# The Men Return by Jack Vance

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Podcast: [Auditory Anthology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/auditory-anthology-6738376)
Published: 2026-05-07T05:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

In a psychedelic wasteland where the laws of cause and effect have dissolved into non-causality, the last "sane" humans must scavenge for survival until the terrifyingly rigid laws of logic suddenly return. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free! Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/ Other shows hosted by Darren: Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/ Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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