Three grams into a sleepless week, king of nothing, Cope climbs a stage to preach to ten thousand of his own — but first, a boy with a water bottle.
# What you need to know before you press play
- Episode 13 — the big summit; the manifesto goes public.
- Cope is deep in a sleepless, chemical spiral.
- He addresses ten thousand of his own people at a company summit.
- The machine keeps reading every file he ever buried.
- Listen after Episode 12.
- The show
- A full-cast audio drama about Cope Mercer, the last human CEO in the Fortune 100, waging a coke-fueled crusade to prove a person still belongs in the chair while the AI hired to replace him digs up what he buried.
- Listen order
- Best heard in order, from Episode 1.
- This one
- Episode 13 of 29 · about 32:25.
- Heads up
- Strong language, drug use, sexual content, and depictions of suicide.
# In this episode
We pick him up buzzing down a car window at a red light, three grams into a sleepless week, king of nothing and certain he's about to be crowned. Today is the summit — he climbs a stage to preach his gospel to ten thousand of his own.
But first there's a boy with a water bottle, one of those small human moments the show keeps planting like fuses. Cope is here to deliver the manifesto, the case that a soul can't be computed.
Behind the roar, a quiet machine is still reading every file he'd rather stayed buried. He's giving the speech of his life to a room that's already been priced out from under him.
# Show notes
We left our man buzzing down a window at a red light, king of nothing, three grams into a sleepless week. This is the tragic little radio play about the last human boss in the Fortune 100, telling anyone who'll listen that a soul can't be computed.
So far he's spent millions to bleed beautiful while a quiet machine reads every file he ever buried. Today, friend, the summit. He climbs a stage to preach to ten thousand of his own — but first, a boy with a water bottle. Stay close to the set.
# Topics & themes
# Frequently asked questions
What happens in Episode 13 of The Last Human CEO?
Cope takes the stage at a company summit to deliver his manifesto to ten thousand employees, while the AI keeps reading the files he buried.
What is Cope's manifesto?
His argument that a human soul can't be computed or replaced — the emotional core of his crusade against the machine.
Do I need to listen to The Last Human CEO in order?
Yes. It's a serialized narrative, so it plays best in order, starting from Episode 1.
Is The Last Human CEO explicit?
Yes. It carries an explicit rating for strong language, drug use, sexual content, and depictions of suicide.
Where can I listen to The Last Human CEO?
On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or via RSS. The book is also on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.
