Presenters: Marguerite Kenner and Alasdair Stuart Hey folks, welcome to an Escape Artists metacast. I’m Marguerite Kenner. And I’m Alasdair Stuart. For those of you who have never heard a metacast before, think of this like a mini State of the Union address, a way for us to update you about what’s been happening at EA. The […]

Author : Ren Braueri Narrator : J. M. Bueno Host : Cup Jacob Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 517, 11th December 2022 La Puerta by Ren Braueri La puerta siempre estaba abierta. Just in case Javier ever came back. But let me not begin there, because…if I started there […]

Author : Louis Evans Narrator : Kevin M. Hayes Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 495, 27th May 2022 Content warnings: religion, Abrahamic monotheism, God, mentions of war and genocide, religious humor. And I Will Make Thy Name Great by Louis Evans Abraham, the potter’s son, […]

Author : E J Delaney Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 510, 29th September 2022 Forbidden Voices by E.J. Delaney The package isn’t for me. Perfectly wrapped, it sits there in its velvet carry box–like a war medal or engagement ring–even its […]

Author : Marguerite Sheffer Narrator : Laura Hobbs Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 512, 23rd October 2022 Natural Disasters A Full Set of Specials by Marguerite Sheffer I’m not used to holding strangers’ hands, the way Miss Tina is. I don’t like how they go […]

Author : Simon Pan Narrator : Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Host : Simon Pan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 500, 17th July 2022 Ysarin by Simon Pan On days when I came home crying, my grandmother was always there with her song. It was a tune friendly and old as […]

Author : Stephen Granade Narrator : Miyuki Jane Pinckard Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 511, 14th October 2022 Dysfunctional family and working relationships Bereavement Wind Settles in the Bones by Stephen Granade Syn hated pre-race press conferences. Instead of mentally preparing for competition, she had […]

Author : Monte Lin Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Tanya Aydelott Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 504, 20th September 2022 Shrine to the Ink Goddess by Monte Lin Dana Liu took her weekly ten-minute walk to what she called the Shrine to the Ink Goddess. Stepping through […]

Author : Y.M. Resnik. Narrator : Victoria Marklew Host : Samuel Poots Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 509, 28th September 2022 Queerphobic families Far From The Home I Love by Y.M. Resnik “Let me get this straight. You were born on Earth, but your passport is Venusian?” The condescension […]

Author : Ana Gardner Narrator : Tanja Milojevic Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally broadcast as Cast of Wonders 485, 6th February 2022 Character death; Radiation sickness Simons, Far and Near by Ana Gardner Days after a solar hurricane fried Western Europe, nations across the world gathered their brightest grade-schoolers, and […]