Future Artefacts FM
Future Artefacts FM is a bi-monthly talk show hosted by Nina Davies and Niamh Schmidtke, featuring speculative fiction audio works such as radio plays, short stories, fictional interviews and podcasts. This program is kindly supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.
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Thanks for listening, Nina and Niamh
- Update frequency
- every 49 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 29
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Avalanche Candy (falling dance)
In this episode, Mary Hurrell shares and discusses her eleven-minute piece Avalanche Candy, a sonic choreography which explores the idea of falling. Guided by the vibrational and embodied quality of …
Nea Oneira
This month we listen to Erica Scourti’s twelve-minute piece "Nea Oneira", or New Dreams in English. Considering the role of Lauren Berlant’s cruel optimism – when a desired future becomes an obstacle…
Bosode
For this episode, Akinsola Lawanson shares their work Bosode, a 12 minute audio narrative, which follows the tale of Bosode, a girl who is transported to the spirit world and sent on a quest. Combini…
Bionic Step
In this episode, our co-host Nina Davies gets into the artist’s seat, sharing her work ‘Bionic Step’, a twelve-minute fictional conversation with an academic whose research explores techno-faith, …
Visions in the Crucible
In the fifth episode, alongside Nikolai Azariah, we share and discuss his work ‘Visions in the Crucible’, a twelve-minute audio narrative. By following the protagonist through an alternate world in w…
Endoplexed
For our fourth episode, Future Artefacts FM presents MH Sarkis’ work ‘Endoplexed’, a sixteen minute soundscape. Collaging audio snippets from Blade Runner to classical piano, we hear a conversation a…
The New Worshipers (El Peregrinaje)
This month, Future Artefacts FM features Rebeca Romero’s piece ‘The New Worshipers (El Peregrinaje)’, a thirteen-minute audio work. Using tone, pacing and hypnotic sound loops as tools, the work lure…
Walkie-Talkie to the Waves
Ep. 2
Walkie-Talkie to the Waves
Episode two featured Niamh Schmidtke’s work ‘Walkie Talkie to the waves’, a two-act radio play set in the Irish Sea. Placed in a near future, the dialogue plays with wh…
Beyond the Virus
Ep. 1
Beyond the Virus
Our first episode featured Nina Davies’ piece ‘Beyond the Virus: Past, Present and Future of Zombie Communities with Jamie Lewis’, a fictional podcast which imagines a future in …