Author : Merrie Haskell Narrator : Amanda Ching Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Norm Sherman Audio Producers : Summer Brooks and Eric Valdes Originally published in Apex Magazine, February 2013, and was previously published in Escape Pod 404 (July 2013). Zebulon Vance Sings the Alphabet Songs of Love by Merrie Haskell I am Robot!Ophelia. I […] Source
Author : Raiff Taranday Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 927: How to Pass as Human is an Escape Pod original. Some mildly crude language. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun podcast, an anthology series of sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas. It’s a […] Source
Author : David Hankins Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Felix and the Flamingo” was originally published in the anthology Murderbirds (January 2023). To learn more about Bruiser the Rat, check out “Milo Piper’s Breakout Single that Ended the Rat War”, in Troubadours and Space Princesses by Hemelein […] Source
Author : David Marino Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 925: The Ballad of Starburst Smith is an Escape Pod original. Contains harsh language. The Ballad of Starburst Smith by David Marino “Did you read the terms and conditions?” “Fuck you, I read the terms and […] Source
Author : J. R. Johnson Narrator : J. S. Arquin Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The T-4200 originally appeared in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine on March 15, 2017. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun (TOTMS) podcast, an anthology series of sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas. It’s a bubbly cocktail of […] Source
Author : J. R. Johnson Narrator : J. S. Arquin Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The T-4200 originally appeared in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine on March 15, 2017. The T-4200 (Part 1 of 2) By J. R. Johnson Carleton T. Lowengren, low-level civil servant, single twenty-something and refugee from the war-torn Outer […] Source
Author : C. H. Irons Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 922: The Last Oracle of Atlantic City is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun podcast: sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas that showcase tales of adventure, fun, and – alas […] Source
Author : Grace Chan Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Death By Water” originally appeared in From the Waste Land (PS Publishing, Oct 2022). It was shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story 2022. Content warning for claustrophic situations and drowning. Death by Water by […] Source
Author : Mar Vincent Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 920: Harvest the Stars is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun podcast, an anthology series of sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas where… FUN ADVENTURE AWAITS! With wall-to-wall music and […] Source
Author : V.M. Ayala Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 919: Emotional Resonance is an Escape Pod original. Cursing and warfare Emotional Resonance By V.M. Ayala Arbor’s favorite part of a mission was always the first view of a planet. Even after seven hundred years of […] Source
Author : Benjamin C. Kinney Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Conference of the Birds” originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction & Fact (January 2021) Contains some harsh language. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun podcast, an anthology series of sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas. They’re […] Source
Author : Uchechukwu Nwaka Narrator : Mofiyinfoluwa Okupe Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 917: Challenges to Becoming a Pro Dragonracer in Apapa-Downtown is an Escape Pod original. Includes cursing and physical abuse. Challenges to Becoming a Pro Dragonracer in Apapa-Downtown By Uchechukwu Nwaka The gear is too expensive. Honestly. There […] Source...
Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story originally aired in Escape Pod 622 (April 2018) Some cursing. Suggestions of violence and death. Anna and Marisol in Time and Space by Tim Pratt The big day came, and Anna was tempted to tie […] Source
Author : Ava Kelly Narrator : Ben Gideon Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “The Confessionist” was previously published in the anthology: Community of Magic Pens, edited by E.D.E. Bell, released May 2020 by Atthis Arts The Confessionist by Ava Kelly Vemund pauses, standing on the wet sidewalk. Underneath the overcast sky, […] Source
Author : Simon Kewin Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht #buttonsinweirdplaces originally appeared in Abyss & Apex (2020). #buttonsinweirdplaces (Part 2 of 2) By Simon Kewin (… Continued from Part 1) The news the following morning was bad. An explosion in the middle of a market-square in Libya had […] Source
Author : Simon Kewin Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht #buttonsinweirdplaces originally appeared in Abyss & Apex (2020). #buttonsinweirdplaces (Part 1 of 2) By Simon Kewin The buttons started to appear on the last day of April, 2022. A six-year-old boy from Nairobi, Jomi Mbenzi, was perhaps the first […] Source
Author : Cameron Fischer Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 912: The Retcon Man is an Escape Pod original. The Retcon Man by Cameron Fischer Never look for evidence of your future self in the past. Doing so can close your mind to alternative plans if […] Source
Author : Wendy Nikel Narrator : Kyle Akers Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 911: Driftwood in the Sea of Time is an Escape Pod original. Driftwood in the Sea of Time By Wendy Nikel They’d warned us about the paradoxes, but humanity has always had a way of ignoring […] Source
Author : Heather Kamins Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 910: Tuesday, June 13, at the South Valley Time Loop Support Group is an Escape Pod original. Tuesday, June 13, at the South Valley Time Loop Support Group by Heather Kamins Each time, Jessica begins the […] Source
Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht This story originally aired as an Escape Pod Original in Escape Pod 545 (October 2016) Murder or a Duck By Beth Goder George called out, “Mrs. Whitman, you have a visitor.” Mrs. Whitman strode […] Source
Author : Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe Narrator : Somto Ihezue Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Harvest Moon” was previously published in Solarpunk Magazine Harvest Moon by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe “We cannot sustain the farm, Gozie.” I don’t like the way the words fall easily from Iyeh’s lips, even though I know he speaks the […] Source
Author : T. K. Rex Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht A Layer Thin As Breath originally appeared in Metaphorosis, July 2019. Includes cursing and personal peril. A Layer Thin As Breath By T. K. Rex “Valley. Can you still hear me?” Julian’s voice filtered through her dying […] Source
Author : Marie Vibbert Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Trash” was originally published in Escape Pod 467 (November 2014) Harsh language. Trash by Marie Vibbert Nanlee was a woman with the sort of past that necessitated moving to a non-extradition treaty country, but that didn’t mean she […] Source
Author : Stewart C. Baker Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Six Ways to Get Past the Shadow Shogun’s Goons, and One Thing to Do When You Get There was originally published in Galaxy’s Edge, April 2023. Six Ways to Get Past the Shadow Shogun’s Goons, and One Thing […] Source
Author : Maurice Broaddus Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Itoro fe Queen” was originally published in The Sunday Morning Transport, May 2022 Itoro fe Queen by Maurice Broaddus “It’s all gone.” The ethereal voice whispered—almost robotic and clearly distant—its desperate lament choked off with a gasp, […] Source
Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Bishop’s Opening was originally published in Clarkesworld Magazine, January 2022. Bishop’s Opening (Part 4 of 4) By R.S.A. Garcia The attendants set little bowls shaped like flower petals in front Sebastian and Olly. Steam drifted upward, redolent of fresh […] Source
Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Bishop’s Opening was originally published in Clarkesworld Magazine, January 2022. Includes graphic violence and torture. Bishop’s Opening (Part 3 of 4) By R.S.A. Garcia (Continued from Part 2…) The Pawn was seated at the table with arms outstretched along […] Source
Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Bishop’s Opening was originally published in Clarkesworld Magazine, January 2022. Bishop’s Opening (Part 2 of 4) By R.S.A. Garcia (Continued from Part 1…) Bishop was alone in the Grandmaster’s Penthouse suite when the call came from the Kingston. Once […] Source
Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Bishop’s Opening was originally published in Clarkesworld Magazine, January 2022. Bishop’s Opening (Part 1 of 4) By R.S.A. Garcia Old as she was, the Kiskadee had done three full delivery runs without a single safety incident. So naturally, with […] Source
Author : Jei D. Marcade Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Sounding the Fall” is an Escape Pod Original, first published in July 2015. Sounding the Fall by Jei D. Marcade Sometimes, Narae can almost convince emself that the AI’s Voice was a dream. Some kind of minor […] Source
