About this podcast
A series of unconnected short stories:
- A young man with the unfortunate tattoo of his girlfriend's name considers his options.
- A final road trip with a dying father.
- An everyday experience becomes a work of art.
- The hazards of using a wormhole for waste disposal.
- A frosty relationship between a young woman and her mother-in-law.
- A society that enables even mediocre artists to make a living from their endeavours.
- The importance of mending fences when adjoining yards house a dog and a rabbit.
- A young man, down-on-his luck, decides to become a sex worker.
- A politician faces, or refuses to face, the consequences of his actions
- A young man with a fear of public speaking prepares to deliver his father's eulogy.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 23 episodes
- Return to Sender · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 23Dumped by his girlfriend and in a dead-end job, a young man rebels.
- Sauna · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 21Jimmy meets a girl he likes, but lies about an old tattoo. Will it damage their relationship?
- Kafenio · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 20To save costs, a small Greek cafe engages the services of an android and discovers that 98% performance is not good enough.
- Maura's Ashes · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 19A young man makes a rash promise, and turns to AI to bail him out of trouble. A story of final wishes, best intentions, deception and redemption.
- Marketing · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 18The Marketing Department has conducted some research and wants Customer Support to make changes to its practices. Jennifer is skeptical and scathing. Any similarity to actual…
- Eulogy · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 17Jimmy has to make a speech at his father's funeral. This is a comedic story about the fear of public speaking. And family relationships. It's set in Dublin and Dingle, France.
- Swept Away by the Flood · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 16A former politician who helped block climate action seeks shelter in a community struggling to deal with the consequences of extreme weather.
- The Dispensary · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 15Imagine a society in which artists - even mediocre ones - are supported financially and emotionally. They have an assured market and ongoing work. But there is a cost.
- Cartel · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 14A young man meets the girl of his dreams, but she is due to leave for her home country. An un/fortunate accident extends her stay.
- Rabbitgate · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 13Preventative maintenance has a particular importance for dog-owners if the pet next door is a rabbit. If you're going to cover up an unfortunate incident, you need to make sure…
- Sex Work · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 12Jimmy is down on his luck and out of money. The prospect of sex work may offer a way out. Or not.
- Pillow Talk · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 11A story of trust, suspicion and jealousy. And the easy trap of enabling an AI to reinforce your preexisting beliefs.
- Fingers · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 10Managing pets and children, especially teenagers, can be challenging. The Instagrammable children of others may not be picture-perfect in real life.
- Shoes · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 9In a strife-torn Sydney, a young man tries to buy a pair of shoes for his dead brother.
- Kilkee · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 8A frosty relationship between a young woman and her mother-in-law cools even further in a time of misfortune.
- Away · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 7'There is no away' is an environmental mantra. In this story humans have apparently found a way to really dispose of our unwanted junk. Being an allegory, there is of course a…
- Albert · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 6A chance encounter leads a young man to share a London flat with an older gentleman. They develop a strong bond, but what might be a minor breach of trust leads to a schism that…
- Driving to Zagreb · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 5Sometimes you have to stop digging. A young man in London gets sucked into a fabricated story that sees him sink deeper and deeper into a pit with no apparent exit.
- Monivea · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 4Damian returns home to Ireland to visit his dying father, and they share a final road trip.
