In 2102, Michi goes undercover as a maid for a hacking job, while in 2030, Ryo sells his appearance to a tech company. Their lives intersect to expose the dirty laundry of neo-feudal futuristic Japanese elite society.

Content warnings: Classism, injustice

Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by Fumio Takano, translated by Sharni Wilson, edited by Zhui Ning Chang. Audio edition read by Justine Leah Hince and Alex Bankier, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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A storyteller in the distant future shows the reader different vantage points, in hopes they might "see" the web of connections between past and future, reader and story, responsibility and joy.

Content warnings: Acknowledgement of genocide, animal harm

Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by Rae Mariz, edited by Zhui Ning Chang. Audio edition read by Maria Corcobado and produced by Grayson Norman, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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In New Hope City, an indentured clone comes out as trans. People have opinions about it.

Content warnings: Transphobia (including misgendering), abuse, implied forced servitude, implied climate disaster

Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by Leon Tomova, edited by Kanika Agrawal. Audio edition read by Swann Grey and produced by Evalyn Broderick, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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A boy walks into an art exhibit and steals a sex doll on display. It doesn't go anywhere the doll expects.

Content warnings: Body horror described in detail

Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by Kawai Shen, edited by Kanika Agrawal. Audio edition read by Vera Tan, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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Hollywood actor Hendrick lives through a curated trauma experience to become Greek enough for a role. But how much will it cost him?

Content warnings: Suicide, torture simulation, cultural appropriation

Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by Christos Callow Jr, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by Kat Kourbeti and produced by Lian Xia Rose, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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Aliens who share distant human ancestors with Earthlings arrive on Earth seeking refuge, and their African lineage run into issues with the US government.

Content warnings: Racism, genocide

Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by Chris Campbell, edited by Isabella Kestermann. Audio edition read by Mike Castoro and produced by Lian Xia Rose, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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Deb is dead set on getting a pedicure, now, damn anyone else's time! But the Universe has its own plans, and she's not the only VIP to walk through the doors of SALON LA BELLE, eager to have her wish granted.

Content warnings: Blood, violence, death, racism

Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by Cindy Phan, edited by Kanika Agrawal. Audio edition read by Tricia Nguyen and Griffin Puatu, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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Rival figure skaters use dangerous body modification technology to outperform each other in the rink.

Content warnings: Racism

Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by Claire Jia-Wen, edited by Zhui Ning Chang. Audio edition read by Lauren Choo and produced by Melissa Ren, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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Music: This Too Shall Pass by Scott Buckley
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