Author : T. Kingfisher Narrator : Kevin M. Hayes Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 993: That Thing With Bob and the Crop Circles is an Escape Pod original. That Thing With Bob and the Crop Circles by T. Kingfisher So last Tuesday, long about noon, I found myself down […]

Author : Lyra Meurer Narrator : Rosie Sentman Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Nerves Into Circuits was originally published by Heartlines Spec on November 30, 2023 Includes mention of chronic pain and suicidal ideation. Nerves Into Circuits By Lyra Meurer Metal arms descend to press skin-soft conductor strips over my shoulders. […]

Author : P. A. Cornell Narrator : Isabel J. Kim Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 991: After the Rain is an Escape Pod original. After the Rain by P. A. Cornell I love a heavy summer storm. I love it when the rain falls so suddenly there’s no avoiding […]

Author : Serah Eley Narrator : Paul S. Jenkins Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “The Malcontent” was originally published in Escape Pod 50 (April 2006) The Malcontent by Serah Eley Finally Nicholas summoned his overseers and all other servants who were mobile to his chamber. “You are merely robots,” Nicholas said, […]

Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 989: Holding Patterns is an Escape Pod original. Holding Patterns By Jennifer Hudak I dream about the trees sometimes. I think we all do, even though none of my generation were alive when the forest was […]

Author : Chris Campbell Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht In the Palace of Science originally appeared in Asimov’s May/June 2024. In the Palace of Science (Part 2 of 2) By Chris Campbell (…Continued from Part 1) B-Side   Track Five–   The automaton was unfinished, but even in […]

Author : Chris Campbell Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht In the Palace of Science originally appeared in Asimov’s May/June 2024. In the Palace of Science (Part 1 of 2) By Chris Campbell Track One–   If you’ve found this recording, two things can be said for certain. The […]

Author : Hiron Ennes Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 986: Lyra, From Many Angles is an Escape Pod original. Lyra, From Many Angles by Hiron Ennes When they came, it was in a craft the size of a golf ball. Smooth and round and perfectly […]

Author : Ryan Cole Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 985: The Interdimensional Rift at the Lucky Sunrise Bingo Palace is an Escape Pod original. The Interdimensional Rift at the Lucky Sunrise Bingo Palace by Ryan Cole So I’m sitting there with Bubbee—the two of us […]

Author : Jonathan Sullivan Narrator : Serah Eley Hosts : Alasdair Stuart and Serah Eley Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Serah Eley Imperial originally appeared in Monolith 6 and on Escape Pod episode 1 on May 12, 2005. Rated R. Contains profanity, sexual content, politics, and sarcasm. Jonathan Sullivan: https://erincairns.com/ErinCairns/About/Press+Kit Serah Eley: https://escapepod.org/people/serah-eley/ Adam Pracht: https://escapepod.org/people/adam-pracht/ […]