Original Science Fiction - Makeshift Stories
Original Science Fiction - Makeshift Stories

Original Science Fiction - Makeshift Stories

Vern Hume

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Makeshift Stories is a sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction podcast for anyone who craves the thrill of the unknown and unexpected. Once a month, buckle up for an epic journey through possible futures, space, alternate realities, and beyond. Are you ready to explore uncharted territories and discover the unimaginable? Tune in and let your imagination soar!

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The Klotho Factor
JAN 3, 2026
The Klotho Factor
<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/original-science-fiction-makeshift-stories/id291832580"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1420" src="http://makeshiftstories.com/media/2018/03/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts_sRGB_US.svg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>Kenzo Tanaka, a washed-up intellectual property rights enforcer turned PI, takes a “lost dog” case from a woman he believes to be a dazzling biotech heiress. However, he soon discovers that the dog is a human-canine chimera growing a life-extending Klotho gland, which is highly illegal. His gene-hacker friend dies for the discovery, which leads Kenzo on a chase through the Great Plains Economic Zone’s lawless biotech underworld, ending at a mountain research compound guarded by weaponized hybrid dogs. As he escapes with the lost dog, Kenzo is confronted by his client, who turns out to be an organ broker working for a wealthy client. Although tempted by profit, Kenzo chooses not to hand over the dog and vanishes the prize for good.</p> <p>CONNECT WITH US</p> <p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener">[email protected]</a></p> <p>SHARE THE PODCAST</p> <p>If you liked this episode, tell your friends to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/makeshift-stories-original-science-fiction/id291832580?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe</a>.</p> <p>CREDITS</p> <p>Written by Vern Hume (AKA Alan V Hare).</p> <p>Read by Stephen Peterson.</p> <p>Opening and closing were composed and created by Matthew Erdmann.</p> <p>Produced by Vecada Studios.</p> <p>Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution, no derivative license.</p>
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39 MIN
Senescence (Part 1)
OCT 3, 2025
Senescence (Part 1)
<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/original-science-fiction-makeshift-stories/id291832580"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1420" src="http://makeshiftstories.com/media/2018/03/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts_sRGB_US.svg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>Surya, a tech historian, buys an old Sun workstation at a garage sale, expecting a working example of a CPU her grandmother designed, not secrets. Accidentally left on the drive are two files of NASA’s lost Voyager 2 data. When she attempts to learn about the workstation’s history by contacting a name she discovers in one of the files, she attracts unwanted attention: break-ins, shadowy men, and veiled threats. She eventually tracks down Mark Danforth, a retired engineer now fading into dementia, who may hold the key. But someone will do anything to keep the files she has discovered buried.</p> <p>CONNECT WITH US</p> <p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener">[email protected]</a></p> <p>SHARE THE PODCAST</p> <p>If you liked this episode, tell your friends to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/makeshift-stories-original-science-fiction/id291832580?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe</a>.</p> <p>CREDITS</p> <p>Written by Vern Hume (AKA Alan V Hare).</p> <p>Read by Kathleen Connelly.</p> <p>Opening and closing were composed and created by Matthew Erdmann.</p> <p>Produced by Vecada Studios.</p> <p>Makeshift Stories is released under a creative commons non-commercial attribution, no derivative license.</p>
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37 MIN