Episode 6: "Lurker"

Episode 6: "Lurker"

Author: Alternative Stories September 26, 2025 Duration: 31:33
As an unexpected sleeper awakes in the Dex systems, complications arise in Dex Island and Angel City, cutting off communications and setting deadly processes in motion. In Season 3, Episode 6 of The Dex Legacy, you can hear: Emily Inkpen as Auto Kam Elliott as Varian Dex Kelsey Griffin as Isra Dex Charlie Richards as Ren Dex Chris Gregory as Nathaniel Dex Eleni Aristeidou as Doctor Osa Srivastava Lewie Watson as Doctor Devek Za Warren Graham as Tristan Krail Tiffany Clare as Valentina Vardi Alex White as Kit Johansson David S. Dear as Idris Morrowether and Stevie Skinner as Rhaya With music by Dr. Allen Stroud Production, sound design and editing are by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories  The Dex Legacy is recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard "Orpheus" Campbell  Our executive producer is Don Flinspach The Dex Legacy is written by Emily Inkpen and produced by Alternative Stories If you'd like to find out more about our cast and crew or about the world of The Dex Legacy please visit our website at thedexlegacy.com If you’d prefer to listen without the ads, why not join our Patreon? You’ll get our entire back-catalogue of episodes ad-free, plus new episodes 2-days early, plus bonus content and more for The Dex Legacy and all our shows, including Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story, Burnout, Spec Fic Radio Theatre and Writing Worlds.  Just follow this link to choose your membership tier: https://www.patreon.com/AltStories If you've enjoyed this episode please give us a like, rating or review in your favourite podcast app.  It helps other people to find the show and means the world to our cast and crew.  You can also leave us messages and comments on Spotify, and we love to hear from you. Listen to more shows by Alternative Stories including our cyberpunk thriller Burnout, our audio drama anthology Spec Fic Radio Theatre, our podcast about writing and world building Writing Worlds and of course, our spin-off series, Wasteland: A Dex legacy Story here https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories Follow The Dex Legacy on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/thedexlegacy1/ And follow Alternative Stories on  Bluesky here https://bsky.app/profile/storiesalt.bsky.social It would not have been possible to make season 3 of The Dex Legacy without the help of our generous kickstarter backers, and we’re giving specific shout-outs to our supporters at the end of every main episode.   This time we would like to thank:  J. Scott Hardin Florence McGrath Isadora Macedo Bruce Hassan Tiago Pereira Daniel Buckle Alex Parvinmehr Trigger Warnings:  The following warnings apply to the entire season Military conflict Illness and injury Explosive decapitation A tiny bit of sadistic murder Some graphic descriptions of injury A little sexual innuendo Extended imprisonment Threat, peril, coercion and controlling behaviour (Nathaniel being Nathaniel) Skin-deep bereavement Human experimentation The impact of trauma on individuals (brief mentions of PTSD and Sleep Paralysis) Stressful work environment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a world where weapons and governance are one, three lives hang in the balance. The Dex Legacy, an audio fiction series from Alternative Stories, follows Varian, Isra, and Ren-prototype soldiers engineered from childhood for a singular purpose. Raised in sterile labs and hardened on training quads, they possess abilities that could reshape nations, but their creator has a very specific vision for their use. That creator is their adopted father, the President of the monolithic Dex Industries, who now wields his corporate power as the leader of the sovereign Dex Island. He views them as his ultimate assets, tools to steer global events toward his own ends. This podcast chronicles their visceral, internal war: a fight to cling to their own souls and memories against the very system that built them. Each episode is a step deeper into a moral labyrinth, where loyalty is a weapon and humanity is the most fragile commodity. As they are unleashed upon an unsuspecting world, every choice they make could either solidify a terrifying legacy or spark a fragile rebellion. Tune in for a narrative that blends personal struggle with sweeping, corporate dystopia, asking what remains of a person when they are designed to be a monster.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

The Dex Legacy
Podcast Episodes
Episode 3: "Release" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:49
When Varian, Isra and Ren are released from the silo, Pesha Thellis faces an impossible situation and Pthalno is forced to come clean. In Season 3, Episode 3 of The Dex Legacy, you can hear: Kam Elliott as Varian Dex Kel…
Interlude 2: "Repairs And Resurrections" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:51
While waiting for the politics behind Varian, Isra and Ren’s capture to play out, Devek and Osa discuss their work and their… ongoing projects. In Interlude 2: "Repairs And Resurrections by Emily Inkpen you heard Eleni A…
Episode 2: "Evasion" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:17
As Varian, Isra and Ren's absence continues, Nathaniel and the founders of Dex Industries are pursuing diplomatic efforts to bring them home. In Season 3, Episode 2 of The Dex Legacy, you can hear: Kam Elliott as Varian…
Interlude 1: "Border Disputes" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:33
When Varian, Isra and Ren fail to show-up on the North/South Jakhran border, Ren’s First Officer, Mya, fills Farris and Hayn Dos in on the situation. Borders mean political tension, but there’s a lot more going on here t…
Episode 1: "Silo" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:18
After Varian, Isra, Ren and Rhaya are shot out of the sky by an unknown enemy, Idris examines the wreckage, Tristan mobilises his Agent network and Osa tries to augment tracking signals on their chips. Meanwhile, the att…
Season 3 Trailer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:32
Please enjoy our trailer for Season 3 of The Dex Legacy which begins on Friday 25th July. The Dex Legacy is written by Emily Inkpen and produced by Alternative Stories If you'd like to find out more about our cast and cr…
Season 3 Preview with Writer Emily Inkpen and Producer Chris Gregory [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:15
Welcome to our preview of season 3 of The Dex Legacy which will be launching on Friday 25th July. You can visit and join our patreon here https://patreon.com/AltStories You can find the other Alternative Stories shows we…
Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story:  Episode One: "The Bomb" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:21
Subscribe here to listen to the rest of season one of Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story https://pod.link/1790863463 or search " Wasteland A Dex Legacy Story" wherever you listen to podcasts. Join our Patreon for ad-free pod…
Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story: Preview [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:06
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ In this special preview edition writer Emily Inkpen and producer Chris Gregory talk about their new science fiction audio drama se…