# The Shadow Radio Podcast #74- Inventor of Death

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Podcast: [Radio Retropolis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-retropolis-518935)
Published: 2026-06-19T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Lamont and Margo investigate a mad scientist who uses a rival scientist's mechanical robot to take revenge on those who turned down his invention. Commentary on the origin of the word robot, how this episode and other works of art accurately depicted what our technical future would be. We also take a look at Fritz Lang's Metropolis.

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