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Transcriber’s Note:
Kerry Donalson, a seasoned reporter, climbs the stairwell of a crumbling hotel and knocks on the door of a shadowed room where a voice from his past beckons him forward. The darkness gives way to a flickering light that reveals Ben Thrusher, once a close friend, now a gaunt, bandaged figure haunted by radiation burns and a secret that could upend the regime’s grip on truth.
As Kerry grapples with Ben’s painful transformation, the two men confront a world where dissent is crushed and the free press is a whispered myth. Their urgent conversation is interrupted by Lew Fallon, a wary guard who threatens to snatch the phone and silence the story before it can be told. With the clock ticking and danger pressing in, Kerry must decide whether to risk everything to bring Ben’s revelation to the world.
The opening thrusts listeners into a tense, dystopian landscape where loyalty, journalism, and the cost of truth collide in a single, electrifying encounter.
Language
en
Duration
~52 minutes (50K characters)
Release date
Jun 3, 2026
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1930–1999
Best known for The Mists of Avalon and the sweeping Darkover series, Marion Zimmer Bradley brought bold female perspectives to fantasy and science fiction. Her work helped open space for complex women heroes in genres long dominated by male voices.
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