Places Like This: Wiretaps from Tomorrow

Chris Barlow

New York City, 2064. From the crowded shores of Hell's Kitchen Sink to the semi-submerged office towers of TriBeCa Bay, life is a lot like how you remember it: The subway still smells, your job still sucks, and no, that guy you went on a date in the cloud with last week still hasn’t returned your jab. How do we know so much about our not-too-distant future? It’s all thanks to a wormhole in the Gowanus Canal and an experimental NSA program designed to wiretap said wormhole (because hey, it’s what they do). Now that an anonymous whistleblower has started leaking these “wiretaps from tomorrow” you too can find out what the future has in store. There are breaking news alerts, private “captures” from mid-centennials just like you, and even an interactive last will and testament. Meet Jeb, Fitz, Opal, and their friends, and let them introduce you to... PLACES LIKE THIS.

Episodes

t's Sequential: The story told week-by-week (unless it's the frist week you've heard it). [circa 2064, via the Gowanus Wormhole. Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Dec 18, 2014

7 min

31: The Fitz Awakens

A voice from the past returns with a message for Opal. [circa 2064, via the Gowanus Wormhole. Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Dec 10, 2014

6 min

30: A Look at This Hour's News with Jebidiah Hogan

The latest on the crisis in President Carter's cabinet and the chaos in the middle west. Plus: The Bloomberg LLC Thanksgiving Day Parade unveiled a new twist this year and you'll never guess who survived! All that and more in this hour's news. [circa 2064, via Gowanus Wormhole. Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Dec 3, 2014

5 min

29: Thanksgiving With the Notorious War Criminal Watson

The true confessions of America's #1 Convicted War Criminal (and most popular former President). [c. 2064 via Gowanus Wormhole. Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Nov 19, 2014

11 min

28: A Look at This Hour's News (Midterm Election Special)

Jebidiah Hogan brings you the up-to-the-minute results on the Midterm Elections that we would've reported last week if anyone cared. [c. 2064 via Gowanus Wormhole. Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Nov 13, 2014

6 min

27: Corporate Quarantine

After months of working 7-day weeks in the cloud, Opal finally vents her frustration (but only after making sure she's out of range of the HR Department's listening devices). [c. 2064 via Gowanus Wormhole. Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Nov 5, 2014

6 min

26: Married to the Job

Badgered by Starla, his virtual therapist, Jeb attempts to form "positive habits" by recording his first Capture in over four months. Besides, it's not like he has anything better to do since he moved into the office. [c. 2064 via Gowanus Wormhole. Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Oct 29, 2014

9 min

25: A Look at This Hour's News with Jebidiah Hogan

The latest on the Rebola outbreak, including updates from the President's Executive Bubble, NYC's Dept. of Health and Humanoid Services, and our former correspondent in the Former Ukraines. Up next: Artificially Fresh Air with Sherri and Terri Gross. [c. 2064 via Gowanus Wormhole. Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Oct 23, 2014

6 min

24: The One True Cloud

The Last Will and Testament of Fitzgerald Scott Walker. [Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Jul 30, 2014

10 min

23: The Late Night Confessions of a Mid-Centennial Newsman

Breaking news: All work and no play makes Jebidiah Hogan a dull boy. [Contents Classified by the NSA.]

Jul 23, 2014

12 min