https://voicefrequency.com/light-delay.html In 2041, Michael Hale left Earth for a star twenty-two light-years away. His son, Theo, was nine. Every message between them took longer to arrive than the last. Forty-seven years later, the final message comes in, and Theo, now older than his father, plays all 412 of them from the beginning. An original science-fiction audio drama about a father and a son, released one episode at a time. Voices, sound and music are generated with ElevenLabs. From VoiceFrequency Network. en-us VoiceFrequency Network false serial e0cbe5fe-8593-50ba-bf68-2e4198cf4663 https://audio.voicefrequency.com/light-delay/cover.jpghttps://voicefrequency.com/light-delay.html Message One June 2088. The last message from the starship Tamsin reaches Earth, sent from another star twenty-two years ago. Theo Hale, 56, decides to play all of his father's messages in order, starting with the night his father left, when Theo was nine. June 2088. The last message from the starship Tamsin reaches Earth, sent from another star twenty-two years ago. Theo Hale, 56, decides to play all of his father's messages in order, starting with the night his father left, when Theo was nine. 4d05b6f0-73bb-5d08-9e08-5f9e79df9b03 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 -0500 791 1 full 1 One Mississippi Two o'clock in the morning, four hours into the burn: the ship's recording of the last live phone call between nine-year-old Theo and his father. In 2088, a woman from Perihelion comes to the door with one question. Two o'clock in the morning, four hours into the burn: the ship's recording of the last live phone call between nine-year-old Theo and his father. In 2088, a woman from Perihelion comes to the door with one question. dda2130a-2f00-5577-a26c-5b7a61f265b3 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:25:00 -0500 610 1 full 2 The Math A father teaches his nine-year-old son a rule for working out how long his voice takes to reach home, and the son asks the one question the rule can't answer. In 2088, Theo does one more sum: how old his father would be tonight. A father teaches his nine-year-old son a rule for working out how long his voice takes to reach home, and the son asks the one question the rule can't answer. In 2088, Theo does one more sum: how old his father would be tonight. a7a3e1a4-5056-5881-83ac-8ef93d924451 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:49:00 -0500 538 1 full 3 Hours The delay passes an hour, and Michael learns to talk to his son where he'll be, not where he is. Playing the messages in order, Theo reaches the first one he has never been allowed to hear: message fourteen, locked, for Grace. The delay passes an hour, and Michael learns to talk to his son where he'll be, not where he is. Playing the messages in order, Theo reaches the first one he has never been allowed to hear: message fourteen, locked, for Grace. e5a3ce44-6c17-5a41-aca4-163e97eab366 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:18:00 -0500 465 1 full 4 The Broken Arm The Tamsin passes Neptune, and Michael records the happiest message he ever sent, fifteen minutes after his son breaks his arm. He won't find out for five hours. In 2088, Mikey moves back in for the summer, and Perihelion pays Grace a visit. The Tamsin passes Neptune, and Michael records the happiest message he ever sent, fifteen minutes after his son breaks his arm. He won't find out for five hours. In 2088, Mikey moves back in for the summer, and Perihelion pays Grace a visit. 0c6e6250-713a-53c1-b3b3-df5302842b3d Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:41:00 -0500 580 1 full 5 A Day The delay passes a day, then a week, and Michael makes his nine-year-old son a promise about a ballgame in 2094. In 2088, Theo finally works out the trip home, and makes himself read the line under message 412. The delay passes a day, then a week, and Michael makes his nine-year-old son a promise about a ballgame in 2094. In 2088, Theo finally works out the trip home, and makes himself read the line under message 412. 90f93cba-eae4-5491-9af0-e599fdc0c15f Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:11:00 -0500 516 1 full 6 Crew A day on the Tamsin, and the first argument four people can't walk away from. In 2088, Lena Cho's brother calls from Portland: his sister's last message ends the way they always did, and Perihelion has been asking him about the way home. A day on the Tamsin, and the first argument four people can't walk away from. In 2088, Lena Cho's brother calls from Portland: his sister's last message ends the way they always did, and Perihelion has been asking him about the way home. b553dd6c-4047-5b7e-9eb2-e8ae8f0a3f24 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:42:00 -0500 605 1 full 7 Fourth of July In 2041, Theo spends his first Fourth of July without a message, looking for his father through binoculars. In 2088, Dana Whitcomb comes to the backyard party with Perihelion's offer, and Grace hears Michael's voice for the first time in forty years. In 2041, Theo spends his first Fourth of July without a message, looking for his father through binoculars. In 2088, Dana Whitcomb comes to the backyard party with Perihelion's offer, and Grace hears Michael's voice for the first time in forty years. f67b1046-08af-55b8-942d-bf84e98be274 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:59:00 -0500 455 1 full 8 Slow Motion The ship's clock starts slipping behind Earth's, and Michael explains why he and his son now hear each other in slow motion. Theo, nine, asks a question that will take twenty-eight months to answer. The ship's clock starts slipping behind Earth's, and Michael explains why he and his son now hear each other in slow motion. Theo, nine, asks a question that will take twenty-eight months to answer. 85808659-2f9d-5f59-994e-cbf015510ee2 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0500 498 1 full 9 Grace In 2042, Theo's mother is diagnosed with cancer, and her message to the ship will take three and a half years to arrive. In 2088, Theo guesses a word he was never meant to know. In 2042, Theo's mother is diagnosed with cancer, and her message to the ship will take three and a half years to arrive. In 2088, Theo guesses a word he was never meant to know. 1a37ba62-aa40-5320-b48a-e7c84e4c87d1 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:23:00 -0500 399 1 full 10 Sixty-Two Theo asks his mother whether his father was ever coming home. Her answer is to keep listening, and this time Theo hears what his father stopped saying. Theo asks his mother whether his father was ever coming home. Her answer is to keep listening, and this time Theo hears what his father stopped saying. 29164386-b4c0-56c3-8b1f-ecb086a69b43 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:24:00 -0500 436 1 full 11 Cruise The end of Book One. The engine stops at nine-tenths of the speed of light, Michael answers a question his son asked at nine, and a message that was never in the numbers arrives on its own. The end of Book One. The engine stops at nine-tenths of the speed of light, Michael answers a question his son asked at nine, and a message that was never in the numbers arrives on its own. b80a80b5-0c92-54f6-98ac-77d23827c7fc Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:44:00 -0500 581 1 full 12