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 7 "Aftermath" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:15
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ After a stretch of psychological torture, Nathaniel briefs Varian, Isra and Ren on their future prospects, Varian, Isra and Ren di…
Episode 6 "Zero Gravity" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:44
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ Back on Dex Island, Varian, Isra and Ren are about to learn what Tristan’s version of locking them in a room involves. Meanwhile,…
Interlude 5 "Major Problems" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:07
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ Some are raised to walk through doors, others are raised to knock and wait. Abandoned on the Blood Road, the remaining Dex soldier…
Episode 5 "Chasing Death" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:16
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ Varian, Isra and Ren reach the end of the tunnel. Valentina and Kit are sent into the field. Choices are few, the chase is on, and…
Interlude 4b "Privacy Breach" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:27
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ In an attempt to track Varian, Isra and Ren, Osa forced a mass privacy breach, making the data of every Dex Industries employee av…
Interlude 4a "Frayed Edges" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:33
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ The stress of the chase is getting to Varian, Isra and Ren, and in the damp darkness of the marshland drainage system, true feelin…
Episode 4 "Decoding Truth" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:08
Varian, Isra and Ren may be making progress across the Eteran marshes, but Nathaniel, Tristan, Devek and Osa are closing-in on their location. CREDITS: Kamara Elliott as Varian Dex Kelsey Griffin as Isra Dex Charlie Rich…
Episode 3 "Flight" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:18
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ The chase begins! While Varian, Isra and Ren flee across the Eteran landscape, Nathaniel, Osa, Devek and Tristan move fast to mobi…
Interlude 3 "Coping Strategies" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:20
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ While Tristan and Osa search for answers, Devek is looking for sympathy at the bottom of a bottle. His life’s work is run, run, ru…
Interlude 2 "Telling Tails" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:50
Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ At Blood Road HQ, Varian, Isra and Ren’s officers are relaxing at the end of a long day, when their down-time is disrupted by some…