Episode

36: "Svoboda" (S5E5)

Podcast
NASA Vending Machine (watching "For All Mankind" and "Star City")
Published
Apr 24, 2026
Duration seconds
1644
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Summary

After a brief prelude in a Soviet gulag just to remind us how scary Irinia is (she’s not locked in here with, you, comrade, you’re locked in here with her!), the story moves back to Mars. The reveal of the secret plan to create Automation has led to civil unrest. Miles, Alex, and Lilly are feeling the pressure. Aleida feels betrayed by Dev… again. We are a bit puzzled by what Dev’s plan is. But it looks like, at long last, the people of Mars really are ready to rise up. But… then what?...