Metropolis

A murder mystery in neon utopia. A 13-episode science fiction audio drama by Lux Radium. While ace reporter Nan Kanally and the rest of the world struggle through post-war poverty, Metropolis has assembled a neon utopia on an icy, distant island. It’s an electronic heaven made possible by a fleet of astonishing autonomous robots. But Metropolis holds its secrets tightly. The only word that gets out is from the few reporters they invite. One of them is Nan’s best friend, the sportswrite...

08-22

01:48

Things aren’t great in Arnhem. Nobody seems that interested in putting back together what the war has blasted apart, and now the city has started smelling like literal horse manure. All anyone has to look forward to are dispatches from Metropolis - that mysterious, shining, robot-powered city in the Arctic where everyone seems to have it all figured out. But do they? The Arnhem Fact-Gazette newspaper has a man on the ground there - Stanley Bronfels - but he’s just a sportswriter,...

09-30

59:14

It’s been weeks, and no word from Stanley, just the clanging sounds of that ominous recording echoing in Nan’s ears. Was it a taunt? What was it, exactly? There is nothing in the world that Nan wants to do more than to go figure it out and find Stan, but there’s one problem: he was in Metropolis, and one does not simply walk into Metropolis. Until one morning, Zora arrives in the office with an envelope... Follow the show at https://luxradium.org! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram...

10-16

44:52

So Nan made it to Metropolis, somehow. Now what she realizes is that she is alone in the chaos. She has no leads, no friends, and nowhere to start in the city. But maybe the city already knows where it wants to start with her... Follow the show at https://luxradium.org! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/metropolis_podcast/ TUMBLR: https://www.tumblr.com/luxradium TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@lux.radium BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/luxradium.bsky.social FB: https...

11-04

55:12

The note on Nan’s desk says: “Look in Room 14633. Use the card. Don’t ever say I’m not helpful.” The card that came with it is burning a hole in her hand. It might be the answer to everything, the key to all of Metropolis. Or maybe it just opens the door to more trouble... Follow the show at https://luxradium.org! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/metropolis_podcast/ TUMBLR: https://www.tumblr.com/luxradium TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@lux.radium BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile...

11-22

46:21