Notes from the Uncanny Valley

By Gib

“Being dead is something you learn to live with,” reflects the narrator of NOTES FROM THE UNCANNY VALLEY, an inventive, 400-page autofiction novel read as an audiobook posing as a podcast adapted as a... more

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The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.

Notes from the Uncanny Valley episodes:

October 13, 2017 5. The “Real” Question
Next time you encounter a CAPTCHA take a moment to appreciate this irony: no machine can fool a human into believing that it’s human, yet humans must constantly prove they are human to the machine world they’ve built around them. 11:30 minutes “Poa Alpina” by Biosphere
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October 11, 2017 4. The Invisible Script
“It occurs to me that these poor ghost hunters have been captured on video and in that sense have already been forced into ghostly repetition.”
00:00 —Intro (“Hot enough for you?”)
01:21 —An intimate moment in the elevator…
03:01 —A page from an uncolored coloring book…
05:09 —Ghosts in the waiting room…
10:56 —The Doctor…
15:44 minutes
“Unseen Forces” and “Red Cabin” by Justin Walter
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October 11, 2017 4. The Invisible Script
Looking at the TV it occurs to me that these poor ghost hunters have been captured on video and in that sense have already been forced into ghostly repetition . . . 16 minutes “Unseen Forces” and “Red Cabin” by Justin Walter
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October 05, 2017 3. TMI
“A street person on a street corner is screaming street words—words that aren’t words, though they come into sharper focus whenever someone walks by.”
00:00 —TMI
01:46 —A sci-fi writer and a scientist disagree about dystopias…
03:55 —TMI
05:42 —A broken TV (signs of reality at the electronics store)…
07:59: —TMI
09:36 —A noise coming from the news anchor’s ear piece…
10:45 —Street Words
15:03 —TMI
16:27 —Stranger’s MacGuffin and the coming of the Roboroach…
21:20 —TMI
24:30 minutes
“Disintegration Loops” by William Basinki
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October 05, 2017 3. TMI
Most people ignore him but occasionally someone looks in his direction as they pass, triggering an angry crescendo in the glossolalia streaming from him. The effect is rather like a radio signal full of static that becomes clearer when one stands near—or makes contact with—the antenna. 24:30 minutes “Disintegration Loops” by William Basinki
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October 02, 2017 2. Plato’s Cave-In
“I watch the novice robot mimicking his mentor’s demonstration of this glitchy dance from the near future of our distant past . . .“
00:00 —Intro
00:59 —An early morning tongue bath…
03:13 —On the balcony with the Mummy and Shadow…
09:40 —Plato’s Cave-In…
18:17 —A dream of fire wood and ancient skulls…
19:30 minutes
“Gymnopédie No. 1” by Erik Satie and “Pathologically Bored” by Deru
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October 02, 2017 2. Plato’s Cave-In
I watch the novice robot mimicking his mentor’s demonstration of this glitchy dance from the future of our distant past . . . 19:30 minutes “Pathologically Bored” by Deru
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21min
September 29, 2017 1. Somewhere in the Distant Present
“My personal space has been invaded by a man looking for an invasion by an insect that practices an invasive form of procreation…”
0:00 —The bug-man…
04:15 —Do you ever suspect that the world actually did end in 2012 and we’ve simply failed to notice? …
04:56 —An elevator glitch leads to a staring contest with a stranger in the 4th floor mirror…
12:31 —Another glitch leads to a case of mistaken birthday…
16:41 minutes
“Poa Alpina” by Biosphere, “Unseen Forces” by Justin Walter
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September 29, 2017 1. Somewhere in the Distant Present
At first, not being recognized by others bothered me. But then I saw the inherent freedom in playing the part of a complete stranger. 18 minutes “Poa Alpina” by Biosphere, “Unseen Forces” by Justin Walter
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FAQs about Notes from the Uncanny Valley:

How many episodes does Notes from the Uncanny Valley have?

The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.