Author : D.A. Xiaolin Spires Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Vault originally appeared in Clarkesworld, Issue 141 in June 2018. Vault (Part 1 of 2) By D.A. Xiaolin Spires Chenguang hikes up her sleeves before vaulting over the pile of fuzzy moss and greets Lukas with a nod. […]

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Author : Sylvie Althoff Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 955: Endymion is an Escape Pod original. Contains transphobic slur, adult language, and brief but graphic violence Endymion by Sylvie Althoff It’s green here—green and wet. The twittering of birds in the treetops pauses as one […]

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Author : Eugie Foster Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story was first published in Escape Pod 388 (March 21, 2013) Contains harsh language and graphic gory violence Trixie and the Pandas of Dread by Eugie Foster Trixie got out of her cherry-red godmobile and waved away […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Author : Douglas DiCicco Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 850: Laser Squid Goes House Hunting is an Escape Pod original. Laser Squid Goes House Hunting By Douglas DiCicco “This one has everything on your checklist.” I held open the front door of […]

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Author : Andrea Kriz Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “There Are No Hot Topics on Whukai” originally appeared in Lightspeed Magazine in May 2021. There Are No Hot Topics on Whukai by Andrea Kriz The day the dMods shut down Skeleton Caves, Esko put on her VR […]

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Author : Brian Trent Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums An Incident on Ishtar originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in March 2018. An Incident on Ishtar By Brian Trent Her family tried very hard to never use the word “crazy” with her. So […]

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Author : Stetson Bostic Narrator : Samuel Poots Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 945: Walking with Thorny is an Escape Pod original. Walking with Thorny by Stetson Bostic Hitchhikers clung to Tasi’s pants as he neared the edge of the forest. He brushed them off while walking and looked […]

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Author : Laurence Raphael Brothers Narrators : Adam Pracht and Summer Brooks Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Houseproud” originally appeared in the SciFutures “City of the Future” anthology and also won the Berkeley Machine Intelligence Research Institute prize for Intelligence in Fiction. Houseproud by Laurence Raphael Brothers “Bye, Domus!” “Goodbye, Ken,” […]

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Author : John Shade Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Dandelion originally appeared in Shimmer Magazine, Issue #37, May 2017. Contains violent imagery. Hey everyone, Alasdair here – hope you’re doing okay. The summer months are upon us, which means two things – hat weather for […]

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Author : Ann LeBlanc Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Across the River, My Heart, My Memory originally appeared in Fireside Magazine June 2021. Language, suggestions of violence. Hey everyone, Alasdair here – hope you’re doing okay. The summer months are upon us, which means two […]

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Author : Jordan Chase-Young Narrator : Justin Thomas James Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of The Colored Lens (October 15, 2020) The Vaulting Vandals of Termina Celeste (Part 2) by Jordan Chase-Young Our boots echoed through the fuselage as we hurried to the […]

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Author : Jordan Chase-Young Narrator : Justin Thomas James Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of The Colored Lens (October 15 2020). The Vaulting Vandals of Termina Celeste (Part 1) by Jordan Chase-Young Back then, we liked to scour the docks of Termina Celeste […]

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Author : Caroline Diorio Narrator : Sandy Parsons Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 842: Love and Supervillains is an Escape Pod original. Language, graphic sexual situations, blood and gore, more language. Love and Supervillains By Caroline Diorio The gals here at the Raleigh Women’s Asylum for […]

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Author : Jeff Hewitt Narrator : Scott Campbell Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 841: Deepo 12 is an Escape Pod original. Deepo 12 By Jeff Hewitt Nothing made Deepo 12 feel more alive than doing its job. Its actuators sighed as another cassette slid from its […]

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Author : John Wiswell Narrator : Karen Bovenmyer Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums The Tyrant Lizard (and Her Plus One) first appeared in Drabblecast in August 2021. Alien Invader or Assistive Device? first appeared in Robot Dinosaurs in April 2020. Crude language, violence, gore, and death. The Tyrant […]

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Author : Arturo Sierra Narrator : Roberto Suarez Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 839: Universal Archive of Human History: FAQ is an Escape Pod original. Universal Archive of Human History: FAQ By Arturo Sierra The Gran Gliese Universal Archive of Human History contains over 5.7×1035 books […]

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Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Contains harsh language Don’t miss Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma, Part 1 […]

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Author : Vera Brook Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht How to Keep Your Cool If You’re a Mech First Day on the Job was originally published in The Colored Lens in spring 2022. How to Keep Your Cool If You’re a Mech First Day on the Job […]

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Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Contains harsh language Don’t miss Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma, Part 1 […]

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Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Contains harsh language Don’t miss Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma, Part 1 […]

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Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Maxine Moore Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine (Issue 172, January 2021), and is a finalist for the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Novella Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma (Part 1 of 4) By R.S.A. Garcia […]

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Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums This story first appeared in World Science Fiction #2: Reloading the Future (July 2021) Anticipation of Hollowness by Renan Bernardo Having an obsolete best friend meant I had to put up with constant warnings about […]

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Author : Ife J. Ibitayo Narrator : Mofiyinfoluwa Okupe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 833: The Heroine Kokofe is an Escape Pod original. Mild gore. The Heroine Kokofe By Ife J. Ibitayo Kokofe awoke an hour before dawn, crusty-eyed and groggy. She wobbled to her feet and […]

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Author : Phoenix Alexander Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 832: Mouthfeel is an Escape Pod original. Mouthfeel by Phoenix Alexander 2050 After she left him, he found cells of hers between my bristles; grew a new her. But she wasn’t the same. […]

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Author : Michelle Tang Narrator : Lalana Dara Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 831: Vi’Hun Heal is an Escape Pod original. Infertility and mild gore. Vi’hun Heal By Michelle Tang The entrance panels, currently assuming the appearance of Earthian saloon doors, slid open. I rippled a […]

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Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie The Cat Lady and the Petitioner by Jennifer Hudak Laurie stands in front of a door. It’s old but solid, as many old things are. Whatever paint once covered it has long since worn away, and the wood […]

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Author : Lia Swope Mitchell Narrator : S. Kay Nash Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums “Rena in the Desert” was previously published in Asimov’s (March/April 2020) Contains harsh language Rena in the Desert by Lia Swope Mitchell It had to be a trick, Rena knew it. Even as […]

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Author : Shari Paul Narrator : Mercerdes Modeste Host : Premee Mohamed Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 829: Wild Meat is an Escape Pod original. Hi folks! Our audience spans the globe, and this week’s author, narrator, and host are all from the Caribbean. We’re bringing you a hilarious story […]

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Author : Vera Brook Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht How to Keep Your Cool If You’re a Mech First Day on the Job was originally published in The Colored Lens in spring 2022. https://designfor-me.com/project-types/self-build/revolutionising-construction-the-rise-of-3d-printed-houses/ https://www.gira.com/uk/en/g-pulse-magazine/building/3d-house-germany# https://builtin.com/articles/3d-printed-house#:~:text=Nowadays%2C%20industrial%2Dsized%203D%20printers,transported%20to%20its%20final%20location How to Keep Your Cool If You’re a Mech First Day […]

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Author : Maurice Broaddus Narrator : Hollis Monroe Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums City of Refuge originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology, November 2020. Contains harsh language, violence, and drug use City of Refuge By Maurice Broaddus Hope was a fickle bitch. Mercurial and quixotic, […]

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Author : Raymond Roach Narrator : Sandy Parsons Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 827: The Wrong Side of the Sky is an Escape Pod original. Brief description of death and disposal of a body. The Wrong Side of the Sky By Raymond Roach There’s an old […]

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Author : Kristen Koopman Narrator : Sofia Quintero Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 826: This Is Our Get-Along Brainship is an Escape Pod original. Contains harsh AI language This Is Our Get-Along Brainship by Kristen Koopman The brainship Coraje spent its captain’s first walkthrough determinedly ignoring […]

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Author : Mur Lafferty Narrator : Abra Staffin-Wiebe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Fourth Nail originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology, November 2020. Cursing. Fourth Nail By Mur Lafferty Regina Phillips’ job on the orbital station God’s Eye was that of a nighttime systems engineer. She […]

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Author : Kameron Hurley Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Citizens of Elsewhen originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology in October 2020. Contains graphic description of birth, a dead infant, and harsh language. Citizens of Elsewhen by Kameron Hurley Soldiers are citizens […]

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Author : Avi Burton Narrator : M. Darusha Wehm Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 823: Build-A-Body is an Escape Pod original. Gender/body dysphoria and depersonalization. Build-A-Body By Avi Burton When I was eighteen, I ordered a body off the internet. It was actually kind of easy. […]

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Author : Tina Connolly Narrator : Bria Strothers Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Lions and Tigers and Girlfriends, Oh My! originally appeared in Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology in October 2020. Lions and Tigers and Girlfriends, Oh My! by Tina Connolly day 183 dear permanent record of […]

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Author : Matthew Claxton Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 821: Payday Weather is an Escape Pod original. Cursing and peril. Payday Weather By Matthew Claxton We wound our way up the curving canyon roads in overloaded pickups and hatchbacks, corners taken too […]

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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 […]

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Author : Sam Schreiber Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums “Christmas at the Hilbert Astoria” first appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (November/December 2020) This story contains harsh language (swearing) Christmas at the Hilbert Astoria (Part 2 of 2) by Sam Schreiber “So. Let me […]

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Author : E J Delaney Narrator : Eliza Chan Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 942: The Eye of Applethorpe is an Escape Pod original. The Eye of Applethorpe by E J Delaney Úna’s dad once said to her: “You never know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” Spring had […]

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Author : Sam Schreiber Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums “Christmas at the Hilbert Astoria” first appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (November/December 2020) This story contains harsh language (swearing) Christmas at the Hilbert Astoria (Part 1 of 2) by Sam Schreiber “You’ll have to […]

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Author : Kiya Nicoll Narrator : Lalana Dara Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 817: A Dragon in Two Parts is an Escape Pod original. Includes chronic pain, mention of suicide, and language. In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 800-273-8255. Wikipedia’s list of […]

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Author : Erik Grove Narrator : Karlo Yeager Rodriguez Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 816: Merely Players is an Escape Pod original. Death and loss. Merely Players by Erik Grove Jester stopped his bicycle in front of the thrift store window and looked through the glass […]

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