X Minus One – Project Mastadon. ep54, 560605.

A man with an odd request opens the show. He claims to represent a newly formed country named Mastadonia, and they want to establish diplomatic ties with America. Does that sound confusing? It gets weirder before things are cleared up.

Federal agencies get involved when strange films with images surface. It all seems real enough, but where were they shot? The fragmented story begins to reveal that time travelers are involved, and the truth about Mastadonia comes out. It’s America, 50000 years ago.

Follow the time travelers back to Mastadonia, and discover what kind of adventures they go through. Encounter wild beasts, and the risks of being stranded, and without technology to repair their equipment. Why are they back in time anyway? It’s all a plan to mine uranium ore in the past, and sell it in the future. Crazy. Our time travelers try to improvise, and get equipment set up for a jump through time with their valuable cargo. Will their plan work, or is the equipment broken too badly? Will their counterparts in the 20th century be able to bring them back? How long can the stranded miners fend off the wildlife with their limited ammunition?

Time apparently does odd things as you jump from one side to the other. Just give it a listen, and enjoy the swashbuckling adventure through time.