
#76 - The Landfill Man by Joe Prosit
2025-12-09 | 22 mins.
Archeology is the study of past civilizations. But what have they really left behind for us to understand besides crumbling building and monuments? Their garbage. The detritus of an age long since forgotten.But there's a lot we can learn from the debris of ancient peoples, for that's where the real stories are preserved. The tales of love and loss, of roads not taken, the stories we write as we fill the garbage dumps of our time.horror

#75 - Artificial Insanity
2025-12-02 | 29 mins.
Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. From your computer, to your car, to your toaster, it promises to make your life easier.But what is the true cost behind turning over so much of our personal and professional lives to an algorithm we really know nothing about?sf humor ai

#74 - The Magician's Assistant
2025-4-29 | 26 mins.
Everyone loves magic. A good magician can make you forget it's a trick. Some are so good, one could wonder if they really are magic.Jeff the Magician is happy doing birthday parties, gigs at local restaurants and spending time with his son. He always worked alone and thought he always would. But that and the rest of his life is all about to change.fantasy

#73 - In the Land of Nod
2025-4-22 | 30 mins.
For you free audiobook copy of The Charlatan's Conundrum and Other Bedtime Stories for Insomnaics, sign up for the Insomniacs' Snoozeletter at https://BedtimeStories.studio.There are many things about sleep that are still a mystery. Some people claim they can control their dreams, or even catch glimpses of the future. But what if dreaming is more than a state of mind? What if there's an actual place your consciousness goes to while you're asleep. A place where anything is possible…horror fantasy

#72 - The Fatalistic Forgetfulness Function
2024-12-24 | 18 mins.
Max Fathom is a self-described Simulation Hacker. He has come to the conclusion that our world—in fact, our entire universe—is nothing more than an massively elaborate computer program, and we are all just bits of code in some cosmic video game.Most of his friends pass off his world view as a harmless eccentricity. That is until they find themselves at its mercy.humor sim



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