#21 Instant Connect (performed by Taj Atwal)

There’s a new dating app that cuts out the dating. It connects two compatible people and implants a love story into their memories, while removing any recollection of ever having signed up to the service. As far as the two lovers are concerned, they met and fell in love in a totally normal, natural way. So when Selina’s best friend suddenly announces she’s getting married to a woman Selina has never heard of before, you can understand why she might be suspicious.     Taj Atwal is a Bafta-nominated actress best known for her roles in Hullraisers, Memory, In The Club and Line of Duty.    Sc-fi - Comedy - Relationships      Instant Connect is an original short story by Doe Wilmann    If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast.    You might enjoy this episode if you like:   Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads  Taj Atwal Dating Apps  Fiction that makes you think  Philosophical fiction  Speculative fiction  Contemplating the meaning of life  Any form of philosophical enquiry    Things to consider when listening:    If someone changed your memory, would you still be you? What if they replaced your memories in their entirety with someone else’s? What do you mean by ‘you’? What’s the highest number of people you can share this podcast with?    This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.    If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.    And if you’re a writer, maybe this will inspire you to take on a similar challenge yourself. In which case, let me know about it via email. doewilmann @ outlook.com   For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@piecesofdoe)   I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) and Twitter (@piecesofdoe) account but I can’t promise I’ll use them.    Website:   Piecesofdoe.com or Meaninglessproblems.com    Thanks for listening    Credits:   Written by Doe Wilmann Performed by Taj Atwal   Thanks to Katie Empett and Ross Hindle for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.    Artwork by Katie Empett   Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5.    A license to use the media ((Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.    Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann (C) 2023