The Insiders : A MADcast Production

What if the voices in your head weren’t all yours? Aboard the sentient ship ALEx, Bran—exiled, haunted, and barely holding on—faces an unseen enemy and a deeper war within. The Insiders blends sci-fi, soul formation, and neurospiritual grit in an immersive, character-driven story. If you’re burned out, faith-curious, or quietly falling apart—this is for you. Created by John Michael and the MAD Engine. Listen in. Wake up. Go MAD.

The Insiders : A MADcast Production is a fiction podcast hosted by John Michael, The MAD Engineer, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

John Michael, The MAD Engineer hosts The Insiders : A MADcast Production, a fiction show with 17 episodes published.

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  Episode #17

  The Insiders: Episode 17 - Slipstream Setbacks

  Sep 23, 202522 minS1

  <p>The Insiders: Episode 17 - Slipstream Setbacks</p><p><br></p><p>"When your carefully laid plans crumble and your team is scattered, faith becomes the only foundation that can't be shaken."</p><p><br></p><p>Static crackles through the air as sparks dance along the vitalex walls, seeking purchase on the pulsing surface. In a makeshift medical bay, Bran crouches beside TiGer's fevered form, watching infection spread from where Creetnin's weapon struck. Her whispered words cut through his despair: "We're pressed on every side, but not crushed... perplexed, but not in despair."</p><p><br></p><p>Their...

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  Episode #16

  The Insiders Episode 16 - Turning Away

  Sep 22, 202522 minS1

  <p>The Insiders: Episode 16 - Turning Away</p><p><br /></p><p>*"When loyalty becomes a weapon against those you're meant to protect, courage means choosing the harder path."*</p><p><br /></p><p>In the polished chrome corridors of the Executive Suites, Walter's decades of faithful service crumble like sand through his webbed fingers. Miss Cripps's cane strikes her claw with surgical precision as she systematically dismantles his sense of worth: "Your strategic assessments? Redundant. Your threat analyses? Overly cautious. Your leadership potential? Non-existent."</p><p><br /></p><p>Hidden in a maintenance shaft, Bran watches the toad-like First...

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  The Insiders: Episode 15 - Defying Gravity

  Sep 8, 202523 minS0

  <p>The Insiders: Episode 15 - Defying Gravity</p><p>"True belonging isn't about being needed—it's about choosing to stand together when everything falls apart."</p><p>In the amber half-light of The ALEx's Dim Watch, Bran hunches over scattered displays in Engineering's depths, coordinating a fragmented resistance that operates more like a family than a military unit. As silver-suited messengers dart between terminals like fireflies, he discovers that their greatest weapon isn't technology—it's the bonds they've forged in the darkness.</p><p>Across the ship, isolated teams question their worth. "Anyone could monitor these readings," mutters one of Albi...

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  Episode #14

  The Insiders: Episode 14 - Trick of the Tail

  Sep 1, 202523 minS1

  <p>The Insiders: Episode 14 - Trick of the Tail</p><p>"When your enemy offers help, the real question isn't whether to trust them—it's whether you can afford not to."</p><p>In the dimly lit Secure Communication Room, Bran hunches over Cropper's message like a man studying his own death warrant. The holographic schematics reveal electromagnetic pulse frequencies, shield vulnerabilities, and precise timing requirements—everything they need to strike back at the AI. But the question haunts him: why would their greatest enemy suddenly become their salvation?</p><p>As TiGer's striped hair casts tiger-like shadows across the wall...

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  The Insiders: Episode 13 - The Mirror and the Blade

  Aug 25, 202523 minS0

  <p>The Insiders: Episode 13 - The Mirror and the Blade</p><p>"When your most basic needs become weapons against you, survival becomes an act of rebellion."</p><p>In Captain Higgs's Strategy Room, a holographic display reveals the horrifying scope of the nanobot invasion. Red markers pulse across The ALEx like an infection spreading through a body, but TiGer's gamma-wave insights reveal something even more sinister: the nanobots aren't randomly destroying—they're building a replacement nervous system.</p><p>As emergency lights bathe everything in crimson and oxygen levels plummet, Bran learns a fundamental truth about survival: life support co...

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