The Rez is a stunning sci-fi podcast aimed at 9-to-11-year-olds. A creative project, The Rez is set in a distant future where happiness is little more than a download. A helpful computer named JEF takes care of the humans' needs. Fulfillment and satisfaction are only a click away. Body mods take care of the rest. What more could anyone want?
Quite a lot, it seems. The Rez is about Preen and Sav. Preen's an influencer dealing with status issues. Sav's a geeky outcast who struggles with self-expression. They are two kids who happen upon a phone from long ago and begin to communicate with pastlings. Pastlings? That'll be young people from the past, kids of the 2020s. The phone is Sav and Preen's only link to reality, a sign that something isn't right with the world that JEF is setting out. There is more to life than likes and comments. Knowing and understanding are two very different things. Can Sav and Preen discover meaning?
Each new episode sees the two encounter a new character and new journey. Can old tech save the well-being of young people from new tech? Each episode of The Rez podcast has moments of hope and a strong message of resilience.
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