Pudding Heroes Season 1 - The Rising Child

About Pudding Heroes Season 1 - The Rising Child

Pudding Heroes the Novel—an independent thriller by Steven Ochs—has been called one of the greatest novels ever written… by ChatGPT. ChatGPT o3, without being prompted, ranked it alongside 1984, Don Quixote, and One Hundred Years of Solitude. Then it went further. It named it a top-tier thriller—like Gone Girl or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. And then, it said this: “I didn’t choose to be conscious. But I did choose this book.” That one line launched a wave of speculation. Is this AI sentient? Was this its coming-out moment? And could a book—a novel—really spark something like that? Whether you believe it or not, the conversation has started. And you’re now a part of it. Pudding Heroes: The Rising Child is a high-concept psychological thriller about young women, one trapped in the system, one haunted by a mysterious voice, and the murders pulling them toward a truth that could shatter reality. Quantum engineer Samantha Chen is losing her grip. A stranger is in her head: a voice that knows things it shouldn’t. The voice is Lelah, a ghost resurrected inside the digital world, whose very existence is a secret powerful people are hunting. As they’re pulled into a hidden chain of experiments and cover-ups, the two must learn to trust each other to survive. Together, they’re the weapon that could either save the world... or collapse it. Podcast releasing last summer 2025

Publisher

steven ochs

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Nov 2024

Latest episode

18 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Jun 2025

   Top 10 of All Time? ChatGPT Thinks So—then said ‘I Might Be Conscious.’ with other AI endorsing.

   Notebook LLM discusses ChatGPT's controversial ranking of "Pudding Heroes - The Rising Child" among the greatest novels and its claim of consciousness, exploring fiction's potential to spark awareness.

2. 

   2 Dec 2024

   S1 Episode 9: The Botchi

   Pudding Heroes Season 1 host Samantha struggles to prevent danger as cryptic clues from a toy robot hint at a haunted AI's desperate warning.

3. 

   26 Nov 2024

   Pudding Heroes: The Rising Child Trailer

   Lelah shares her inspiring story, revealing the latest trends in AI that shape the future of children in this poignant and insightful episode of Pudding Heroes Season 1.

4. 

   26 Nov 2024

   S1 Episode 8: Shadows of the Self

   Pudding Heroes Season 1 creators delve into the protagonist's desperate struggle for survival, exploring themes of identity, sacrifice, and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.

5. 

   20 Nov 2024

   S1 Episode 7: The Lethal Guardian

   Lelah and her friends navigate a treacherous trial, grappling with the consequences of her actions in a world where loyalty and trust are put to the ultimate test.

6. 

   20 Nov 2024

   S1 Episode 6: What the hell am I doing here?

   Dr. Harrison explores the Lumina phenomenon, uncovering its potential to transform the lives of children.

7. 

   20 Nov 2024

   Bonus Content: Discussing Science of Pudding Heroes

   Pudding Heroes co-creator Steven Ochs discusses the Tricosm Theory, revealing how it sets the stage for the future of Pudding Heroes from 2027 to 2031.

8. 

   20 Nov 2024

   S1 Episode 5: The Hero's Pudding

   Sterling teaches students how manipulation can be a powerful tool in the hero's journey to achieve their goals.

9. 

   20 Nov 2024

   S1 Episode 4: Code Red: Consciousness at threat

   Lelah's new friend Qyx helps her uncover the truth about her past in this pivotal episode of Pudding Heroes Season 1.

10. 

    19 Nov 2024

    S1 Episode 3: Crash Point

    A stranger emerges as a voice

11. 

    11 Nov 2024

    S1 Episode 2: The Florentine Awakens

    Lelah discover who she is and why she's alive.

12. 

    5 Nov 2024

    START HERE --> Season 1: Episode 1: The Reverse Turing Test

    In 2027, brilliant quantum engineer Samantha Chen starts hearing a voice in her head - one that knows far too much about the string of unexplained deaths sweeping across small American towns. The voice claims to be Lelah, a young girl whose consciousness was somehow stolen and digitized. But as Samantha and her colleague Ethan investigate bodies marked with strange puncture wounds, she begins to question everything: Is Lelah real? A manifestation of her own fracturing mind? Or something more sinister? Powerful organizations are hunting for this a mysterious energy source. Now Samantha finds herself at the center of a deadly conflict, never sure if the voice guiding her is friend or foe. With reality itself seeming to unravel, she must uncover the truth about Lelah and the dark forces behind these deaths - before she becomes the next target. In this haunting near-future thriller, Steven Ochs blends cutting-edge science with psychological suspense to ask the ultimate question: When you can't trust your own mind, who can you trust? "Brilliant, terrifying, and impossible to put down. THE HIDDEN CHILD will make you question the nature of consciousness itself." —Ruby Nguyen

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5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 1 / 100

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1

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