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Flash Forward

Flash Forward Presents

Science

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

If you want to stay quiet, go to episode 12: Don’t Tell Him. If you want to say something and tell him about the stove, go to episode 13: Tell Him. 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 have a new routine now.
0:03.5	Every morning you log in to the Vanguard Estates app on your phone and you drop in.
0:09.5	Just to see what the robots are doing, obviously.
0:13.0	So far, it's been pretty boring.
0:16.2	The robots check in every day at around 10 a.m.
0:20.1	You can't really tell if it's the same robot every time or if it's different ones because
0:25.6	they all look the same to you.
0:27.5	Some of them seem like they have different voices, but you can't always hear them talking.
0:32.5	Your dad eats the same breakfast every day.
0:35.2	The same one he always made, even when you were a kid.
0:39.0	Toast with peanut butter, black coffee, and an apple.
0:42.9	He leaves his dishes in the sink and they disappear at some point.
0:47.0	You're confident he's not doing them.
0:49.9	He sits on the couch and puts his feet up on the coffee table.
0:53.3	He reads his books about conspiracy theories.
0:56.2	Sometimes he gaffaws at the pages, which becomes an oddly soothing familiar sound.
1:02.9	It feels a little bit like watching a nature cam installed at a zoo.
1:07.8	Like you're watching bears gorge themselves on salmon, but with more robots and familial guilt.
1:15.2	You can see his calendar on the app.
1:17.4	He's got lunch plans, movie nights, and he seems happy.
1:22.2	A few months in you spill coffee on your laptop, and the prepper-sized bag of rice you bought
1:27.7	a couple of years ago is finally put to use.
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