OK for Kids – Escape Pod

Author : Jeremiah Tolbert Narrator : Philippa Ballantine Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Seeds of Change, ed. John Joseph Adams Rated PG. Contains some harsh slang and violence against the system. Referenced Sites: The Dispatches of Dr. Roundbottom Philippa Ballantine’s official site Audible.com Promotion! Get your free audiobook at: http://audible.com/escapepodsff [&#8...

Author : Will McIntosh Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Originally published in: Asimov’s, January 2008. Rated PG. Contains profanity. Including in the closing song. Special closing music: “Mandelbrot Set” by Jonathan Coulton. Unlikely by Will McIntosh “The mayor seems to believe there’s something to this,” Tuesday said. “He’...

Author : Ari Goelman Narrator : Anna Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons Rated PG. A somewhat dark kid’s story; contains parental tragedy and complex social issues. Private Detective Molly By A.B. Goelman That’s when I see my new boss. Four feet of […] Source

Author : Sara Genge Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Cosmos, August/September 2007 Rated PG. Contains alien reproduction, politics, and other sordid topics. Referenced Sites: The Daily Cabal Family Values By Sara Genge Senator Wu accepted Twing’s seed out of courtesy, although she had no intention of […] Source

Author : Frank Wu Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Abyss & Apex, 4th Quarter 2007. Rated PG. Contains violence on a grand scale and illness on a human scale. Referenced Sites: GUIDOLON The Giant Space Chicken Well-Told Tales Special closing music: “Showdown in Shinjuku” and “Incognito” […] Source

Author : David Brin Narrators : Anna Eley and Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains some sexual situations and scattered profanity in both English and Spanish. Those Eyes By David Brin “…So you want to talk about flying saucers? I was afraid of that. […] Source

Author : Janni Lee Simner Narrator : Anna Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Bruce Coville’s Book of Aliens II, ed. Bruce Coville Rated G. This is a young adult SF story. Referenced Sites: Secret of the Three Treasures by Janni Lee Simner Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner […] Source

Author : Cat Rambo Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, March 2008 Rated G. Contains shady commerce and dim relations. Audible.com Promotion! Receive your free audiobook at: http://audible.com/escapepodsff Referenced Sites: Wiscon 2008 The Surgeon’s Tale and Other Stories by Cat Rambo & Jeff Vandermeer […] Sourc...

Author : Michael Swanwick Narrator : Cheyenne Wright Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April/May 2007 2008 Hugo Nominee! Rated PG. Contains dark, seedy places and dark, seedy characters, only a few of them alive. Today’s Sponsor: Implied Spaces by Walter Jon Williams A Small Room in Koboldtown […] Source

Author : Mike Resnick Narrator : Steve Anderson Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April/May 2007 Rated PG. Contains mature themes and wistfulness. Referenced Sites: 2008 Hugo Awards “First of May” by Jonathan Coulton (Not work-safe) Distant Replay By Mike Resnick “Let me show you,” I said, pulling […] Source

Author : Elizabeth Bear Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums 2008 Hugo Nominee! Rated PG. Contains implied violence and themes of death. Referenced Sites: 2008 Hugo Awards WisCon May 23-26, Madison, WI Closing Music: “The Fall” by Red Hunter. Tideline By Elizabeth Bear They would have called her salvage, if […] Source

Author : Carole McDonnell Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Jigsaw Nation, ed. Edward J. McFadden III and E. Sedia. Rated PG. Contains heavy racial and political themes. Referenced Sites: Decoder Ring Theatre Homecoming at the Borderlands Café By Carole McDonnell We don’t see a lot of […] Source

Author : Jeff Carlson Narrator : Graydancer Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Strange Horizons, August 2003. Rated PG. Contains moderate violence. Audible.com Promotion! Receive your free audiobook at: http://audiblepodcast.com/escapepod Referenced Sites: PodCastle Closing music: “I Crush Everything” by Jonathan Coulton. Pressure By Jeff...

Author : Ken Scholes Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Talebones, Spring 2001. Rated PG. Contains strong images of death and violence. Almost certainly not appropriate for small children. Edward Bear and the Very Long Walk by Ken Scholes “Do you know […] Source

Author : Jeremiah Tolbert Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories (ed. David Moles & Jay Lake). Rated PG. Parental guidance suggested for violence and ennui. Audible.com Promotion! Receive your free audiobook at: http://audiblepodcast.com/escapepod Referenced Sites: Jared Axelrod’s Commissions Instead of a Lovi...

Author : Will McIntosh Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Albedo One #30. Rated PG Referenced Sites: Nawashi, a podcast novel by Graydancer Closing music: “Blue Genes” by George Hrab Friction By Will McIntosh Gruen was on the sixty-first master, and while […] Source

Author : Paul E. Martens Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #29. Rated PG. Contains some profanity and scientific politics. Closing Music: “Better” by Jonathan Coulton. The Color of a Brontosaurus By Paul E. Martens There was […] Source

Author : Cory Doctorow Narrator : A. J. Fitzwater Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Forbes Magazine, October 2007. Rated G. Contains Byzantine finance and potentially disturbing art. Other People’s Money by Cory Doctorow Which is why she was hoping that the venture capitalist would just […] Source

Author : Kristine Kathryn Rusch Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Future Wars, ed. Martin H. Greenberg and Larry Segriff. Rated PG. Contains violence, mayhem, and politics. Referenced Sites: SFF Audio Sparks in a Cold War by Kristine Kathryn Rusch “We’re all […] Source

Author : Ann Leckie Narrator : Frank Key Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Subterranean Magazine #4. Rated G. Contains classic Martian action/adventure and potentially hazardous philosophy. Hesperia and Glory by Ann Leckie Source

Author : Robert Silverberg Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Unfamiliar Territory, 1973. Rated G. It’s slightly safer to listen to than the New York Times. What We Learned From This Morning’s Newspaper by Robert Silverberg I got home from the office […] Source

Author : Jeffrey R. DeRego Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 128: Union Dues: Send in the Clowns is an Escape Pod original. Rated PG. Contains superhero violence and organizational politics. Union Dues: Send in the Clowns by Jeffrey R. DeRego Tina tugs […] Source

Author : Kristine Kathryn Rusch Narrator : Heather Welliver Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, December 2000. Rated PG. Contains serious themes involving family planning and childbearing. Special closing music: “Faithful” by The Shillas. Results by Kristine Kathryn Rusch She should have called […] Sour...

Author : David Barr Kirtley Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Realms of Fantasy, October 2007. Contains sexual innuendo, some mild language, and fantasy violence. Referenced Sites: Geek Fu Action Grip This Day in Alternate History Blog of the Week: Ogre Marco’s LiveJournal […] Source

Author : Jonathan Sullivan Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Strange Horizons July 2005. Rated PG. Contains scenes of graphic violence. Niels Bohr and the Sleeping Dane by Jonathan Sullivan “Herr Doktor Bohr!” The captain’s cruel smile returned. “What a relief. We’ve been very […] Source