This week’s story is Cost of Living by Robert Sheckley. In a world where everyone has everything, some people begin to question whether the comforts of their modern world are worth the cost.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Other shows hosted by Darren:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we have the third and final act of our first miniseries, The Illusion of Unity. In act two, after learning there was a fleet of alien ships on their way to Earth and they would reach us in 75 years, the human race banded together to create our own ships to intercept them. Now, in the conclusion, it’s time to meet our interstellar neighbors.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Man on the Street: Ray Stevens https://ramblinraystevens.com/

Dr. Michael Green: Andrew Donaldson https://heardtell.substack.com/

President of the United States: Peter Thiele https://voiceoverpeter.com/

Dr. Richard Holman: Roger Badesch https://x.com/TeacherRB

Other shows hosted by Darren Marlar:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

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This week’s story is Prison Of A Billion Years by CH Thames. In the future, society perfects time travel, so naturally they use it to send prisoners to the primordial Earth. This decision has some unintended consequences.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Other shows hosted by Darren:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

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In this episode we have the second act of our first miniseries, The Illusion of Unity. In act one, the human race learned they weren’t alone in the universe, and our neighbors were on the way for a visit. But these aliens were traveling at sub-light speed, and will take 75 years to reach us. In this episode, we have to decide what to do next.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Man on the Street: Dan Levy

Woman on the Street: Leah Ramsay

Senator Thomas Wainwright: Fred Holland

Astronaut Caroline Vega: Amy Guth

Admiral Susan Harrington: Laura Finch

Dr. Emily Carson: Jen DeSalvo

Other shows hosted by Darren Marlar:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

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This week’s story is Gambit by Cobelle, an original story we’ll be sharing for the first time on Auditory Anthology. A fragmented consciousness trapped in an endless quantum game of timelines and possibilities struggles to remember its humanity while endlessly shaping and collapsing the universe.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Other shows hosted by Darren:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

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In this special episode, we present the opening act of a three-part miniseries "The Illusion of Unity." When an amatuer radio operator hears a radio signal from outer space, it sends the entire human race on a multi-generational journey with consequences no one could have seen coming.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Harold Brenner: Zack Bennett

Dr. Emily Carson: Jen DeSalvo

Commander Nathan Cole: Chris Duffy

Other shows hosted by Darren Marlar:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

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This week’s story is As the Founding Fathers Intended by Ulric Alvin Watts, an original story we’ll be sharing for the first time on Auditory Anthology. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could go back and ask past leaders for advice? Maybe, but it could be a problem if you’ve relied on them and suddenly they are less available.

If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/

Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/

Other shows hosted by Darren:

Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.