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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 : Maria Haskins Narrator : Roderick Aust Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Tony Roomba’s Last Day on Earth originally appeared in Diabolical Plots, November 2020. Tony Roomba’s Last Day on Earth By Maria Haskins It’s Tony Roomba’s last day on Earth. After two years of working undercover as a […] Source
Authors : Richard K. Lyon, Kitty Myers and Scott Janssens Narrators : Frank Key, Paul S. Jenkins and Mur Lafferty Hosts : S.B. Divya, Serah Eley and Rachel Swirsky Audio Producers : Adam Pracht, Serah Eley and Rachel Swirsky Discuss on Forums Standards first appeared on Escape Pod on December 29, 2008. Paradox first appeared on Escape Pod on July […] Source
Author : Aidan Doyle Narrator : Austin Learned Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Mat Weller Discuss on Forums This story was originally published in 2014 in Cosmos. Undeleted By Aidan Doyle One of Saito’s guys led Kentaro through the arcade. They passed row after row of black game pods, silent except for the hum […] Source
Author : Diana Wynne Jones Narrator : Emma Newman Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Mat Weller Discuss on Forums This story has appeared in Stories: All-New Tales Edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio. Our Drone Future – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgLkWT246qU Andrew Reid – http://mygoditsraining.co.uk/ Joan De La Haye – http://joandelahaye.com/ Liz De Jager – http://www.lizdejager.co.uk/ Jennifer Williams – http://sennydreadful.co.uk/ Mhairi […] Source
Author : J. M. McDermott Narrator : Grant Baciocco Host : Norm Sherman Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums First appeared in Apex Magazine Rated PG-13: For blood and revolution and missing fingers. Show Notes: Sponsored by Audible – get a free book today when you sign up for your free trial! Feedback […] Source
Author : Jeffrey R. DeRego Narrator : P.G. Holyfield Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 257: Union Dues: The Sum of Its Parts is an Escape Pod original. Rated PG Show Notes: Show your love for Union Dues at the new website! Union Dues: The Sum of […] Source
Author : Jacob Sager Weinstein Narrator : Tim Crist Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums First appeared in Popcorn Fiction Rated PG for minor police excitement. Show Notes: Feedback for Episode 245, The Moment Next week… Talent agencies and regret Eugene By Jacob Sager Weinstein As he puts the […] Source
Author : Ray Tabler Narrator : John Cmar Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 252: Billion-Dollar View is an Escape Pod original. Rated PG for peril and heartbreak and ballads. Show Notes: Hugo award winner Cheryl Morgan launches Wizard’s Tower Press for bringing out-of-print books to ebooks. […] Source
Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : Tom Rockwell Host : Norm Sherman Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums Originally published in: Interzone Rated PG for ennui and futility of life. Show Notes: Tim Pratt is serializing a Marla Mason novel, Broken Mirrors at his website. His first anthology is out this summer from […] Source
Author : Rachel Swirsky Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Norm Sherman Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums Originally published in: Tor.com Rated PG for marital strife and implied child abuse. Show Notes: This is a long one, we’re bringing occasional novelettes to Escape Pod now, and what better to launch the effort […] Source
Author : Lawrence M. Schoen Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Norm Sherman Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums Originally published in: Footprints Rated PG: for Space Exploration and Looking into the Abyss Show Notes: Enter the Escape Pod Flash Contest! It runs June 1- July 4, stories must be under 500 words. […] Source
Author : Vylar Kaftan Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums Simultaneously appearing in Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 1, June 1, 2010. Rated PG-13: for sexual description. Show Notes: Thanks to John Joseph Adams and Lightspeed Magazine for the opportunity to run this fantastic story at […] Source
Author : Robert T. Jeschonek Narrator : John Cmar Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums First appeared in Space and Time Magazine, issue 108. Rated PG: for innuendo-heavy snack cake desire. Show Notes: Mur will be at Balticon this week, along with Drabblecast’s Norm Sherman! Come by and […] Source
Author : Stephen Gaskell Narrator : Chris Miller Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 241: Thargus and Brian is an Escape Pod original. Rated F: for two f-bombs and some serious munchies. Show Notes: We’re now on Twitter! Follow us @escapepodcast Enter the Escape Pod Flash […] Source
Author : David D. Levine Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s, January 2006. Special closing song: “Blue,” by Yoko Kanno. Rated PG. Contains some violence and is high in saturated fats. The Last McDougal’s By David D. Levine As the old […] Source
Author : David D. Levine Narrator : Meg Westfox Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Bones of the World, ed. Bruce Holland Rogers. Rated PG. Contains sacrifice and space battles. Of a sort. Wind From a Dying Star By David D. Levine After a time she […] Source
Author : Geoffrey A. Landis Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s, December 2008. Rated PG. Contains a little profanity and a lot of beat. Still On the Road By Geoffrey A. Landis Turns out, you know, that old dharma bum never […] Source
Author : Jeffrey R. DeRego Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 233: Union Dues: The Threnody of Johnny Toruko is an Escape Pod original. Rated PG. Contains mature themes, violence, and some profanity. You know. Teenage stuff. Referenced Sites: Official Union Dues Web […] Source
Author : Merrie Haskell Narrator : Sara Tolbert Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Jeremiah Tolbert Discuss on Forums Previously appeared in Asimov’s. Rated PG-13 for adult concepts and alien recruiters. An Almanac for the Alien Invaders By Merrie Haskell In January, there will be an annular solar eclipse, with the path of annularity […] Source
Author : Charles Stross Narrators : Jared Axelrod, J.R. Blackwell, Jadzia Axelrod, Evo Terra, Sheila Dee, Dee Reed, Laura Burns, John Cmar and Earl Newton Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Source
Author : Ian McHugh Narrator : Frank Key Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Jeremiah Tolbert Discuss on Forums First appeared in Hub #24. Rated PG-13 for violence and mad cow disease. Requiem in D-minor (for prions, whale and burning bush) By Ian McHugh Kevin switched the audio over to the projector. The lecture […] Source
Author : Mercurio D. Rivera Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Jeremiah Tolbert Discuss on Forums First appeared in Interzone Rated PG-13 for cloning and some adult themes. The Fifth Zhi By Mercurio D. Rivera Zhi 4’s scream pierces the Siberian night. My spiked metal boots crunch through the snow […] Source
Author : Michael Bishop Narrator : John Meagher Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG for a worryingly low miles per gallon Tired By Michael Bishop One morning, Gordon Pointer received an e-message from the left-front Goodstone tire on his old Callisto sedan. (He had bought the car […] Source
By Bruce Boston Read by J.C. Hutchins Mr. Wayne was taking his daily exercise, walking Arthur around the lake in Nevley Park, when the sky darkened and a light snow began to fall. A few flakes fluttered against his cheeks. He could feel the cold through his heavy topcoat. He enjoyed the park when it […] Source
Author : Nancy Kress Narrator : Steve Anderson Patent Infringement By Nancy Kress Read by Steve Anderson Kegelman-Ballston Corporation is proud to announce the first public release of its new drug, Halitex, which cures Ulbarton’s Flu completely after one ten-pill course of treatment. Ulbarton’s Flu, as the public knows all too well, now afflicts upwards […] Source
Author : Greg van Eekhout Narrator : John Meagher Rated PG for a possibly edible messiah Taco By Greg Van Eekhout “Hey, tell me, this look like Jesus to you?” I come to Tito’s Tacos for a lot of reasons. The freeway overpass ambience, the way the old men in the kitchen wrap the burritos […] Source
Author : Wenonah Lyon Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG for frequent golf horror Betting the Family Farm By Wenonah Lyon It had originally thought the goal was to hit the two small creatures in the distance. They appeared to be identical to […] Source
Off Base By Stevens R. Miller Read by Steve Anderson Her boyfriend put a slim hand to his forehead, as though shielding his eyes from sunlight, even though the sun had set some minutes before. Where the girl had pointed was a bright star, moving east. Rated PG for frequent golf horror Source
Author : Catherine M. Morrison Narrator : Ben Phillips Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Jeremiah Tolbert Discuss on Forums First appeared in SCIFICTION. Rated PG: contains Elvii. Elvis in the Attic By Catherine M. Morrison We had an Elvis in the attic. Again. Echoing in the ducts, his voice woke me around 2 […] Source
Author : Michael Swanwick Narrator : Sara Tolbert Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Jeremiah Tolbert Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Feb 2008 Rated PG. Contains the destruction of cities, a lack of trust, and sentient suits. From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled… By Michael Swanwick Imagine a cross between Byzantium and […] Source
Author : Mary Robinette Kowal Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Jeremiah Tolbert Discuss on Forums First appeared in the Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, vol. 2 edited by George Mann. Special closing monkey music by George Hrab Evil Robot Monkey By Mary Robinette Kowal Sliding his hands over […] Source
Author : Kij Johnson Narrator : Diane Severson Mori Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2008. Rated PG. Contains 26 monkeys. Also, the abyss. Narration first appeared at and produced by Starship Sofa. Special thanks to Tony Smith and Diane Severson for […] Source
Author : Ted Chiang Narrator : Ray Sizemore Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Eclipse 2, ed. Jonathan Strahan. Rated PG. Contains entropy, eschatology, and empirical evisceration. 2009 Hugo Nominee Winner! Narration first appeared at and produced by Starship Sofa. Special thanks to Tony Smith and […] Source
Author : Mike Resnick Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Baen’s Universe, October 2008. Rated PG. Contains religious themes and some violence. Article of Faith By Mike Resnick “I’m sure,” I said. “Somehow, lunch seems pretty trivial after you’ve been thinking about […] Source
Author : Daniel Braum Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Abyss & Apex, 2005 Rated PG. Contains death, betrayal, hauntings, and a challenging amount of Japanese. Sumo21 By Daniel Braum “Oh great Emperor,” the gyoji said, continuing the ritual. “These two honorable […] Source
Author : Ian Creasey Narrator : FNH Host : Tony C. Smith Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s, March 2008 Rated PG. Contains themes of death and child endangerment. This Is How It Feels By Ian Creasey Nathan’s eyes stung as he remembered how Jenny used to do just […] Source
Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 190: Origin Story is an Escape Pod original. Rated PG. Contains sibling rivalry and comic book deconstruction. Special closing music: “Skullcrusher Mountain” by Jonathan Coulton. Origin Story By Tim Pratt He didn’t call […] Source
Author : Liz Shannon Miller Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Jeffrey R. DeRego Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 189: The Botox School of Acting is an Escape Pod original. Rated PG. Contains profanity and shallow motivations. The Botox School of Acting By Liz Shannon Miller Only the best gain […] Source
Author : Mary Robinette Kowal Narrator : Cunning Minx Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in Aoife’s Kiss (2008) Rated G. Contains alien emotional drama. Sponsored by CONTAGIOUS, by Scott Sigler. Chrysalis By Mary Robinette Kowal People ask me if I ever get involved with the subjects of […] Source
Author : Jeffrey R. DeRego Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 185: Union Dues: All About the Sponsors is an Escape Pod original. Rated PG. Contains some profanity, some violence, and strong rhetoric. Sponsored by CONTAGIOUS, by Scott Sigler. Union Dues: All About […] Source
Author : Richard K. Lyon Narrator : Frank Key Host : Rachel Swirsky Audio Producer : Rachel Swirsky Discuss on Forums Rated G. Contains proven impossibilities. Statement from Rachel Swirsky: Richard K. Lyon died on November 21. When I contacted him last month to ask if he still wanted this piece to run on our […] Source
Author : Mur Lafferty Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated G. Contains Santa revisionism and aerial combat. Special Closing Music: “Chiron Beta Prime,” by Jonathan Coulton. As Dry Leaves That Before the Wild Hurricane Fly By Mur Lafferty Comet and Cupid were fifteen, and took after their father, both […] Source
by Rachel Swirsky. Read by Ann Leckie. Whatever the midwife told you, it’s not true. I cannot walk through walls. I cannot conjure a chicken and make it dance or start a fire with my fingers. I cannot shape familiars from fog or examine entrails to see if a man will die. I cannot resurrect your son. […] Source
By Katherine Sparrow. Read by Rachel Swirsky. All stories by Katherine Sparrow All stories read by Rachel Swirsky “Junk DNA? I’ll junk your DNA!” Sofia glared at Zorg. “Apologies. It is only, don’t you find it interesting? Most of it is unused–“ “Junk? You supercilious aliens come to Earth to rein snottiness on us lowly […] Source
By Anna Schwind Read by Ann Leckie When Chasca turned eleven, her father took her to a ship farm, to choose her vessel. She stood on the observation deck, evaluating the herd. Chasca selected the farthest ship. It faced away from the others and bumped the edges of the corral. She understood. Rated G. Source
by Rachel Swirsky read by Ann Leckie Summers, I sleep on rooftops. Under smokestacks, beside stairs, in the sudden green of precarious gardens. Rated PG. Contains mythical figures. Source
Author : H.G. Wells Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Originally published in 1876 Rated PG. Kids, don’t do drugs. Also, some profanity in the outro. The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham by H.G. Wells “I must tell you, then, that I am an old man, a very old […] Source
Author : Jeremiah Tolbert Narrator : Philippa Ballantine Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Seeds of Change, ed. John Joseph Adams Rated PG. Contains some harsh slang and violence against the system. Referenced Sites: The Dispatches of Dr. Roundbottom Philippa Ballantine’s official site Audible.com Promotion! Get your free audiobook at: http://audible.com/escapepodsff […] Source
Author : Will McIntosh Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Originally published in: Asimov’s, January 2008. Rated PG. Contains profanity. Including in the closing song. Special closing music: “Mandelbrot Set” by Jonathan Coulton. Unlikely by Will McIntosh “The mayor seems to believe there’s something to this,” Tuesday said. “He’s desperate. […] Source
Author : Ari Goelman Narrator : Anna Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons Rated PG. A somewhat dark kid’s story; contains parental tragedy and complex social issues. Private Detective Molly By A.B. Goelman That’s when I see my new boss. Four feet of […] Source
Author : Sara Genge Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Cosmos, August/September 2007 Rated PG. Contains alien reproduction, politics, and other sordid topics. Referenced Sites: The Daily Cabal Family Values By Sara Genge Senator Wu accepted Twing’s seed out of courtesy, although she had no intention of […] Source
Author : Frank Wu Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Abyss & Apex, 4th Quarter 2007. Rated PG. Contains violence on a grand scale and illness on a human scale. Referenced Sites: GUIDOLON The Giant Space Chicken Well-Told Tales Special closing music: “Showdown in Shinjuku” and “Incognito” […] Source
Author : David Brin Narrators : Anna Eley and Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains some sexual situations and scattered profanity in both English and Spanish. Those Eyes By David Brin “…So you want to talk about flying saucers? I was afraid of that. […] Source
Author : Janni Lee Simner Narrator : Anna Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Bruce Coville’s Book of Aliens II, ed. Bruce Coville Rated G. This is a young adult SF story. Referenced Sites: Secret of the Three Treasures by Janni Lee Simner Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner […] Source
Author : Cat Rambo Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, March 2008 Rated G. Contains shady commerce and dim relations. Audible.com Promotion! Receive your free audiobook at: http://audible.com/escapepodsff Referenced Sites: Wiscon 2008 The Surgeon’s Tale and Other Stories by Cat Rambo & Jeff Vandermeer […] Source
Author : Michael Swanwick Narrator : Cheyenne Wright Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April/May 2007 2008 Hugo Nominee! Rated PG. Contains dark, seedy places and dark, seedy characters, only a few of them alive. Today’s Sponsor: Implied Spaces by Walter Jon Williams A Small Room in Koboldtown […] Source
Author : Mike Resnick Narrator : Steve Anderson Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April/May 2007 Rated PG. Contains mature themes and wistfulness. Referenced Sites: 2008 Hugo Awards “First of May” by Jonathan Coulton (Not work-safe) Distant Replay By Mike Resnick “Let me show you,” I said, pulling […] Source
Author : Elizabeth Bear Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums 2008 Hugo Nominee! Rated PG. Contains implied violence and themes of death. Referenced Sites: 2008 Hugo Awards WisCon May 23-26, Madison, WI Closing Music: “The Fall” by Red Hunter. Tideline By Elizabeth Bear They would have called her salvage, if […] Source
Author : Carole McDonnell Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Jigsaw Nation, ed. Edward J. McFadden III and E. Sedia. Rated PG. Contains heavy racial and political themes. Referenced Sites: Decoder Ring Theatre Homecoming at the Borderlands Café By Carole McDonnell We don’t see a lot of […] Source
Author : Jeff Carlson Narrator : Graydancer Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Strange Horizons, August 2003. Rated PG. Contains moderate violence. Audible.com Promotion! Receive your free audiobook at: http://audiblepodcast.com/escapepod Referenced Sites: PodCastle Closing music: “I Crush Everything” by Jonathan Coulton. Pressure By Jeff Carlson I […] Source
Author : Ken Scholes Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Talebones, Spring 2001. Rated PG. Contains strong images of death and violence. Almost certainly not appropriate for small children. Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk by Ken Scholes “Do you know […] Source
Author : Jeremiah Tolbert Narrator : Jared Axelrod Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories (ed. David Moles & Jay Lake). Rated PG. Parental guidance suggested for violence and ennui. Audible.com Promotion! Receive your free audiobook at: http://audiblepodcast.com/escapepod Referenced Sites: Jared Axelrod’s Commissions […] Source
Author : Will McIntosh Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Albedo One #30. Rated PG Referenced Sites: Nawashi, a podcast novel by Graydancer Closing music: “Blue Genes” by George Hrab Friction By Will McIntosh Gruen was on the sixty-first master, and while […] Source
Author : Paul E. Martens Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #29. Rated PG. Contains some profanity and scientific politics. Closing Music: “Better” by Jonathan Coulton. The Color of a Brontosaurus By Paul E. Martens There was […] Source
Author : Cory Doctorow Narrator : A. J. Fitzwater Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Forbes Magazine, October 2007. Rated G. Contains Byzantine finance and potentially disturbing art. Other People’s Money by Cory Doctorow Which is why she was hoping that the venture capitalist would just […] Source
Author : Kristine Kathryn Rusch Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Future Wars, ed. Martin H. Greenberg and Larry Segriff. Rated PG. Contains violence, mayhem, and politics. Referenced Sites: SFF Audio Sparks in a Cold War by Kristine Kathryn Rusch “We’re all […] Source
Author : Ann Leckie Narrator : Frank Key Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Subterranean Magazine #4. Rated G. Contains classic Martian action/adventure and potentially hazardous philosophy. Hesperia and Glory by Ann Leckie Source
Author : Robert Silverberg Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Unfamiliar Territory, 1973. Rated G. It’s slightly safer to listen to than the New York Times. What We Learned From This Morning’s Newspaper by Robert Silverberg I got home from the office […] Source
Author : Jeffrey R. DeRego Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 128: Union Dues: Send in the Clowns is an Escape Pod original. Rated PG. Contains superhero violence and organizational politics. Union Dues: Send in the Clowns by Jeffrey R. DeRego Tina tugs […] Source
Author : Kristine Kathryn Rusch Narrator : Heather Welliver Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, December 2000. Rated PG. Contains serious themes involving family planning and childbearing. Special closing music: “Faithful” by The Shillas. Results by Kristine Kathryn Rusch She should have called […] Source
Author : David Barr Kirtley Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Realms of Fantasy, October 2007. Contains sexual innuendo, some mild language, and fantasy violence. Referenced Sites: Geek Fu Action Grip This Day in Alternate History Blog of the Week: Ogre Marco’s LiveJournal […] Source
Author : Jonathan Sullivan Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Strange Horizons July 2005. Rated PG. Contains scenes of graphic violence. Niels Bohr and the Sleeping Dane by Jonathan Sullivan “Herr Doktor Bohr!” The captain’s cruel smile returned. “What a relief. We’ve been very […] Source
Author : Eugie Foster Narrator : Cunning Minx Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Cricket magazine, February 2007. Rated G. Contains non-graphic death and childbearing. Referenced Sites: Daily Dragon Podcast Dragon*Con 2007 The Snow Woman’s Daughter by Eugie Foster When I was a little girl, I thought […] Source
Author : Ramona Louise Wheeler Narrator : Leann Mabry Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 119: Aliens Want Our Women is an Escape Pod original. Rated G. Contains gender role stereotyping, but no strong sex, language or violence. Sorry. Blog of the Week: The Evil Eyebrow (receives The […] Source
Author : Neal Asher Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2004. Rated PG. Contains slight profanity and high-tech violence. Blog of the Week: The Angriest Rice Cooker in the World Referenced Sites: Ecru: The Butcher of Balis Zojirushi […] Source
Author : Nancy Kress Narrator : Sheri Mann Stewart Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Stars: Stories Based On Janis Ian Songs, ed. Janis Ian & Mike Resnick. Rated PG. Contains passing sexual references and graphic medical description. Blog of the Week: Three Laws Unsafe Ej-Es by […] Source
Author : Derek Zumsteg Narrator : Jared Axelrod Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 115: Conversations With and About My Electric Toothbrush is an Escape Pod original. Rated G. Contains a very mild reference to vibrating appliances. Referenced Sites: U.S.S. Mariner Senses Five Press Conversations With and […] Source
Author : N.K. Jemisin Narrator : Máia Whitaker Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Strange Horizons, August 2005. Rated PG. Contains passing nudity and apocalyptic themes. Referenced Sites: Superior Audio Works Serve It Cold Closing music: “The Fall,” by Red Hunter. Cloud Dragon Skies by N. K. Jemisin […] Source
Author : David Brin Narrator : Jonathan Sullivan Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Interzone #23, 1988. Rated PG. Contains intended violence, epidemics, and deep technical dialogue. Referenced Sites: Geek Fu Action Grip Heinlein Society Blood Drives The Giving Plague by David Brin Yeah, you viruses need vectors, […] Source
Author : Mike Resnick Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1990. Rated PG. Contains some coarse language and imagery, and potentially offensive literary theories. Frankie the Spook by Mike Resnick Marvin leaned forward and […] Source
Author : Pete M. Butler Narrators : Serah Eley and Anna Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 109: Squonk the Apprentice is an Escape Pod original. Rated G. It’s a children’s story about a dragon raised by a bluebird. Set content expectations accordingly. Referenced Sites: EP070: […] Source
Author : Bruce McAllister Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, February 2006. Rated PG. Contains implied violence and morally complex themes. 2007 Hugo Nominee! Referenced Sites: The Girl Who Loved Animals and Other Stories by Bruce McAllister Balticon 2007 […] Source
Author : Robert Reed Narrator : MarBelle Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2006. Rated PG. Contains some suggestive imagery, references to infidelity, and not very good television. 2007 Hugo Nominee! Referenced Sites: World Science Fiction Society Steve’s LiveJournal Eight Episodes by Robert […] Source
Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : Matthew Wayne Selznick Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2006. Rated G. Contains excessive movie trivia; some of it true. 2007 Hugo Nominee! Referenced Sites: Balticon 2007 Impossible Dreams by Tim Pratt He went to the Sci-Fi […] Source
Author : Paul M. Berger Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Ideomancer, December 2004. Rated PG. Contains mild language, some violence, and the Observer Effect gone very awry. Referenced Sites: Dr. Howard V. Hendrix’s “Webscab” essay Jo Walton’s “International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day” […] Source
Author : Jay Lake Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in 3SF Magazine, October 2002. Rated PG for corporal punishment and death of family members. The Angle of My Dreams By Jay Lake That spring in math class, after we’d all kind of […] Source
Author : Mike Resnick Narrators : Gregg Taylor and Steven Burley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, December 1997. 1998 Hugo Winner! Rated PG. Contains mild documentary references to violence and sexual acts. It’s also not very upbeat. Referenced Sites: Joe Murphy Tribute […] Source
Author : Isaac Asimov Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Astounding Science Fiction, September 1941. Rated G. Contains some violence and apocalyptic themes. Nightfall By Isaac Asimov “Of the six suns, only Beta is left in the sky. Do you see it?” […] Source
Author : Samantha Henderson Narrator : MarBelle Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Strange Horizons, May 2006. Rated PG. Contains violence, unsavory characters, and opaque slang. Referenced Links: Scott Sigler Podiobooks.com (Technical Note: There was an encoding error in the original that resulted in a few […] Source
Author : Kevin J. Anderson Narrator : Steve Anderson Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains moderate violence, suffering, and politics. Job Qualifications by Kevin J. Anderson “And do I agree with everything they say?” “The statements are very much in line with your platform, sir.” Rana […] Source
Author : Ramona Louise Wheeler Narrator : Salim Fadhley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains violent crime and unusual punishment. Referenced Sites: Stranger Things Blink. Don’t Blink. by Ramona Louise Wheeler “Blink. Don’t blink. Don’t blink. Blink.” The human voice was familiar this time, expected. New […] Source
Author : Kay Kenyon Narrator : Frank Key Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated G. Contains aquatic monsters with a penchant for memorabilia. That’s about as scary as it gets. The Last Wave by Kay Kenyon From what I gather, there are two competing theories about me. The […] Source
Author : Mike Resnick Narrator : Matthew Wayne Selznick Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Young Warriors, ed. Tamora Pierce & Josepha Sherman. Rated G. It’s a children’s story. Not recommended for cynical audiences. Today’s Sponsor: The Boy Who Yelled “Dragon!” by Mike Resnick Now, this […] Source
Author : Kay Kenyon Narrator : Cunning Minx Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Talebones, Winter 2004. Rated PG. Contains some sexual innuendo, relationship issues, and unpleasant cheese odors. Referenced Sites: Aliens You Will Meet EP Flash Fiction Contest The Acid Test by Kay Kenyon “It’s […] Source
Author : James Trimarco Narrator : Frank Key Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Afterburn SF. Rated PG. Contains battle scenes, Imperial propaganda, overenthusiastic chemistry, and bad poetry. Referenced Sites: Befuddled by Cormorants by Frank Key EP Flash Fiction Contest How Lonesome a Life Without Nerve […] Source
Author : Cory Doctorow Narrator : Karen Roman Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains moderate violence and very slippery slopes. Printcrime by Cory Doctorow Da. What they did to him. When he was done, he looked like he’d been brawling with an entire rugby side. They […] Source
Author : Daniel Schwabauer Narrators : Jared Axelrod and J.R. Blackwell Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains violence, chemical warfare, and heavy moral themes. Today’s Sponsor: Ulla by Daniel Schwabauer The world we now occupy is red, fourth from its sun, and extreme in its temperature. […] Source
Author : Mike Resnick Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. This product may be too disillusioning for young children. 2005 Hugo Winner! Referenced sites: PodDisc.com DragonHearth Productions (by Tracy and Laura Hickman) Travels With My Cats by Mike Resnick That night I was […] Source
Author : Nancy Kress Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains minor profanity, explicit bodily functions, and people being very, very mean.. Margin of Error By Nancy Kress She said, “What the project needs is for you to come back and work on […] Source
Author : Heather Shaw Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains non-explicit sex, accidental assault, and geological scatology. Mountain, Man by Heather Shaw “Look, miss, I’m going to have to cut your hair to do this. Is that all right?” She smiled at […] Source