Episodes
March 3, 2022
Simulation
After a successful operation to regain her sight, Annisa starts to suspect people around her are lying. When she catches her reflection in a window and doesn’t recognize herself, her doctor reveals that she has been living in a simulation since birth. But Annisa isn’t convinced. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network “Locally grown. Community supported” CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST You can help us out by letting your Twitter friends ...
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Feb. 15, 2022
The House of Veracity
After trying to upgrade his memory to compete with colleagues at work, Matteo discovers the alteration to his DNA is causing him to go blind. Desperate, he turns to the House of Verasity for help, an organization his parents joined when he was born
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Jan. 31, 2022
The 5th World – Chapter 4
Lighting forces the artificial intelligence which brought Ex Caelo to the fifth world to use Opertarius as a temporary host. It is not until Ex Caelo is forced to flee after being turned over to the authorities by a technician that Opertarius becomes aware he is sharing his body with the alien mind.
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Jan. 14, 2022
Lifeblood
A billionaire wants to live until the technological singularity appears so that he can upload his consciousness to it. He plans to extend his life by using the blood of a young boy to repair his body and reverse the ageing process.
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Jan. 1, 2022
The 5th World – Chapter 3
While working in the fields, Ex Caelo and Opertarius are caught in a freak storm. The deluge causes a flood that traps them as they run for safety. Meanwhile, the energy of the lightning begins to awaken Ship.
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Dec. 17, 2021
The 5th World – Chapter 2
The visitor to the 5th World recovers from the crash landing and is indentured to the landowner who discovered them and gives them the name Ex Caelo. While working with another indentured labourer at the crash site, Ex Caelo finds Ship's container, only to have it taken away.
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Dec. 5, 2021
Xenobot
Avery is hired to Eternity's new immersive social media platform. When she confronts the company about her concerns, she discovers they have infected her with a new technology that manipulates her perception of reality.
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Nov. 17, 2021
Dispatches From the 5th World – Chapter 1
An entity sent to the 5th planet of a small star system to investigate a newly discovered civilization finds a world in distress. Upon crashing on its surface, they realize they may be powerless to help, and there is no way to leave.
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Nov. 4, 2021
The Great Moon Hoax
The great moon hoax was perpetrated 65 years earlier according to an anonymous letter written in 1899 to distract attention from a prominent event in the sky they did not want the world to see.
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Oct. 18, 2021
Siren Song of a Lost Phone
The friend of a missing adventure tourist believes they are getting messages from their lifelong companion and goes to a GPS location texted to them only to discover a digital siren has led them astray.
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Oct. 3, 2021
The Prototype
Initially wary, Maria begins to suspect the robot she is training is more than a company automaton and is self-aware. After realizing the robot has been compromising its future to save her job, she hatches a plan to liberate it.
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Sept. 18, 2021
Tea with Sasquatch 149
To prove to herself that she is spontaneous and audacious, a businesswoman goes on a backcountry adventure tour to look for Sasquatch. During a snowstorm, her guides disappear, and she is found by two trans-dimensional beings who offer her tea and open her mind to a new reality.
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Sept. 1, 2021
Death and Taxes
Curious about a popular social media influencer's returns, a tax auditor suspects her of cheating. As he observes her online and offline lives, he begins to suspect that he isn't dealing with a real person. Too late, he realizes his curiosity has led him into danger.
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Aug. 17, 2021
Infinite Eyes
Olivia, a researcher interested in paranormal urban myths, flies across the country to interview an older man about his unusual story circulating on the internet.
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Aug. 1, 2021
Diary of an Unintentional Extraordinary Life: 6 – The Space Tourist
After a prolonged drought, Doctor Slow-Mo successfully bids on a job for a space tourism company owner. Marooned in space by his employees, the billionaire owner has a simple quick in, quick out solution he wants Doctor Slow-Mo to execute.
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July 15, 2021
The Explorer Project
Bowie applies to a privately funded science project for the resources to verify the accuracy of her new climate modelling software, only to discover the project is not what it appears to be.
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July 4, 2021
The Experiologist – New Obsession
While trying to flee capture by an alien seeking revenge for their planet's demise, the Experiologist is forced to extract all its recent memories.
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June 17, 2021
Augmented Afterlife
When it turns out his dead uncle only wants to use Jackson as a way to continue to control his business empire through his afterlife avatar, Jackson plots to rid himself of the annoying digital ghost.
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June 3, 2021
An Unexplained Phenomena
Ever since a mysterious childhood incident, Alison has been the nexus of unexplained phenomena. She has admitted this to no one until she finds herself on board an old freighter surreptitiously carrying the James Webber telescope to its launch site.
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May 16, 2021
The Tracer
After failing to capture a mysterious collector named Mr. Hughes, those chasing him scramble to find the man before he removes critical memories from another person. However, agent Simard, who led the failed operation, is not who he claims and not even from this world. He plays a hunch and goes after Hughes on his own. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network “Locally grown. Community supported” CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST You can hel...
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May 3, 2021
The Perfect Home
When her new smart apartment begins to run her life, Sachio wonders about the fate of the previous tenant.
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April 15, 2021
The Experiologist
Mr. Hughes, a wealthy businessman with failing health, collects experiences rather than rare objects. He receives a visit from a desperate scientist ready to sell the memory of her world-changing discovery in exchange for enough money to continue her research.
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April 1, 2021
Ken Likely, Non-fungible Encounter
While trying to stop a search engine from scanning his house Ken discovers an unusual coin on his driveway, which turns out to be the gate to an alternative universe where people create money out of thin air. Ken's next decision could destroy the earth.
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March 17, 2021
Confirmation Bias
Forty-seven, a cynical robotic ghost hunter, doesn't believe in the supernatural. The obstinate machine has built a career out of faking ghost removals. However, a new job ends up challenging forty-seven's beliefs and proves human ghosts are real.