OK for Kids – Escape Pod

Author : Eugie Foster Narrator : Cunning Minx Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Cricket magazine, February 2007. Rated G. Contains non-graphic death and childbearing. Referenced Sites: Daily Dragon Podcast Dragon*Con 2007 The Snow Woman’s Daughter by Eugie Foster When I was a little girl, I thought […] Source

Author : Ramona Louise Wheeler Narrator : Leann Mabry Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 119: Aliens Want Our Women is an Escape Pod original. Rated G. Contains gender role stereotyping, but no strong sex, language or violence. Sorry. Blog of the Week: The Evil Eyebrow (receives The […] Source

Author : Neal Asher Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2004. Rated PG. Contains slight profanity and high-tech violence. Blog of the Week: The Angriest Rice Cooker in the World Referenced Sites: Ecru: The Butcher of Balis Zojirushi […] Source

Author : Nancy Kress Narrator : Sheri Mann Stewart Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Stars: Stories Based On Janis Ian Songs, ed. Janis Ian & Mike Resnick. Rated PG. Contains passing sexual references and graphic medical description. Blog of the Week: Three Laws Unsafe Ej-Es by […] Source

Author : Derek Zumsteg Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 115: Conversations With and About My Electric Toothbrush is an Escape Pod original. Rated G. Contains a very mild reference to vibrating appliances. Referenced Sites: U.S.S. Mariner Senses Five Press Conversations With and About My Electric Toothbrush […] Source

Author : N.K. Jemisin Narrator : Máia Whitaker Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Strange Horizons, August 2005. Rated PG. Contains passing nudity and apocalyptic themes. Referenced Sites: Superior Audio Works Serve It Cold Closing music: “The Fall,” by Red Hunter. Cloud Dragon Skies by N. K. Jemisin […] Source

Author : David Brin Narrator : Jonathan Sullivan Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Interzone #23, 1988. Rated PG. Contains intended violence, epidemics, and deep technical dialogue. Referenced Sites: Geek Fu Action Grip Heinlein Society Blood Drives The Giving Plague by David Brin Yeah, you viruses need vectors, […] Source

Author : Mike Resnick Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1990. Rated PG. Contains some coarse language and imagery, and potentially offensive literary theories. Frankie the Spook by Mike Resnick Marvin leaned forward and […] Source

Author : Pete M. Butler Narrators : Serah Eley and Anna Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 109: Squonk the Apprentice is an Escape Pod original. Rated G. It’s a children’s story about a dragon raised by a bluebird. Set content expectations accordingly. Referenced Sites: EP070: […] Source

Author : Bruce McAllister Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, February 2006. Rated PG. Contains implied violence and morally complex themes. 2007 Hugo Nominee! Referenced Sites: The Girl Who Loved Animals and Other Stories by Bruce McAllister Balticon 2007 […] Source

Author : Robert Reed Narrator : MarBelle Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2006. Rated PG. Contains some suggestive imagery, references to infidelity, and not very good television. 2007 Hugo Nominee! Referenced Sites: World Science Fiction Society Steve’s LiveJournal Eight Episodes by Robert […] Source

Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : Matthew Wayne Selznick Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2006. Rated G. Contains excessive movie trivia; some of it true. 2007 Hugo Nominee! Referenced Sites: Balticon 2007 Impossible Dreams by Tim Pratt He went to the Sci-Fi […] Source

Author : Paul M. Berger Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Ideomancer, December 2004. Rated PG. Contains mild language, some violence, and the Observer Effect gone very awry. Referenced Sites: Dr. Howard V. Hendrix’s “Webscab” essay Jo Walton’s “International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day” [&...

Author : Jay Lake Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in 3SF Magazine, October 2002. Rated PG for corporal punishment and death of family members. The Angle of My Dreams By Jay Lake That spring in math class, after we’d all kind of […] Source

Author : Mike Resnick Narrators : Gregg Taylor and Steven Burley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Mur Lafferty Discuss on Forums First appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, December 1997. 1998 Hugo Winner! Rated PG. Contains mild documentary references to violence and sexual acts. It’s also not very upbeat. Referenced Sites: Joe Murphy Tribute […] Source

Author : Isaac Asimov Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Astounding Science Fiction, September 1941. Rated G. Contains some violence and apocalyptic themes. Nightfall By Isaac Asimov “Of the six suns, only Beta is left in the sky. Do you see it?” […] Source

Author : Samantha Henderson Narrator : MarBelle Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Strange Horizons, May 2006. Rated PG. Contains violence, unsavory characters, and opaque slang. Referenced Links: Scott Sigler Podiobooks.com (Technical Note: There was an encoding error in the original that resulted in a few […] Source

Author : Kevin J. Anderson Narrator : Steve Anderson Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains moderate violence, suffering, and politics. Job Qualifications by Kevin J. Anderson “And do I agree with everything they say?” “The statements are very much in line with your platform, sir.” Rana […] Source

Author : Ramona Louise Wheeler Narrator : Salim Fadhley Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains violent crime and unusual punishment. Referenced Sites: Stranger Things Blink. Don’t Blink. by Ramona Louise Wheeler “Blink. Don’t blink. Don’t blink. Blink.” The human voice was familiar this time, expected. New […] Source

Author : Kay Kenyon Narrator : Frank Key Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated G. Contains aquatic monsters with a penchant for memorabilia. That’s about as scary as it gets. The Last Wave by Kay Kenyon From what I gather, there are two competing theories about me. The […] Source

Author : Mike Resnick Narrator : Matthew Wayne Selznick Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Young Warriors, ed. Tamora Pierce & Josepha Sherman. Rated G. It’s a children’s story. Not recommended for cynical audiences. Today’s Sponsor: The Boy Who Yelled “Dragon!” by Mike Resnick Now, this […] Source

Author : Kay Kenyon Narrator : Cunning Minx Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Talebones, Winter 2004. Rated PG. Contains some sexual innuendo, relationship issues, and unpleasant cheese odors. Referenced Sites: Aliens You Will Meet EP Flash Fiction Contest The Acid Test by Kay Kenyon “It’s […] Source

Author : James Trimarco Narrator : Frank Key Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums First appeared in Afterburn SF. Rated PG. Contains battle scenes, Imperial propaganda, overenthusiastic chemistry, and bad poetry. Referenced Sites: Befuddled by Cormorants by Frank Key EP Flash Fiction Contest How Lonesome a Life Without Nerve […] Source

Author : Cory Doctorow Narrator : Karen Roman Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains moderate violence and very slippery slopes. Printcrime by Cory Doctorow Da. What they did to him. When he was done, he looked like he’d been brawling with an entire rugby side. They […] Source

Author : Daniel Schwabauer Narrator : J.R. Blackwell Host : Serah Eley Audio Producer : Serah Eley Discuss on Forums Rated PG. Contains violence, chemical warfare, and heavy moral themes. Today’s Sponsor: Ulla by Daniel Schwabauer The world we now occupy is red, fourth from its sun, and extreme in its temperature. The atmosphere is […] Source