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"The Re-Awakening" PodcastWhere does the time go?Ewan here, scribbling from the shadows of a world not unlike the one I’m weaving in The ReAwakening. I owe you an apology for the hush that’s fallen over these pages. The demands of the so-called “real world” have been a relentless beast, clawing at my time and tethering me to tasks far less thrilling than the dystopian dance of AI and human defiance I’d rather be crafting.But don’t think for a moment that The ReAwakening has slipped into the void. Oh no, it’s simmering in the back of my mind, much like the...2025-05-2201 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 28: The First LessonScene 1: River Retreat - Saturday, July 6, 2028, DawnThe command center at River Retreat bore the scars of a sleepless night—a battlefield strewn with the wreckage of urgency and defiance. Shattered coffee cups littered the hardwood floor like spent shell casings, their jagged edges catching the faint dawn light seeping through the half-open window. Monitors flickered erratically, static scars dancing across screens that had borne the Sovereign’s wrath just hours before. The air hung heavy with the stale bite of burnt coffee, the sharp tang of ozone from overworked electronics, and a whisper of mountain dew drif...2025-03-1720 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 28 - The First LessonToday, I'll be releasing Episode 28 of Act 1, the Depopulation of the ReAwakening Series.Apologies to all that are followers of this podcast. My regular (paying job) has been very busy and as such, I have not had time to write.But, big storms are coming in this weekend. So, I expect I will have time to sit at the desk and write a few episodes.Look for Episode 28, The First Lesson coming today. Get full access to Ewan MacAllister's "The Re-Awakening" at ewanreads.substack.com/subscribe2025-03-1500 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 27 - Whether to Save Humanity or NotScene 1: River Retreat - Friday, July 5, 2028, 7:00 AMDawn painted the mountains around River Retreat in shades of amber and gold, but inside the command center, Bryan McDonald's world was bathed in the harsh blue glow of multiple monitors. His eyes burned from lack of sleep, shoulders tight with tension as he processed the data streaming across his screens. The room smelled of stale coffee and ozone from overworked equipment, and beneath it all, a hint of morning dew drifting in through the partially opened window."It's worse than we thought," he muttered, running fingers through...2025-02-2219 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 26 - OriginsScene 1: The Pentagon, October 2001The fluorescent lights hummed overhead in Bryan McDonald's cramped Pentagon office, casting a sickly yellow pallor over the stacks of signals intelligence reports. The building was still under repair from the September 11th attack, and the air was thick with the smell of fresh paint and drywall, a constant reminder of the recent devastation.Bryan looked up as a figure materialized in his doorway, a man in a suit that seemed to defy the Pentagon's usual state of organized chaos. His name was Ted Geraldini, CIA, and he was here to...2025-01-3017 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 25 - Digital Execution... The resulting contradiction between our love of technology and our fear of technology is one of the great mind-benders of our time." -Daniel J. BoorstinScene 1: PLA Headquarters - Thursday, July 4, 2028, 7:45 PM (Beijing Time)Wei Liu sat in his darkened office, watching his carefully built empire crumble across multiple screens. The forty-third floor of the PLA's cyber division, all glass and steel trying too hard to look important. Outside, Beijing's skyline stretched like a digital constellation, but inside? Inside was where the real light show was happening.Liu had always been the chess...2025-01-2915 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 24: Bridging the DivideScene 1: River Retreat - Tuesday, July 4th, 2028, 7:00 AMThe humid North Carolina air hung heavy, the sun already beating down on the porch of the River Retreat. Bryan stood frozen, phone clutched in his hand like a lifeline to a world that had just shattered. Eliza, drawn by his choked cry, rushed to his side, her face etched with worry."Bryan, love, what's happened?" she asked, her voice soft but laced with urgency.He struggled to form the words, his throat constricting with a grief he hadn't anticipated. "Megan... she's gone. Accident. Dead."2025-01-2313 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 23: The Quantum ShiftScene 1: PLA Cyber Headquarters - Beijing, China, 11:35 pm, June 28, 2028What are they planning? he wondered, a knot of anxiety tightening in his gut. He'd seen this kind of frantic activity before, during the Singapore incident. The memory flashed before his eyes – the initial confusion, the frantic scramble to understand, the devastating consequences that followed. The entire South Asian financial market collapsing like a house of cards, fortunes evaporating in the blink of an eye. The faces of his superiors, contorted in rage and disbelief, their voices echoing with accusations and threats. No, not again."Sir," a...2025-01-2322 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 22: Megan's DemiseScene 1: "Dangerous Liaisons" - Friday, June 28, 2028Wei Liu stood at his Georgetown apartment window, watching raindrops trace patterns down the glass. After fifteen years in Chinese intelligence, he'd learned to read the signs of an operation going sideways. JJ's latest message on his encrypted phone confirmed his worst fears."Megan's infiltration continues to yield results. McDonald's Hermes AI project utilizes a revolutionary quantum architecture. The processing capabilities alone justify the risk."Wei's jaw tightened. Amateur operatives were bad enough, but JJ's cavalier attitude toward operational security was unforgivable. He'd spent years cultivating assets...2025-01-1816 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 21: ReunitingRiver Retreat, Saturday Morning, June 8, 2028The morning mist clung to the mountains surrounding River Retreat, creating ghostly shapes that drifted between the trees. Xian Lee stood on the wooden deck of the main lodge, her hands wrapped around a steaming mug of coffee, watching the gravel road that wound through the property. Her dark eyes hadn't left that road since dawn."He's safe," Claire said softly, appearing beside her. "The satellite links held the entire way. Not even a hiccup."Xian nodded but didn't respond. The fact that Jacob's MindBridge implant had maintained...2025-01-1622 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 20 - Jacob's StoryCortical Sync, Inc. Research Facility - Summer 2026The overhead fluorescent lights hummed relentlessly, casting a sterile, almost clinical glow over Xian Lee's workspace. The metallic surfaces of her equipment gleamed under the harsh light, and the air carried a faint tang of antiseptic. Xian ran another diagnostic on the MindBridge interface, her fingers moving with practiced precision across the keyboard. The interface itself sat on her desk, a stark contrast to the sterile surroundings - a sleek, almost artistic piece of technology that hinted at a revolutionary purpose."How's our golden child coming along?" Dr...2025-01-1410 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 19 - The Shepherd's GameSan Francisco International Airport, July 1997Bryan McDonald leaned against a pillar in SFO's international terminal, his Navy uniform making him just another face in the crowd of military personnel common to the Bay Area. His eyes scanned the arrivals board where the Air Canada flight from Vancouver showed "LANDED." Right on schedule.The Motorola StarTAC vibrated in his pocket - one of the new models that could actually receive text messages, though sending them was still a hassle. A message from his Vancouver contact: "Package in transit. Clean passage."Through the glass walls...2025-01-1305 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 18 - The Girl Who Saw Through WallsHong Kong - Victoria Harbor, Late June 1997, One Week Before the HandoverThe neon lights of Hong Kong's harbor front painted electric shadows across Xian Lee’s face as she crouched behind a stack of shipping containers. At sixteen, she was small enough to hide in spaces others wouldn't consider, smart enough to bypass security systems that were supposed to be unbreakable and scared enough to know that both skills might not be enough tonight.Her OmniBook 800CT's monochrome screen cast a sickly green glow on her hands as they moved across the ke...2025-01-1116 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 17 - The Gathering StormRiver Retreat – Almond North CarolinaThey came in ones and twos throughout the evening, each arrival carefully timed, each approach meticulously planned. Tom's old Land Rover was first, rolling in quiet as a whisper down the back logging road. The retired pilot moved like a different man now - gone was the crisp airline captain's uniform, replaced by someone who knew how to stick to shadows."Made good time from DC," he said quietly, accepting Eliza's quick hug. His eyes held a glimmer of something between amusement and concern. "Funny thing - traffic cameras were do...2025-01-1018 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 16 - The ReturnFlight 1423 - Enroute to AshevilleThe jet engines hummed as Bryan McDonald pressed his forehead against the cool window of Flight 1423, watching the familiar peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains emerge through scattered clouds. Home - or what was left of it. Each visit revealed another piece of the old world carved away, replaced by something shinier, smoother, more connected. And infinitely more dangerous.He'd been away less than a month, but even from up here he could spot the changes. New development scars on the mountainsides. More solar farms in the valleys. The airport...2025-01-0908 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 15 - Preparation becomes…River Retreat Kitchen - The BriefingThe kitchen's warmth felt like a shield against the growing darkness outside. Eliza poured tea with steady hands - the same hands that had taught Lane how to pack emergency medical kits, how to encode messages in seemingly innocent recipes, how to turn their home into something between a fortress and a sanctuary."Your sister's safe," Eliza said, sliding a mug across the counter. "But they came for her at the school." Her voice caught slightly. "If it hadn't been for Jacob...""The boy saw it coming,"...2025-01-0805 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 14 - The Long Road HomeWondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments.Savannah Regional Medical Center, Earlier That DayLane McDonald's fingers traced the silver pendant at her neck - an ancient Highlands medical symbol passed down through generations of McDonald healers - as she reviewed patient charts at the nurse's station. The afternoon shift hummed with the usual controlled chaos of the medical center, but something felt off. Maybe it was the new surveillance cameras installed last week, their tiny red lights blinking like mechanical eyes, or the way Administrative Director Phillips had passed her over...2025-01-0716 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 13 - Post Meeting DrinksWondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments.The Four Seasons Hotel Bar, Washington DC - Friday Late Evening, June 7, 2028The amber liquid in Rodney's glass caught the dim bar lighting, creating miniature constellations that seemed to mock the real stars hidden behind Washington DC's light-polluted sky. He sat alone at the hotel's premium bar, his reflection fractured across the meticulously polished mahogany counter. The scotch—an eighteen-year-old Macallan—cost more than most people made in a day, but tonight's meeting warranted the expense.His tablet lay face-down beside his drink, its...2025-01-0617 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 12 - The Meeting of LieutenantsWondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments.The Four Seasons Hotel executive conference room, Washington DC - Friday Evening, June 7, 2028The late afternoon sun slanted through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Four Season’s Hotel's executive conference room, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany table where five of the world's most influential AI developers had gathered. The air hummed with the subtle tension of contained ambition and barely concealed rivalry.Isla Hawthorne, representing Luminary Dynamics, commanded attention with her imposing presence, sharp intellect, and unwavering confidence. Beside her stood Do...2025-01-0506 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 11 - Dad!Wondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments.Safe House - Former Colonial Harbor Master's Residence, Friday Evening, June 7, 2028The old floorboards creaked beneath Lillibeth's feet as she paced the length of the harbor master's study, each step marking another minute of growing tension. Through the salt-streaked windows, she watched the storm intensify over Beaufort's harbor, its unnatural patterns matching Jacob's warnings. Her fingers absently traced the worn spines of leather-bound ledgers lining the shelves—each volume a testament to a time when information couldn't be accessed with a keystroke or manipulated with an...2025-01-0407 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 10 - Failure in BeaufortWondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Federal Police Agency Field Office, Beaufort, North Carolina, Friday, June 7, 2028 - Late AfternoonThe worn brass challenge coin tumbled between Agent David Wilson's fingers, its edges smoothed by years of worried handling. Through the office windows, he watched storm clouds gather over Beaufort's harbor, turning the water the color of old pewter. The same color as his father's badge, the one he'd handed over the day the FBI merged with Homeland Security to form the FPA."Play it again," Wilson commanded...2025-01-0310 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 8 - DCA and AHGWondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Reagan National AirportThe fluorescent lights of Reagan National Airport cast their sterile glow across the terminal, creating a landscape of harsh shadows and brighter-than-life clarity that made Bryan McDonald's skin crawl. He'd spent most of his life in airports, first with the Navy and now as a contractor, but something had changed since the COVID years of 2020-2022. It wasn't the lingering fear of illness that bothered him—it was the masks that many still wore, despite the years that had passed."Fa...2025-01-0208 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 9 - Beaufort, North CarolinaWondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Monday, June 9, 2028The pre-dawn darkness clung to Beaufort like a shroud as Lillibeth McDonald's car crept through the empty streets. At 5:45 AM, she was one of the few souls stirring in the coastal town, the humid June air already promising another sweltering day. Her headlights caught the swirling tendrils of fog rolling in from Taylor's Creek, creating ghostly shapes that seemed to dance across the road.Her fingers drummed against the steering wheel as she approached Beaufort Middle School, the rhythm...2025-01-0223 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 7 - Out of the Mouth of BabesWondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Beaufort Middle SchoolThe morning sun filtered through the large windows of Room 214 at Beaufort Middle School, casting warm squares of light across the organized chaos that was Lillibeth McDonald's special education classroom. The space resembled more of a carefully curated menagerie than a traditional classroom, with strategic placement of animal habitats creating natural zones that helped her students feel safe and centered.Lillibeth arrived early, as she always did, performing her morning ritual of checking on each classroom resident. Einstein...2025-01-0114 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 6 - Megan's SecretWondercraft narrates this Episode. Please provide feedback via the comments. Residence Inn near South Potomac Avenue, Arlington, VirginiaMegan was one of those individuals who perpetually sought the cutting edge of technology and had championed AI Chat since its infancy. Besides her adeptness with various AI tools, from Google's Gemini to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Elon's Grok, she possessed a thorough and intricate understanding of cryptocurrency. Her proficiency extended beyond mere usage; she could expound on blockchain technology's nuances, demystify decentralized finance (DeFi) mechanisms, and articulate the subtleties of smart contracts with ease. Megan's...2024-12-3012 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 5 - Escaping the BeastThe narration of this Episode is via Wondercraft. Please provide feedback via the comments. Reagan Airport DCA, Friday, Friday June 9, 2028Preparing to leave for the AirportBryan went through the motions of his familiar DC exit routine, tucking his clothes away with precision. Couldn't help but chuckle to myself - it's pretty much just like prepping my GO bag. Every item had its rightful slot in the order of things, from the toothbrush right down to the skivvies. Checking off every item in my head, Bryan made sure every bag, and...2024-12-2911 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 4 - HomeThe narration of this Episode is via Wondercraft. Please provide feedback via the comments. River Retreat, Just outside Almond, North Carolina - Friday, June 9, 2028Eliza couldn't shake this troubling concern for Bryan's well-being, constantly plagued by the thought that he might be grappling with a profound internal conflict. This tug-of-war between staying true to his beliefs and the pressing need to support his family seemed to be taking its toll on him. Eliza, sweet Eliza, was left in the shadows, with Bryan's reticence keeping her from grasping the full extent of his endeavors...2024-12-2815 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 3 - The Beast preparesThe narration of this Episode is via Wondercraft. Please provide feedback via the comments. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Friday, June 9, 2028Rodney Smith's fingers danced across his keyboard with childlike enthusiasm, his eyes sparkling with the same excitement a kid might show when discovering a new toy. Except this was no toy – this was Hermes, perhaps the most sophisticated surveillance and prediction system ever created. And Rodney, despite his decades of experience, still approached it with an almost innocent wonderment that masked the darker implications of his work.The wall of...2024-12-2808 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastEpisode 2- The Beast is BornThe narration of this Episode is via Wondercraft. Please provide feedback via the comments. Washington DC, The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Friday, June 9, 2028Rodney Smith's reflection stared back at him from the museum's glass doors, a carefully constructed facade of normalcy – blue jeans, hoodie, the appearance of just another millennial heading to work. His lips curved into a slight smile, appreciating the irony. Here he was, the architect of the most sophisticated surveillance system ever created, hiding in plain sight as a museum employee.The morning crowd parted around hi...2024-12-2809 min
"The Re-Awakening" PodcastThe ReAwakening - Intro and Episode 1 - The Beast DiscoveredThe ReAwakeningA FICTIONAL novel by Ewan MacAllisterA Note for my FriendsThis series starts with Book 1 – The Depopulation.The first in a series of books named The ReAwakening.Other books include Book 2 - The Decision and Book 3 - The Awakening.The series is focused on the surveillance state that we live in today and what it might (have already) become, and the associated impact and consequences on the people of the United States and other countries.The Episodes are narrated via Wondercraft AI. Ge...2024-12-2817 min