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The Museum at Tomorrow

Audacious Machine Creative 26 Episodes Aug 28, 2025

The Museum at Tomorrow is an audio fiction collage created by Jeffrey Nils Gardner and produced by Audacious Machine Creative. It uses layered sound, voice, and narrative fragments to build an experimental story world. The podcast blends audio drama and collage techniques rather than following a conventional radio format. It is an English-language fiction podcast distributed primarily to U.S. audiences.

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Found at Sea Aug 28, 2025 00:05:27 Commissioned by Frank ArbanField recordings, digital processingTrack twenty-one of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Frank's words were "Music, Science, Humanity."Field recordings by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, Dušan Oblak, Fredrik Johansson, Erik Pålsson, and others from the public domain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc

Ecclesiastical Follies Aug 14, 2025 00:05:44 Commissioned by Benjamin DionysusAnalog oscillators, digital text-to-speech, digital processing, instructions for chessTrack twenty of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Benjamin's words were "The Spanish Bishop." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv

Ex Absentia Jul 31, 2025 00:06:00 Commissioned by Glau HansenField recordings, processing, synthesizersTrack nineteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Glau's words were "Meditation, city, blue."Special thanks to the National Parks Services for wildlife recordings. Listen to more at www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmu…ia/soundlibrary.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Vis

All the Gifts the City Gives Us Jul 17, 2025 00:05:13 Commissioned by Karleen PreatorField recordings, processingTrack eighteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Karleen's words were "Meditation, city, blue." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-

The Owlbear Trot Jul 3, 2025 00:05:01 Commissioned by Katie UtkeField recordings, modular synthesisTrack seventeen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Katie's words were "Fairytale, Dice, Owlbears." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell

So! You're Having A Zoom Meeting Jun 19, 2025 00:05:30 Commissioned by Stephen TremaineSynthesized music, textTrack sixteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Stephen's words were "Surprise, Vasectomy, and Zoom" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my

In Space No One Can Hear You Jun 5, 2025 00:05:11 Commissioned by Travis SauderModular synthesis, processing, archival audioTrack fifteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Travis's words were "Untethered, Void, Reflection." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priv

A Place You Belong May 22, 2025 00:06:03 Commissioned by Brooce SlamdunkField recordings, Synthesized musicTrack fourteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Brooce's words were "Choice, touch, thunderstorm" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no

Laughing As A Young Man Laughs May 8, 2025 00:05:19 Commissioned by John Sumner MajerField recordings, processingTrack thirteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Sumner's words were "In a world..." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Folk Dance for Three Unfortunate Puppets Apr 24, 2025 00:06:01 Commissioned by Anthony FischerField recordings, samples, granular synthesisTrack twelve of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Anthony's words were "Puppets, Ruins, River."Sampled music includes: "Geno Awakens" from Super Mario RPG, "Dancing Doll Calcobrena" from Final Fantasy IV, and "Cait Sith's Theme" from Final Fantasy VII.Special thanks

Generate/Gather Apr 10, 2025 00:05:41 Commissioned by Elin SchranSynthesized music, field recordings.Track eleven of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Elin's words were "Light, box, jungle."Climate Change protest recordings by Kathinka Engels and Fredrik Johansson, sourced from Sounds of Change: www.soundsofchanges.eu/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

Maintenance/Ritual Mar 27, 2025 00:05:10 Commissioned by Duo YangBanjo, field recordings, interviewsTrack ten of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Duo's words were "Coffee, Calendar, Compersion" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info

Countdown Resplendent Mar 13, 2025 00:06:40 Commissioned by Ryan SchileArchival recordings from Mercury 3, Gemini 3, and Apollo 9. Audio translations of Cassini's recordings of lightning on Saturn, Voyager recording plasma waves hitting solar winds, Cassini recording solar winds hitting Saturn's magnetosphere, and Voyager-2 recording solar winds hitting Jupiter's Magnetosphere.Track nine of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks p

Sit with the Mountain Feb 27, 2025 00:05:47 Commissioned by Clayton FaitsField recordings, seismic recordings, granular synthesisTrack eight of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Clayton's words were "Balance, Earth, Movement"Seismic recordings by Zhigang Peng can be found here: geophysics.eas.gatech.edu/people/zpeng…1/index.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad

I Don't Know Any Stories About Endings That Don't Involve Rebirth Feb 13, 2025 00:05:40 Commissioned by Senja Alden BeamanSynthesized music, field recordings, text from "Myths of the Norsemen" by Roger Lancelyn Green.Track seven of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Senja's words were "Lavender, Birch, and Dandelion" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an

Joy in Respite Jan 30, 2025 00:05:25 Commissioned by Michael AndersonField recordings, Music by Daniel Rosenfeld.Track six of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Michael's words were "Minecraft, Beer, and Dogs."Music sampled from Daniel Rosenfeld- go check out his work at c418.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.

A list of small kindnesses I have seen Jan 16, 2025 00:05:29 Commissioned by Sydney PennyContent warning for direct Corona content.Field recordings, readings by Betsey Palmer, family voicemails, Amazon Polly voice generation, the CDC Coronavirus Website.Track five of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Sydney's words were "Kindness, Accountability, Distance."Special thanks to Alexander Danner for field

Metropolis Coffee in Spring Jan 2, 2025 00:05:03 Commissioned by Rachel Field recordings, synthesized music, interviews, Kitten.Track four of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Rachel's words were "Cats, Love, Sunlight."Best listened with easy access to someone you love, whether they are a partner, a friend, or a family member. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When in Doubt Dec 19, 2024 00:05:16 Commissioned by Cait Weiss OrcuttStereo field recordings, ambisonic field recordings, violin, sampled cellos, textCait's words were: Ohio, Husband, Veganaise.===Words to accompany the piece, to be read before, after, or while listening:Follow your heart.My wife cannot say Husband with a straight faceShe drawls: Huuuuusband.We’re not sure if it is too much Texas, or too much Dan SavageEven

Heir to the Dreaming Dec 5, 2024 00:06:03 Commissioned by El Jay RichField recordings, synthesized music, sequenced music, Amazon Poly Voice, Changeling: the Dreaming character creation rules, Chance Operations.Track two of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. El Jay's words were "Home, Creation, and Night." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Pol

20 Unbroken Seconds Nov 21, 2024 00:06:13 Welcome to the second "season" of the Museum at Tomorrow and other stories!This season will be my "Quarantine Commissions" - roughly 5 minute audio essays that people commissioned in the early days of the COVID19 outbreak. Each person gave me three words to base a piece on- the following pieces are the result.I remain ecstatically grateful to everyone who commissioned a piece during that

Episode 5: Nec tamen consumebatur Sep 26, 2024 00:12:47 We come to the end.This is not for you.And Moses said, “Here I am.” Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrowContent advisories for this episode here.Transcript coming soon.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils GardnerInterviews with Eleanor Hyde, Makena Levine, J Tremaine, Topher Elderkin, Karen Gardner, and others. Extended credits for "This is not for you" recordings can

Episode 4: Quo vadis Feb 3, 2023 00:21:08 Circling.Things change."In the middle part of my life, I found myself in a dark wood..." Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrow Content advisories for this episode here.Transcript coming soon.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils GardnerInterviews with Marcus Warren, Eljay Rich, Ryan Bond, and others.Music by Jeffrey Nils Gardner.Special thanks to Neil Verma and Sarah Gei

Episode 3: Desiderari Dec 18, 2019 00:21:22 Deeper into the maze.What Names could we give this?“Wanted, desired, wished / Missed, lacked, needed / Lost” Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrow Read a transcript of this episode here. Content advisories for this episode here.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils GardnerInterviews with Clayton Faits, Rachel Megibow, Rev. Topher Elderkin, and Jeffrey Nils Gardner.Thanks

Episode 2: A beber y a tragar Aug 19, 2019 00:20:06 We explore. Complications and isolation. “Drink and swallow”Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrowSupport the show at www.patreon.com/nilsgardnerRead a transcript of this episode here.Content advisories for this episode here.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Interviews with J.R. Cillian Green, Sam Kohlhass, Mel Ruder, and Lissette Alvarez.Museums toured includ

Episode I: Per me si va ne Jun 25, 2019 00:12:57 A beginning. A new way of listening. “Through me the way into”Learn more at www.nilsgardner.com/the-museum-at-tomorrowSupport the show at www.patreon.com/nilsgardnerRead a transcript of this episode here.Content advisories for this episode here.Created and produced by Jeffrey Nils Gardner Interviews with Bates Slayer, Makena Levine, and Eleanor Hyde.Museums toured include the Art Institut

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