It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton

"The Skin of a Teenage Boy is Not Alive" by Senaa Ahmad, narrated by Wil Original Publication Credit: Nightmare Magazine in Aug 2019, with an accompanying audio version read by Stefan Rudnicki. Also reprinted in the 2022 Short Story Advent Calendar (Hingston and Olsen). To learn more about the author, please visit: ⁠https://senaa-ahmad.com/ It's Storytime was produced in 2025 by Traveler Enterpris...

“The Other Side of Mictlān” by M.M. Olivas, narrated by Wil Hi, I'm Wil and it's Storytime. I have an interesting life. I get create art and share it with a loyal audience. I get to travel all over the world and meet people from every culture and background imaginable. I frequently have the privilege of speaking to large groups of people about the value of kindness, inspiring them to be the change...

“The Coffin Maker” by AnaMaria Curtis, narrated by Wil I will never understand the reckless inaction humanity seems to have chosen in the face of catastrophic climate change. Last time I looked, Earth was the only planet we have, and taking care of her should probably land real close to the top spot on our species' to do list. Catastrophic Climate Change is scary, it's real, and it's dangerously c...

“A Cure for Solastalgia” by E.M. Linden, narrated by Wil When we leave home for the first time, and enter the so-called Real World, we become responsible for so much more than our laundry, our food, and our bills. We truly become responsible for ourselves. We choose our values, we choose who we will trust to share those values, and when we come home for the first time, we will do everything we can...

“The Sort” by Thomas Ha, narrated by Wil We don't have to imagine a world where people who aren't doing anything wrong have to hide themselves -- or, at least, their true selves -- for their own safety. I wish that world only existed in imagination, but, well, you know. Today, we will experience that world through a father and his son, who share a very special, telepathic  bond. And, about that, a...

"Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, ‘6’" by F.E. Choe, narrated by Wil Every week, I take you with me through space and time to fantastical worlds, futures dystopian and hopeful, even to the rareified air of the gods themselves. This week, we're going to stay right here on Earth, but our visit will be just as fantastic as any of our tales as it comes to us through the...

“Disassembling Light” by Kel Coleman, narrated by Wil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Odyssey Problem" by Chris Willrich, narrated by Wil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Dark House" by A.C. Wise, narrated by Wil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“End of Play” by Chelsea Sutton, narrated by Wil Welcome, friends. I'm Wil Wheaton, and it's Story Time. This is the part of my introduction where I talk about the story you're about to hear, where I write what I call "the magazine heading" which will help you press pause on the real world and come with me into Story Time. This part is challenging for me; I need to summarize just enough of the plo...

“If We Make It Through This Alive” by A.T. Greenblatt, narrated by Wil Welcome, friends. I'm Wil Wheaton, and it's Story Time. I must confess that dystopian fiction currently doesn't have the impossible distance from the present for me that it once did. A story about three women navigating crumbling roads and misogyny in equal measure on a dangerous and frequently deadly road race could have come...

"can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time" by Iori Kusano, narrated by Wil Welcome, friends. I'm Wil Wheaton, and it's Story Time. I remember being a kid in the late seventies, looking through this book I had called The Catalog of the Future. It was filled with imaginary vacation destinations, floating cities (in the air and in the sea), rockets, wireless phones, all beautifully illustrated....

"The Hidden Heart of Brass Attending" by Christopher Scott, narrated by Wil Welcome, friends. I'm Wil Wheaton, and it's Story Time. The heart wants what it wants, and it will fight for it with a passion and fury that is unimaginable until you fall in love and feel it for yourself. Today, I'll take you to a time when a fulfilling a heart's most intimate desire could lead to prison or worse. A time...

“The God of Minor Troubles” by Megan Chee, narrated by Wil Welcome, friends. I'm Wil Wheaton, and it's Story Time. From a mortal's perspective, a god is a god. Omnipotence isn't really on a spectrum; it's pretty binary. The gods don't see it that way. From the moment humans dreamed them into existence, they've fought among themselves to determine which mortals they will hear, what responsibilities...

Wil's personal commentary on the story “Rock, Paper, Scissors, Love, Death” by Caroline M. Yoachim. Find weekly Codas, plus more extensive behind-the-scenes content, at patreon.com/storytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Proof by Induction” by José Pablo Iriarte, narrated by Wil Welcome, friends. I'm Wil Wheaton, and it's Story Time. I love a good quest. The hero's journey to find the golden fleece and bring it home has been a cornerstone of storytelling for all of recorded history for a reason. At some point in our lives, each of us will hear the call to adventure and set out on a quest of our own. A lucky few e...

"Rock, Paper, Scissors, Love, Death" by Caroline M. Yoachim, narrated by Wil.  There's an old saying about moving heaven and earth for the people you love; If you're lucky, you've experienced that feeling yourself for your partner, for your family. Take a moment with me to feel that -- really feel it -- in your body. Got it? Now, imagine that moving heaven and earth -- well, more earth, but I'm ge...

You may recognize Wil Wheaton's name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985's timeless classic, Stand By Me. You may recognize his voice from one of the many audio books he's narrated, including number one New York Times bestseller, Ready Player One, John Scalzi's award-winning Collapsing Empire Trilogy, or even his...