Makeshift Stories

Zebb and Estrella, two young teens from an industrial moon orbiting the second planet in the Barnard’s Star system, accidentally end up together in the same escape pod. On the surface they are from settlements with apposing political systems, but soon discover that they are more a-like than different. Unfortunately their unplanned meeting puts them both in jeopardy. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David H.

During a future world oil shortage a scientist, researching an old idea about the potential energy contained in a vacuum (zero point energy), discovers a cheap simple method of extracting almost limitless power from literally nothing. Realizing how important his discovery is the scientist decides to file a patent application before he publishes his research. On his way to file the patent the scientist is approached by an odd stranger who seems intent on stopping the release of the new technology. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David H.

Catina, the director of online marketing, for an important advertising agency comes up with a revolutionary idea, but forgets what it is before she can write her idea down. Desperate to remember it, she consults numerous experts in various fields, without success. When she is ready to give up, a mysterious consultant approaches her, claiming that he can help her recover the idea. Before she considers the implications of his offer Catina finds herself transported. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David H.

Marco had been top ranked in player verses player one on one in the MMO Crevasse for over a year until a nobody with GM like powers poned him. Everett, the lead designer of Crevasse, lost his job over the negative reaction to his updates in Crevasse II. Mad at the studio that creates the game, Everett leaves an Easter egg in the code for the next release that has some unexpected results during a PVP match between Marco and the player who defeated him. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David H.

In 1977 Zah Helen, an undercover operative, receives a new high profile assignment to interfere with the human search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), so the efforts at one particular radio telescope will not spot a radio signal that has been accidentally sent toward the earth. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David H.

An accident forces the crew of the interstellar ship Destiny to go in to hibernation while the robotic maintenance systems diagnose and fix the problems. During the emergency crucial instructions are lost causing the ship to go into orbit around around a star for 50 thousand years. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music by David H.

During a period of intense solar flare activity Marianne and her family take a holiday at a remove wilderness cabin. This brings them close to a place called, the top of the sky, that some people think has mystical significance. What Marianne and her parents don’t realize, is that the top of the sky is also the destination for a group of aliens who live in the corona of the sun. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music from Premiumbeat.

In an attempt to regain its reputation as a leader in space research and exploration, the ancient Institute of Solar Studies in Babylon puts all its resources into a mission to the newly discovered comet Hale Bopp to study the object’s unusual behaviour. The mission is a success but the outcome is not what Fath Shah, the institute’s director, had planned on. Program Notes And Credits Opening and closing music from Premiumbeat.

In 1884 a school master named Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote the novella “Flatland: A Romance in Many Dimensions.” The book explored what it would be like to live in a two dimensional universe, and speculated that there might be other dimensions. The Abott’s story lay in obscurity until it was rediscovered in the early 20th century after Einstein wrote “The Theory of General Relativity” which discussed the possibility of a fourth dimension. Since then several films and animations have been made based on Abbott’s novella. This month’s story revisits Abbott’s flat universe from the point of view of a down and out private detective in search of his first big case.

History is littered with discarded technologies and obsolete skills. In the last few decades whole industries have been swept away by ever moving waves of change, and it seems unavoidable that today's high tech is destined to become tomorrow's landfill or does it? In our story this month new meets old, makes friends and finds something valuable in the obsolescence of the recent past. Program Notes And Credits Background audio textures and sound effects from soundsnap.com. Opening and closing music from Premiumbeat.

This month’s story is very loosely based on the Hans Christian Andersen short tale The Emperor’s New Clothes. Amber is working as a stage director for the opening celebration of the project of century when her implanted communications chip starts to malfunction affecting her perception of reality. Program Notes And Credits Background audio textures and sound effects from soundsnap.com. Opening and closing music from Premiumbeat.

This month’s story is based on a comment Steven Hawkins once made, that we should probably not try to contact extraterrestrial civilizations. According to Hawkins, our own history has shown that contact between a two cultures does not always go well for the people whose land is being visited. The last two scientists on a distant planet try to reverse the damage done to their culture by a group of suspect Aliens. The scientists eventually succeed but not through the actions they had intended to use.

After narrowly evading capture Maya and Tim arrive in New Hudson only to run into the man who had been following them in Waystation. The man claims that he is working with Maya's parents, but neither Tim or Maya trust him. As the man drives them to Hudson Beach, in theory to meet Maya's parents, Maya receives a text message warning them to be careful and advising her and Tim to try and escape. Program Notes And Credits Background audio textures and sound effects from SoundSnap Opening and closing music from Premiumbeat. Episode album cover image from Fotolia.

Alonzo is forced to take his ailing, wealthy mother and her robotic wheel chair to an ultra expensive all inclusive health spa. The doctors and specialists told him that the legendary algae baths, unique to the exclusive beach resort of Vida Del Mar, are his mother's best chance for recovery. Alonzo believes that the treatment is a hoax and sets out to prove it, but accidentally finds out the algae can do a lot more than heal ill people.

Aura lives with her mother and brothers making a modest living from a concession stand. Her life in the themed dome park called Timber World is thrown into chaos when an unexpected event forces her to leave to save her family’s livelihood. In the process Aura discovers a secret that must be kept from her family and friends. Program Notes And Credits Background audio textures and sound effects from soundsnap.com. Opening and closing music from Premiumbeat.