{"podcast":{"title":"ReadMultiplex.com Podcast.","slug":"readmultiplex-com-podcast-7658112","podcast_index_feed_id":7658112,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/readmultiplex-com-podcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://ReadMultiplex.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/readmultiplex-com-podcast/20260128_070123_a3c0b2016b37f2d1f92d66e15b307722.png","author":"Brian Roemmele","episode_count":64,"summary":"Multiplex is an experiment, an experiment that will be on going. An experiment in publishing as I am not a professional writer nor will it be likely any contributors would be professional writers. Much of the content for Multiplex will be direct results from first hand empirical research that I am personally working on or other researchers are working on. Multiplex will also follow the work of other great researchers that are inventing new technology or new uses for existing technology. The experimental nature of Multiplex means that content can be dense and sparse at times. What we won’t do is write just to fill in space. We will aim to have regular content for the member-only area, This means that if you choose to become a member you are supporting the work of the writers and not an exact number of postings. There will always be free content to be found on the site as well as the X feed.—Brian Roemmele Website: ReadMultiplex.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T22:21:03.729497+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/readmultiplex-com-podcast-7658112"},"episode":{"title":"ReadMultiplex.com:  You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 32: The Prime Difference Robot.","slug":"readmultiplex-com-you-have-5000-days-navigating-the-end-of-work-as-we-know-it-part-32-the-prime-difference-robot","published_at":"2026-06-30T01:14:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/readmultiplex-com-podcast-7658112/readmultiplex-com-you-have-5000-days-navigating-the-end-of-work-as-we-know-it-part-32-the-prime-difference-robot","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/readmultiplex-com-podcast-7658112","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/readmultiplex-com-podcast/2952899","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/366493/2952899/readmultiplex-com-podcast/2026_06_30_01_35_27_b60b1abd-9b29-4f70-9a63-e5a7d4a6ff8e.mp3","summary":"Picture the flickering glow of 1958 living rooms, as families gathered around hulking wooden radios amid the crackle of vacuum tubes, X Minus One delivered a parable that cut straight to the marrow of technological substitution. Adapted from Alan E. Nourse’s “Prime Difference” ( Galaxy Science Fiction , June 1957), Episode 124 aired on January 2, 1958—just days into a year already shadowed by Sputnik and the accelerating automation anxieties of the atomic age. Clocking in at 19:46, the broadcast opens with the show’s signature ominous narration and a light curtain-raiser about “Wind Wagon Smith,” the inventive pioneer whose sail-powered wagon symbolized untamed American ingenuity. Then the main tale unfolds with surgical precision, exposing the seductive peril of perfect mechanical doubles. Alan E. Nourse (1928–1992) was no detached pulp scribbler but a trained physician whose medical background deeply informed his science fiction. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, later earning his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1955 while already publishing stories. Nourse practiced medicine in the Pacific Northwest but eventually transitioned to full-time writing, producing over 30 books and countless short stories, articles, and juveniles. We explore how this 1958 story applies to our current and future directions. Read more at: ReadMultiplex.com Support this work by buying us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/brianroemmele","meta_description":"Picture the flickering glow of 1958 living rooms, as families gathered around hulking wooden radios amid the crackle of vacuum tubes, X Minus One delivere…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3006,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/readmultiplex-com-podcast-7658112/episodes/readmultiplex-com-you-have-5000-days-navigating-the-end-of-work-as-we-know-it-part-32-the-prime-difference-robot/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/readmultiplex-com-podcast-7658112/readmultiplex-com-you-have-5000-days-navigating-the-end-of-work-as-we-know-it-part-32-the-prime-difference-robot.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}