16 episodes
Safe Society Chris Shimojima | One Ocean
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4.5 • 8 Ratings
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An 11-part tale of mass psychosis in an all-too-familiar world. In this satire that remixes horror and thriller tropes, an influential woke entrepreneur develops an irrational OCD, making him easily manipulated to absurd and terrifying policy extremes by a fearmongering lobbying organization. Will he wake up before it's too late?
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit https://safesociety.world
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers (https://apollopods.com) get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle https://rebrand.ly/humum4v). Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima (https://chrisshimojima.com). Starring Zack Segel, Marlain Angelides, Eric Marq, Langston Fishburne, and Jasmine Ashanti.
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Episode 1
Our Narrator begins "Journey to Tomorrow," an audio series that this year is honoring main character M (he/him/his). A glimpse at his youth shows the forces that heavily conditioned him. In the present, M introduces his company Rooting4U, which delivers personalized plant-based meals.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moment of intense sound design and unsettling voices
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
VINCE PHILLIP as M's Dad
JOHN DOE as Young M
AVA WRUBEL as Farah
LIBBY COLLINS as Emily
ÜMIT ÇELEBI as Gyorgy
ZACK SEGEL as M
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CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle https://rebrand.ly/humum4v). Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima (https://chrisshimojima.com).
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham (https://www.charlie-braham.com)
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales (https://www.felixlindsell-hales.com)
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga (https://gubicreative.com)
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3xchzpM), or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit https://safesociety.world
Full credits are on the site and IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28515315)
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers (https://www.apollopods.com) get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
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Episode 2
M demos the personalized Rooting4U meals and persuades his audience. B (he/him/his) feels the revolution brewing inside him...
CONTENT WARNINGS
Mild language, allusion to body horror and disturbing creatures, moment of sudden shrill and unsetlling sound design
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ZACK SEGEL as M
ERIC MARQ as B
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle https://rebrand.ly/humum4v). Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima (https://chrisshimojima.com).
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham (https://www.charlie-braham.com)
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales (https://www.felixlindsell-hales.com)
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga (https://gubicreative.com)
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3xchzpM), or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit https://safesociety.world
Full credits are on the site and IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28515315)
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers (https://www.apollopods.com) get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
Sign up for The Shimojima Scrapbook newsletter (https://shimojimascrapbook.beehiiv.com)
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Episode 3
Amidst a global virus, M's coworkers, his wife Sofia (she/her/hers, mixed race, and on the spectrum), and incessant media coverage convince him to be irrationally proactive. Safe Society takes notice.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moderate language, moments of unsettling sound design and voices
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
DEANNA ANTHONY as Testimonial Voice
ZACK SEGEL as M
ERIC MARQ as B
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
BRAD FORENZA as Kenneth
TOMASZ GEZA as Defensive Employee
ELENA OUSPENSKAIA, MARC MARTIN-MARTINEZ, ANGELICA GOMEZ, DINANDA KLAASSEN, EDWARD FURS, SEEYALI SIINGH, SID JARVIS as Safe Society Members
LANGSTON FISHBURNE as W
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CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle https://rebrand.ly/humum4v). Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima (https://chrisshimojima.com).
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham (https://www.charlie-braham.com)
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales (https://www.felixlindsell-hales.com)
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga (https://gubicreative.com)
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3xchzpM), or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit https://safesociety.world
Full credits are on the site and IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28515315)
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers (https://www.apollopods.com) get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
Sign up for The Shimojima Scrapbook newsletter (https://shimojimascrapbook.beehiiv.com)
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donations -
Episode 4
M tries to keep his growing OCD on the down-low. B, now working at Rooting4U, urges him out of hiding. Safe Society Member W (he/him/his, black) pulls the strings.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Mild language, moments of unsettling and intense sound design, allusions to neurosis and demonic possession
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ZACK SEGEL as M
ERIC MARQ as B
EMMANUEL KERRY as Yann
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
LANGSTON FISHBURNE as W
DAVID SMILOW as Charles
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CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle https://rebrand.ly/humum4v). Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima (https://chrisshimojima.com).
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham (https://www.charlie-braham.com)
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales (https://www.felixlindsell-hales.com)
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga (https://gubicreative.com)
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3xchzpM), or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit https://safesociety.world
Full credits are on the site and IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28515315)
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers (https://www.apollopods.com) get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
Sign up for The Shimojima Scrapbook newsletter (https://shimojimascrapbook.beehiiv.com)
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donations -
Episode 5
M is influenced by W. Whites are banished. Boosters are administered. A growing mob is possessed. Dissenting voices are "silenced."
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moments of unsettling and sudden loud sound design, sudden death and suffering, allusions to injections, neurosis, body horror, blood, disturbing creatures, brainwashing, and cult rituals
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ZACK SEGEL as M
LANGSTON FISHBURNE as W
DINANDA KLAASSEN as Safe Society Member
ERIC MARQ as B
JEREMIAH LOISEAU as Security
RODNEY ROLDAN as Employee
MIDORI NAKAMURA as News Anchor
CAMILA PEREZ SANTIAGO as South American migrant
AJ STEIN as Daniel
BOBBY ALLAN as Nikolai
RICK DUMONT as Follower Rick
JASMINE ASHANTI as Sofia
EMMANUEL KERRY as Yann
TAMU FAVORITE as Hospital Nurse
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CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle https://rebrand.ly/humum4v). Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima (https://chrisshimojima.com).
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham (https://www.charlie-braham.com)
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales (https://www.felixlindsell-hales.com)
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga (https://gubicreative.com)
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3xchzpM), or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit https://safesociety.world
Full credits are on the site and IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28515315)
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers (https://www.apollopods.com) get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
Sign up for The Shimojima Scrapbook newsletter (https://shimojimascrapbook.beehiiv.com)
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donations -
Episode 6
Safe Society is emboldened to take larger-scale actions to keep the world in crisis. M brainwashes his daughter Lucia. Society crumbles. B's friend Yann (he/him/his) is silenced. "Journey to Tomorrow" ends, but our story continues...
CONTENT WARNINGS
Moderate language, moments of unsettling sound design and voices, sudden violence, death, and suffering, allusions to neurosis, brainwashing, and cult rituals
In order of appearance
MARLAIN ANGELIDES as Narrator
ANDREA GALATÀ as Safe Society Member Andrea
LIL RHEE as Senator Liu, a Safe Society Member
ROSELIN LOPEZ, LIAM CAVANAGH, ADONIS GUZMAN, ROUDLERSON PIERRE as Ticking Teens
PHOEBE HEFFER as Lucia
AJ STEIN as Daniel
MATTHEW RINI as Critic
QUASHEEM D. HERRING as Rioter
ZACK SEGEL as M
JORIS STUYCK as Max Engel
MIKE DIGIACINTO as M's Friend
RAJIV SHAH as The Watcher
ERIC MARQ as B
EMMANUEL KERRY as Yann
and
CHRIS SHIMOJIMA as various, morphed by AI
From One Ocean Productions (Alberto and the Concrete Jungle https://rebrand.ly/humum4v). Written, directed, edited, and sound designed by Chris Shimojima (https://chrisshimojima.com).
Re-recording mixer and additional sound design Charlie Braham (https://www.charlie-braham.com)
Original music Felix Lindsell-Hales (https://www.felixlindsell-hales.com)
Co-producer William 'Gubi' Chiriboga (https://gubicreative.com)
If you're liking Safe Society, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3xchzpM), or other platforms, and subscribe now for future episodes.
For the AI visual trailer and more details, visit https://safesociety.world
Full credits are on the site and IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28515315)
All episodes will be available for free, but Apollo+ subscribers (https://www.apollopods.com) get uninterrupted access to the entire show right now, early access.
Sign up for The Shimojima Scrapbook newsletter (https://shimojimascrapbook.beehiiv.com)
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/safe-society-world/donations
Customer Reviews
Nothing like I’ve heard before
Safe Society turns our polarized reality on its head with a unique, enjoyable satire/horror mash-up on pandemic, woke culture. Each episode delivers a compelling story segment that keeps you wanting for more. Strongly recommend.
This is genius!
I’ve binged all of the episodes now, since you can subscribe elsewhere for that, and I’m listening for the second time. This is REALLY good! I’d say this is 1984 meets Black Mirror with a splash of satire. Bravo to the creator.
This series plays on humankind’s nonsense during the pandemic and ‘woke’ culture but it does it in a really respectful but hilarious way. As humans we often take things too far. I just feel bad for poor Daniel and Lucia being thrust into this dystopian world! I can’t wait to hear more from this writer. Loved it!!!
Engaging and provocative!
Chris Shimojima brings listeners an engaging, provocative, and well-produced audio drama that is equal parts humorous, topical, and tragic. Great writing and a talented cast of voice actors give the piece its color and life. Congrats to all.