Robin Hood Mode

Robin Hood Mode

Author: Vern Hume September 4, 2024 Duration: 24:23
Noah, an elderly gig worker, takes on a lucrative job from a wealthy woman claiming to be giving away her fortune against her family's wishes. After a successful first job, things look up for Noah, and then a private investigator shows up at his apartment and asks questions. As the truth about his benefactor emerges, Noah discovers he has been thrust into a conspiracy involving high-stakes money transfers masterminded by a mysterious shadowy figure.

Step into the world of Original Science Fiction-Makeshift Stories, an independent audio drama crafted by Vern Hume. This podcast is a monthly expedition into the vast territories of speculative fiction, blending elements of sci-fi and fantasy into original, self-contained narratives. Each episode is a new story, a fresh exploration of uncharted futures, strange realities, and the rebellious technologies that might define them. Listeners will hear fully-produced audio fiction, where character-driven plots unfold against backdrops of both wonder and warning. The focus is on immersive storytelling that asks "what if?" and follows that question down unexpected paths. It’s a podcast for those who crave thoughtful, original worlds built from sound and imagination, offering a regular escape into possibilities just beyond our own horizon. Tune in to discover what tomorrow might bring, one makeshift story at a time.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

Original Science Fiction - Makeshift Stories
Podcast Episodes
The Alien’s Gift [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:48
To reignite interest in an interstellar flight to TRAPPIST 1, mission control has ordered its Captain to host a monthly live public question-and-answer show. As the questions progress, it becomes apparent that the ship i…
Morally Complicit (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:40
After arriving in the crumbling remnants of a once-prosperous city, in pursuit of a fugitive involved in a scheme to steal genetically modified embryos, Agent Kenzo Tanaka keeps running into dead ends. His local partner,…
Morally Complicit (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:30
Agent Kenzo Tanaka arrives in the crumbling remnants of a once-prosperous city in pursuit of Dr. Olivia Morales, a fugitive involved in a scheme to steal genetically modified embryos. Teamed up with Carmen López from Syn…
The Test Subject [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:49
Tarak, hoping to earn some extra money, joins a telepathy study at the Center for Extrasensory Research. Initially skeptical, he finds the process simple enough: meditate and report any visions. But strange occurrences f…
Incognito [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:02
Alexandra, a skilled con artist, finds herself on a spaceliner en route to Mars, disguised as a lowly steward named Anita. Struggling to keep a low profile, Alexandra faces unexpected challenges, including the presence o…
Quality Assurance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:11
Vlad, an 80-year-old legally blind ward of the Zone, unwittingly becomes a key player in testing the revolutionary Mobile Assistive Transport Technology Intelligence, or Matti. As he delves into the project, Vlad discove…
Quantum Immortality [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:38
Rita, a scientist facing terminal illness, places her trust in an experimental device to transcend death by transferring her consciousness to another version of herself in the multiverse. She discovers a complex web of r…
The Runaway – Lost in Cascadia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:43
In the gritty urban sprawl of Cascadia, a fugitive android, fleeing its creators, seeks refuge among the people living on the city streets. Forced to adopt a guise mirroring one of them, a twist of fate entangles it in a…
Solar Storm (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:47
After Mary's pioneering groundbreaking method for forecasting solar flares forewarns of an apocalypse-level catastrophe, she grapples with the daunting task of validating her chilling prediction. She turns to an old coll…