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The Program audio series

Ivan Mirko S.
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A sci-fi anthology set in a future in which Money, State, and God became fused into a single entity called the Program. Each episode is a self-contained story focusing on ordinary people inhabiting this extraordinary world. Best rated episodes include "White Algorithm's burden" (true crime), "Four ways to stop your system from freezing" (drama), "Contemporary Cube Theory" (academic lecture), "How to keep device drivers from crashing" (comedy), "Overclocking" (adventure), and "All unsaved progress will be lost" (alternate history). New stories take time but are coming out regularly. Become a supporter at www.patreon.com/programaudioseries to listen ad-free and get subscriber-exclusive episodes. Visit www.programaudioseries.com for more goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. The Program Shows of Accolade: Absolutely No Adventures, Remnants & The World to Come

    10 DEC · BONUS

    The Program Shows of Accolade: Absolutely No Adventures, Remnants & The World to Come

    Sample three more fiction podcasts recommended by the Program. Search them by their title in your podcasting app afterwards, or check out their websites: Absolutely No Adventures Remnants The World to Come Two other comedies mentioned: Spaceships Human-B-Gon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  2. Decompiling The Program: White Algorithm's burden trilogy

    3 DEC · BONUS • THE BLACK BOX ONLY

    Decompiling The Program: White Algorithm's burden trilogy

    What's the function of the Human Resources department? Is the West going to be saved by Asia? Who's more ruthless: The Program or Man..? These are just some of the questions IMS and Jacq thoroughly fail to answer in episode #5 of Decompiling The Program, a behind-the-scenes series which directs the spotlight on the White Algorithm's burden trilogy on the sixth anniversary of its original release.

    42 min
  3. Decompiling The Program: Overclocking

    5 NOV · BONUS • THE BLACK BOX ONLY

    Decompiling The Program: Overclocking

    Jacq and IMS examine the feature-length episode "Overclocking" in the fourth instalment of our behind-the-scenes series. Which Soviet film served as the initial inspiration for this episode? Which early modern work of English literature has "Overclocking" been compared to? How can a loving god cause so much suffering? Tune in and find out!

    42 min
  4. [UNLOCKED] Decompiling The Program: Contemporary Cube Theory + BIG NEWS

    23 OCT · BONUS

    [UNLOCKED] Decompiling The Program: Contemporary Cube Theory + BIG NEWS

    Join https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries and get access to all Decompiling The Program episodes and all the other subscriber-exclusive material ad-free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min
  5. Decompiling The Program: Four ways to stop your system from freezing

    8 OCT · BONUS • THE BLACK BOX ONLY

    Decompiling The Program: Four ways to stop your system from freezing

    The third instalment of our behind-the-scenes series has Jacqueline Ainsworth and IMS discuss Carlos' sad destiny in "Four ways to stop your system from freezing". We ponder whether Karmageddon was a glitch, find out what Jacq's mother thinks of Clint Eastwood, and chat about cancel culture (or consequence culture, how it's been renamed once right people started doing it).

    36 min
  6. Decompiling The Program: Contemporary Cube Theory

    27 AUG · BONUS • THE BLACK BOX ONLY

    Decompiling The Program: Contemporary Cube Theory

    The second instalment of our behind-the-scenes series: join me and Jacqueline Ainsworth as we discuss "Contemporary Cube Theory", currently the latest episode of The Program audio series. Among other topics, we talk about why it took three years to make this episode, which episode came out of it as its offshoot, how frontend cubes differ from backend cubes, and there's even a competition to win the Program's T-shirt. REFERENCES: - Remembering Yugoslavia episode on Youth Work Actions: https://yugoblok.com/youth-work-actions/ - Snippet explaining the etymology of "marra" was taken from Ken Loach's film The Old Oak (available to watch for free through Canadian and presumably US library systems via Hoopla) - Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature podcast: https://www.modesofthoughtpodcast.com/

    45 min
  7. Contemporary Cube Theory

    30 JUL

    Contemporary Cube Theory

    For centuries, humanity has been building monolithic structures known as the Cubes. Today, we finally get a glimpse into their construction - delivered by academic lecture and first hand account. Visit programaudioseries.com/37-contemporary-cube-theory/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Check out Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature at modesofthoughtpodcast.com for more pseudoarchaeological lectures and alternative history stories. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgrade at any time to get subscriber-exclusive episodes, ad-free listening, early-access, and behind-the-scenes for as little as $3/mo. If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably enjoy ep 32 All unsaved progress will be lost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 21m
  8. Hard fork

    18 JUN

    Hard fork

    When a simulation discovers a way to copy itself and have people choose their reality, one man fights to keep his family together. Visit programaudioseries.com/36-hard-fork/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgrade at any time to get subscriber-exclusive episodes, ad-free listening, early-access, and behind-the-scenes for as little as $3/mo. If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably enjoy ep 25 Planned obsolescence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min
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A sci-fi anthology set in a future in which Money, State, and God became fused into a single entity called the Program. Each episode is a self-contained story focusing on ordinary people inhabiting this extraordinary world. Best rated episodes include "White Algorithm's burden" (true crime), "Four ways to stop your system from freezing" (drama), "Contemporary Cube Theory" (academic lecture), "How to keep device drivers from crashing" (comedy), "Overclocking" (adventure), and "All unsaved progress will be lost" (alternate history). New stories take time but are coming out regularly. Become a supporter at www.patreon.com/programaudioseries to listen ad-free and get subscriber-exclusive episodes. Visit www.programaudioseries.com for more goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Ivan Mirko S.
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    The Program audio series
  • Provider

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