The Program audio series

The Program audio series is a fiction podcast set in a future in which Money, State, and God became fused into a single entity called the Program. Each episode is a self-contained story focusing on ordinary people inhabiting this extraordinary world. And for them, it is not this future that is terrifying - it is our present.

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Overclocking 04/20/2022

Overclocking Falling in love two weeks before the scheduled end of the world. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/22818338

Jakob’s notebook: Antivirus solutions for home and business 01/26/2022

Jakob’s notebook: Antivirus solutions for home and business Humans are not alone in the universe - they’re just really unpleasant to be around. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21879230

Homepage not found 11/03/2021

Homepage not found Building fusion reactors and interplanetary spaceships is easy. What's hard is getting a permit from the local Planning and Housing Committee. Take the quiz after listening to the episode at Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising on /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519119

Cheat code 09/08/2021

Cheat code “We want to make our lovers the happiest in the world, and, failing that, the most miserable.” - Jean de La Bruyère Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at Still hungry? Check out for another tasty audio drama! /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519125

Abandonware 08/11/2021

Abandonware Don't light a match to search for fire. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at The Program salutes for sponsoring this episode! Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519128

Killer app 03/24/2021

Killer app Providing support to end users. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at The Program salutes for sponsoring this episode! Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519131

Create, Read, Update, Delete 02/17/2021

Create, Read, Update, Delete The ultimate A/B test. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at The Program salutes for sponsoring this episode! Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519134

Force eject 11/18/2020

Force eject God is not dead; He's on vacation. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519137

What you see is what you get 10/07/2020

What you see is what you get The only way to the brain is through the heart. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519140

More parrot than predator 09/02/2020

More parrot than predator In the beginning was the Microsoft Word. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519143

This AI not to be used to fabricate paperclips 08/05/2020

This AI not to be used to fabricate paperclips Humanity had to endure three great disappointments in the course of history - the first was Copernicus' discovery Earth was not the centre of the Universe; the second was Darwin's conclusion man had no special place in evolution; the third was Lampard's unawarded goal against Germany in 2010 World Cup. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519146

Jakob's notebook: Quit without saving 07/01/2020

Jakob's notebook: Quit without saving A short story written by the late sci-fi author Jakob Miller discovered with three different endings. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519149

Motherboard 06/03/2020

Motherboard We thought HAL 9000 would take us to the stars. Instead we employed it as a babysitter. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519152

My Turing-complete life 04/01/2020

My Turing-complete life What would you do if you encountered a startup that literally sells you the future? Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519155

Right align, justify 03/04/2020

Right align, justify You don’t need laws against stealing, if you hang all the thieves. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519158

Parent-child processing 02/05/2020

Parent-child processing A story examining a relationship between a daughter and a father… After the fact he’s been paid to play the part of her dad for 15 years came to light. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519161

Move past and break things 01/01/2020

Move past and break things time travelling... Episode about Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519164

White hat, black hat 12/15/2019

White hat, black hat A story of a war criminal who chooses the losing side and thrives and a war hero who joins the winners but doesn’t find victory. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519179

White Algorithm's burden - part III 12/04/2019

White Algorithm's burden - part III Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood suddenly start going missing? Part 3 of 3. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519167

White Algorithm's burden - part II 12/04/2019

White Algorithm's burden - part II Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood suddenly start going missing? Part 2 of 3. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519170

White Algorithm's burden - part I 12/04/2019

White Algorithm's burden - part I Your son is a pedophile who never acted on his impulses. What do you do when children in the neighbourhood suddenly start going missing? Part 1 of 3. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519173

Four ways to stop your system from freezing 11/15/2019

Four ways to stop your system from freezing Imagine you could get sentenced to death through downvoting. Listen to a survivor tell her harrowing story. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519176

You had me at "Hello World" 11/15/2019

You had me at "Hello World" Set during the biggest revolution in history, the opening episode recounts a much more important story: that of a summer love lost. Visit for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at or buy some merch at Buy advertising at /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519182

The Program comes for us all 11/11/2019

The Program comes for us all Trailer for the series. Click here if you don’t know where to start. /episode/index/show/tpasp/id/21519185

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