This time we discussed Of Monsters and Mainframes, written by Barbara Truelove, and narrated by Chris Devon, Emana Rachelle, Charlie Albers, Eve Passeltiner, Zura Johnson, Cary Hite & Gail Shalan. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.

Of Monsters and Mainframes [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Starfleet Academy (2026) [Paramount+]

The Locked Tomb (Series): Gideon the Ninth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Murderbot Diaries (Series) - All Systems Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Wayfarers (Series): The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Someone You Can Build a Nest In [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Space Opera [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

"Wire Mother" written by R.T. Ester, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 231: December 2025 / Short Story

"The Teleporting Disaster Fairy" written by Rati Mehrotra, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Sixty-Seven / Short Story

"The Space Between Us" written by P.A. Cornell, narrated by Justine Eyre & Stefan Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - December 2025 (Issue 187) / Short Story

"Message in a Babel" written by Adam-Troy Castro, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - March 2025 (Issue 178) / Short Story

"Your Hold is Ready" written by Laura Duerr, narrated by Dani Cutler [Cast of Wonders 658] / Short Story