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FromOriginal Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

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Jan 18, 2023

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In an effort to please a potential investor, an entrepreneur cuts corners to develop a new microchip using human neurons. […]

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Jan 18, 2023

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Makeshift Stories is an indie sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction podcast for all ages. Twice a month, escape the ordinary and join us on a journey through space, time, possible futures, alternative pasts and the unexplainable.

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The Escape: As Tim, the newly arrived giant, repairs the damage he caused his captor, Amos starts to explain the history of […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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0ff Course: After escaping from Ceres Tim and Adrian arrive home to a foreign world where they never existed. Tim has trouble […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Hole in Space – Part 2: After being sucked into a wormhole, created when Luki used Len’s unfinished hyper dry modification to the ship’s clothes dryer, the crew of the Hyper Nova are stranded on a strange planet called Atma, which is being smothered in lost laundry. by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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A Turn of Events by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Europa Cafe: Maya and Tim work at the Europa Cafe in Way Station – a place out of time where things are […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Four Keys – Pt.1: Maya, Adrian, and Tim arrive in a new world that Tim feels is vaguely familiar. Before they figure out where […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Arrival: Tim (a giant by local standards) finds himself on Ceres (a small and icy world) without any memory of how he got there and who he is. He has literally dropped into the middle of a conflict and is taken in by one side. by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Other Story – Luki: Luki -The Other Story is the first episode of an alternate storyline. At the end of episode 11 as the […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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All Hallows Eve: Sareen’s plans, made over several generations, come together on "All Hallows Eve" to bring the target of her 1000 year quest to her doorstep. Adrian who has been hiding for centuries fails to see the trap being laid and inadvertently allows himself to ... by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Sodality: Margot’s unexpected return to Ceres creates an opportunity for Amos and Tim to make a highly risky escape. After regaining […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Four Keys Pt.3: After his odd encounter with Annie, William starts pressing Tim for the information that she gave him, but Tim is […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Hyper Nova: Luki is given his first true command of a star ship and is immediately plunged into a major mission. With […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Four Keys Pt.2: After Adrian is shot by an arrow Tim uses his new found power to save him. As Adrian revives William […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Other Story – Space Junk: After being picked up by an automated rescue ship Luki, Zara and Fritz start to settle in to a routine […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Echoes: After many nights exchanging stories Sareen tries to explain to Effie why the Sodality ended up exiled on Ceres. The […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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GEAA: After being caught in the Europa Café Tim, Maya, and Adrian are flown to G.E.A.A. head office. They are told […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Voluntold: During what turns out to be an extremely slow side trip to the home planet of two rogue space probes, […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Mirror Image: Sareen is mysteriously transported back in time to a version of her home world that is not entirely correct. The […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Boy Who Loved Candy: Sometimes you can love something just a little too much. Under the influence of a mysterious dream Marco discovers that […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Shimmering Field: Time can seem to slow down when there is nothing to do, and this was particularly true for Abeo who […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Solstice: Adrian finds a way to travel to Ceres and bring Tim home, but Sareen discovers what Adrian is up to […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Orph The Emerald Planet by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Invasion: A 500 hundred year old terraforming project is derailed by an imminent invasion. No one, except a small group of […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Endgame: When an unexpected message from deep space turns out to be a Triffal ship Amos must change his plans and […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Perspectives & the Mission by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Hole in Space: Life on board the Hyper Nova begins to settle down into a routine until a number of random events collide with one of Len’s pet projects causing the ship and its crew to get sucked into a hole in space. by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Dreams of a Life: Aura lives with her mother and brothers making a modest living from a concession stand. Her life in the themed […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Laika – Dog From Space: A passing celestial being is trapped by earth’s gravity and dragged reluctantly to its surface in the middle of a […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Ghost in the Machine: History is littered with discarded technologies and obsolete skills. In the last few decades whole industries have been swept away […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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C-11’s Quest: An automated planetary mission goes awry when it is hit by solar flares. Unit C-11 one of the landing group’s […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Alien’s Gift: To reignite interest in an interstellar flight to TRAPPIST 1, mission control has ordered its Captain to host a monthly live public question-and-answer show. As the questions progress, it becomes apparent that the ship is headed to a world with life. by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Morally Complicit (Part 2): After arriving in the crumbling remnants of a once-prosperous city, in pursuit of a fugitive involved in a scheme to steal genetically modified embryos, Agent Kenzo Tanaka keeps running into dead ends. His local partner, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Morally Complicit (Part 1): Agent Kenzo Tanaka arrives in the crumbling remnants of a once-prosperous city in pursuit of Dr. Olivia Morales, a fugitive involved in a scheme to steal genetically modified embryos. Teamed up with Carmen López from Synthbio Investigations, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Test Subject: Tarak, hoping to earn some extra money, joins a telepathy study at the Center for Extrasensory Research. Initially skeptical, he finds the process simple enough: meditate and report any visions. But strange occurrences follow—memory lapses, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Incognito: Alexandra, a skilled con artist, finds herself on a spaceliner en route to Mars, disguised as a lowly steward named Anita. Struggling to keep a low profile, Alexandra faces unexpected challenges, including the presence of her nemesis, Nickolay, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Quality Assurance: Vlad, an 80-year-old legally blind ward of the Zone, unwittingly becomes a key player in testing the revolutionary Mobile Assistive Transport Technology Intelligence, or Matti. As he delves into the project, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Quantum Immortality: Rita, a scientist facing terminal illness, places her trust in an experimental device to transcend death by transferring her consciousness to another version of herself in the multiverse. She discovers a complex web of realities, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Runaway – Lost in Cascadia: In the gritty urban sprawl of Cascadia, a fugitive android, fleeing its creators, seeks refuge among the people living on the city streets. Forced to adopt a guise mirroring one of them, a twist of fate entangles it in a perilous quest. by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Solar Storm (Part 2): After Mary's pioneering groundbreaking method for forecasting solar flares forewarns of an apocalypse-level catastrophe, she grapples with the daunting task of validating her chilling prediction. She turns to an old colleague and friend to confirm her ... by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Solar Storm (Part 1): In a race against time to rescue her failing space weather enterprise, Mary pioneers a groundbreaking method for forecasting solar flares. But when her innovation forewarns of an apocalypse-level catastrophe, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Poisoned (Part 2): In pursuit of a lead on his stock market investigation, Wil receives a promising tip that points directly to a suspect. Yet, as he delves deeper, the trail dissolves into a frustrating dead end. Just when he least expects it, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Poisoned (Part 1): In a neo-noir mystery where AI have taken over most jobs, Wil, a displaced software engineer turned gumshoe, tackles a seemingly routine case—until it unravels a labyrinth of deceit. As suspicions deepen, he uncovers a vendetta for justice lurking behi... by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Zero-Sum Game: On the Tarron Ka, a generational spaceship veering perilously off course, Lea faces a profound rift with her lifelong friend. Blaming Lea's family business for the crisis, their bond fractures. However, Lea's quest unveils a shocking revelation: her au... by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Chronology Protectorate Agent: Emile awakens disoriented before an office door, clutching an envelope bearing a name he doesn't recognize. With unsettling memories of a mysterious trauma, he hesitantly knocks and steps inside. The room's occupant, a brilliant physics professor, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Mendela Effect: On the 25th anniversary of her grandmother's tragic demise, Alessia embarks on a poignant journey back to the haunting scene of the incident. As she stands before the memorial plaque, a chilling revelation strikes her: her beloved grandmother's memorie... by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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A Mystery Solved: In the relentless pursuit of podcasting stardom, Damon will stop at nothing to propel his enigmatic mystery podcast to the summit of success. When a mysterious marketing company extends a tantalizing offer, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Recycled: Lumo, a young teen from a small town, heads south to the city to find work but discovers the only jobs available are in an e-waste recycling yard. He is excited when his bosses eventually offer him a new job, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Kill Switch: In a twist of fate, a university dropout finds themselves catapulted into the heart of technological intrigue. Seduced by the allure of a data center gig offering a cushy over paid job they inadvertently become a canary in the coal mine and the first a... by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Employee 17: Unable to return to Earth, Satya has toiled tirelessly, dreaming of retirement at one of the moon's vibrant new vacation hotels. But fate has other plans in store. When the ownership of the lunar mining company she works for changes hands, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Other Side of Time: Physicist Darius Hussaini is researching the concept of time as an illusion. During a conference, an enigmatic foundation offers to finance his groundbreaking work. However, Darius soon realizes that their true motive is to develop a cure for ageing. by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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200 Miles Per Gallon: In an alternate 1977, where the oil embargo has become permanent, a young mechanic with a gambling habit has invented an alternative way to burn fuel and end the energy crisis. A pool hustler named Vera, is hired by an anonymous client to win the paten... by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The Chronovisor: An elderly scientist, named Leonardo Moretti, claims he has built a version of a restricted machine that allows him to see into the future and has discovered he will be murdered in a week. He approaches a Rome Police Detective named, Rizzo, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Breakwater: Celeste's billionaire mother founded Breakwater as a place to escape the disasters of the late 21st century. Using a gene modification, its population has been able to stop aging. The modification, however, results in long-term memory loss, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Quantified Love: When two general artificial intelligences working for competing online dating services discover they share more in common than the humans they want to match, they begin to manipulate their clients to connect more frequently. - CONNECT WITH US - by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Biohack: A university student makes the desperate and radical decision to alter his brain to enhance his learning ability. During his search, he finds a biohacker who informs him about a gene modification of dubious origin. by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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The IP Agent’s Choice: An intellectual property enforcement agent discovers an unusual, illegally modified person during a routine crowd scan, making him question the fairness of the system he works for. The offender, a young woman, by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Nana Beta: A company offers to digitally preserve Veda’s grandmother’s personality if she and her mother take part in a beta testing […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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Plausible Deniability: A well-known business person hires WH27, an artificial general intelligence of dubious character and owner of the world’s first AI […] by Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
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