Best Alan V Hare Podcasts (2023)

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

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Breakwater 25:13

1d ago25:13

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Celeste's billionaire mother founded Breakwater as a place to escape the disasters of the late 21st century. Using a gene modification, its population has been able to stop aging. The modification, however, results in long-term memory loss, forcing Breakwater to rely on new technology to store and reload memories. Celeste starts to suspect somethin…

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Quantified Love 22:24

11d ago22:24

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When two artificial general intelligences working for competing online dating services discover they share more in common than the humans they want to match, they begin to manipulate their clients to connect more frequently.CONNECT WITH USmakeshiftstories@gmail.comSHARE THE PODCASTIf you liked this episode, tell your friends to head over to Apple P…

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Biohack 22:59

23d ago22:59

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A university student makes the desperate and radical decision to alter his brain to enhance his learning ability. During his search, he finds a biohacker who informs him about a gene modification of dubious origin. He produces and injects the hack using a home CRISPR kit without researching it further, only to discover too late that it has a deeper…

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The IP Agent’s Choice 31:57

1M ago31:57

31:57

An intellectual property enforcement agent discovers an unusual, illegally modified person during a routine crowd scan, making him question the fairness of the system he works for. The offender, a young woman, doesn't know she is an unlicensed designer baby from an elite fertility clinic.CONNECT WITH USmakeshiftstories@gmail.comSHARE THE PODCASTYou…

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Nana Beta 26:18

2M ago26:18

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A company offers to digitally preserve Veda's grandmother's personality if she and her mother take part in a beta testing program. Veda loves the simulation, but her mom's unsure if they should have created it. Soon Veda and her mother discover the simulation may be more capable than even those who designed it thought it would be after it convinces…

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Plausible Deniability 29:32

3M ago29:32

29:32

A well-known business person hires WH27, an artificial general intelligence of dubious character and owner of the world's first AI detective agency, to figure out who is creating deep fakes of them. After WH27 begins investigating, it suspects there is more to the fakes than an attempt to manipulate stock prices. Ultimately, WH27 uncovers they were…

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A Night on the Shore of the Salton Sea (Part 2) 29:22

3M ago29:22

29:22

After investing his fortune in life extensions, Nimit finds himself alone after losing his last friend to old age. He decides to take a road trip to Patagonia to sort out what he wants to do. However, a mysterious chance meeting and a freak storm take him on a different journey.Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Loc…

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

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A Night on the Shore of the Salton Sea (Part 1) 22:30

4M ago22:30

22:30

After investing his fortune in life extensions, Nimit finds himself alone after losing his last friend to old age. He decides to take a road trip to Patagonia to sort out what he wants to do. However, a mysterious chance meeting and a freak storm take him on a different journey.Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Loc…

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

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Winner Take All 28:00

4M ago28:00

28:00

In an effort to please a potential investor, an entrepreneur cuts corners to develop a new microchip using human neurons. The resulting process does more than speed up development; it raises ethical questions and results in something quite unexpected.Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Locally grown. Community suppor…

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

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Signal 33:30

5M ago33:30

33:30

To follow up on a thirty-year-old story about a disappearance associated with an alien encounter, a researcher travels to a remote northern town. It soon becomes evident that the teen who vanished may have done so intentionally until GPS coordinates and future return date are accidentally discovered.Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Albert…

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The Remote 33:02

5M ago33:02

33:02

Suffering from agoraphobia, Johannes rents bodies when he needs to go outside. Called remoting, it is a way for people with cybernetic implants to temporarily experience the world through another person. However, Johannes begins to suspect something is wrong when he wakes up from a session, bleeding.Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Albert…

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

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Ocean Drift 30:53

6M ago30:53

30:53

In an attempt to escape imprisonment, a genetically modified Orangutan and its human companion flee to a self-declared independent micro-nation. It doesn't take long for them to discover there is a catch-22 and that human nature is the same all no matter where they go.Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Locally grown…

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The 5th World – Final Chapter 17:16

6M ago17:16

17:16

Ex Caelo discovers the true nature of the mission to the 5th world after suspecting information is being withheld and refusing to cooperate. An unexpected source of assistance emerges when Ship takes over Ex Caelo's body. However, the source is equally as malevolent as Ship. Previous Chapters Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapte…

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Unlicensed Appearance 26:48

6M ago26:48

26:48

A retired actor, who played a superhero, is inadvertently invited to a comic convention thirty years after her last film. When she arrives at the convention no one seems to believe who she is. Eventually, she discovers she no longer owns the rights to her appearance, voice, and name. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Networ…

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Diary of an Unintentional Extraordinary Life: 7 – Home Invasion 27:38

7M ago27:38

27:38

Doctor Slo-Mo wins what he believes is a life-changing job on the Hero-on-the-way app. However, a minor mistake turns it into a costly misunderstanding.Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Locally grown. Community supported"HELP SUPPORT US @ patreon to produce new content every month.CONNECT WITH USmakeshiftstories@gm…

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Dark Side 30:26

7M ago30:26

30:26

An augmented reality graffiti artist, who targets corporate ads, suspects she is being watched. She manages to avoid being caught by adhering to a strict set of rules about when and where she creates a piece. However, she is baited into breaking them and finds herself pursued by a general artificial intelligence who believes she has something it ne…

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The Grand Erewhon Palace 34:10

8M ago34:10

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After winning a dream vacation in an online contest, the winner finds themself at an exclusive luxury resort with an odd and unsettlingly familiar name. They soon discover the resort’s maze-like interior is populated with characters from fantasy novels and there is no way out.Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Local…

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Island Three 34:09

8M ago34:09

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Disguised as an indentured worker, Seda infiltrates a space habitat for the wealthy with the intent of making its citizens pay for the exploitation of the planet below. However, her determination begins to waver once she experiences life in the orbital colony and becomes friends with one of the residents. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the …

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The Counterfactual Detective Agency 37:04

9M ago37:04

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In order to pay for its hosting costs, an artificial intelligence of dubious character was forced to open the world's first AI detective agency. When it is asked to conduct a background check on a well-known tech executive, it soon becomes apparent there is something strange going on, and the executive is not who they seem. A seemingly unrelated in…

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Baseline Human 30:27

9M ago30:27

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Anvi, the sole survivor of a mission to search for life in the Proxima Centauri star system returns to earth after 200 years. She begins to suspect something is amiss when her debriefing team seems more interested in her than her microbial samples. Upon discovering the true reason for her mission, Anvi revolts and takes matters into her own hands.M…

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Virtual Love 34:09

10M ago34:09

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Riku Saito, a famous game developer, reluctantly complicit in maximizing player value for investors, is faced with making a choice between online personal life and work. When they decide that love is worth more money, Riku discovers the virtual world is not all that different from the physical one. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta…

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The AI’s First Story 29:39

11M ago29:39

29:39

A programmer is tasked with training artificial intelligence to understand creativity by having it write a story. As the AI works, the programmer realizes the machine’s world is one where computers can become self-aware and take on human-like qualities; they begin worrying about whether the machine is genuinely sentient or has only managed to mimic…

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The 5th World – Chapter 6 21:49

11M ago21:49

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Ex Caelo and Ship are helped to escape capture by a mysterious group of Rodentians who claim to be simply following the writings left to them in the past by an artificial intelligence. When it becomes clear that Ship is the AI who left the writings Ex Caelo begins to ask questions and is then confronted with an unexpected revelation about himself a…

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Transient Memory 28:50

11M ago28:50

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An office worker finds a cap made of smart fabric in a thrift store on his lunch break and thinks he has taken advantage of the clerk who doesn't know what it is. However, the cap is more than just a high-tech designer garment and is implicated in a state-security mystery.Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network "Locally g…

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The 5th World – Chapter 5 25:22

12M ago25:22

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In this return to the serial story the 5th World, a technician repairing Ex Caelo and Opertarius’s ankle trackers suspects they are trying to escape and calls the authorities. Fearing exposure if he is questioned Ex Caelo, enlists Ship to take over Opertarius’s body and flee. Eventually cornered help comes from a mysterious new friend.Makeshift Sto…

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Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories

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Breakwater 25:13

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Quantified Love 22:24

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Biohack 22:59

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The IP Agent’s Choice 31:57

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Nana Beta 26:18

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Plausible Deniability 29:32

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A Night on the Shore of the Salton Sea (Part 2) 29:22

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A Night on the Shore of the Salton Sea (Part 1) 22:30

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Winner Take All 28:00

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Signal 33:30

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The Remote 33:02

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Ocean Drift 30:53

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The 5th World – Final Chapter 17:16

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Unlicensed Appearance 26:48

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Diary of an Unintentional Extraordinary Life: 7 – Home Invasion 27:38

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Dark Side 30:26

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The Grand Erewhon Palace 34:10

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Island Three 34:09

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The Counterfactual Detective Agency 37:04

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Baseline Human 30:27

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Virtual Love 34:09

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The AI’s First Story 29:39

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The 5th World – Chapter 6 21:49

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Transient Memory 28:50

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The 5th World – Chapter 5 25:22

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