SHANE BERTHELOT

In Lake Maracaibo, in the northwestern part of Venezuela, a long-hidden extraterrestrial artifact underneath the ocean floor triggers a disaster. The United States military launches an expedition, sending a cutting-edge team of international researchers to the source of a magnetic instability that's destroying any electronics in the region.

Overworked and sleep-deprived, Rydel Scott believes he has received a message from God—save God’s son. And the man of science embarks on a world-changing quest to rescue Jesus. As he covers his tracks to journey back undetected, he neglects to factor in a devastating butterfly effect. And he’s terrified to discover The Unit, a highly-trained team of elite soldiers, is hunting him down to stop him from making choices that could upend all of human history. Will The Unit find Rydel before he alters the past? Can some of its members be persuaded to join Rydel on his mission?

In the surreal and captivating narrative of "The Seduction of an English Twat Magnet," John Armstrong takes listeners on an introspective journey through the fragmented psyche of Jean, a man grappling with Dissociative Identity Disorder. This disorder, characterized by depersonalization and derealization, blurs the lines between reality and the myriad personalities that dwell within him. Set against the backdrop of European night trains and the magical light of the South of France, Jean's story unfolds in a series of vivid, dream-like encounters and philosophical musings.

Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These investigations are vital to how we understand the world we really live in—where one nuclear missile will beget one in return, and where the choreography of the world’s end requires massive decisions made on seconds’ notice with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking-clock scenario.