Author : Avi Burton Narrator : M. Darusha Wehm Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 879: Triptych is an Escape Pod original. Content warnings for gender dysphoria, and threats of gun violence Triptych by Avi Burton Delaney didn’t have time to change before the men in suits came and bundled […] Source
Author : Tade Thompson Narrator : Suyi Davies Okungbowa Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Norm Sherman Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Mat Weller Discuss on Forums This story was previously published in the Steampunk World Anthology edited by Sarah Hans and first appeared on Escape Pod Episode 517. Violence and warfare. Budo By Tade […] Source
Author : Grace Chan Narrator : Andrew K. Hoe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks He Leaps for the Stars, He Leaps for the Stars was originally published in Clarkesworld Issue 178 (July 2021) He Leaps for the Stars, He Leaps for the Stars by Grace Chan Yennie’s new therapist started by […] Source
Author : Somto Ihezue Narrator : Somto Ihezue Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Like Stars Daring to Shine was first published by Fireside Magazine, July 2022. Like Stars Daring to Shine By Somto Ihezue When the boy opens his housing unit’s steel door and the incandescent lights pour into […] Source
Author : Monica Joyce Evans Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “The Hagfish Has Three Hearts” was originally published in Cossmass Infinities (September 2021) The Hagfish Has Three Hearts by Monica Joyce Evans The beacons were in the wrong place. Noma swallowed her roasted squid and clicked, still […] Source
Author : Elise Stephens Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 874: Common Speech is an Escape Pod original. This story deals with plagues and description of injuries. Common Speech By Elise Stephens Dr. Jaiyesimi Obiaka tugged at her sweat-damp collar, wiped her eyes, […] Source
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
Author : L. X. Beckett Narrator : Amy Kelly Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “The Hazmat Sisters” appeared in Asimovs in July 2021 and was a finalist for their Reader’s Choice award. It’s one of three novellas that appeared in the 2020-2021 window that are all set in the same universe […] Source
Author : L. X. Beckett Narrator : Amy Kelly Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “The Hazmat Sisters” appeared in Asimovs in July 2021 and was a finalist for their Reader’s Choice award. It’s one of three novellas that appeared in the 2020-2021 window that are all set in the same universe […] Source
Author : Christopher Rowe Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Contrary Gardener originally appeared in Eclipse Online, October 2012 and has been reprinted in: Science Fiction: The Best of the Year 2013, ed. Rich Horton, Prime Books, 2014. The Best Science Fiction and […] Source
Author : Christopher Rowe Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Contrary Gardener originally appeared in Eclipse Online, October 2012 and has been reprinted in: Science Fiction: The Best of the Year 2013, ed. Rich Horton, Prime Books, 2014. The Best Science Fiction and […] Source
Author : Amy Johnson Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 869: Excuse Me, This Is My Apocalypse is an Escape Pod original. Excuse Me, This Is My Apocalypse by Amy Johnson It was a glorious day when she finally made it to the beach and fell […] Source
Author : Rachel Gutin Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 868: Any Other Customer is an Escape Pod original. Any Other Customer By Rachel Gutin Lewis was poking at his tablet, trying yet again to open the training module from Station Commerce, when […] Source
Author : Heather Kilbourn Narrator : Eric Luke Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 867: Through the Mirror is an Escape Pod original. Contains harsh language Through the Mirror by Heather Kilbourn The crashed spaceship was scattered along a ten kilometer-long track in the rainforest jungle. Larger pieces of the […] Source
Author : Uchechukwu Nwaka Narrator : Somto Ihezue Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 866: The Sea Goddess’ Bloom is an Escape Pod original. Post-apocalyptic themes and war. The Sea Goddess’ Bloom By Uchechukwu Nwaka There is doubt in my heart. Here, in the Blackwater, doubt is […] Source
Author : Patrice Sarath Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks The Way of the Laser (Vernacular Books, May 2020) Don’t miss Spider, Part One Spider (Part 2) by Patrice Sarath Nguyen “Attention. Attention. Stay in your quarters. Attention. Attention. Stay in your quarters.” The bloody pink light of […] Source
Author : Patrice Sarath Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks The Way of the Laser (Vernacular Books, May 2020) Some harsh language Spider by Patrice Sarath Bifrost Mining Station, June 2063 The plan I knew the two miners were trouble as soon as they pulled themselves into the […] Source
Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Diogo Ramos Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 863: A Shoreline of Oil and Infinity is an Escape Pod original. A Shoreline of Oil and Infinity by Renan Bernardo Conchinha Charging… 87% Energy source: light Message: Good morning, Vitória. The water is cold today. […] Source
Author : Meg Elison Narrator : Sandy Parsons Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Pill originally appeared in the collection Big Girl with PM Press, part of the Outspoken Author series. Discussion of dieting, disordered eating, and anti-fat bias. Also, disturbing imagery. And swearing. And sexy times. The […] Source
Author : Meg Elison Narrator : Sandy Parsons Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Pill originally appeared in the collection Big Girl with PM Press, part of the Outspoken Author series. Discussion of dieting, disordered eating, and anti-fat bias. Also, disturbing imagery. And swearing. The Pill (Part 1 […] Source
Author : Aimee Picchi Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Solo Cooking for the Recently Revived” was previously published in the Zombies Need Brains anthology “Apocalyptic” in June 2020 Solo Cooking for the Recently Revived by Aimee Picchi I hide my right hand behind my back when Jamie […] Source
Author : Grant Canterbury Narrators : Kitty Sarkozy, Rachel Lackey and Valerie Valdes Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Pen Pal was originally published in Vintage Worlds (2018). Some cursing, suggestion of violence, and death. (Continued from Part 1) Pen Pal By Grant Canterbury August 8, 2005 Meliari Thulissia […] Source
Author : Grant Canterbury Narrators : Kitty Sarkozy and Rachel Lackey Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Pen Pal was originally published in Vintage Worlds (2018). Some cursing and suggestion of violence. Pen Pal By Grant Canterbury December Third, 1996 Meliari Thulissia General Delivery Tharsis Station Dear Meliari, […] Source
Author : Adriana Kantcheva Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 857: Salvaged is an Escape Pod original. Salvaged by Adriana Kantcheva I have her body. If I’d also had her life, would I have lived it in the same way? I make the mistake of voicing my thoughts to Seven, […] Source
Author : Brian Hugenbruch Narrator : Leigh Wallace Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 856: The Princess, NP is an Escape Pod original. Enslavement and mental abuse. The Princess, NP By Brian Hugenbruch I sat in the Commander’s office at Hexa Station, in clothes that stank of […] Source
Author : Amal Singh Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “A Home For Mrs. Biswas” previously appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (April 2021) A Home For Mrs. Biswas by Amal Singh Once she saw the red sands stretch across miles, craters as big as the stadium her father played […] Source
Author : Chaz Brenchley Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Pickled Roots and Peeled Shoots and a Bowl of Farflower Tea originally appeared in Galactic Stew, Zombies Need Brains, 2020. Brief descriptions of violence and bodily harm. Pickled Roots and Peeled Shoots and a Bowl […] Source
Authors : Andrew Hiller, Brandon Case and Bob McHugh Narrators : Elie Hirschman, Justine Eyre and Jairus Durnett Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 853: 2022 Flash Fiction Contest Winners is an Escape Pod original. Half-Lives by Andrew Hiller “Time traveler, eh?” I shuffled my feet and smirked. The AI […] Source
Author : Carol Scheina Narrator : Bria Strothers Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Pieces that Bind first appeared in On The Premises, issue 35. Death and loss. The Pieces that Bind By Carol Scheina The first thing Georgia knew for certain was that the woman rummaging through the […] Source
Author : C.C. Finlay Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Time Bomb Time” originally appeared in the May 2015 issue of Lightspeed Magazine. It was reprinted in Rich Horton’s The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 and translated into Chinese by Geng Hui (耿辉) for ZUI Found […] Source
