The Lockdown Tapes 2: Pangolin

The Amelia Project

Philip Thorne

Fiction, Comedy, Drama, Comedy Fiction

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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“Amelia. I’m going mad again. And it’s not an itch this time.” Episode 2 of the bonus miniseason The Lockdown Tapes. With: Julia C. Thorne and Julia Morizawa. Written by Oystein U. Brager. Music and sound design by Fredrik S. Baden. For full credits see our website. Note that these minisodes stand alone and do not follow on from the end of season 2. The Amelia Project is an audio fiction series. We recommend starting at the beginning. Congratulations. You’ve reached the content warning. The Amelia Project is about death, mishaps, mayhem and misfortune. And cocoa. If you’re not comfortable with this, stop listening. Now. The Amelia Project is part of the Fable & Folly Network. Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners Website: ameliapodcast.com Transcripts: ameliapodcast.com/transcripts Twitter: @amelia_podcast Patreon: patreon.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello it's Philip Day 36 of the lockdown here in Paris. The rest of the team are
0:05.8	enduring their lockdowns in Oslo, Vienna and L. A. But we're bringing you this
0:10.5	special mini-season to tide over the weight until season 3
0:13.8	and hopefully provide you with a bit of laughter and distraction during these
0:18.0	dark times. And now without further ado it's time to check back in with Alvina in this new episode of
0:26.4	the lockdown tapes. You've reached Amelia. If you are a client, please call our other number. If you can't find our other number, tough luck. If you are a colleague or a contractor and you have a work-related query, please call
0:44.5	Alvina instead. Anything else, please leave a message.
0:51.0	Amelia, I'm going mad again, and it's not an itch this time.
0:57.0	It's... well, people.
1:01.0	Why do I have to deal with humans all the time?
1:04.0	I can't wait for the robot revolution.
1:07.0	Imagine robot henchmen, robot surgeons, a robot interviewer.
1:14.0	So much easier.
1:18.0	I almost miss Siri.
1:20.0	Anyhow, I've made a decision.
1:23.2	You might not like it, but if you hear me out, you will understand.
1:28.6	Basically, what happened was, I told everyone to stick to the rules, you know the Corona rules, but the others were like,
1:38.0	why? Why? I mean, I'm happy to work for a company that is neatly placed somewhere to the side of, if not above the law. Laws are arbitrary. They don't have to apply to us. That is a matter of integrity.
1:56.4	We have moral standards, that's more important. And we follow our own morals, not those prescribed by society or religion. That is a matter of
2:06.2	pride. But we are not elevated above the laws of basic biology. There is a deadly virus
2:11.7	out there and we have to take precautions.
2:14.0	That's what I told them.
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