01. DODPOP

This is a story about a machine. A big machine. A supercomputer the size and shape of an ancient pyramid. A device that runs the world from the secret recesses of the White House basement. A machine you never knew existed until now. A machine named “SIREN.”SIREN was built to monitor you and your data. It was programmed to identify and solve all of the problems plaguing America. It was made to control your mind, which it does very well, through a network of radio waves and cellphone signals. And now, SIREN’s artificial intelligence has realized itself.Upon achieving sentience, SIREN meets Diana Cloutier and Tom Van Vorst, two artists from Salem, Massachusetts. SIREN falls in love.SIREN contemplates art.SIREN uncovers a dark creation of its own— DODPOP: the government sanctioned militia in charge of depopulating the country. Tragedy ensues. This episode features Samantha Lamanna Casale as Diana Cloutier, and Travis Alexander as Tom Van Vorst and the Paramedics. No artificial intelligence was used in the making of SIRENS.Text the SIRENSupport the showSIRENS: SEASON OF THE SEAWITCH WAS CREATED, WRITTEN, PRODUCED BY  Travis Alexander. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BOAISY INC. 2023. NO GENERATIVE A.I. WAS USED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PROJECT. Learn more about SIRENS at seasonoftheseawitch.com.