Limited Capacity

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Limited Capacity is a collection of six short stories about the strange and twisted ways we interact with the internet, and with each other. Punctuated with dark humour and surprising twists, each episode blurs the lines between horror, thriller, mockumentary and satire. The stories take on digital appropriation, toxic positivity, a self-help podcast for people who hate self-help and a talking chicken. Each immersive episode is packed with intimate and jarring stories that are both completely familiar and somehow confoundingly alien. It’s like Black Mirror for your ears. From the fiendishly clever mind of Rob Norman, co-creator of the hit podcast Personal Best.

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Introducing: Limited Capacity

Coming November 18. Limited Capacity is a collection of six unsettling short stories about the way our lives are warped through imperfect technologies. Punctuated with dark humour and surprising twists, each episode blurs the lines between horror, thriller, mockumentary and satire. It’s like Black Mirror for your ears. From Rob Norman, co-creator of the hit podcast Personal Best.

11/04/2021

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How could you?!

12/12/2024

choctalian

Make such great work and give us so few episodes?! These are so wonderful, y’all. Please come back!!
Awesome!

09/17/2024

MehMehMeh at best.

I stumbled upon this….and it is a total winner! Highly recommend.
Black mirror of podcasts

08/17/2024

emmylou1212

Oh man I want more! So well written and performed!
more 😭

09/17/2022

LIGHTSABER!

why isnt there any new updates on this show, its so binge worthy!

Limited Capacity is a collection of six short stories about the strange and twisted ways we interact with the internet, and with each other. Punctuated with dark humour and surprising twists, each episode blurs the lines between horror, thriller, mockumentary and satire. The stories take on digital appropriation, toxic positivity, a self-help podcast for people who hate self-help and a talking chicken. Each immersive episode is packed with intimate and jarring stories that are both completely familiar and somehow confoundingly alien. It’s like Black Mirror for your ears. From the fiendishly clever mind of Rob Norman, co-creator of the hit podcast Personal Best.