Explore every episode of the podcast PodCastle

Author : Seoung Kim Narrator : Yoon Ha Lee Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 855: Shim Hyeon and the Ocean God is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Shim Hyeon and the Ocean God by Seoung Min Kim   “They usually send maidens.” The Ocean God’s voice is […]

The post PodCastle 855: Shim Hyeon and the Ocean God appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Diana Dima and Sara Omer Narrators : Tanja Milojevic  and Kitty Sarkozy Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 854: DOUBLE FEATURE: City Grown From Seed and Harvest House is a PodCastle original. City Grown from Seed-Content warnings for off-screen death of a parent and mild references […]

The post PodCastle 854: DOUBLE FEATURE: City Grown From Seed and Harvest House appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Diogo Ramos Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Samovar Magazine   Content warning for off-screen parental death Rated PG – 4 – “There’s been a fire over at the Bosque Verde.” Leandro entered the house, removed his coat, and hung […]

The post PodCastle 853: A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair – PART TWO appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Diogo Ramos Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Samovar Magazine   Content warning for off-screen parental death Rated PG A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair by Renan Bernardo     – 1 – I was conceived by a carpenter […]

The post PodCastle 852: A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair PART ONE appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Peter S. Beagle Narrator : Barry Deutsch Host : Matt Dovey Artist : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Raven, and as PodCastle 037 Rated G Gordon, the Self-Made Cat by Peter Beagle   Once upon a time, to a family of house mice there was born a son named […]

The post PodCastle 851: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Gordon, The Self-Made Cat appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Julia LaFond Narrator : Diane Severson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 850: Publish or Perish is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for murder, violence, and abuse of power Rated PG-13 Publish or Perish by Julia LaFond   Cynthia Blanche wasn’t credited as the first author […]

The post PodCastle 850: Publish or Perish appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Peter M. Floyd Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 849: The Third Wish is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The Third Wish by Peter M. Floyd   I was in the middle of a pleasant little nap in the Seventh Sky of […]

The post PodCastle 849: The Third Wish appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Ken Liu Narrators : Curtis C. Chen, Dagny Paul, Eleanor R. Wood, Stefani Cox, Wilson Fowlie, Matt Dovey, Jen R. Albert, Peter Adrian Behravesh, Summer Fletcher and Craig Jackson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fireside, and as PodCastle 537   Content warnings for […]

The post PodCastle 848: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: To the Moon appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : J.H. Siegal Narrator : Rebecca Fraimow Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 847: The Golem Lover is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for the death of a spouse and for sexually explicit themes and content throughout Rated R The Golem Lover by J.H. Siegal   […]

The post PodCastle 847: The Golem Lover appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Anna Mikhalevskaya and Elvira Rizaeva Narrator : Yaroslav Barsukov Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 846: Against All Odds is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for war, death, injury, and child endangerment Rated PG-13 Against All Odds By Anna Mikhalevskaya Translated by Elvira Rizaeva   Time […]

The post PodCastle 846: Against All Odds appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Rati Mehrotra Narrator : Shweta Adhyam Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Deadlands   Content warnings for death and injury Rated PG-13 Amma’s Kitchen by Rati Mehrotra   I can always tell what dish my customers will order. Knowing what the dead crave […]

The post PodCastle 845: Amma’s Kitchen appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Chip Houser Narrator : Leigh Wallace Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Bourbon Penn   Content warning for bodily fluids   Rated R On Snowflake-veined Wings by Chip Houser   Amalia runs her finger around the inside of her Tupperware, wiping up the last […]

The post PodCastle 844: On Snowflake-Veined Wings appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Nick Douglas Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 843: The Mountain and the Vulture is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The Mountain and the Vulture by Nick Douglas   “High in the North in a land called Svithjod there is a mountain. […]

The post PodCastle 843: The Mountain and the Vulture appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Chris Kuriata Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Eric Valdes Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Diabolical Plots Rated R The Aunties Return the Ocean By Chris Kuriata Auntie Roberta landed badly on the roof of her escarpment house, scraping her knees across the flagstone shingles and splitting […]

The post PodCastle 842: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Aunties Return the Ocean appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : E. F. Benson Narrator : Devin Martin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published by Hutchinson’s Magazine, October 1928   Content warning for references to grief Rated PG Pirates by E.F. Benson     For many years this project of sometime buying back the house had […]

The post PodCastle 841: Pirates appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Rachael K. Jones Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Nightmare Magazine   Content warnings for gun violence, school shootings, child endangerment, references to child murder Rated PG-13 The Sound of Children Screaming by Rachael K. Jones     THE GUN […]

The post PodCastle 840: The Sound of Children Screaming appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez Narrators : C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Clockwork Phoenix and as PodCastle episode 669 Content warnings for illness and death Rated PG-13 The Book of May By C. S. E. Cooney and Carlos […]

The post PodCastle 839: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Book of May appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Sara S. Messenger Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fantasy Magazine (Reprinted in The Year’s Best Fantasy, Vol. 2, 2023, Pyr Books) Rated PG-13 Potemora in the Triad By Sara S. Messenger   There are always three: the father, […]

The post PodCastle 838: Potemora in the Triad appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Alexia Tolas Narrator : Omega Francis Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 837: Good Fortune For a Beloved Child is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for the death of a child, racism, and allusions to sexual assault Rated PG-13 Good Fortune for a Beloved Child By […]

The post PodCastle 837: Good Fortune For a Beloved Child appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Charlie Sorrenson Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Tor.com   Content warnings for violence, assault, misogyny, and PTSD. Rated PG-13 Flight by Charlie Sorrenson   Now They are coming out of the woods when Mateo grabs one of Maggie’s wings and […]

The post PodCastle 836: Flight appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Lavie Tidhar Narrator : Ian Stuart Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Apex Magazine and as PodCastle episode 304 Content warning for violence Rated PG-13 Titanic! by Lavie Tidhar 10 April 1912 When I come on board the ship I pay little heed […]

The post PodCastle 835: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Titanic! appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Marisca Pichette Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Kiran Kaur Saini Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 834: All the Better to Taste You is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for end of life and misgendering. Rated PG-13 All the Better to Taste You by Marisca Pichette   This morning […]

The post PodCastle 834: All the Better to Taste You appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Eleanna Castroianni Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 833: This Wooden Heart is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for death and references to war and genocide. Rated PG-13 This Wooden Heart by Eleanna Castroianni     It starts with a seed in […]

The post PodCastle 833: This Wooden Heart appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Rebecca Buchanan Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives 1 (Belanger Press) Rated PG ~ Five ~ Dinner was not silent. While we sat in the kitchen, sipping soup and munching on bread and mutton, […]

The post PodCastle 832: The Adventure of the Faerie Coffin: Being the First Morstan and Holmes Occult Detection – Part Two appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Rebecca Buchanan Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives 1 (Belanger Press) Rated PG The Adventure of the Faerie Coffin: Being the First Morstan and Holmes Occult Detection by Rebecca Buchanan   Dramatis Personae Miss […]

The post PodCastle 831: The Adventure of the Faerie Coffin: Being the First Morstan and Holmes Occult Detection – Part One appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Farah Naz Rishi Narrator : Nadia Niaz Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published as PodCastle 526 Rated PG-13 When Shadow Confronts Sun By Farah Naz Rishi [Allah] will say, “Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire.” […]

The post PodCastle 830: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – When Shadow Confronts Sun appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Derrick Boden and Kevin Sandefur Narrators : J.S. Arquin and Dani Daly Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums When the Giants Came Through the Valley – Previously published by Lightspeed Floaters – Previously published by Pulp Literature Magazine When the Giants Came Through the Valley – Content warning […]

The post PodCastle 829: DOUBLE FEATURE: When the Giants Came Through the Valley and Floaters appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Ryan Cole Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in Museum Piece, from Metaphorosis Publishing Rated PG-13 The Museum of Living Color by Ryan Cole   Red lust, as usual, comes in the morning. Red in the way that you whisper my […]

The post PodCastle 828: The Museum of Living Color appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Sherwood Smith Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published by Realms of Fantasy Rated PG-13 Mom and Dad At the Home Front by Sherwood Smith   Before Rick spoke, I saw from his expression what was coming. I said the words first. […]

The post PodCastle 827: Mom and Dad At the Home Front appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Genevieve Valentine Narrator : Laurice White Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fantasy Magazine Originally PodCastle 233 Rated PG Study, For Solo Piano by Genevieve Valentine The Circus waits in leaking trailers while Boss takes her lieutenants through the house. Then, […]

The post PodCastle 826: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Study, For Solo Piano appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Samantha Murray, Avra Margariti and Devin Miller Narrators : Eliza Chan, Matt Dovey and Srikripa Krishna Prasad Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums This Blue World Previously published by Fantasy Magazine (Issue 83) The Light At the Edge of the World Previously published by Flash Fiction Online […]

The post PodCastle 825: Flash Fiction Extravaganza! – Human Connection appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Lavie Tidhar Narrator : Eleanor R. Wood Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny Rated PG The Portal Keeper By Lavie Tidhar   October 1st   The rabbit was back this morning. It stopped outside the portal like it always does and it checked […]

The post PodCastle 824: The Portal Keeper appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Content warning for racism and racial slurs Rated PG-13 Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea by Kelsey Hutton  PART TWO     “And just like that, Endersby was […]

The post PodCastle 823: Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea – Part Two appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Content warning for racism and racial slurs Rated PG-13 Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea by Kelsey Hutton PART ONE   Kwayask nātohta. Listen carefully. There once was […]

The post PodCastle 822: Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea – Part One appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Stephen V. Ramey Narrator : Bill Ruhsam Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Strange Horizons Previously published as PodCastle #024 Rated PG It Takes a Town by Stephen V. Ramey “They ain’t really going through with this,” Tom said. “Are they?” The pig smell […]

The post PodCastle 821: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: It Takes a Town appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Jane Brown, Chuck Rothman and Joshua Jones Lofflin Narrators : Tina Connolly, Eric Valdes and Rick Vicens Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 820: Flash Fiction Extravaganza! – Comedy is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 “Holy Banana Peel!” was previously published by AntipodeanSF “Pot” was previously […]

The post PodCastle 820: Flash Fiction Extravaganza! – Comedy appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Tim Pratt and Heather Shaw Narrators : Kaitlyn Zivanovich, Matt Dovey, Eric Valdes and Devin Martin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 819: Skipping Christmas is a PodCastle original. CW for child injury and references to drug use PG-13 Skipping Christmas by Heather Shaw & Tim […]

The post PodCastle 819: Skipping Christmas appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Heather Shaw and Tim Pratt Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Pria Wood and Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published in A Christmas Chapbook. Rated G The Christmas Mummy by Heather Shaw & Tim Pratt Trish led Nate from the room, into the hall — their parents’ door […]

The post PodCastle 818: TALES FROM THE VAULTS ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Christmas Mummy appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Damini Kane Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 817: Creatures in the Walls is a PodCastle original. Content warning for child abuse Rated PG-13 Creatures in the Walls by Damini Kane One morning before breakfast, Roe’s mother is shrieking. She is […]

The post PodCastle 817: Creatures in the Walls appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Natalia Theodoridou Narrator : Tanja Milojevic  Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in KROnline. Also published as PodCastle 508. Rated PG-13 The Ravens’ Sister by Natalia Theodoridou There are many ways to tell this story. All of them are true.   Verses of the […]

The post PodCastle 816: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Ravens’ Sister appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Eleiece Krawiec Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Not One of Us #75 (January 2023) Rated PG Beverly’s Sonata by Jennifer Hudak   When the record player first spoke to Beverly, it used the voice of her old piano. At […]

The post PodCastle 815: Beverly’s Sonata appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Chris Kuriata Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published in the anthology Food Of My People in 2021 Content warnings for human and animal death Rated PG-13 Chewing Through Wire By Chris Kuriata   Each evening, Auntie Shanta washes her muddy feet […]

The post PodCastle 814: Chewing Through Wire appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Kathleen Schaefer Narrator : Ant Bacon Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 813: Stitch is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Stitch By Kathleen Schaefer Dalia doesn’t like how the stale hospital air pricks at her cheeks, and Aden doesn’t understand why no one else notices. He […]

The post PodCastle 813: Stitch appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Bennett North Narrator : C. L. Clark Hosts : Matt Dovey and C. L. Clark Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 812: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: No Mercy to the Rest is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 No Mercy to the Rest by Bennett North Sadie parked in […]

The post PodCastle 812: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: No Mercy to the Rest appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Suzan Palumbo Narrator : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Lightspeed Magazine Content warning for terminal illness Rated PG-13 Apolépisi: A De-Scaling By: Suzan Palumbo I find Aleda’s scale, sticky with ichor, tucked between the tentacles of our pink anemone bed. […]

The post PodCastle 811: Apolépisi: A De-Scaling appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Lora Gray Narrator : Joe Moran Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fantasy & Science Fiction Content warnings for a surgical procedure, homophobia (including slurs), assault, sexual assault, and domestic violence Rated R And in Rain, Blank Pages by Lora Gray   It’s 1981, […]

The post PodCastle 810: And in Rain, Blank Pages appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : Dorothy Quick Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Weird Tales Content warnings for murder and references to torture Rated PG-13 The Woman on the Balcony by Dorothy Quick   Sherry thought she had never seen anything more beautiful than the […]

The post PodCastle 809: The Woman on the Balcony appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : WC Dunlap Narrator : Kimberly Taylor Hosts : Matt Dovey and Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums PodCastle 808: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Settlement is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for violence and adult themes Rated R The Settlement by WC Dunlap They file out into the […]

The post PodCastle 808: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Settlement appeared first on PodCastle.

Authors : Thomas Ha and Stephen Granade Narrators : Stephen Granade and Lucy McLoughlin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums “Gentler Things” is a PodCastle Original “The Sigilist’s Notes on the Fell Lord’s Staff” was previously published by Baffling Magazine Content warning for the death of a parent in […]

The post PodCastle 807: DOUBLE FEATURE: Gentler Things and The Sigilist’s Notes on the Fell Lord’s Staff appeared first on PodCastle.

Author : JL George Narrator : Jordan Price Williams Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fireside Rated R Diamonds and Pearls by JL George   Diamonds are two a penny, but everybody wants them anyway. At first, Osian thinks it’s because they hurt. Every time he […]

The post PodCastle 806: Diamonds and Pearls appeared first on PodCastle.