I jumped in my gamer chair (!) when I read the title of this story.
Although that's my first time reading the real thing, I've read the adaptation by Junji Ito, the current king of horror manga. Ito’s take is actually a continuation that takes place in modern day, and it’s amazing. Look for it if you got curious after listening to the source material.
This story is uncanny, sure, but also very sad. It reminded me of Frankenstein.
I liked how he references Eve. I would not expect this from a new Asian story, let alone a vintage one.
Also, Kudos for the narrator. Voice like ASMR.
Finally, I think there was a mistake concerning the original publication of this story. The podcast says it was “originally published in Ningen Isu”, but that literally means Human Chair--it's the title of the story, romanized. I searched numerous sources, namely Wikipedia, and found out that "it was published in the October 1925 edition of the literature magazine Kuraku (苦楽)".
Ah, and there is a Japanese Metal Band named Ningen Isu btw.
You'll never feel the same while you stream your video games.