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Lulu the computer terrorizes her ship's crew because she's in love! Based on a story by Clifford Simak, this episode of X Minus One originally aired on Halloween 1957.

"Of all the code streams, in all the sectors, in the mainframe, she walked into mine. In a neo-noir computer matrix, a private DIC (direct investigative command) is hired by a shady Cookie to stop a rogue code that’s killing humans outside the mainframe. Along with his malware companion, Checkit Safe, Dick encounters double-dealing programs, shady components and code assassins who protect a villain that holds the fabled Falteze-Malkon, the code that dreams are made of.

Starting in the Humboldt wilds and ending on the Skid Row of Los Angeles, Skunk Train follows two teenagers, Kyle and Lizzie, who stumble upon stolen drug money and set off to find Kyle’s father, a Hollywood director he’s never met, with drug dealers, dirty cops, and the Mexican mob on their heels.

Benny tries to ignore the payment-overdue messages he keeps getting from "Forget What?" a memory removal company. Benny's a slacker, after all, and couldn't pay them even if he wanted to. Then people start trying to kill him, and his life suddenly depends on finding out what memories he has forgotten.

Jamal Weathers is a Black FBI agent and one of the bureau’s top behavioral experts. He has followed the suspect across three states, trying to stop the assassin’s next attack. When Jamal discovers that all of the slain cops bear the names of Black victims of police shootings, it is clear that the killer is a vigilante dedicated to revenge. And in the inner cities, the killer’s sigil appears with his name “Kifo”, the Swahili word for death.

Clifford Stumme invites you to join him investigating hobbies and lifestyles that inspire obsession! He interviews the obsessed and tries out the obsessions for himself to see if he can figure out why people love them so much! OBSESSED has high production value and is storytelling for listeners who like to meet passionate people or who want to find their own next big passion.

"The World That Couldn't Be" is a sci-fi story by Clifford D. Simak, published in 1958. Our hero Duncan is a farm owner on an alien planet, very alien, in fact, since no one, absolutely no living creature or plant has sex, for instance... But that's not the least of Duncan's troubles, as some alien life form is attacking his crops, the hunt is on. And what a hunt!

Ollie Tucker, a recent college graduate and student of philosophy, is obsessed with truth and the source of knowledge, questioning the validity of everything he hears from his parents, his girlfriend, and even the voices inside his head. In pursuit of the truth and life’s deeper meaning, he invents an alter ego, Oliver, who lives the adventurous and exotic existence Ollie cannot. But Ollie has another problem—a repressed memory of his uncle Scotty that threatens to derail his life, his relationships, and his sexuality. But the memory is a blur.

Bob is no ordinary Minecraft villager. Programmed with a Google AI algorithm, he is getting smarter, but still cannot be convinced he is inside a game. When he learns the truth, he starts on a journey that only "friendly AI" can make. How far can you follow Bob as his life gradually becomes more complex and his growing understanding of "reality" makes him question his place in the universe?

In the wild coastal town of Merritt, Alex Tillerson and her mother make a shocking find on the beach. The police claim it’s an accidental death, but there are whispers of murder and that it is not the first. Bella Greggs was found dead at the bottom of a ravine but drowned in salt water. Maxine McFarlane was pulled from the ocean but with no water in her lungs. Black feathers were found with both bodies, but what do they mean?

It can be said that the subject of Rating Pilots and the Fleet Air Arm may only be of interest to avid aviation and naval historians. In this short but concise treatise, Alan Clifford provides an in-depth and detailed history, from the inter-service social and governmental politics to the practical reasons for the Rating Pilot schemes coming into being.

Newspaper mogul Mylocent Winecroft is eager for his knighthood. But after journalist Henry Henderson almost decimates this prospect, Henderson is promoted to foreign correspondent and promptly dispatched to Morocco. Caught in the whirlwind of mad monkeys, deep-fried snails, and a lack of booze, Henderson loses his marbles while searching for the Gujat tribe and their black magic.

Kan det være rigtigt, at Art Wellesley genoplever fuldstændig livagtige kampscener fra et tidligere liv? Næppe. Som succesfuld virksomhedsadvokat i New York ligger det milevidt fra hans sædvanlige indstilling at tro på sjælerejser og reinkarnation. Art lider af en række skræmmende mareridt, som bliver startskuddet til hans livs nedtur. Han forsøger at opretholde orden i sit liv, og han møde den karismatiske og clairvoyante Chantalle St. James, som på forunderlig vis kan hjælpe ham.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

A young 21st-century ad writer, Boddekker, cuts a deal to put him on the fast track, with a million-dollar dream house, promotion, and the affections of Honniker in Accounting, but when he is mugged by a group of ruffians known as Ferman's Devils, he realizes the secret of his success.

Suzy and the Bug is the story of Aryanna, also known as Bug by her parents, and her cat, Suzy. When the two go to the local park one day, it is to sit and read their favorite book, The Wizard of the Oz. But when they fall asleep, the two wake up to find that they have entered Oz themselves. As they approach the Emerald City and speak with the Lion, Tin Man, and the Scarecrow, they discover that all is not well and that Oz is facing dark and perilous times.

Using the law of attraction to your advantage: Here’s how to manifest the life you want and deserve.

¡Descubre cómo hacer que la Ley de la Atracción funcione para ti! Imagina atraer amor, riqueza y éxito con facilidad al comprender los principios que moldean tu realidad. Esta guía revela los secretos de la manifestación y te enseña a aplicar su poder en tus relaciones, finanzas, bienestar y felicidad. Ya sea que estés comenzando o quieras profundizar en este conocimiento, este libro te dará las herramientas necesarias para transformar tu vida.

After dying on Earth, Zack is not sent to an afterlife but is instead reincarnated as an alien on a distant, technologically advanced world. He retains all memories of his human life, forcing him to grapple with his past identity and the inherent differences between humans and the alien cultures he now inhabits. However, this new reality is not only filled with new enemies and new dangers. It is also filled with new questions about the meaning of existence and the purpose behind it all.

Years ago I had a podcast titles It's All Mishegoss. If you don't know the term Mishegopss it's Yiddish for Crazy, Insane and mad. Well this podcast came from that thinking. I wanted to get back to talking about everything and anything I felt I wanted to throw my two cents into. It might be religious, political, or something mishegoss that I have something I feel is worth sharing. Stay tuned for some good stuff! Dismas!