The Luddite Contingency by J.T. Shannon

Podcast: Auditory Anthology · Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar

Opublikowano: 2026-08-25

Long after humanity has vanished, an automated global manufacturing system keeps grinding on — building, shipping, and consuming with no one left to use any of it. But when a single broken machine exposes a gap nobody programmed for, the system’s last-resort protocol sets off a chain reaction with nothing left to stop it. J.T. Shannon delivers a darkly funny, quietly devastating post-human parable about automation, purpose, and what happens when a machine keeps doing its job long after the reason for it is gone. We love bringing you stories from listeners just like J.T. —...