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S3.5 Mechanical

September 27, 2026·17 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

S3.5 MechanicalThe original Mechanical Turk appears to be a fraud, but just how dangerous is it to its young female chess-playing operator?Written by Liam Hogan (http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk)Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)Produced by Karl Hughes (https://bsky.app/profile/karlhughes.bsky.social)With music by Tim Kulig (https://timkulig.com/)And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)The episode illustration was provided by Matt Seff Barnes (https://www.mattseffbarnes.com/)Joshua Boucher is our story programmer.Jasmine Arch manages our community.Mary Pastrano helps orchestrate the chaos.And the show would collapse into static and screams without the ongoing work of Karl Hughes, Georgia Triantafyllopoulou, and James Barnett — AKA Jimmy Horrors.Liam Hogan is an award winning short story writer, with stories in Best of British Science Fiction and in Best of British Fantasy (NewCon Press). He’s been published by Analog, Daily Science Fiction, and Flame Tree Press, among others. He helps host Liars’ League London, volunteers at the creative writing charity Ministry of Stories, and lives and avoids work in London. More details at http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.ukErika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a painting instructor. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page www.facebook.com/BioArtsy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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