Some Nobodies - creators of Silicon Angels, the Podcast Podcast: a Podcast Show, and Talking Upstream, among others - have hand-crafted an artisanal listening experience for you, the gentle subscriber. But take note - this is not something to listen to straight through in episode order. Instead, this story requires your attention and a guiding hand.
1.09 - MORE MONEY
After running low on cash, you’ve decided to use APP.eal to gain additional funding. What better field-test is there than earning more capital? You decide to see if APP.eal can guide…
1.07 - PEOPLE
With the rattlesnake encounter and additional coding behind you, you’ve reignited your social life. You met a woman named Sarah at a Maker’s Meetup, and she seems interested in your comp…
1.04 - MONEY
After recovering from a rattlesnake bite, you’ve returned home and contemplated the next steps in APP.eal’s development. The field test proved its programming was sufficient, though your …
1.17 - TIME
After recovering from a near-death experience at the fangs of a rattlesnake, you spend your time out of the hospital considering the next steps in APP.eal’s development. The first test was…
1.14 - SOFTWARE
After a hospital stay, you were determined to improve APP.eal’s functionality. After a few months of additional development, a field test told you to INTEGRATE another person, which yo…
1.12 - HARDWARE
After leaving the hospital, you decided more time spent on APP.eal’s code will enhance its functionality. The next field test told you to INTEGRATE another person, which you took to me…
1.06 - WAIT
After a deadly encounter with a rattlesnake, you called 9-1-1. When asked about your location, you told the dispatcher you were partway up the trail. Now, you wait.
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1.03 - APPLY
After an encounter with the fangs of a rattlesnake, the predictive AI inside APP.eal directed you towards a cluster of plants. Unsure of what else to do, you’ve decided to apply the plant…
1.08 - EAT
After an encounter with an angry rattlesnake, the predictive AI inside APP.eal directed you to obtain a cluster of plants to slow the venom. With little knowledge of botany and biology, you…
When you’re finally ready to take APP.eal on its first field test, your excursion into the mountains takes a dangerous turn. How closely will you follow APP.eal’s suggestions?
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1.10 - TRAILHEAD
During your conversation with 9-1-1 after a rattlesnake bite, you’ve told the dispatcher you would wait for the EMTs at the trailhead.
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1.18 - EXCITEMENT
After spending what extra cash you had on APP.eal’s development, you’ve decided to see if it can’t provide some excitement, or at least prove its worth.
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1.16 - TECH
In your new-found drive to develop a social life, you’ve joined a Maker’s Meetup and met Sarah, a woman seemingly interested in APP.eal’s deeper functionality. You’ve decided to talk shop …
1.11 - IGNORE
After a near-death experience with a rattlesnake, you had dinner with the pleasant older couple who had come to your rescue. Harold, the husband, gave you some experimental code to integ…
1.02 - ACQUIRE
While field-testing the predictive capabilities of APP.eal, you failed to notice a rattlesnake until it was too late. Rather than call an ambulance, you followed APP.eal’s directions to…
1.15 - FOLLOW
After an unexpected encounter with a rattlesnake, the pleasant older couple who rescued you provided you with some advice and additional programming to implement into APP.eal. Its upgrad…
1.13 - WANDER
You aren’t sure how you got here - whether through careless meandering, lack of attention, or intentional malfeasance. Regardless, this is a place half-complete, unworth your notice. You…
1.05 - CALL
While field-testing APP.eal’s predictive heads-up display, you were bitten by a rattle-snake. Rather than trust your untested technology, you’ve decided to call an ambulance.
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You’re about to embark on Season One - a story we call Appeal. In Appeal, you are an engineer and inventor intent on removing as much indecision from your life as possible. After completing a heads-u…