Every five minutes, a transplant candidate dies while waiting for a compatible heart, liver, or kidney. Imagine a technology that could provide those life-saving transplant organs for a high price, and imagine what a company would do to monopolize that technology.On a remote island in Lake Superior, a team of geneticists has unlocked this holy grail of medicine. By reverse-engineering thousands of genomes, they dial back the evolutionary clock to re-create the progenitor of all mammals. The method? Illegal. The result? An AI-designed animal whose organs can be safely transplanted into any person.There's just one problem: these "ancestors"...
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56 min
ANCESTOR - Q & A
Scott sits down with A Kovacs to answer questions sent in by the Junkies about the latest Ancestor edition. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Random House Audio Pro…
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3 min
ANCESTOR is complete. What now?
That's it for ANCESTOR. Looks like you made it off of Black Manitou Island. Good for you!I wish I could say the same for so many others.I've got other full-length stories available…
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33 min
ANCESTOR Episode 38 - Series Finale
This is it! The final episode of ANCESTOR. I hope you enjoyed the production, and I hope this last episode knocks you right in the jumblies. Written and performed by Scott Sigler P…
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33 min
ANCESTOR Episode 37
Sara, Tim, and Colding are in the church, facing a showdown with the loveable Magnus Paglione. The Ancestors are running wild, eating anything that moves and some things that don't…
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34 min
ANCESTOR Episode 36
The chase is on, my Junkie friends. The chase is on. The Ancestors are on the hunt! Written and performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Random House Audio Production Assistance by Ar…
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31 min
ANCESTOR Episode 35
Colding and Rhumkorrf head to the mansion, searching for weapons and a way off of Black Manitou Island. They don't know if Magnus is waiting for them, but they have no choice - wit…
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29 min
ANCESTOR Episode 34
Magnus Paglione had a nice little chat with Clayton Detweiler to find out where Sara Purinam and Tim Feely were hiding. Now, Magnus is on his way to meet the two survivors. Meanwhi…
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32 min
ANCESTOR Episode 33
Magnus uses extreme measures to interrogate Clayton. Gary arrives on the island and attempts to rescue the survivors of the C-5 crash. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Produce…
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32 min
ANCESTOR Episode 32
Magnus is determined to find out what Clayton's been up to. Andy & Colding run into some ancestor trouble when they head out to Sven's place to see what's going on. Written and per…
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28 min
ANCESTOR Episode 31
Clayton contacts his son and makes arrangements for him to come out to Black Manitou on a rescue mission. An unexpected survivor forces Magnus to adjust his plans. Written and perf…
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25 min
ANCESTOR Episode 30
Clayton takes the C-5 survivors to a safe place so they can hide out. The Harveys have a close encounter with the ancestors. Magnus lays out his plan for Andy. Written and performe…
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25 min
ANCESTOR Episode 29
Sven ignores Clayton's warning and goes out to his barn. Big mistake. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Random House Audio Production Assistance by Arioch Morningst…
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29 min
ANCESTOR Episode 28
Clayton & Sven remain vexed by the overnight translocation of the main herd. Clayton discovers the surviving C-5 crew in the woods and takes them home. Written and performed by Sco…
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29 min
ANCESTOR Episode 27
The survivors from the plane crash make it to Sven's barn. Clayton's spider-sense starts to tingle. Sven & Mookie discover the experimental herd. Written and performed by Scott Sig…
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28 min
ANCESTOR Episode 26
Sara discovers Magnus' parting gift. Will the C-5 crew be able to perform an emergency landing without any casualties? Written and performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Random Hous…
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26 min
ANCESTOR Episode 25
Magnus browbeats Sara into taking the C-5 up in a nasty storm. The turbulence jars Miss Patty Melt out of her harness, and the crew attempts to rein in the ensuing chaos. Written a…
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28 min
ANCESTOR Episode 24
Colding, Magnus, and Dante all have to deal with the fallout after the incident with Jian. Sara gets unpleasant surprises from both Colding & Magnus. Written and performed by Scott…
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25 min
ANCESTOR Episode 23
Claus, Jian, and Tim get their first look at an Ancestor outside of the womb. They perform an autopsy and try to figure out what went wrong with the Milkshakes. Magnus confronts Ji…
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26 min
ANCESTOR Episode 22
Jian recalculates her projections and shows Rhumkorff the results. The team disagrees on whether they should continue the project or let the cows die. Sara teaches Colding how to r…
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24 min
ANCESTOR Episode 21
Colding confronts Rhumkorff to try and figure out why her medication isn't working. Jian knows what *must* happen for the project to succeed, but her sanity is devolving rapidly. R…