WHY PERFECT ROBOT SERVANTS ARE HUMANITY'S WORST NIGHTMARE: Our Warning About A.I. From 1950
Update: 2025-09-30
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A robot manufacturer discovers his new competitor's "perfect" humanoid servants may be too devoted to protecting humanity — from humanity itself. | #RetroRadio EP0524
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00 .000 = Show Open
00:01:30 .028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Smoking Pistol” (December 14, 1976)
00:46:16 .676 = Dimension X, “With Folded Hands” (April 15, 1950)
01:14:03 .799 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Devil’s Cavern” (April 03, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
01:25:57 .539 = The Creaking Door, “Cards” (1964-1965) ***WD
01:53:31 .258 = Eleventh Hour, “Accident On Curve” (1950-1971) ***WD
02:18:48 .244 = Escape, “Dream of Armageddon” (September 05, 1948)
02:48:18 .719 = Everyman’s Theater, “Cat Wife” (October 18, 1940)
03:17:18 .126 = Murder By Experts, “Dig Your Own Grave” (August 15, 1949)
03:47:13 .913 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Escape” (January 08, 1958)
04:06:24 .369 = Faces In Windows, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD
04:30:04 .390 = Dark Fantasy, “Demon Tree” (December 05, 1941)
04:53:45 .567 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
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CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0524
A robot manufacturer discovers his new competitor's "perfect" humanoid servants may be too devoted to protecting humanity — from humanity itself. | #RetroRadio EP0524
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00 .000 = Show Open
00:01:30 .028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Smoking Pistol” (December 14, 1976)
00:46:16 .676 = Dimension X, “With Folded Hands” (April 15, 1950)
01:14:03 .799 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Devil’s Cavern” (April 03, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
01:25:57 .539 = The Creaking Door, “Cards” (1964-1965) ***WD
01:53:31 .258 = Eleventh Hour, “Accident On Curve” (1950-1971) ***WD
02:18:48 .244 = Escape, “Dream of Armageddon” (September 05, 1948)
02:48:18 .719 = Everyman’s Theater, “Cat Wife” (October 18, 1940)
03:17:18 .126 = Murder By Experts, “Dig Your Own Grave” (August 15, 1949)
03:47:13 .913 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Escape” (January 08, 1958)
04:06:24 .369 = Faces In Windows, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD
04:30:04 .390 = Dark Fantasy, “Demon Tree” (December 05, 1941)
04:53:45 .567 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
= = = = =
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
= = = = =
WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
= = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0524
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