{"id":1048,"date":"2026-10-31T00:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T23:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimclarke.net\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2026-10-31T00:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T23:33:47","slug":"screen-lock-audio-science-fiction-from-the-near-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimclarke.net\/index.php\/2026\/10\/31\/screen-lock-audio-science-fiction-from-the-near-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Lock – Audio Science Fiction from the Near Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I probably should remind people about this more. At Sapienship I was the lead writer of a science fiction audio podcast<\/a>, which has had a low-key ongoing popularity since it first emerged about three or so years back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fifteen minute episodes, each an original potential future we’re heading into at breakneck speed (apart from the three-part miniseries on interspecies communication, that is.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was reminded of their existence today when a friend, in relation to this article<\/a>, said that Elon Musk gave off Heinlein-type Fifties SF vibes, and it occurred to me to point him in the direction of a more contemporary analogue<\/a> I’d scripted for Screen Lock<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I do on occasion write science fiction as well as reading it (and criticising it.<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyhow, that’s more than enough self-promotion. Do give the Screen Lock<\/em> episodes a listen, even or perhaps especially if you don’t normally like science fiction. I don’t normally write science fiction either, so these are I think a little astute, unusual, and perhaps even prescient in places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I probably should remind people about this more. At Sapienship I was the lead writer of a science fiction audio podcast, which has had a low-key ongoing popularity since it first emerged about three or so years back. Fifteen minute episodes, each an original potential future we’re heading into at breakneck speed (apart from the … <\/p>\n

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