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Science

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🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

The End. Vanguard Estates is a production of Flash Forward. The story was written by me, Rose Eveleth; edited by Ace Tilton Radcliffe and Georgia Wyatt; and produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman. The sound design is by Mischa Stanton and music is by Ilan Blanck. The voice actors for Welcome to Vanguard Estates are: Marcus Jones -- Keith Houston Imani Jones -- Shara Kirby Robot #1 -- Ashley Kellem Amy -- Chelsey B Coombs Vanguard Estates Representative -- Aiya Islam Missy -- Anjali Kunapaneni Robot # 2 -- Brett Tubbs NPR Host -- Sandhya Dirks An earlier version of Vanguard Estates was originally performed live for Pop-Up Magazine. You can also play through a web version of the story at flashforwardpod.com/vanguard, which features really cool illustrations by Mattie Lubchansky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You call your sister.
0:04.3	This isn't working.
0:06.0	It's not.
0:07.0	He needs more and we can't pretend he doesn't.
0:10.1	So what the hell are we supposed to do?
0:12.2	You're the one who doesn't like any of my solutions.
0:15.9	She's right.
0:17.2	You've next all her high tech helpers.
0:21.3	You're the reason he's at home with no supervision.
0:25.6	This is on you now.
0:27.7	So over the next few days, you research.
0:31.2	You feel weird searching for things like senior care, not robots.
0:36.0	But that's what you want.
0:38.7	There are dozens of websites with profiles for human home aids.
0:42.9	Some of them even advertise that they offer the human touch.
0:46.7	Something robots can't.
0:48.9	By the end of your research binge, you have a whole list of options, all human.
0:55.0	The problem is, you can't afford any of them.
0:59.3	The pool of qualified human caretakers has dwindled.
1:03.2	And those who are left are expensive and in high demand.
1:07.6	Bank art estates wasn't cheap, but it was cheaper than any robot free solution.
1:14.3	There is a senior care facility nearby, staffed entirely by humans that at $6,500 a month,
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