interlude 0: in my solitude, you haunt me by madam data

On Ep. 5, some folks leave for Mars under dubious circumstances - projecting the insidious logic of colonialism onto our (very hypothetical) spaceward expansion, M Téllez of Metropolarity weaves a tale of subjugation, coercion, and little resistances - amid neighbourhood walks, cyborg rhythms, and a strange goodbye from an old caretaker. You can find out about M Téllez at their website, www.cyborgmemoirs.com Submissions from: John Morrison Rodnie King Cybee Bloss Elissa Fredeen Rachel MacDonald compiled, edited and composed by Ada Adhiyatma / madam data 'little feather' composed and performed by Ada Adhiyatma if you'd like to support and maintain The Floating World, consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/thefloatingworldpodcast

In episode 4, we wander the streets at night, carrying fantasies of robots, the strange quantum emissions of cars and the floating miasma of radio signals. Contributors: Erika Oba John Morrison Rachel MacDonald George Korein Rodnie King Bennett Kuhn

This time on the Floating World: Philadelphia author, musician and visual artist Alex Smith imagines a prismatic, queer, black future amid the rupture of techno, (more) train stations, an encounter with a pothole, radio static and otherwordly birdsong. Story / poetry by Alex Smith alexoteric.com (twitter: @alexoteric) backup story by Ada A. sounds submitted by savan depaul, lucy dougherty & jessie h, erika oba, tamar dart, leo suarez, rebecca muczynski, and casey dougherty. Mixed, edited and composed by Ada Adhiyatma (twitter & IG: @madamdata) As of now, this work is mostly uncompensated labor! If you'd like to contribute to the imagining of new worlds (and you should) consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/thefloatingworldpodcast

This week on the Floating World: Dusty chrome afterworlds. Train stations. Tape segmented and cut according to the arrangements of the celestial bodies. Co-produced by Madam Data and Jess Hicks. This episode's submissions by: Alex Smith, Em Downing, Chase Barnes, Jess Hicks, Travis Baka, Kaori Suzuki, Madam Data Story Text written and recorded by Rodnie King

contributors: em downing john morrison julius masri RK Alex Kulick Tamara Duplantis madam data savan depaul