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The Program audio series

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Rating
★★★★★
4.7
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387 reviews
This podcast has
61 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
Ivan Mirko S.
Explicit
Yes
Date created
2019/11/11
Latest episode
2026/02/04
Average duration
-
Release period
31 days

Description

A sci-fi anthology set in a future in which Money, State, and God became fused into a single entity called the Program. Each episode is a self-contained story focusing on ordinary people inhabiting this extraordinary world. Best rated episodes include "White Algorithm's burden" (true crime), "Four ways to stop your system from freezing" (drama), "Contemporary Cube Theory" (academic lecture), "How to keep device drivers from crashing" (comedy), "Overclocking" (adventure), and "All unsaved progress will be lost" (alternate history). New stories take time but are coming out regularly. Become a supporter at www.patreon.com/programaudioseries to listen ad-free and get subscriber-exclusive episodes. Visit www.programaudioseries.com for more goodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Decompiling The Program: How to stop device drivers from crashing
2026/02/04
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!
[INTRO] Jakob's notebook: The Promised Planet
2026/01/07
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jakob's notebook: The Promised Planet [FULL EPISODE]
2026/01/03
When Earth’s original inhabitants return, humans need to learn to share the planet with their new friends. Full episode 38 for paid supporters.
The Program Shows of Accolade: Absolutely No Adventures, Remnants & The World to Come
2025/12/10
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.
Decompiling The Program: White Algorithm's burden trilogy
2025/12/03
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.
Decompiling The Program: Overclocking
2025/11/05
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!
[UNLOCKED] Decompiling The Program: Contemporary Cube Theory + BIG NEWS
2025/10/23
Join https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries and get access to all Decompiling The Program episodes and all the other subscriber-exclusive material ad-free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Decompiling The Program: Four ways to stop your system from freezing
2025/10/08
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).
Decompiling The Program: Contemporary Cube Theory
2025/08/27
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/
Contemporary Cube Theory
2025/07/30
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. 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.
Hard fork
2025/06/18
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. If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably enjoy ep 25 Planned obsolescence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Decompiling The Program: You had me at Hello World
2025/05/08
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.
Random number generator [FREE bonus episode]
2025/03/26
Join the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseries FOR FREE to listen to this episode. You'll also 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Random number generator [FULL EPISODE]
2025/03/26
Some simulations are just cruel. Full subscriber-exclusive episode for paid supporters.
Free trial period
2024/12/04
Nine strangers are taken hostage. Some will be exchanged in a prisoner swap. Others will be sacrificed. They need to decide who will be who. Visit programaudioseries.com/35-free-trial-period-III 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. If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably enjoy ep 18 Killer app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4.7 out of 5
387 reviews
★★★★★
rrrrreviewerrrrr 2026/01/22
Sci-fi / speculative fiction anthology
I normally hate anthologies but I love The Program. Each episode is a standalone story set in the same universe. They’re entertaining on their own, bu...
★★★★★
A Rytle 2025/07/30
Some of the best computer-focused Sci-Fi I’ve encountered
I cannot recommend this show enough. Each episode explores a different perspective on simulated life, both inside and outside the computer. The balanc...
★★★☆☆
Hhgreger 2025/10/09
Wish they didn’t go woke
Would be a great podcast if they didn’t try to be so leftist on all their themes
★★★☆☆
Jayalexn 2025/09/20
So….
I guess this is some kind of futuristic, communist utopia glorification? Or convincing satire? You can judge for yourself…
★☆☆☆☆
0xFalk0n 2025/09/05
Who did the mixing??
Volume is so low so you have to bring it up then the stupid ads play every 5-10 min and they are super loud plus they are so long why you guys play so...
★★★★★
ButterSideDown 2025/07/25
Hard Fork
Everything is getting worse except the art
★★★★★
drpinx 2025/02/09
Best sci-fi podcast in the game
Absolute top-tier of podcasts. If you like sci-fi that makes you think, this is the podcast for you. While it’s a completely different setting, it’s s...
★★★★★
Bibbitybopittyboo 2025/01/13
SO GOOD!!
This is the first podcast I subscribed to I can’t believe how good it is I LOVE the passion behind these stories and I’m honestly proud to be giving y...
★★★★★
JaneBerlinH 2024/12/23
Smartest fiction podcast in existence! Listen to it now
If you listen to this podcast now you’ll get to brag about it one day when it blows up and gets the attention it deserves. You’ll get to say “I knew a...
★★★★★
Jedediah R. 2024/10/30
Stunning, insightful, riveting
I wasn't expecting much, but I wasn't expecting THIS! At times, it is unsettling. And other times, it is reassuring. I've laughed, I've smiled, and I'...
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