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Three truths and a lie - in episode 8 of Decompiling The Program, you will hear: 1. A lost stanza from I love you so very so, the poem heard in the pilot episode of the show 2. An exclusive sneak peak from a future limerick episode 3. James Gray's full final monologue, as performed by Zach Valenti 4. Jacq and IMS answer the most important question of them all: Can you dry socks in a microwave?

A candid view into the most dangerous algorithm of them all - the one that tells the truth. Visit programaudioseries.com/39-single-source-of-truth for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgrade at any time to get subscriber-exclusive episodes, ad-free listening, early-access, and behind-the-scenes for as little as $3/mo. Episode art by Carlos Da Costa, sponsored by Ben Puckey. Sponsor a future artwork at programaudioseries.com/art. If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably enjoy ep 20 Cheat code. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we wait for the next regular episode of The Program (coming soon!), Jacq and IMS meet again to perform a sociolinguistic analysis of "All unsaved progress will be lost". For which language did Sam devise 48 letters in order to write it? Why cats haven't been fully domesticated? Which two words did IMS vow not to use in this story? It's episode 7 of Decompiling The Program - and the answers are (possibly) here!

Jacq and IMS meet for the 6th time to do a deep-dive (pun intended) on a crowd favourite, "How to stop device drivers from crashing". What was the trickiest part of recording nine performers in a single scene? Where does USB-1's obsession with butter come from? Does Jacq finally find a mistake in the show? Our intrepid duo bravely faces these and other questions in this totally not unscripted instalment of Decompiling The Program!

When Earth’s original inhabitants return, humans need to learn to share the planet with their new friends. This is an intro to a subscriber-exclusive episode. Become a paid supporter yourself at patreon.com/programaudioseries to get subscriber-exclusive stories, early access to ad-free regular episodes, and behind-the-scenes content, all for as little as $3/mo. Episode art by Carlos Da Costa, sponsored by Kaptain Kat. Sponsor a future artwork at programaudioseries.com/art. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Earth’s original inhabitants return, humans need to learn to share the planet with their new friends. Full episode 38 for paid supporters.

Sample three more fiction podcasts recommended by the Program. Search them by their title in your podcasting app afterwards, or check out their websites: Absolutely No Adventures Remnants The World to Come Two other comedies mentioned: Spaceships Human-B-Gon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the function of the Human Resources department? Is the West going to be saved by Asia? Who's more ruthless: The Program or Man..? These are just some of the questions IMS and Jacq thoroughly fail to answer in episode #5 of Decompiling The Program, a behind-the-scenes series which directs the spotlight on the White Algorithm's burden trilogy on the sixth anniversary of its original release.

Jacq and IMS examine the feature-length episode "Overclocking" in the fourth instalment of our behind-the-scenes series. Which Soviet film served as the initial inspiration for this episode? Which early modern work of English literature has "Overclocking" been compared to? How can a loving god cause so much suffering? Tune in and find out!

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The third instalment of our behind-the-scenes series has Jacqueline Ainsworth and IMS discuss Carlos' sad destiny in "Four ways to stop your system from freezing". We ponder whether Karmageddon was a glitch, find out what Jacq's mother thinks of Clint Eastwood, and chat about cancel culture (or consequence culture, how it's been renamed once right people started doing it).

The second instalment of our behind-the-scenes series: join me and Jacqueline Ainsworth as we discuss "Contemporary Cube Theory", currently the latest episode of The Program audio series. Among other topics, we talk about why it took three years to make this episode, which episode came out of it as its offshoot, how frontend cubes differ from backend cubes, and there's even a competition to win the Program's T-shirt. REFERENCES: - Remembering Yugoslavia episode on Youth Work Actions: https://yugoblok.com/youth-work-actions/ - Snippet explaining the etymology of "marra" was taken from Ken Loach's film The Old Oak (available to watch for free through Canadian and presumably US library systems via Hoopla) - Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature podcast: https://www.modesofthoughtpodcast.com/

For centuries, humanity has been building monolithic structures known as the Cubes. Today, we finally get a glimpse into their construction - delivered by academic lecture and first hand account. Visit programaudioseries.com/37-contemporary-cube-theory/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Check out Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature at modesofthoughtpodcast.com for more pseudoarchaeological lectures and alternative history stories. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgrade at any time to get subscriber-exclusive episodes, ad-free listening, early-access, and behind-the-scenes for as little as $3/mo. Episode art by Carlos Da Costa, sponsored by Erin McConnell. Sponsor a future artwork at programaudioseries.com/art. If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably enjoy ep 32 All unsaved progress will be lost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a simulation discovers a way to copy itself and have people choose their reality, one man fights to keep his family together. Visit programaudioseries.com/36-hard-fork/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE and get monthly updates, quizzes, polls, and chat with fellow Program listeners. Upgrade at any time to get subscriber-exclusive episodes, ad-free listening, early-access, and behind-the-scenes for as little as $3/mo. Episode art by Carlos Da Costa, sponsored by Dad full of hope. Sponsor a future artwork at programaudioseries.com/art. If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably enjoy ep 25 Planned obsolescence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first instalment of what might become a permanent series: Jacq Ainsworth, one of Program's most prolific voice performers, joins me to dissect individual episodes of the show. We start with "You had me at Hello World", the inaugural episode of The Program audio series, created in December 2017 and first released in November 2019. Among other topics, we talk about why it took two years for the first episode to premiere, who the show's announcer is, discuss the inner workings of the Program and why we're already living in a dumb version of it, how come no artist singing in English could throw a concert for 14 to 94 year olds, and why the global revolution is unlikely to start in the U.S.