The Second Oil Age

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When an oil executive goes missing aboard the deep-sea Atlas Station, the company sends agent Synøve Pan down for answers — and she’s just the woman to get them. Welcome to the Second Oil Age: a sci-fi podcast that transports listeners to a post–energy-crisis world in which humanity’s thirst for oil is satisfied through a bargain with a mysterious deep-sea species. Binge the entire season now!

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Episodes

From All Ruin

In a race against time, Synøve Pan makes her way through the chaos of Atlas Station in an attempt to bring the truth of what happened back to the surface. Everything hangs in the balance, and a force of unimaginable horror stands in her way. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 26, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 10

The Hadal

Unarmed and bloodied, Synøve Pan must find way out of the deep sea dominion of the Tritons -- but ascension comes at a price. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 21, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Submerged Mind of Empire

The Deep asks the questions now, and Synøve Pan struggles to survive an otherworldly inquisition. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 19, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Cocytus

The ocean holds many deeper, darker places than Atlas Station -- and Synøve Pan finds herself trapped there and charged with a heinous betrayal. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 14, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Trident

Chaos erupts on Atlas Station and Synøve Pan is thrust into the very center of the conflict. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 12, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Emissary

Synøve Pan finally meets an emissary of the Deep and demands answers in her missing persons case. She gets far more than she bargained for. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 07, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Book of Changes

Synøve Pan wanders the crowded confines of Atlas Station, seeking answers in a looking-glass distortion of the world above. As her pharmacological enhancements wear off, she’s forced to face some of her own inner demons. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 05, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 4

A New Covenant

Synøve Pan arrives at Atlas Station and encounters a bustling hub of deepsea industry. She comes face to face with the station’s authority figures -- and begins asking inconvenient questions. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 31, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3

World Made Whole

Suspended between a troubled surface world and her deep-sea destination, UDEX agent Synøve Pan strikes a deal with a stowaway journalist -- and prepares for what awaits her on Atlas Station. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 31, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Descent

UDEX agent Synøve Pan descends toward Atlas Station in search of a missing person, but discovers she’s not alone aboard the automated sub. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 31, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 1

The Second Oil Age: Trailer

Oct 23, 2019•49 sec

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