{"podcast":{"title":"Galactic Horrors","slug":"galactic-horrors-6264033","podcast_index_feed_id":6264033,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66477018b68429001342b9a2","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/galactic-horrors","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66477018b68429001342b9a2/show-cover.jpg","author":"Galactic Horrors","episode_count":748,"summary":"Original dark science fiction stories, told as standalone narrated episodes. Ships, stations, labs and border worlds; deep-space missions, black projects, quarantined facilities and forgotten sectors where the plan makes sense on paper right up until it doesn’t. These are slow-burn, grounded stories about technology, secrecy and the people caught in the gap between what was promised and what actually happens. If you like quiet dread, institutional cover-ups and futures that feel uncomfortably plausible, this is your channel. All stories, artwork, and thumbnails are original to Galactic Horrors. We do not accept submissions. Disclosure: This show includes AI-generated elements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T06:20:52.540919+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033"},"episode":{"title":"A Deep Space Prison Uses Crushing Gravity To Restrain Inmates. Tonight, They Break Out","slug":"a-deep-space-prison-uses-crushing-gravity-to-restrain-inmates-tonight-they-break-out","published_at":"2026-09-10T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033/a-deep-space-prison-uses-crushing-gravity-to-restrain-inmates-tonight-they-break-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033","url":"https://shows.acast.com/galactic-horrors/episodes/a-deep-space-prison-uses-crushing-gravity-to-restrain-inmate","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66477018b68429001342b9a2/e/6a87df35c71d02aaba90f0e2/media.mp3","summary":"Tartarus Station was designed so its prisoners would never need walls. At the asteroid prison’s outer rim, spin-generated gravity holds maximum-security inmates beneath three times Earth’s weight, while surgical reinforcement keeps their bodies alive under the load. For night-shift warden Graves, the system has meant six years of quiet screens, routine reports, and problems that always seem to belong to someone higher up the chain. Then the drive bearings seize. As the station slows, gravity falls, dead equipment becomes useless, and men who have spent years unable to stand begin walking. But the prisoners are not simply escaping. They are taking control of power, water, communications, and the replacement parts that could restore the spin. Their price is not freedom. It is evidence. With corporate help still hours away and his remaining guards trapped behind failing defenses, Graves must decide what he is actually responsible for: maintaining a prison, protecting his people, or preserving the system that created the emergency in the first place. 🔗 Official Links: The only place to get daily and bonus Galactic Horrors stories with no ads or interruptions is Patreon: 📡 Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/GalacticHorrors Galactic Horrors stories are also available as eBooks on Amazon, with new releases every week: 📚 eBooks: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0H2F5M2B3/allbooks 📖 Written by Galactic Horrors ⚠️ Content Ownership Notice All stories, artwork, thumbnails, and animations featured on this channel are original creations of Galactic Horrors. I do not accept or feature submissions from other creators. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, or re-uploading of any content from this channel, in any form, is strictly prohibited and constitutes a violation of copy…","meta_description":"Tartarus Station was designed so its prisoners would never need walls. At the asteroid prison’s outer rim, spin-generated gravity holds maximum-security i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3820,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/galactic-horrors-6264033/episodes/a-deep-space-prison-uses-crushing-gravity-to-restrain-inmates-tonight-they-break-out/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033/a-deep-space-prison-uses-crushing-gravity-to-restrain-inmates-tonight-they-break-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}