# Welcome, oh great divers from the future. This is the place to begin.

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Podcast: [Cold Shift](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-shift-7864797)
Published: 2026-06-18T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Cold Shift. So if you wonder where to begin, or what this is, or who is talking or what is happening, or if you are not sure you want to invest a quarter of an hour, this is the place to start. Cold shift is about Jaran, the facility manager at the Deep Earth Anomaly Department. Strange things occur, but somehow he doesn't seem to mind all that much.

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