The future is full of epic “what ifs." What if we could read minds? What if a hostile attack took down our nation’s power grid? In every episode of Hyperthetical, host Kerry Bishé asks one of these questions. Then, we explore that question two ways - through speculative science fiction, and through insight from the world’s most brilliant scientists. The result is a genre-bending story woven with real facts and science, bringing together education and imagination. Time travel into a near-future where our biggest “what ifs” become “now whats?” Listen to more episodes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we would like to introduce you to Young's Infinite City, a podcast distributed by Realm In the middle of a crisis that could spark global war, Dr. Rosalind Young, the most powerful person on the planet, has gone missing. Grace Adamu, her wife and business partner, reaches out to Rosalind’s estranged son, Charles Davis, for help. Young’s Infinite City was created by Alex Dolan, produced by Alex Dolan and Audiohm Media, and co-written by Alex Dolan and Vince Dajani.   Starring Gavin Bentley as Charles Davis, Maria Gbeleyi as Grace Adamu and Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Rosalind Young, and featuring performances by Bill Roberts, Winn Manning, Juliette Angeli, Zigmas Dobiliauskas, Kristen Udowitz, Andrea Richardson, Nero Scott, Jez Sands, Ray Hurd, Byron Kerr, Georgia McKenzie, Mark Alan, Chris Harris-Beechey, Akshdeep Singh, Paul Greene-Dennis, and Jason Webb. Sound design, line layout and QA by Chris Harris-Beechey. Mixing and mastering by Brad Colbrook.   For more information, visit www.infinitecity.net or www.alexdolan.com. For more information on Audiohm Media, visit: http://www.audiohmmedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we would like to introduce you to Digital Folklore, a new podcast distributed by Realm. Digital Folklore is an immersive audio adventure that takes place inside a fictional universe, but explores the real-world truths behind various expressions of internet culture and how each holds up a mirror to the society from which they emerge.  This episode introduces us to two "monsters" who were birthed on the internet, but couldn't be contained there. Their names are Slenderman and Momo, and they are great examples of a few key folkloric concepts. So join us as we take a look at Slenderman and Momo and learn about ostension, monster theory, moral panics, and the defining traits that make something folklore as opposed to just a simple online expression of creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we would like to introduce you to Celeritas, a new podcast distributed by Realm Owen fails to have a normal conversation with his daughter during a spacewalk. Then a routine engine test is anything but.  Join the Celeritas Discord for exclusive content, discussion and AMAs at https://discord.gg/JbwJN3TVGK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we would like to introduce you to Bookburners, a new show from Realm created by Max Gladstone. Magic is real. And it’s dangerous. It’s locked in books and relics imbued with power. But sometimes, whether by accident or by design, magic escapes and wreaks havoc upon the world. That’s when Team Three is deployed—known by their enemies as: The Bookburners. Tasked with identifying and neutralizing magical threats anywhere in the world, the Bookburners are a cohort of special investigators from wildly different walks of life—a New York City detective, a Guatemalan priest, an indestructible woman from China, a techno-occultist from Ireland, and an inquisitive scholar from the Ivory Coast. But each member of the Bookburners bears the scars of their own past magical trauma. What that means for the team, as they face horrors that threaten their sanity and their very lives, will cause them each to question their mission… and their faith in one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices