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Cast of Wonders

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The Young Adult Speculative Fiction Podcast

Episodes

Cast of Wonders 546: Nine Goblins (part 3)

Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the Author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 3 All wizards are crazy. Not the quaint, colloquial “crazy” where you have an offbeat sense of humor and wear brightly colored socks, […] Source

Aug 27, 202343 min

Cast of Wonders 545: Nine Goblins (part 2)

Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the Author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 2 Sings-to-Trees’ morning began slightly after dawn, when the hen crowed. She was a black hen with a fine gold eye and a […] Source

Aug 22, 202342 min

Cast of Wonders 544 – Nine Goblins (part 1)

Author : T Kingfisher Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Ursula Vernon Originally published by the Author Nine Goblins by T Kingfisher Episode 1 It was gruel again for breakfast. It had been gruel for dinner the night before, and it would be gruel sandwiches for […] Source

Aug 13, 202346 min

Cast of Wonders 543: The Raven Princess

Author : Dani Atkinson Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 543: The Raven Princess is a Cast of Wonders original. The Raven Princess by Dani Atkinson “Oh no,” Clarinda muttered, fluttering to the body of the fallen prince. His limp form lay sprawled at […] Source

Aug 05, 202324 min

Cast of Wonders 542: Little Wonders 40 – Stepping out of your comfort zone

Authors : Adam Gaylord and Samantha Dunne Narrators : Samantha Dunne, Kaylin Norman-Slack, Dan Carter, Jeremy Carter and Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 542: Little Wonders 40 – Stepping out of your comfort zone is a Cast of Wonders original. Monstech by Adam Gaylord It’s tough […] Source

Jul 25, 202315 min

Cast of Wonders 541: Ashes and Buttercream

Author : Malina Douglas Narrator : Yelena Crane Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 541: Ashes and Buttercream is a Cast of Wonders original. Warfare, refugee trauma Ashes and Buttercream by Malina Douglas The domovoi is protecting them. Sofiya knows this, even as her mother’s dismissive remarks prod the […] Source

Jul 22, 202313 min

Cast of Wonders 540: That Good Night

Author : Francesco Rahe Narrator : Jairus Durnett Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 540: That Good Night is a Cast of Wonders original. Bereavement That Good Night by Francesco Rahe This is how the old pass. Like fog on a sunny summer day. Like a gray cirrus cloud […] Source

Jul 02, 202328 min

Cast of Wonders 539: Little Wonders 39 – Home Ties

Authors : Wen Wen Yang and Seoung Kim Narrators : Rebecca Wei Hsieh and Isabel J. Kim Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 539: Little Wonders 39 – Home Ties is a Cast of Wonders original. Minor Magics of Chinatown was originally published in Factor Four Magazine, April 2022 […] Source

Jun 24, 202322 min

Cast of Wonders 538: Nnome

Author : Audrey Obuobisa-Darko Narrator : Tsiddi Can-Tamakloe Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in A Mind to Silence – 2022 Caine Prize Anthology in August 2022 Blood, violence, abusive families, self harm, murder and death. Not suitable for all audiences. Nnome by Audrey Obuobisa-Darko Onyankopɔn is a woman. And […] Source

Jun 17, 202337 min

Cast of Wonders 537: More Real Than Real

Author : Greta Hayer Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter This story was first published in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine in June 2021 Swearing: one f-word More Real Than Real by Greta Hayer The marketing team’s representative met us at a tavern in-game. Or his avatar did, wearing […] Source

May 28, 202341 min

Cast of Wonders 536: Little Wonders 38 – Advice

Authors : Priya Sridhar and Risa T H Wolf Narrators : S.B. Divya and Cat Rambo Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 536: Little Wonders 38 – Advice is a Cast of Wonders original. A Letter to A Bully’s Mother by Priya Sridhar Dear Opal’s Mom: This is Jem, […] Source

May 25, 202316 min

Cast of Wonders 535: The Girl Who Welcomed Death to Svalgearyen

Author : Barbara A. Barnett Narrator : Katrin Kania Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter This story was first published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, issue 124, June 2013 Death, bereavement, harm to animals The Girl Who Welcomed Death to Svalgearyen by Barbara A. Barnett In the town of Svalgearyen, on the thirty-third […] Source

May 16, 202336 min

Cast of Wonders 534: Lavender, Juniper, Gunpowder, Smoke

Author : Alyson Grauer Narrator : Alyson Grauer Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Apparition Lit Magazine on October 15, 2021 Bullying Lavender, Juniper, Gunpowder, Smoke by Alyson Grauer They are always at my heels, this pack of girls who might as well be wolves. No matter how hard […] Source

May 02, 202334 min

Cast of Wonders 533: The Time Traveler’s Cookbook

Author : Angela Liu Narrator : May Chong Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 533: The Time Traveler’s Cookbook is a Cast of Wonders original. The Time Traveler’s Cookbook by Angela Liu Day: 4202 Place: Northern Laurasia (later known as Mongolia) Time: 66,000,000 BC (late-Cretaceous Period) Meal: Magnolia and […] Source

Apr 13, 202327 min

Cast of Wonders 532: The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars

Author : Anna Zumbro Narrator : Melissa Bugaj Host : Sarah Kumari Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 532: The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars is a Cast of Wonders original. climate change and ecological collapse The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars by Anna Zumbro Seventeen hours before some of us […] Source

Apr 04, 202335 min

Cast of Wonders 531: Crown Prince

Author : Melissa Mead Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 531: Crown Prince is a Cast of Wonders original. Ableism Cerebral Palsy Awareness Crown Prince by Melissa Mead Behind a gauze screen, Crown Prince Manu slumps in his cushions. He’s grateful for the screen, hiding […] Source

Mar 24, 202316 min

Cast of Wonders 530: Because Change Was the Ocean and We Lived By Her Mercy

Author : Charlie Jane Anders Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter originally published in Lightspeed Magazine in December 2017 swearing (including the f-word), and references to drug use Because Change Was the Ocean and We Lived By Her Mercy by Charlie Jane Anders 1. This was sacred, this […] Source

Mar 01, 202344 min

Cast of Wonders 529: Little Wonders 37 – Seeking Connections

Authors : Marie Vibbert and Sylvia Heike Narrators : Roderick Aust and Samuel Poots Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 529: Little Wonders 37 – Seeking Connections is a Cast of Wonders original. Birding With My Human was originally published in Nature Futures on July 7th, 2021. Haunting the […] Source

Feb 28, 202321 min

Cast of Wonders 528: Notes from a trans-inclusive gender apocalypse

Author : Ember Randall Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 528: Notes from a trans-inclusive gender apocalypse is a Cast of Wonders original. Use of the f-word, gender dysphoria, mild elements of body-horror Notes from a Trans-Inclusive Gender Apocalypse by Ember Randall May 10 Firestorm […] Source...

Feb 25, 202331 min

Cast of Wonders 527: Both Hope and Breath

Author : Riley Tao Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 527: Both Hope and Breath is a Cast of Wonders original. Transphobia, misgendering, rejection Both Hope and Breath by Riley Tao It’s perfectly normal for breath to fog up mirrors. Everyone knows that. For most […] Source

Feb 01, 202337 min

January 2023 Metacast

Presenters: Marguerite Kenner and Alasdair Stuart Hey folks, welcome to an Escape Artists metacast. I’m Marguerite Kenner. And I’m Alasdair Stuart. For those of you who have never heard a metacast before, think of this like a mini State of the Union address, a way for us to update you about what’s been happening at EA. The […] Source

Jan 31, 202314 min

Cast of Wonders 526: La Puerta (Staff Picks 2022)

Author : Ren Braueri Narrator : J. M. Bueno Host : Cup Jacob Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 517, 11th December 2022 La Puerta by Ren Braueri La puerta siempre estaba abierta. Just in case Javier ever came back. But let me not begin there, because…if I started there […] Source

Jan 27, 202344 min

Cast of Wonders 525: And I Will Make Thy Name Great (Staff Picks 2022)

Author : Louis Evans Narrator : Kevin M. Hayes Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 495, 27th May 2022 Content warnings: religion, Abrahamic monotheism, God, mentions of war and genocide, religious humor. And I Will Make Thy Name Great by Louis Evans Abraham, the potter’s son, […] Source

Jan 20, 202332 min

Cast of Wonders 524: Forbidden Voices (Staff Picks 2022)

Author : E J Delaney Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 510, 29th September 2022 Forbidden Voices by E.J. Delaney The package isn’t for me. Perfectly wrapped, it sits there in its velvet carry box–like a war medal or engagement ring–even its […] Source

Jan 12, 202346 min

Cast of Wonders 523: A Full Set of Specials (Staff Picks 2022)

Author : Marguerite Sheffer Narrator : Laura Hobbs Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 512, 23rd October 2022 Natural Disasters A Full Set of Specials by Marguerite Sheffer I’m not used to holding strangers’ hands, the way Miss Tina is. I don’t like how they go […] Source

Jan 09, 202321 min

Cast of Wonders 522: Ysarin (Staff Picks 2022)

Author : Simon Pan Narrator : Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Host : Simon Pan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 500, 17th July 2022 Ysarin by Simon Pan On days when I came home crying, my grandmother was always there with her song. It was a tune friendly and old as […] Source

Jan 07, 202336 min

Cast of Wonders 521: Wind Settles in the Bones (Staff Picks 2022)

Author : Stephen Granade Narrator : Miyuki Jane Pinckard Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 511, 14th October 2022 Dysfunctional family and working relationships Bereavement Wind Settles in the Bones by Stephen Granade Syn hated pre-race press conferences. Instead of mentally preparing for competition, she had […] Source...

Dec 25, 202229 min

Cast of Wonders 520: Shrine to the Ink Goddess (Staff Picks 2022)

Author : Monte Lin Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Tanya Aydelott Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 504, 20th September 2022 Shrine to the Ink Goddess by Monte Lin Dana Liu took her weekly ten-minute walk to what she called the Shrine to the Ink Goddess. Stepping through […] Source

Dec 23, 202229 min

Cast of Wonders 519: Far From the Home I Love (Staff Picks 2022)

Author : Y.M. Resnik. Narrator : Victoria Marklew Host : Samuel Poots Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 509, 28th September 2022 Queerphobic families Far From The Home I Love by Y.M. Resnik “Let me get this straight. You were born on Earth, but your passport is Venusian?” The condescension […] Source

Dec 21, 202227 min

Cast of Wonders 518: Simons, Far and Near (Staff Picks 2022)

Author : Ana Gardner Narrator : Tanja Milojevic Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 485, 6th February 2022 Character death; Radiation sickness Simons, Far and Near by Ana Gardner Days after a solar hurricane fried Western Europe, nations across the world gathered their brightest grade-schoolers, and […] Source...

Dec 19, 202249 min