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Each week, Escape Pod delivers science fiction short stories from today's best authors. Listen today, and hear the new sound of science fiction!
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Author : Shaenon K. Garrity Narrator : Nathaniel Lee Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Norm Sherman Audio Producers : Summer Brooks and Mat Weller Escape Pod 937: Punk Voyager (Flashback Friday) is an Escape Pod original. A copious amount of harsh language. Punk Voyager by Shaenon K. Garrity Punk Voyager was built by punks.  They […] Source
Author : Nora Schinnerl Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Old People’s Folly originally appeared in Future Science Fiction Digest, Sept. 2021. Homophobia. Parental abuse. Old People’s Folly (Part 2 of 2) By Nora Schinnerl (…Continued from Part 1) Kite was still curled into a bundle of blankets […] Source
Author : Nora Schinnerl Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Old People’s Folly originally appeared in Future Science Fiction Digest, Sept. 2021. Homophobia. Parental abuse. Old People’s Folly (Part 1 of 2) By Nora Schinnerl Setti knew the woman for a ghost the moment she appeared. It was […] Source
Author : Tony Dunnell Narrator : Bryce Dahle Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 934: The Alien in My Bathtub is an Escape Pod original. If you aren’t familiar with Locus Magazine, they’re a respected website, magazine, award, archive, and resource for SF, fantasy, and horror. They put on the […] Source
Author : Pragathi Bala Narrator : S.B. Divya Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 933: Summitting the Moon is an Escape Pod original. Summitting the Moon By Pragathi Bala T-7 days The moon Landed, the Rut appeared, home equity plummeted, jobs disappeared, and Ghis liked riding the moon. It was […] Source
Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story was originally published at Apex Magazine #134 in December 2022. The Walking Mirror of the Soul by Renan Bernardo My desire was written all over Halcyon’s torso, a shimmering tattoo composed of my thoughts and the […] Source
Author : Johnny Caputo Narrator : Abra Staffin-Wiebe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The Rhythms of the World originally appeared in Mithila Review, Issue 16, July 2022. The Rhythms of the World By Johnny Caputo As always, we’re starving to death. From our place inside the leather pouch tied to Aamsaa’s […] Source
Author : Jack Windeyer Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 930: Fulfillment in Purpose is an Escape Pod original. Zima Blue Zima Blue episode of Love, Death & Robots Get Excited and Make Things! Ezekiel’s speech from The Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 4: And Yet […] Source
Author : N.B. Andersen Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 929: The Library is an Escape Pod original. The Library By N. B. Andersen Every morning at ten to ten, Dot powered on. Its hands lay flat against the thick glass of the reading room window, […] Source
Author : Merrie Haskell Narrator : Amanda Ching Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Norm Sherman Audio Producers : Summer Brooks and Eric Valdes Originally published in Apex Magazine, February 2013, and was previously published in Escape Pod 404 (July 2013). Zebulon Vance Sings the Alphabet Songs of Love by Merrie Haskell I am Robot!Ophelia. I […] Source
Author : Raiff Taranday Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 927: How to Pass as Human is an Escape Pod original. Some mildly crude language. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun podcast, an anthology series of sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas. It’s a […] 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 : David Marino Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 925: The Ballad of Starburst Smith is an Escape Pod original. Contains harsh language. The Ballad of Starburst Smith by David Marino “Did you read the terms and conditions?” “Fuck you, I read the terms and […] Source
Author : J. R. Johnson Narrator : J. S. Arquin Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The  T-4200 originally appeared in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine on March 15, 2017. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun (TOTMS) podcast, an anthology series of sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas. It’s a bubbly cocktail of […] Source
Author : J. R. Johnson Narrator : J. S. Arquin Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The  T-4200 originally appeared in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine on March 15, 2017. The T-4200 (Part 1 of 2) By J. R. Johnson Carleton T. Lowengren, low-level civil servant, single twenty-something and refugee from the war-torn Outer […] Source
Author : C. H. Irons Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 922: The Last Oracle of Atlantic City is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun podcast: sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas that showcase tales of adventure, fun, and – alas […] Source
Author : Grace Chan Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Death By Water” originally appeared in From the Waste Land (PS Publishing, Oct 2022). It was shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story 2022. Content warning for claustrophic situations and drowning. Death by Water by […] Source
Author : Mar Vincent Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 920: Harvest the Stars is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun podcast, an anthology series of sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas where… FUN ADVENTURE AWAITS! With wall-to-wall music and […] Source
Author : V.M. Ayala Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 919: Emotional Resonance is an Escape Pod original. Cursing and warfare Emotional Resonance By V.M. Ayala Arbor’s favorite part of a mission was always the first view of a planet. Even after seven hundred years of […] Source
Author : Benjamin C. Kinney Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Conference of the Birds” originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction & Fact (January 2021) Contains some harsh language. This episode is sponsored by The Theater of the Midnight Sun podcast, an anthology series of sci-fi/fantasy audio dramas. They’re […] Source
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Comments (62)

Kjell Conradson

good one . I love the podcast

Jan 2nd
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ipoopstandingup

stupid alphabet mob bullshit, skip

Dec 23rd
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ipoopstandingup

ohhhh nooo not the evil Christians! Unreal.

Dec 17th
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ipoopstandingup

wtf is this narration? can't understand wtf this dude is saying. lol

Nov 19th
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Mark Bentley

Really REALLY great story 👏

Nov 3rd
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Patrick Waickman

The strong accent makes the story authentic, but combined with the crying baby in the background it makes it unlistenable.

Apr 28th
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ipoopstandingup

skip. "trans" = mental illness.

Feb 11th
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ipoopstandingup

teenage lesbian astronaut bullshit. pass.

Feb 5th
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Dontbe Eevil

There are no "revelations" in mathematics, there are only the discoveries by observant and thinking minds which describe their discoveries. In short, math is not prescriptive. It is nothing which has ever been to be revealed by deities or any supernatural supreme being. It's descriptive, meaning, it describes the facts of this universe as they are! !

Dec 29th
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ipoopstandingup

forever a victim. ffs

Oct 29th
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slygirlswagg -

I love how the all inclusive podcast tells people what to do with their bodies😂

Sep 23rd
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slygirlswagg -

Tht ending.... 😭

Sep 23rd
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ipoopstandingup

zzz zzz boring

Jun 25th
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ipoopstandingup

nasty shit is nasty, skip

Jun 13th
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ipoopstandingup

had to skip... many drugs were consumed in the making of this story... didn't get it

Jun 8th
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ipoopstandingup

oh noes a big scary AR15 and "assault rifle" ahhhhh save me.......

Mar 20th
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The Sweet Shop

one of those stories that could be deeply intriguing if it wasn't so preoccupied aggressively telling you it was written by a man. Born sexy yesterday trope, asshole gets all the women's attention, use of the G-slur, I could go on. I sloughed through half of this acknowledging that the author is renowned and thinking maybe I could learn something, but the forced romance and that thing men in sci-fi do where they teach women to smoke without mentioning the addiction made me want to crawl out of my skin. I don't know why this kind of fiction isn't considered unacceptable, but I do suppose this episode was recorded in 2014.

Mar 19th
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WWilder

mars

Feb 5th
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ipoopstandingup

gay shit is gay

Jan 15th
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Mushba Said

Podcasts loved by a non-podcast person: 1. this. first time listening to fiction. story was awesome, still haunts me weeks after listening. also great way to have bed time stories. @escapepod #escapepod

Jan 12th
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