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Station 151

Pale Matter

Science Fiction, Fiction

4.6 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Located on Alexander Island, Antarctica, Station 151 is the southernmost continent’s first and only astronomical radio observatory. Built by the Telders Corporation at an estimated cost of $200M USD, Station 151 is comprised of 50 radio antennas arrayed in a spiral configuration. Astrophysicist Wayne Robertson was hired by The Telders Corporation as the sole operator of Station 151, Antarctica for a 12-month pilot to test the station’s cutting-edge radio interferometer. Leaving behind his fiancé in the States, Wayne travels alone to Antarctica to fulfill a lifelong dream to peer deeper into the universe than ever thought possible. But after arriving at the station, Wayne’s hopes of a career defining role are dashed as he is thrust into a strange and unsettling new world. Station 151 is a science-fiction and horror audio drama podcast, written and developed by brothers Andy Scearce and Steven James Scearce, and produced by Bear Weiter. Season 1 of this science-fiction podcast will span 10 episodes, and more seasons are planned. Our intent is to provide an immersive storytelling experience, rich in production value, hopefully pulling you, the listener, deeper in as the story spirals downward. Content Warning: Profanity Headphones highly recommended Support the show If you're enjoying the Station 151 science-fiction podcast series, we invite you to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or come and hang out with us and other fans on Discord! If you really like what you hear, you can support us over at Patreon—every dollar helps fund our monthly costs. Please follow the series on your favorite podcast platform, and let us know how you're liking it by leaving us a rating or review. Your support goes a long way toward helping us grow our listener base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This place, it's the southernmost continent. It's the bottom of the world.
0:15.0	It's dark and it's cold and it's inhospitable to humans. If you're terrified of being alone,
0:23.6	Antarctica is not for you.
0:25.6	So why am I here?
0:29.6	The station we're headed to,
0:34.6	Ablation Point, was an old UK research station.
0:38.3	Nobody knows anything about this place. It doesn't fly a flag. There's no radio chatter.
0:44.3	Nothing about it on the whip. So we figure it's some top secret off-the-grid black side or something.
0:51.3	The place isn't called Ablation Point anymore.
0:55.0	The official name is Station 151.
0:58.4	It's Antarctica's first and only astronomical radio observatory.
1:02.9	Built by the Telters Corporation at a cost of $200 million, you're goddamn lucky to be here, Wayne.
1:09.3	You know, that's crazy, right? You know, I'm pretty sure I'm not joining some doomed commune down here.
1:15.6	You've been given complete autonomy to run this station however you please for the next 12 months.
1:20.6	How cool is that?
1:22.6	Wayne, what you're doing is fucking nuts.
1:25.6	Even the greats went a little crazy down here.
1:29.3	Ernest Shackleton, Robert Scott, these were legendary explorers, and they weren't even alone.
1:35.3	I can't just turn around and leave, all right?
1:38.3	This is next evolution technology.
1:41.3	This thing is supposed to be light years ahead of anything the astrophysics community has ever seen.
1:47.0	Christ, Wayne. What are you doing down here?
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