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Escape Pod 909: Murder or a Duck (Flashback Friday)

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

Oct 05, 202331 min

Escape Pod 908: Harvest Moon

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

Sep 28, 202332 min

Escape Pod 907: A Layer Thin As Breath

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

Sep 21, 202351 min

Escape Pod 906: Trash (Flashback Friday)

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

Sep 14, 202331 min

Escape Pod 904: Itoro fe Queen

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

Aug 31, 202326 min

Escape Pod 903: Bishop’s Opening (Part 4 of 4)

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

Aug 24, 202347 min

Escape Pod 902: Bishop’s Opening (Part 3 of 4)

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

Aug 17, 202346 min

Escape Pod 901: Bishop’s Opening (Part 2 of 4)

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

Aug 10, 202344 min

Escape Pod 900: Bishop’s Opening (Part 1 of 4)

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

Aug 03, 202341 min

Escape Pod 899: Sounding the Fall (Flashback Friday)

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

Jul 27, 202336 min

Escape Pod 898: A Gentlemen’s Agreement

Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht A Gentlemen’s Agreement was originally published in Kaleidotrope in January 2022. Violence and peril. A Gentlemen’s Agreement By Aimee Ogden Heroes are such fragile things. Sphinx takes in the scene from a distance, first, as is his custom. He […] Source

Jul 20, 202333 min

Escape Pod 897: Migratory Patterns of the Modern American Skyscraper

Author : Derrick Boden Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story originally appeared in the August 2022 issue of Clarkesworld. Migratory Patterns of the Modern American Skyscraper by Derrick Boden They call it the pinnacle of architectural innovation. An affordable housing revolution. They call it Plexus, and […] Source

Jul 13, 202318 min

Escape Pod 896: The AI That Looked at the Sun

Author : Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko Narrator : Andrew K. Hoe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The AI That Looked at the Sun originally appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine, January 2020. The AI That Looked at the Sun By Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko As excerpted from Acausal Drift: An Oral History of […] Source

Jul 06, 202342 min

Escape Pod 895: Man on the Moon

Author : Elaine Midcoh Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Man on the Moon” was the winner of the 2022 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award and was published on the Baen Books web site on June 16, 2022 Man on the Moon by Elaine Midcoh Sasha Venditti […] Source

Jun 29, 202348 min

Escape Pod 894: The Uncool Hunters

Author : Andrew Dana Hudson Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 894: The Uncool Hunters is an Escape Pod original. NSFW Language. The Uncool Hunters By Andrew Dana Hudson Before she settled down into publishing in Minneapolis, before she got taken for a ride by the […] Source

Jun 22, 202326 min

Escape Pod 893: A Series of Endings

Author : Amal Singh Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “A Series of Endings” originally appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (December 2021) A Series of Endings by Amal Singh This is the story of Roopchand Rathore, time traveler, fighter, poet, cancer-survivor, inventor. While his story has many endings, there’s […] Source

Jun 15, 202336 min

Escape Pod 892: Rogue Farm (Flashback Friday)

Author : Charles Stross Narrators : Dee Reed, Earl Newton, Evo Terra, Jadzia Axelrod, John Cmar, Laura Burns, J.R. Blackwell and Serah Eley Hosts : Serah Eley and Mur Lafferty Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Live Without a Net, ed. Lou Anders Now available in Wireless, by Charles […] Source

Jun 08, 202340 min

Escape Pod 891: Wanderlust

Author : LP Kindred Narrator : LP Kindred Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story originally appeared in Anathema: Spec from the Margins (July 2022) Content warning for NSFW language, sex Wanderlust by L. P. Kindred When he first approached me in the train station, I batted him away. I thought […] Source

Jun 01, 202334 min

Escape Pod 890: The Mechanical Turk Has a Panic Attack

Author : Francis Bass Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story was previously published in Uncharted Magazine in May 2022 The Mechanical Turk Has a Panic Attack by Francis Bass Gab gripped her right wrist with her left hand at the small of her back. “Are we […] Source

May 25, 202321 min

Escape Pod 889: The Greatest One-Star Restaurant in the Whole Quadrant

Author : Rachael K. Jones Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “The Greatest One-Star Restaurant in the Whole Quadrant” originally appeared in Lightspeed in December 2017, and in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018. Warning for some gruesome descriptions and maybe some cannibalism-adjacent behavior. The Greatest […] Source...

May 18, 202339 min

Escape Pod 888: The Revolution, Brought to You by Nike (Part 2) (Flashback Friday)

Author : Andrea Phillips Narrator : Julia Rios Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks The Revolution, Brought to You by Nike originally appeared in Fireside Magazine in February 2017 and first played on Escape Pod Episode 645 on September 13, 2018. The Revolution, Brought to You by Nike by Andrea […] Source

May 11, 202335 min

Escape Pod 887: The Revolution, Brought to You by Nike (Part 1) (Flashback Friday)

Author : Andrea Phillips Narrator : Julia Rios Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Mur Lafferty Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums The Revolution, Brought to You by Nike originally appeared in Fireside Magazine in February 2017 and first played on Escape Pod episode 644 on September 6, 2018. The Revolution, Brought […] Source

May 04, 202346 min

Escape Pod 886: If My Body Is a Temple, Raze It to the Ground

Author : Lauren Ring Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums If My Body Is a Temple, Raze It to the Ground originally appeared in The Reinvented Heart (CAEZIK SF & Fantasy), February 2022. Includes sexual harassment. If My Body Is a Temple, Raze It to […] Source

Apr 27, 202329 min

Escape Pod 885: The CRISPR Cookbook: A Guide to Biohacking Your Own Abortion in a Post-Roe World

Author : MKRNYILGLD Narrator : Premee Mohamed Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “The CRISPR Cookbook: A Guide to Biohacking Your Own Abortion in a Post-Roe World” originally appeared in Lightspeed Magazine (September 2022). Abortion, forced pregnancy The CRISPR Cookbook: A Guide to Biohacking Your Own Abortion in a Post-Roe World by […] Source

Apr 20, 202324 min

Escape Pod 884: Zhao and the Flightless Crane

Author : A J Mo Narrator : Andrew K. Hoe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 884: Zhao and the Flightless Crane is an Escape Pod original. Discussion of death and loss. Zhao and the Flightless Crane By A. J. Mo Quick sapphires danced over sun-silvered water. […] Source

Apr 13, 202339 min

Escape Pod 883: Just Us and the Mannequins

Author : Linda Niehoff Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 883: Just Us and the Mannequins is an Escape Pod original. Brief mention of suicidal ideations Just Us and the Mannequins by Linda Niehoff It was creepy at first, all those mannequins. It must have been […] Source

Apr 06, 202342 min

Escape Pod 882: Hey, George

Author : Elizabeth Guilt Narrators : Hugo Jackson, Matt Dovey, Kat Day and Alasdair Stuart Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 882: Hey, George is an Escape Pod original. Hey, George By Elizabeth Guilt “Hey, George.” I remind myself that that is not my name; it never […] Source

Mar 30, 202332 min

Escape Pod 881: Wild Geese

Author : Lavie Tidhar Narrator : Kyle Akers Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (December 2020) Wild Geese by Lavie Tidhar With rustling wings the wild geese fly Round fields long strange to hand of toil Called by the officers […] Source

Mar 23, 202333 min

Escape Pod 880: A Cosmonaut’s Guide to Talking to Your Parents

Author : Adriana C. Grigore Narrator : Bryce Dahle Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 880: A Cosmonaut’s Guide to Talking to Your Parents is an Escape Pod original. A Cosmonaut’s Guide to Talking to Your Parents By Adriana C. Grigore You have (3) unopened voicemails on […] Source

Mar 16, 202335 min
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