Episodes
In the far future, humanity has found the source of infinite energy... but it is not yet free from the power of propaganda…
This short story is part of The World After Amazon, a collection of short speculative fiction by Amazon workers. To learn more, to order the book, or to read or listen to more stories, please visit http://afteramazon.world
Author: Worker 4
Narrator: Sook-Yin Lee
Editing and music: Robert Steenkamer
Published 09/04/24
After Amazon’s fall, a local ruler uses violence and fear to dominate the island of Zanjara. It’s up to his son to find The Museum of Prime and restore the balance.
This short story is part of The World After Amazon, a collection of short speculative fiction by Amazon workers. To learn more, to order the book, or to read or listen to more stories, please visit http://afteramazon.world
Author: Worker 2
Narrator: Sook-Yin Lee
Editing and music: Robert Steenkamer
Published 09/04/24
Workers are kept so busy working for Amazon they don’t realize the apocalypse the company is helping to create.
This short story is part of The World After Amazon, a collection of short speculative fiction by Amazon workers. To learn more, to order the book, or to read or listen to more stories, please visit http://afteramazon.world
Author: Worker 1
Narrator: Sook-Yin Lee
Editing and music: Robert Steenkamer
Published 09/04/24
The story of a worker who quits Amazon only to discover the prison where he is being held looks very familiar…
This short story is part of The World After Amazon, a collection of short speculative fiction by Amazon workers. To learn more, to order the book, or to read or listen to more stories, please visit http://afteramazon.world
Author: Worker 3
Narrator: Sook-Yin Lee
Editing and music: Robert Steenkamer
Published 09/04/24
A podcast from the end of the world, where corporations can even exploit screams of rebellion.
This short story is part of The World After Amazon, a collection of short speculative fiction by Amazon workers. To learn more, to order the book, or to read or listen to more stories, please visit http://afteramazon.world
Author: Pearl Cecil Sigur Ramsey
Narrator: Sook-Yin Lee
Editing and music: Robert Steenkamer
Published 09/04/24
A young migrant boy dreams of creating an online retail platform that respects and values workers like his father.
This short story is part of The World After Amazon, a collection of short speculative fiction by Amazon workers. To learn more, to order the book, or to read or listen to more stories, please visit http://afteramazon.world
Author: Anneth Chepkoech
Narrator: Sook-Yin Lee
Editing and music: Robert Steenkamer
Published 09/04/24
What could go wrong if scientists tried to artificially enhance the empathy that people have lost in an age of techno-isolation?
This short story is part of The World After Amazon, a collection of short speculative fiction by Amazon workers. To learn more, to order the book, or to read or listen to more stories, please visit http://afteramazon.world
Author: Dartagnan
Narrator: Sook-Yin Lee
Editing and music: Robert Steenkamer
Published 09/04/24
One woman’s journey through a dystopian future, from terrified housecleaner to fearless revolutionary
This short story is part of The World After Amazon, a collection of short speculative fiction by Amazon workers. To learn more, to order the book, or to read or listen to more stories, please visit http://afteramazon.world
Author: Cory Gluck
Narrator: Sook-Yin Lee
Editing and music: Robert Steenkamer
Published 09/04/24
Robots and humans come together in common struggle… and in love.
This short story is part of The World After Amazon, a collection of short speculative fiction by Amazon workers. To learn more, to order the book, or to read or listen to more stories, please visit http://afteramazon.world
Author: Ibrahim Alsahary
Narrator: Sook-Yin Lee
Editing and music: Robert Steenkamer
Published 09/04/24