BONUS: Inside "Forward, Darkspeed!"

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🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Jonathan talks with writer Hunter Nelson about our story "Forward, Darkspeed!" If you haven't heard the story yet, this episode contains SPOILERS, so you'll want to listen to the story first. Support The Truth by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to our ad-free feed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It’s $5, or $50 a year. You’ll get every story without interruption, but more than that, you’ll be supporting the survival of our show. Go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thetruthpodcast.supportingcast.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BLUESKY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠REDDIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To learn more about our show, go to our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thetruthpodcast.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Truth.
0:02.1	I'm Jonathan Mitchell, and this is a special episode of The Truth.
0:05.9	Today, I'm talking with writer Hunter Nelson about Forward Darkspeed, the story we released last week.
0:11.8	And this conversation goes deep into the themes of the piece, the challenges of writing it, and it's full of spoilers.
0:17.4	So if you haven't heard the story yet, I recommend listening to it first.
0:21.6	After the break, it's a conversation with Hunter Nelson.
0:24.6	If you'd like to hear our show ad-free, go to the truthpodcast.supportingcast.fm.
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0:41.3	100 hours of craft in every twining sleep blend. 100 hours of craft in every cup. Eight natural ingredients in every sip.
0:45.3	One night of winding down in every drop.
0:49.3	Your moment of serenity.
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0:55.8	Twinings.
0:57.1	Alive in every drop.
1:02.1	I've been working with Hunter Nelson since 2019.
1:05.3	Our first project together was The Body Genius.
1:07.7	It was a five-part serial about a Hollywood personal trainer who was implicated
1:12.4	in a murder. And it's a great, really, really funny story. If you haven't heard it, please go check
1:17.0	it out. But he's written seven more stories for the truth since then. Last fall, he wrote a story
1:22.0	called Operation Skill Shot. And his most recent is Forward Darkspeed. I got very fascinated with the idea of Frank Herbert's son,
1:34.7	who took over the Dune books after, I assume after Frank Herbert passed away,
1:41.1	and has written a whole lot of Dune books.
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