Hey there listeners, this is Marco Palmieri, one of the proud producers of Steel the Stars.

And I gotta tell you, it was a highlight of my career to work on such an amazing series

with these awesome storytellers.

I'm back now to share some exciting news about another project I've been working on this

time at Realm.

Think of Realm as part podcast studio, part magical refuge.

Starting with the phenomenal writing team of Fran Wilde, Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen

and Martha Wells, we've created a series I think you're gonna love.

I'm talking about Makina.

Like Steel the Stars, Makina is a gripping science fiction workplace drama.

Two rival tech companies are racing to build the AI that will help us to colonize Mars.

Makina has mystery, intrigue, bad blood, bitter rivalries, illicit romance, corporate espionage,

and the coolest robot dog you've ever heard.

Say hello Sudo.

Makina is easily one of my favorite projects, here's the full first episode.

I hope you like it and if you do, follow the show and listen to new episodes when they

drop every Wednesday.

Far enough in the desert that they could no longer see smoke from the coast or hear the

quake sirens, Smith's Perez parked his banged up air stream and climbed out on the roof.

He heard the rattle of a martini shaker.

His roommate, Tray Lowell and their best friend Stephanie Basque were right behind him.

We made it, Tray said.

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