Episodes

Nikola Tesla receives a mysterious visitor ostensibly there to interview him about his recent discoveries. The reporter is only interested in his design for a camera that can photograph thoughts. During a demonstration of the device, Tesla discovers his visitor is a time traveller.

A psychologist tries to convince a new patient they do not have extrasensory perception and are therefore not responsible for a past event that haunts them in their dreams.

After what she believes to be 5000 years, automated systems wake Dorian's mind and download it into a temporary body. However, only hours into her seven-day stint, she discovers things are not as they seem.

To save her family’s hundred-year-old manufacturing business, Sandra decides to use the general artificial intelligence she has been working on to create a new product line consisting of autonomous yard maintenance machines. However, she is forced to partner with a private investor who does not see eye to eye with her. During their dispute, the artificial intelligence starts making decisions on its own. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network “Locally grown. Community...

Nikolay, a Russian cosmonaut, is stranded on a secret Red Army moonbase when the Soviet Union collapses. Believing the USSR's dissolution is propaganda to smoke out the lunar installation, he maintains the moonbase avoiding contact with Earth.

Gwen discovers Karl's new skin's identity, which lets her track the escapee to a recently reclaimed district. However, the Haven runaway puts questions in Gwen's mind, which she is determined to have answered.

After Karl the Haven escapee eludes port security and Gwen, he manages to find the woman who initially helped him break out of the island enclave. He pressures her into again providing him with the means to change identities. By the time Gwen, the inspector designate, tracks Karl’s reluctant collaborator down, the fugitive is long gone; however, shortly after, his collaborator disappears as well. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network “Locally grown. Community suppor...

Leopold has spent his life repairing appliances, and home entertainment systems struggles to remain relevant in a world of disposable digital devices. When he attempts to fix an old slide projector he found in the garbage; the vintage machine turns out to be more than an obsolete appliance. 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 Twit...

Two young people from a moon orbiting the second planet around Barnard’s Star end up in the same escape pod. On the surface, they are from opposing political systems but soon discover they are more alike than different.

After a massive international corporation takes over Hero-on-the-way and pushes the app’s existing superheroes to the bottom of the search results, Honcho and Ephemera decide to fight back. They enlist Doctor Slow-mo and several other heroes to protest at one of the corporation’s other businesses. However, when things don’t go as planned, Doctor Slow-mo, Synapse and a new hero on the app are forced to act. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network Locally grown. Communi...

Gwen, the current inspector designate of Hinterland, is suddenly tasked to track down an escapee from Haven, a remote island enclave. Kept in ignorance of their captivity, no one from Haven has managed to escape before. However, even one individual from the enclave, free in the general population, could disrupt the world. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network “Locally grown. Community supported” On Sunday, October 18th, join us live on Facebook (https://www.faceboo...

After falling asleep while writing a last-minute report, Ken wakes to discover the world has changed, and not in a good way.

While sorting through her deceased uncle’s belongings, Lynn discovers a shoebox of notes documenting an unusual encounter in 1956 on his ham radio. If true, the incident would change the history of spaceflight.

Lauren discovers a corporation has taken over her video channel after claiming they own the copyright to her face and voice.

Lauren, a rising online video star, is about to celebrate her two-millionth subscriber when things go unexpected sideways. She discovers a corporation has taken over her channel after successfully claiming they own the copyright to her face and voice. She tries desperately to untangle how she lost the rights to her identity, which leads to a family secret. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network “Locally grown. Community supported” CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gm...

Doctor Slow-mo tries to outdo his grandmother, aka Cerebral, by giving his six-year-old niece a DIY CRISPR home gene-editing kit as a birthday present. But neither anticipates how the incredibly smart little girl will combine their gifts.

A cognitively enhanced, PI begins to suspect he is getting involved in something far more complicated than his secretive client has let on.

After being cognitively enhanced, Corey is disgraced and booted out of the prestigious private intelligence company which employed and altered him. Eight years later, he finally lands his first gig of any consequence as a private investigator. But he soon begins to suspect he is getting involved in something far more complicated than his secretive client has let on. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Financial. CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gm...

After a somewhat disastrous encounter, a client sues Doctor Slow-mo and three other superheroes. As part of the settlement, with Hero-on-the-way, the four must take a team-building course or lose their licences. None of the cantankerous group is thrilled by the requirement. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Financial. CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST You can help us out by letting your Twitter friends know about @mak...

On a winter evening in January, Morgan goes out to find her cat Echo. She tracks him to an unusually dark shadow in the middle of a park where she can hear Echo but can’t see him. Twelve weeks later, a security guard finds Morgan and Echo standing in front of Queen Hatshepsut temple in Egypt; Morgan still dressed in her winter parka. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Financial. CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST You ca...

On a winter evening in January, Morgan goes out to find her cat Echo. She tracks him to an unusually dark shadow in the middle of a park where she can hear Echo but can’t see him. Twelve weeks later, a security guard finds Morgan and Echo standing in front of Queen Hatshepsut temple in Egypt; Morgan still dressed in her winter parka. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Financial. CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstories@gmail.com SHARE THE PODCAST You ca...

Instead of receiving his rare rock, a series of unfortunate oversights switches Ken’s order for an unusual alien biological sample. When the thing disappears Ken soon discovers his missing rock has a taste for Leaf’s organic vegetables next door.

One of the human computers in a data processing triad, concerned over errors in their predictions, suspects their newest member is a plant working for the artificial intelligence which has taken over the globe. As her suspicions grow, she begins to notice anomalies in her own environment, which point to an unexpected source for the problems her computing group is having. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Financial. CONNECT WITH US makeshiftstori...

To boost his fledgling career, Doctor Slow-mo, a neophyte superhero, attempts to go to his first professional superhero conference. When lousy weather forces his plane to redirect to a different airport, circumstances press him into action.