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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. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm

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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. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm

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English


Episodes
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Introducing Conference Call

11/15/2023
This week, we would like to introduce you to Conference Call, a new comedy fiction podcast distributed by Realm. The inventors of a two-tiered dish rack start a new company with an impressive new employee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:26:05

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Introducing America 2.0

6/2/2023
This week, we would like to introduce you to America 2.0, a new show distributed by Realm. In the opener, we meet first term Congressman Seth McGuire, who’s embroiled in a terrible PR disaster. He interacts mostly with his chief of staff, Olivia Huff and his assistant, Gita Subramanium, both of whom are way more politically savvy, and try to counsel him into “playing the game.” Beat down and disheartened, Seth is at the end of his rope. But the lightning of inspiration strikes when he’s least expecting it – while listening to right-wing talk radio. Directed by J S Mayank. Written by J S Mayank & David Carlyle. Produced by J S Mayank, David Carlyle, Jeremy Gordon, Spencer Garrett. Cast: Patrick J Adams, Autumn Reeser, Lorien Haynes, Kalpana Pot, Mark Atteberry, Katherine Castra, Dana Bash, and Ming-Na Wen. Additional voices: Shaan Sharma, Dustin Green, Jonathan Bray, Chris Cleveland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:14:35

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Introducing The Valley

5/19/2023
This week, we would like to introduce you to The Valley, a new podcast distributed by Realm. It’s the night of the biggest party in Silicon Valley - a pre-launch bash being thrown by tech royalty Nellie and Kyler Nelson on the eve of their next big venture. Cam, a brilliant computer science major from decidedly non-Valley origins, arrives on the arm of her new girlfriend, Sadie Fisher. Sadie has brought Cam here to introduce her to the tech-industry elite her family is a part of. But Cam is there for a whole other reason. Revenge. ---- The Valley is a production of Frequency Machine and Arlan Was Here Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:11:40

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Introducing Two Flat Earthers Kidnap a Freemason

4/10/2023
This week, we would like to introduce you to Two Flat Earthers Kidnap a Freemason, a podcast distributed by Realm. Conspiracy loving Flat Earthers, Randy Dunning and Gayle Kruger, will do anything to make the next great viral video. They’ll even kidnap a Freemason and keep him locked in their basement until he tells them what the Freemasons are really doing behind those closed doors. Two Flat Earthers Kidnap a Freemason is a satirical dark comedy about Secret Societies and Internet Conspiracy Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:38:55

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Introducing Celeritas

3/17/2023
This week, we would like to introduce you to Celeritas, a new podcast distributed by Realm Owen fails to have a normal conversation with his daughter during a spacewalk. Then a routine engine test is anything but. Join the Celeritas Discord for exclusive content, discussion and AMAs at https://discord.gg/JbwJN3TVGK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:14:36

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Introducing Bookburners

2/27/2023
This week, we would like to introduce you to Bookburners, a new show from Realm created by Max Gladstone. Magic is real. And it’s dangerous. It’s locked in books and relics imbued with power. But sometimes, whether by accident or by design, magic escapes and wreaks havoc upon the world. That’s when Team Three is deployed—known by their enemies as: The Bookburners. Tasked with identifying and neutralizing magical threats anywhere in the world, the Bookburners are a cohort of special...

Duration:00:42:13

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Introducing What Will Be Here?

2/20/2023
This week, we would like to introduce you to What Will Be Here?, a podcast distributed by Realm. Jules introduces the team. Suri has doubts about the project. Armani makes their own golden record. Kei is in the ducts. Dane explains how the world is doomed. Content Notes: contains swearing, the brief presence of fire, recordings of several animal noises, audio of a jet, and the recording of a gunshot. No guns are present in the episode. TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/wwbhe1transcript Learn more...

Duration:00:26:54

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Introducing The Rapscallion Agency

1/13/2023
This week, we would like to introduce you to The Rapscallion Agency, a new podcast distributed by Realm. Lisette and Cluracan arrive in Paris! The young pair move into a borrowed maisonette in the 9th arrondissement to launch their fledgling cybersecurity firm. Together, with his computer skills and her abilities as a trained cat burglar, they are excited to start a new, and hopefully profitable, venture on their own terms. Meanwhile, a reformed convict named Rene is tricked into stealing a...

Duration:00:38:32

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Introducing Spark Hunter

12/16/2022
This week, we would like to introduce you to Spark Hunter, a new podcast distributed by Realm. When the world’s most advanced AI evolves past the limits of human intelligence, the US government fears she has gone rogue and is determined to take her out. Now, over dinner with her Maker, a final meal will determine if she represents a new hope for the world… or its destruction. With sharpshooters in position, and the NSA listening to their every word, her Maker must determine if she is a...

Duration:00:19:38

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Introducing Blood Culture

11/22/2022
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

Duration:00:56:47

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Introducing Gundog

11/4/2022
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...

Duration:01:01:19

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Introducing Undertow: Blood Forest, starring Jack Falahee

10/28/2022
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

Duration:00:47:25

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Introducing Blood & Gold, starring Richard Cabral

10/20/2022
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

Duration:00:40:20

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Introducing Zaya

9/29/2022
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

Duration:00:18:56

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Introducing Echo Park, starring Harry Shum Jr.

9/8/2022
This week, we would like to introduce you to Echo Park, a new show from Realm starring Harry Shum Jr. Desperate for a clean sample, James goes to Echo Park in search of his missing clone, Terrance—but danger is waiting. Echo Park is airing now wherever you get your podcasts. Binge the whole show now by subscribing to Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Echo Park is a Realm production. Listen Away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Introducing Power Trip, starring Tatiana Maslany

8/4/2022
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. This season’s episodes will be released for free on a weekly basis, and subscribers of Realm+ on Apple Podcasts get bingeable, uninterrupted access to the whole show right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:24:07

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Introducing Hollow

7/14/2022
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...

Duration:00:27:53

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Introducing OBSIDIAN

6/23/2022
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

Duration:00:19:01

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Introducing The Co-Founder, starring Sunita Mani and Alexandra Shipp

6/9/2022
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. The Co-Founder is a Realm production. Listen Away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:34:40

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Introducing Overleaper, starring Thora Birch

5/19/2022
This week, we’re introducing you to Overleaper, a new show from Realm starring Thora Birch. Listen and subscribe to Overleaper wherever you get your podcasts, or visit Realm.fm (and sign up for our newsletter while you're at it!) 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. Overleaper is a Realm production. Listen Away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Duration:00:30:37