Waking Up is a five part story set in Brooklyn NY in 2035. This is the fourth episode, titled "Strange Loop." It's Thursday evening, and you've felt much better since resetting the Neuromax chip. You're on your way to see your friends at their favorite tiki bar in Brighton Beach. Performed by Jenise Morgan, Talia Hamilton, Maya Murakami Tuttle, KC Comeaux, Chris Clark, and Nathan Patrick Wallace. Featuring music co-authored by Nathan Ward, Nick Jones, Reese Bowes, Daniel Lynas, Derek Muro, Darren Solomon, David Russell, and Emily Jeanne Brown. Story: Waking Up is about a synthetic consciousness born trapped inside a human. It is an exploration of the science and spirituality of consciousness, as well as the fallibility of our subjective perception. Music: In some Vedic and Buddhist writing, consciousness is described as a vibration. The music seeks to explore the effects of two waves vibrating together. Spacetime Diaries Team: Waking Up is written, composed, and produced by Ghan Patel. Story consultants: Jenise Morgan, Maria Teutsch, and Lauren Heagerty. Engineering by Daniel Lynas. Album art by Joanna Gonzalez. "Strange Loop" was released January 4, 2024. Dedicated to my dog Rufio.

© 2023, Ghan & Company. https://ghan.co/spacetimediaries