI to Mars is announced, both teams begin vying for the honor. Perilous workplace romances, corporate espionage, and shady ethics mean even blowing off steam at the local bar is rife with conflict. Alliances will be forged and bridges burned in the race to space.
Machina is a Realm production, created by Fran Wilde and written by Fran Wilde, Malka Older, and Curtis C. Chen, with Martha Wells. Listen Away.
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This week, we would like to introduce you to Blood Culture, a new podcast distributed by Realm.
Explosive techno-thriller from Resonance 104.4FM. A’isha is just about holding down her job at the tech giant Meta before her old friend bursts in and accuses her boss of murder. She has to face up to what she has become, the lies that are woven in her past and the terrifying truth of what Meta are doing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From the writer of The Book of Eli and co-writer of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes an all-new sci-fi epic performed by Shannon Woodward (Westworld, The Last of Us Part II). In the near future, Earth has been conquered by a race of brutal alien machines known as the Mek. When a young woman stumbles across a mysterious map that may hold the secret to humanity’s liberation, she embarks on a dangerous odyssey that leads her to an amazing discovery — a long-lost prototype war machine known as a Gundog. Now she must confront a legacy she never knew she had to face down an overwhelmingly superior enemy in the hope of sparking a new flame of human resistance... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Langeley, Maine’s newest arrival is troubled veteran Frank Perotti. Blind teenager Eva Pelletier wants to survive her bullies, graduate, and leave Langeley forever. But a sudden rash of savage animal killings threatens to upend her dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At the height of the Mexican-American War, Joaquin Murrieta is 15 and in love, but an act of violence against his community gives him new purpose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, we would like to introduce you to Zaya, a new podcast distributed by Realm.
On the night of her brother’s kidnapping, Zaya finds herself interrogated by detectives searching for answers when a mysterious stranger calls to warn her that things aren’t quite what they seem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flush with newfound power, Jane uses the New York City dating pool as her personal playground… with disastrous results. Luckily, she may not be in it alone.
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Introducing HOLLOW, a new scripted sci-fi horror podcast from Violet Hour Media, distributed by Realm. A mercenary embarks on a corporate mission to track down a rogue leader and encounters the darkness of space, the darkness of colonization, and ultimately, the darkness within herself. Episode 01 - Leave Battle hardened corporate mercenary, Amelia Wallenrod, travels to the prestigious Luna colonies and is briefed on her mission to recover an important scientist who has been taken hostage on Mars. A Violet Hour Media production. Hollow is airing now for free wherever you listen to podcasts. LISTENER WARNING: This program includes depictions of violence and other subject matter that may be upsetting for listeners. Please proceed with caution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A couple's nature getaway is sabotaged by traces of the past.
OBSIDIAN is a speculative fiction podcast based in Afrofuturism. Driven by a deep, untapped interest in science fiction, we desire to take hold of the narratives nearest to us. By Adetola Abdulkadir and Safiyah Cheatam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, we’re introducing you to The Co-Founder, a new show from Realm starring Sunita Mani and Alexandra Shipp.
Best friends and business partners Valerie and Juliet have been struggling to secure funding for their gaming start up, WILY, but Valerie has an idea that could change everything.
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This week, we’re introducing you to Overleaper, a new show from Realm starring Thora Birch.
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On a covert mission in Afghanistan, Staff Sergeant Audrey Beach is sent through a mysterious door where she encounters a shocking discovery—a hostile doppelganger.
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Porter is a 30 something Nashville native that takes his best friend, Genevieve out on a date...finally. What happens the next day changes his life forever. We follow him as he struggles physically and emotionally over the trauma of what happened and the regression that comes with finding out who’s responsible. CONTENT WARNING: This episode ends with a scenes of violence.
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This week, we’re introducing you to Marigold Breach, starring Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto.
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After crash-landing on a mysterious planet with no memory and a sentient AI implant in his brain keeping him alive, a soldier searches for answers about his past. There are only four things Lucan knows with certainty: his name, his rank, that the droll AI implant speaking to him inside his mind is named Ven, and finally, that she is the only thing keeping him from dying. With no other memories or connection to their pasts, Lucan and Ven must navigate their new reality on an unknown planet split into warring factions.
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This week, we’re introducing you to a podcast that was written by playwright and film & television writer Pia Wilson, If I Go Missing the Witches Did It.
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Starring Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe: when a Black writer goes missing, a white podcast host with a savior complex takes up the cause of finding her—and collides with a coven of influencers she suspects are responsible.
After a summer in Westchester soaking up how the other half lives, Jenna Clayton has vanished without a trace. The only clue: a set of voice memos detailing an investigation into a group of influencers she suspected were using magic to achieve their means.
Elise Edgerton is outraged that no one has found Jenna yet, and decides to take up the cause. But despite believing she is using her platform for good, Elise’s mission threatens to turn her into an even worse villain than a witch: a white savior.
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This week, we’re introducing you to a podcast that was written by author and psychiatrist Justin C. Key, Spider King.
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After taking the rap for a crime he didn’t commit, Darnell makes a dangerous bargain to earn his freedom. But when he agrees to an experimental procedure, he has no idea of the horrific consequences: mutant spiders, escaping from his flesh. After his secret is exposed, Darnell will do anything—even risk becoming a monster—to stay free.
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This week, we would like to introduce you to Undertow: A Dark Tome Story, a new show presented by Realm.
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When investigative journalist Tony Baxter returns to his hometown of Simpson Falls, Maine, a mysterious conspiracy unearths secrets from his past he can’t escape. Joined by friend and fellow lost soul Sonia Proud, Tony must confront the tragedy that shaped him deep in the New England woods— but if they aren’t careful, the malevolent forces in Simpson Falls won’t let them escape.
Undertow: A Dark Tome Story is created and written by Fred Greenhalgh, Produced by Dagaz Media, and presented by Realm. Listen Away.
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This week, we would like to introduce you to Outliers, a new show presented by Realm.
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In the Before, the planet was populated with humans. Now it belongs to the Outliers. Boy has spent his entire life with only his father for company, convinced they’re the last surviving humans in a world full of monsters. But when he meets a strange girl–the first he’s ever seen–they set off on a journey to uncover the truth.
Presented by Realm, Outliers is a Dave Beazley Production narrated by Rory Culkin, created by Casey Wells and Dave Beazley, and based upon the Novella Outliers by Casey Wells. Listen Away.
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DevLok’s AI has gone rogue. Someone—or something—needs to stop it before it’s too late.
Episode written by Fran Wilde. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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Everyone is off to Antarctica for the third trial, but there might be something wrong with DevLok’s AI.
Episode written by Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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Cameron is having a crisis, the AIs might be a little too autonomous, and trial three is about to begin.
Episode written by Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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Fourteen months in the past, a gray goo incident at DevLok leads to the foundation of Watchover.
Episode written by Martha Wells. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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The second trial drops and tensions are high. A little friendly competition might help everyone blow off steam.
Episode written by Fran Wilde. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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As Watchover copes with an investor visit, at DevLok Trey tries to explain the mystery code.
Episode written by Malka Older. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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The trial results are in. No one is calm.
Episode written by Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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The competitors send their robots out into the desert as the first trial begins.
Episode written by Malka Older. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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On the eve of the first trial, everyone tries to relax at the Moonshot bar.
Episode written by Fran Wilde. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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In the days leading up to the Mars AI competition, rivals DevLok and Watchover are ready to rumble.
Episode written by Fran Wilde. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm.
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For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Machina is a Realm Production. Listen Away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices