
Cozy near-future short stories where people and robots live side by side. Each episode is a standalone tale inspired by today's real news. Part of the Road to 2112 series by Jun Sasaki.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 58 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | FictionDramaScience Fiction | |||

Real news → Future story.
Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.
📕 The One You Imagine
This story was inspired by the Business Insider article "Gen Z is now paying every month for 'letters from people they've never met.'"... more
Real news → Future story.
Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.
📕 It Starts Today
This story was inspired by the KraneShares article "Humanoid Robotics In 2026: The Race From Pilot To Platform." In May 2026, an airline d... more
Real news → Future story.
Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.
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📕 Story: One Heir, One Tradition
This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "Boston Dynamics Atlas: all 2026 production units fully committ... more
Real news → Future story.
Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.
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📕 Story: The 0.3-Second Window
This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "Figure 03 surpasses 1,250 operational hours at BMW Spartanburg, ... more
Real news → Future story.
Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.
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📕 Story: The Second Morning
This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "1X NEO achieves 24-hour fully autonomous operation, preorders open ... more
Real news → Future story.
Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.
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📕 Story: Boring Work
This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "Tesla Optimus Gen 3 enters final development, production ramp targeted sum... more
Real news → Future story.
Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.
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📕 Story: The Professor Who Knew Better
This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "Unitree G1: $16,000 humanoid opens robotics to researche... more
Real news → Future story.
Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.
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📕 Story:The Medical Dog Pacemaker
This story was inspired by the China Minutes article "China trials robot guide dogs to assist people with visual im... more
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
Apple Podcasts | #190 |










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TheEpisodes showcase a thoughtful blend of near-term news and speculative storytelling focused on energy, technology, and human-robot collaboration. Across installments, listeners are led from real-world developments in solar, geothermal, and autonomous systems to quiet, human-centered narratives about how these advances reshape daily life, work, and community resilience. A notable thread is the gentle exploration of large-scale energy infrastructures—how communities adapt, trust emerges between people and machines, and hopeful futures become imaginable through steady, humane storytelling rather than hard tech hype. The approach often pairs intimate character moments with broader infrastructural themes, making complex topics accessible and ... more
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