Reality Dispatch

A dream that provides solace from the nightmare. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Alone, in the desert, the mind wanders… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

What will we do when NotebookLM and ChatGPT move into body replacement surrogates… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

When Kindergarten politics meets Geopolitics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Ed makes a friend with an agenda. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Kelly pays to play her dream. She discovers a reality on stage that eludes her normal life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

President Clarens makes the first in a series of nation-destroying decisions to dismantle the administrative law safeguards that would enable his decisions to be reversed. Based on: https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/autocracy-in-america/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Louis Theroux prepares for a confrontation… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

A near-earth object sends the newsroom into a tailspin. Based on this: https://www.9news.com.au/world/a-space-rock-is-about-to-become-earths-new-minimoon/28af7b4b-63b1-4793-954d-afa7becfef0f This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Michelangelo took his usual post, laying down along the ceiling, already feeling the blood drain to the back of his head. He had laid down a ripped shirt over his face to cover his vision. He raised his left arm to begin the process, all the while knowing it would be the divine who would craft the detail. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acc...

Fred unwittingly embroils himself in the American gun epidemic. Based on: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1184731316/gun-violence-epidemic-suicide-mass-shooting-public-health-emergency-chicago This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Drew visits the scene of his crimes. What elements has he redacted from his memory? This is a submission for the September prompt post as part of the substack group ‘Fictionistas’ - a fiction writers collective. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Just as the Acropolis stands as a shadow in contrast to its once mighty appearance, so must the legacy of an artist who wishes to push the boundaries. In Hollywood, you are only as good as your last picture. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

The need to replace laborious tasks such as driving a car - in the age of AI guided vehicles - may have some unintended consequences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

DEBATE PREP: There was an expectation that the audience would be somewhere in the one hundred to a hundred and fifty million viewers watching these two go neck and neck with potshots and name-calling. Tim was only invested in seeing his hard work broadcast to the widest possible audience. He was confident that the audio would go off without a hitch. This is a public episode. If you would like to d...

Mother Ellen attempts to put aside her ego and the cost of change to bring leadership and healing to the world. Based on this: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-10/women-should-receive-fuller-recognition-in-catholic-church/104082374 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

The ubiquity of the smartphone has no purpose in a world devoid of hands. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

When the world knows you and you forget yourself in front of the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Micro-sized drones. So versatile… You’ll never even know. Based on this: http://disq.us/t/3yn93bz This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

A fictional examination of the night after the day. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Doc Holliday is dying from Consumption - but still finds the strength to assist his friend Wyatt Earp on what would be a very consequential morning. Based on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

A fictional account of Noel Gallagher’s thoughts some months ago… Based on this: https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/27/oasis-reunion-confirmed-for-uk-and-ireland-tour-in-2025-liam-noel-gallagher This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

The fictional account of 16th Century Musician Thomas Tallis’s writing of the tune that would become ‘Fantasia on a Theme’ - That can be heard here: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Based on a speculative account of Astronaut Ken Bowersox’s moments following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. https://www.yahoo.com/news/stranded-space-nasa-doesn-t-142109496.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com

Based on these quotes from Stephen King on the subject of death and mortality: https://www.azquotes.com/author/8052-Stephen_King/tag/dying This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimminns.substack.com