LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)

This episode features "Congratulations on your Magic Sword™" by John Wiswell (©2026 by John Wiswell) read by Mirron Willis), and "The Raspberry Manifesto of Professor Warana" by Adam-Troy Castro (©2026 by Adam-Troy Castro) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Maskwork Saltman Giftbox" by Rich Larson (©2026 by Rich Larson) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Jempo" by Thomas Ha (©2026 by Thomas Ha) read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "The Dragon, the Scarab, the Wolf, the Dragon" by Rhiannon Rasmussen (©2026 by Rhiannon Rasmussen) read by Justine Eyre, and "Alterverse" by Sanjana Raj (©2026 by Sanjana Raj) read by Stefan Rudnicki. "Alterverse" also appears in the forthcoming anthology Android in the Archives: Research, Collaboration, and our Speculative Futures from MIT Press. Learn more about your ad cho...

"The Chrysalis of Moth One" by V.M. Ayala (©2026 by V.M. Ayala) and "Long Goodbyes" by Anya Ow (©2026 by Anya Ow), both read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "A Guide on How to Repay your Vow to the Deity of Many Faces" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees (©2026 by Oyedotun Damilola Muees) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Dreamweavers" by Alexander Weinstein (©2026 by Alexander Weinstein) read by Paul Boehmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "The Goddess of Not Enough" by Susan Palwick (©2026 by Susan Palwick) read by Judy Young, and "Ladd's Robot Repair" by David Anaxagoras (©2026 by David Anaxagoras) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "What Do You Mean The Nano-Bots Formed A Union??" by Joel W.D. Buxton (©2026 by Joel W.D. Buxton) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Of All Who Dream" by Adelehin Ijasan (©2026 by Adelehin Ijasan) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "The Age of Cancer" by Vajra Chandrasekera (©2026 by Vajra Chandrasekera) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Fragments of the Whole" by Brooke Bolander (©2026 by Brooke Bolander) read by Gabrielle de Cuir. "Fragments of the Whole" also appears in the forthcoming anthology Android in the Archives: Research, Collaboration and our Speculative Futures from MIT Press. Learn more about...

This episode features "Infinite Wishes" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (©2026 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch) read by Judy Young and "Legs" by A.M. Maris (©2026 by A.M. Maris) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Concerto for Wartime" by Sean Williams (©2026 by Sean Williams) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "If a Discarded God Can Change, So Can I" by V.M. Ayala (©2026 by V.M. Ayala) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "FETSPACE" by Rhiannon Rasmussen (©2026 by Rhiannon Rasmussen) and "The Punishing Animal" by B. Pladek (©2026 by B. Pladek), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Hungry Like The" by E. Catherine Tobler (©2026 by E. Catherine Tobler) read by Roxanne Hernandez, and "The Assumption of Maria" by Max Gladstone (©2026 by Max Gladstone) read by Stefan Rudnicki. "The Assumption of Maria" also appears in the forthcoming anthology Android in the Archives: Research, Creative Collaboration and our Speculative Futures from MIT Press. Learn more a...

This episode features "You, Me, Us" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees (©2026 by Oyedotun Damilola Muees) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Waru Waru" by Ruth Joffre (©2026 by Ruth Joffre) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "The Sharing of Some Familiar Song" by Adam-Troy Castro (©2026 by Adam-Troy Castro) and "Ash-Shūrā" by Beesan Odeh (©2026 by Beesan Odeh), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "I Cut Off a Monster's Arm. AITA?" by Marie Brennan (©2026 by Marie Brennan) and "The Overview Initiative" by David Marino (©2026 by David Marino), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Memeostasis" by (©2026 by Benjamin Rosenbaum) and "An Oral History of the Schooner Key Invasion" by Alex Irvine (©2026 by Alex Irvine), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "The Best of Intentions" by Mari Ness (©2026 by Mari Ness) and "Ghost in the Tank" by M.R. Robinson (©2026 by M.R. Robinson) , both read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "The Last Season of Your Life" by Christopher Barzak (©2026 by Christopher Barzak) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "The Test of Time" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (©2026 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch) read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "The Stars Look Away From This Vessel" by dave ring (©2026 by dave ring) and "Ten Unsent Letters to the Dark Lord" by Ada Hoffmann (©2026 by Ada Hoffmann), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "The Aerialist" by Yoon Ha Lee (©2026 by Yoon Ha Lee) read by Justine Eyre, and "The Star Where We Meet" by Sam W. Pisciotta (©2026 by Sam W. Pisciotta) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "The Knacker Man" by Scott Dalrymple (©2026 Scott Dalrymple) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Sarah's Laugh" by Melissa A Watkins (©2026 by Melissa A Watkins) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Time Management" by P.A. Cornell (©2026 by P.A. Cornell) read by Nan McNamara, and "Empathetic Psychosis" by Justin C. Key (©2026 by Justin C. Key) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Update on Rules for the Spatiotemporal Use of Campus Spaces" by Andrea Kriz (©2026 by Andrea Kriz) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "[Part 2] Six-Gun Vixen and the Machinist of Doom Valley" by Ashok K. Banker (©2026 by Ashok K. Banker) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Dad Died on Discord" by Andrew Dana Hudson (©2026 by Andrew Dana Hudson) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "[Part 1] Six-Gun Vixen and the Machinist of Doom Valley" by Ashok K. Banker (©2026 by Ashok K. Banker) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Hell Is Empty" by J.R. Dawson (©2026 by J.R. Dawson) read by Nan McNamara, and "Saint Zero of the Hollows and the Eagle Knight" by V.M. Ayala (©2026 by V.M. Ayala) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices