Listen "The Disciplinary Circuit, by Murray Leinster"
Episode Synopsis
Kim Rendell, matter-transmitter technician, has defied the government of Alphin III by nullifying the Disciplinary Circuit, the system used to keep the planet's citizens under control in a condition of virtual slavery. He is given a choice, stay on the planet as a blocked man with no access to any facilities the planet provides and suffering daily the increasing pain of the Disciplinary Circuit, or exile. Kim chooses a third option... "The Disciplinary Circuit" first appeared in "Thrilling Wonder Stories," Winter 1946, pages 44 - 63. It was later published as the first part of a full novel titled "The Last Spaceship" in 1949 by "Galaxy Publishing Corp." Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays. Links Reaper: reaper.fm LibSyn: libsyn.com "Mesmerizing Galaxy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. If there is a particular story that you'd like me to narrate, or a genre you'd like me to include more of, please let me know using the Contact Form.
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