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Author : Diana Wynne Jones Narrator : Emma Newman Hosts : Mur Lafferty and Alasdair Stuart Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Mat Weller Samantha’s Diary originally appeared in Stories: All-New Tales Edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio and on Escape Pod, episode 427 on December 22, 2013. Samantha’s Diary By Diana Wynne Jones Recorded on BSQ SpeekEasi […] Source

Author : Greg van Eekhout Narrator : Anna Eley Hosts : Mur Lafferty and Serah Eley Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Serah Eley Show and Tell originally appeared in Strange Horizons June 10, 2002. Contains mild scenes of violence. Show and Tell By Greg van Eekhout Teacher is an old-fashioned bug with a blue carapace and eyes […] Source

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....

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 : 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