13 episodes

When an oil executive goes missing aboard the deep-sea Atlas Station, the company sends agent Synøve Pan down for answers — and she’s just the woman to get them. Welcome to the Second Oil Age: a sci-fi podcast that transports listeners to a post–energy-crisis world in which humanity’s thirst for oil is satisfied through a bargain with a mysterious deep-sea species. Binge the entire season now!

The Second Oil Age iHeartPodcasts

    • Fiction
    • 4.6 • 40 Ratings

When an oil executive goes missing aboard the deep-sea Atlas Station, the company sends agent Synøve Pan down for answers — and she’s just the woman to get them. Welcome to the Second Oil Age: a sci-fi podcast that transports listeners to a post–energy-crisis world in which humanity’s thirst for oil is satisfied through a bargain with a mysterious deep-sea species. Binge the entire season now!

    Descent

    Descent

    UDEX agent Synøve Pan descends toward Atlas Station in search of a missing person, but discovers she’s not alone aboard the automated sub.

    • 16 min
    World Made Whole

    World Made Whole

    Suspended between a troubled surface world and her deep-sea destination, UDEX agent Synøve Pan strikes a deal with a stowaway journalist -- and prepares for what awaits her on Atlas Station.

    • 13 min
    A New Covenant

    A New Covenant

    Synøve Pan arrives at Atlas Station and encounters a bustling hub of deepsea industry. She comes face to face with the station’s authority figures -- and begins asking inconvenient questions.

    • 24 min
    Book of Changes

    Book of Changes

    Synøve Pan wanders the crowded confines of Atlas Station, seeking answers in a looking-glass distortion of the world above. As her pharmacological enhancements wear off, she’s forced to face some of her own inner demons.

    • 17 min
    Emissary

    Emissary

    Synøve Pan finally meets an emissary of the Deep and demands answers in her missing persons case. She gets far more than she bargained for.

    • 16 min
    Trident

    Trident

    Chaos erupts on Atlas Station and Synøve Pan is thrust into the very center of the conflict.

    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
40 Ratings

40 Ratings

restorationshed chris ,

Great story. But where is the next episode?

Love the story. Great voices, I am fully immersed into the world when I listening to it. Next episode please!!!!!

UK Garage Reviews ,

Brilliant and fully immersive

Love this podcast, the great story and excellent sound design make for a fully immersive experience. Especially love the themed adverts! Fully recommend

vintageblossom ,

Best podcast of the year

Everything about this podcast is amazing, from the sound quality to the story line. Everything has been thought through and the passion and expertise of the writers and actors and production team shines through.

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