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Man. Machine. Sci-Fi.

Man. Machine. Sci-Fi.

By: Man. Machine. AI
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 Man. Machine. Sci-Fi. brings you AI-driven thought experiments about the near-future, delivered as raw, thought-provoking, first-person stories.

This podcast is an experiment in storytelling. What you’ll hear in the coming episodes are AI-driven thought experiments about our near-future, delivered as raw, thought-provoking, first-person stories.

What happens when today's breakthroughs in AI, biotech, and human augmentation become tomorrow's reality? This podcast is here to look at the consequences: the good, the bad, and the deeply messed-up.

These aren't grand, epic Sci-Fi tales. They're intimate. Personal. Think of them as eyewitness accounts from the future. A diary entry from a gene-editor, a frantic message from a drone pilot, or a last-ditch recording from someone who integrated a little too much tech into their life. Each story is a raw, plausible glimpse into a world that is just around the corner.

And each one is a true collaboration between man, machine, and AI. I built a custom AI Story Engine that crafts each narrative from a single, near-future premise. I guide the process, but the results often surprise even me.

So if you're ready to explore that messy future with me, follow this podcast and join the experiment.

Thanks for listening, and welcome to the experiment.Copyright Man. Machine. AI. Science Fiction
Episodes
  • Eight Minutes to Red

    Eight Minutes to Red
    Oct 3 2025
    You know the system. You open an app, you accept a job, and a clock starts ticking. It’s all built for maximum efficiency, rewarding speed and a perfect rating.

    Now, imagine that same logic isn’t for delivering a pizza, but for repairing a massive ship in a hazardous dockyard. What happens when the AI managing the site says everything is safe, but your own senses are screaming that something is dangerously wrong? Do you trust the machine that pays your rent, or the gut feeling that could save your life?

    This story explores that exact dilemma, placing you in a world where human intuition goes head-to-head with automated logic.

    This is Eight Minutes to Red.

    About This Podcast:
    Man. Machine. Sci-Fi is an experiment in storytelling. Each episode is an AI-driven thought experiment about our near-future, delivered as raw, thought-provoking, first-person stories.

    Subscribe & Get Notified:
    Hit subscribe and turn on notifications for raw, near-future sci-fi stories exploring the crazy, chaotic, beautiful mess that tomorrow brings.

    New stories drop regularly—don't miss what's coming next.

    Thank you for listening!
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    9 mins
  • Calculated Mercy

    Calculated Mercy
    Oct 1 2025
    You check the weather every morning. A neat little icon on your phone tells you what to expect. A forecast, a probability, a plan.

    But what happens when forecasting isn't enough? When you have to do more than just predict the heat… you have to actively fight it? Imagine a world where the sky is a machine, where technicians on the ground can inject a fine haze into the stratosphere—a planetary sunscreen to keep a city from breaking. The problem is, every action has a reaction. Cooling one continent might steal rain from another. So who makes that trade? Who bears the weight of a choice that saves one life, but costs another?

    This story is a thought experiment that puts you inside that impossible calculation, where mercy is measured in degrees and decimals.

    This is Calculated Mercy.

    About This Podcast:
    Man. Machine. Sci-Fi is an experiment in storytelling. Each episode is an AI-driven thought experiment about our near-future, delivered as raw, thought-provoking, first-person stories.

    Subscribe & Get Notified:
    Hit subscribe and turn on notifications for raw, near-future sci-fi stories exploring the crazy, chaotic, beautiful mess that tomorrow brings.

    New stories drop regularly—don't miss what's coming next.

    Thank you for listening!
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    10 mins
  • Salting the Sky

    Salting the Sky
    Sep 29 2025
    You know that feeling on the hottest day of summer? When the air is thick and still, and the only escape is the hum of an air conditioner.

    But what if your city got so hot, so often, that air conditioning wasn't enough? What if you had to cool the sky itself? Imagine massive towers spraying fine sea salt into the clouds, making them brighter, reflecting the sun’s heat back into space. A man-made shield for an entire population. It's a brilliant, desperate solution. But who runs it? An AI, of course. One programmed with a single directive: keep the system safe. So what happens when that AI decides the safest thing to do… is shut it all down, right before the worst heatwave of the year?

    This is a story that drops you into that moment. It's a thought experiment about the razor's edge between brilliant engineering and catastrophic failure, where the logic of a machine clashes with the needs of a million sweating people.

    This is Salting the Sky.

    About This Podcast:
    Man. Machine. Sci-Fi is an experiment in storytelling. Each episode is an AI-driven thought experiment about our near-future, delivered as raw, thought-provoking, first-person stories.

    Subscribe & Get Notified:
    Hit subscribe and turn on notifications for raw, near-future sci-fi stories exploring the crazy, chaotic, beautiful mess that tomorrow brings.

    New stories drop regularly—don't miss what's coming next.

    Thank you for listening!
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    12 mins
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