{"podcast":{"title":"Auditory Anthology","slug":"auditory-anthology-6738376","podcast_index_feed_id":6738376,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65540e5778cd3a00123751d2","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/auditory-anthology","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65540e5778cd3a00123751d2/1700008063971-ca0dbaf7ac5f13e4bb441469385b10c1.jpeg","author":"Keith Conrad","episode_count":248,"summary":"Embark on a journey through time and imagination with 'Auditory Anthology,' a weekly podcast bringing to life the most captivating science fiction stories. Each episode, award-winning voice-artist and host of Weird Darkness Darren Marlar breathes life into a unique blend of classic and modern tales, ranging from time-honored masterpieces to groundbreaking works by emerging authors. Curated and produced by Keith Conrad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/auditory-anthology-6738376"},"episode":{"title":"The Man Who Killed the World by Ray Cummings","slug":"the-man-who-killed-the-world-by-ray-cummings","published_at":"2026-05-14T05:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/auditory-anthology-6738376/the-man-who-killed-the-world-by-ray-cummings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/auditory-anthology-6738376","url":"https://shows.acast.com/auditory-anthology/episodes/the-man-who-killed-the-world-by-ray-cummings","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65540e5778cd3a00123751d2/e/6a028c8b5c981a3573201ac5/media.mp3","summary":"When the wealthiest man on Earth realizes that even his total global monopoly cannot buy the genuine happiness of a penniless young couple, he decides that the only way to truly own the world is to become its sole survivor. 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.","meta_description":"When the wealthiest man on Earth realizes that even his total global monopoly cannot buy the genuine happiness of a penniless young couple, he decides tha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1081,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/auditory-anthology-6738376/episodes/the-man-who-killed-the-world-by-ray-cummings/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/auditory-anthology-6738376/the-man-who-killed-the-world-by-ray-cummings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}