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Author : Ferdison Cayetano Narrator : Trey Nakamura Host : Eric Valdes Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published in The Map of Lost Places Anthology, Apex Book Company Rated PG-13 When I Cowboy in Puuwaawaa by Ferdison Cayetano   When I cowboy in Puuwaawaa my toss is always true. When I cowboy in Puuwaawaa […] The post PodCastle 965: When I Cowboy in Puuwaawaa appeared first on...

Author : Julian Mortimer Smith Narrator : M.K. Hobson Host : Wilson Fowlie Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously ran as episode 367 and first published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, May 2013 Content notes for elder abuse, kidnapping of a child and death of a child Rated PG The Washerwoman and the Troll by Julian […] The post PodCastle 964: The Washerwoman and the Troll appear...

Author : KJ Kabza Narrator : Elizabeth Green Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 963: The One I’m Waiting For is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The One I’m Waiting For by KJ Kabza   For an eternity of days, I wait for her in the cabin. The light outside rises […] The post PodCastle 963: The One I’m Waiting For appeared first on PodCastle .

Author : Claire Humphrey Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously published by Pulp Literature, Issue 39, Summer 2023 Rated PG-13 THE DRINK WE SPILL OUT ON THE GROUND by Claire Humphrey   The perfect day looks like this: I wake up in the spare room at my […] The post PodCastle 962: The Drink We Spill Out on the Ground appeared first on PodCas...

Author : Claire Jia-Wen Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 961: A Thousand Finer Foldings is a PodCastle original. Content note for terminal illness Rated PG A Thousand Finer Foldings By Claire Jia-Wen 1. Phoebe’s mom calls her while she’s in the self-checkout line at Safeway. “I’ve found […] The post PodCastle 961: A Thousand Finer Foldings...

Author : Angela Liu Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Raul Bimenyimana Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously published in khōréō issue 3.2 (August 2023) Content note for references to suicide Rated PG-13 Kwong’s Bath by Angela Liu     The visits start a week after Kwong’s first surgery. Despite the stinging January cold, the […] The post PodCastle 960: Kwong’s Bath appeared...

Author : Effie Seiberg Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Devin Martin Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie PodCastle 959: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: The Travel Guide to the Dimension of Lost Things is a PodCastle original. Content note for depression Rated PG-13 The Travel Guide to the Dimension of Lost Things By Effie Seiberg   […] The post PodCastle 959: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: The Travel Guide...

Author : Chaitanya Murali Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published by Kaleidotrope, 2024 Contents Notes for colonisation, enslavement, torture, racism, and references to sexual assault Rated R Of Black Town’s Monster Part Two of Two Chaitanya Murali   February 16th, 1695 I hurry home, leaving Devyani […] The post PodCastle 958: Of...

Author : Chaitanya Murali Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published by Kaleidotrope, 2024 Contents Notes for colonisation, enslavement, torture, racism, and references to sexual assault Rated R Of Black Town’s Monster Part One of Two Chaitanya Murali   February 21st, 1695 We break at dawn. The […] The post PodCastle 957: Of Black T...

Author : Lia Lao Narrator : Curtis C. Chen Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie PodCastle 956: Revolutions, as Told by a Humble Rice Farmer is a PodCastle original. Content notes for famine and sibling death Rated PG Revolutions, as Told by a Humble Rice Farmer by Lia Lao   When the […] The post PodCastle 956: Revolutions, as Told by a Humble Rice Farmer appeared first on Po...

Author : Kai Ashante Wilson Narrator : Sofia Quintero Host : Wanini Kimemiah Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously ran as episode 534 and first published by Tor.com Content note for sex, drug use, graphic depictions of violence with blood and gore and all its wet and slippery trappings, and general horror. Rated X The […] The post PodCastle 955: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: The Lamentation of Th...

Author : Erin Keating Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie PodCastle 954: The Grief Eaters is a PodCastle original. Rated PG The Grief Eaters By Erin Keating   There was a time when grave dirt could summon grief eaters from the Isle of the Dead. As the midnight […] The post PodCastle 954: The Grief Eaters appeared first on PodCastle .

Author : P. H. Low Narrator : Jo Moran Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published in Fantasy Magazine, March 2023 Rated PG-13 The Will of the God of Music by P. H. Low   You hear the door open as if in dreaming. Back when you were a conservatory […] The post PodCastle 953: The Will of the God of Music appeared first on PodCastle .

Author : Emily Munro Narrator : Sandra Espinoza Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie PodCastle 952: Putti Call is a PodCastle original. Rated R Putti Call By Emily Munro   Hopefully you’ve never tried to stuff a struggling toddler into a dog crate, but let me tell you, it’s even worse when […] The post PodCastle 952: Putti Call appeared first on PodCastle .

Author : C. J. Lavigne Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Tarver Nova Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 951: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: ‘Til Death is a PodCastle original. Content note for grief Rated PG-13 ‘Til Death by C. J. Lavigne   My dear Clarinda, They tell me that when you heard of my […] The post PodCastle 951: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: ‘Til Death appeared first on PodC...

Authors : Gregory Marlow, RJ Aurand and Jeanna Cammarano Narrators : Karen Menzel (née Bovenmyer), Rosie Sentman and Dani Daly Host : Wilson Fowlie Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie PodCastle 950: FLASH FICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Reapings is a PodCastle original. “The Deading Veil” content note for suicide “Taking Root” content note for the death of a […] The post PodCastle 9...

Author : Tony Dunnell Narrator : Devin Martin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 949: The Troll Road is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The Troll Road by Tony Dunnell   Sir Lederick dismounted in the Humble Woods on the southern flank of the Hopewine Valley. Here, on the boundary between […] The post PodCastle 949: The Troll Road appeared first on PodCastle .

Authors : Bree Wernicke and AnaMaria Curtis Narrators : Kat Kourbeti and C. L. Clark Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie PodCastle 948: DOUBLE EPISODE: How I Did Not Make Friends With Teniel eu Letxie and The Gift of Her Light is a PodCastle original. “How I Did Not Make Friends With […] The post PodCastle 948: DOUBLE EPISODE: How I Did Not Make Friends With Teniel eu Letx...

Author : J. L. Akagi Narrator : Jo Moran Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 947: Why a Spider Needs a Parachute is a PodCastle original. Content notes for domestic violence and spiders. Big — friendly! — spiders Rated R Why a Spider Needs a Parachute by J. L. Akagi   […] The post PodCastle 947: Why a Spider Needs a Parachute appeared first on PodCastle .

Author : Charlotte Ashley Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Ziv Wities Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously ran as episode 517 and first published in Fantasy & Science Fiction. Rated PG-13 A Fine Balance By Charlotte Ashley My mistress, Shoanna Yildirim, was the greatest shot in the city. Each morning, according to her wishes, […] The post PodCastle 946: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: A Fine B...

Author : Merc Fenn Wolfmoor Narrator : Sandra Espinoza Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published in Apex Magazine (2021) Rated PG-13 Gray Skies, Red Wings, Blue Lips, Black Hearts by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor   A girl has lost her soul down deep in the City. It wandered away while she […] The post PodCastle 945: Gray Skies, Red Wings, Blue Lips, Black Hearts appeared...

Author : Stephanie Burgis Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously published in The Sunday Morning Transport March 2, 2025 Rated G Mail-Order Magic by Stephanie Burgis   Shopping online during a bout of brain fog was a terrible idea. Unfortunately, like everything else Hayley Bent tried to […] The post PodCastle 944: Mail-Order Magic appeared...

Author : T. R. Steele Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 943: At Death’s Door is a PodCastle original. content notes for suicidal ideation and second-person narration Rated PG-13 At Death’s Door by T. R. Steele   Here are my instructions for passing through death’s door: 1. […] The post PodCastle 943: At Death’s Door appeared f...

Author : C. L. Clark Narrator : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Host : Wanini Kimemiah Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously ran as episode 519 as a PodCastle Original Rated PG-13 Burning Season By C. L. Clark It was burning season in Rashid. Again. Even in the shop, I could smell the smoke. Can you believe I […] The post PodCastle 942: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Burning Season appeared first on PodC...

Author : André Geleynse Narrator : Rae Lundberg Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #433 Content note for suicide attempts Rated R Last Train from Deadwall Part TWO of Two by André Geleynse   The second time Knucklebone tried to kill himself didn’t work out […] The post PodCastle 941: Last Train from Deadwall – PART...