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Escape Artists Inc's Young Adult speculative fiction podcast featuring tales of the fantastic - Welcome! Visit us at castofwonders.org.

Marguerite Kenner


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 528 EPISODES


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    Cast of Wonders 641: Bells Long Silent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 34:58


    Author : J. A. Prentice Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Cast of Wonders 641: Bells Long Silent is a Cast of Wonders original. violence (including gun-violence) in a historical setting, and the death of a relative Bells Long Silent by J. A. Prentice […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 640: KAOSU, The Last Moving Country in the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 37:12


    Author : Angela Liu Narrator : Sophie Barker Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Dark Matter magazine, July 2023 Image by Thomas Wolter from Pixabay KAOSU, The Last Moving Country in the World by Angela Liu I arrive at KAOSU's nest-shaped Visitor's Center two hours early for boarding procedures. […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 639: Window Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 34:21


    Author : Thomas Ha Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Clarkesworld in August 2023   Window Boy by Thomas Ha The tenth time Jakey broke the rules, he put a sandwich in the mailbox where the window boy could get it. Mom had taken her […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 638: A Spell of Grief

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 16:59


    Author : Rae A. Shell Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 638: A Spell of Grief is a Cast of Wonders original. A Spell of Grief by Rae A Shell The library was closing in ten minutes. Lucas stared at the picture books, paralyzed by […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 637: Calling on Behalf of the Dark Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 14:05


    Author : Catherine George Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Translunar Travelers Lounge in February 2020 Calling on Behalf of the Dark Lord by Catherine George It's only part-time — you can always quit if you don't like it. That's what you told yourself when […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 636: Whatever Remains of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 35:35


    Author : Lyndsey Silveira Narrator : Kara Grace Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 636: Whatever Remains of the Dead is a Cast of Wonders original. Gun violence, aftermath of a school shooting, grief. Whatever Remains of the Dead by Lyndsey Silveira I fish a black dress from the […] Source

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    Cast of Wonders 635: What the God Mouth Wants

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 28:10


    Author : Ryan Cole Narrator : Joe Moran Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 635: What the God Mouth Wants is a Cast of Wonders original. Homophobia, body horror, risk of drowning What the God-Mouth Wants by Ryan Cole They call it a homecoming: when your own severed tongue […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 634: Pearl Diving

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 18:53


    Author : J. L. Akagi Narrator : Essie Batz Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 634: Pearl Diving is a Cast of Wonders original. Pearl Diving by J L Akagi Makoto Matoba is enduring her third ever “scaly day” when her mother drives her down to the shore. She […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 633: Born in Flame and Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 43:39


    Author : Jameyanne Fuller Narrator : Charlotte Moore-Lambert Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 633: Born in Flame and Song is a Cast of Wonders original. Born in Flame and Song by Jameyanne Fuller They will tell me, later, I was born singing. I wasn't. I was born like […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 632: Tongue is a Void

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 14:57


    Author : P H Low Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the anthology Death in the Mouth: Original Horror by People of Color, in October 2022 Image by StockSnap from Pixabay intrusive thoughts Tongue is a Void by P H Low enter Late at […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 631: Sometimes It Happens That Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 35:23


    Author : Jamie Lackey Narrator : Jason Arquin Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 631: Sometimes It Happens That Way is a Cast of Wonders original. Sometimes it happens that way by Jamie Lackey I stood on the platform bundled up in one of my pa's old work coats, […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 630: Poets of Painswick

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 28:34


    Author : Kate Francia Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Augur Magazine issue 6.2 in December 2023. Poets of Painswick by Kate Francia Monday, 1st of June Dear Mama, I am sorry to tell you that Fanny is out hunting Poets again. It's such a […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 629: The Otter Woman’s Daughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 38:43


    Author : Eleanor Glewwe Narrator : Diane Severson Mori Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 629: The Otter Woman's Daughter is a Cast of Wonders original. Off-screen historical domestic violence The Otter Woman's Daughter by Eleanor Glewwe In the stories, when the selkie finds her skin, she always leaves […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 628: The Bookstore at the End of America (Staff Picks 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 55:06


    Author : Charlie Jane Anders Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the anthology A People's Future of the United States edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams, and in Cast of Wonders 593 in July 2024 Image by Mirko Stödter from Pixabay War, political […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 627: The Restaurant of Object Permanence (Staff Picks 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 15:29


    Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Katrin Kania Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Diabolical Plots, April 2024, and as Cast of Wonders 604 in September 2024 The Restaurant of Object Permanence by Beth Goder Kazia files a folder of correspondence and closes the manuscript box. She leaves the […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 626: Bokrug and the Boy (Staff Picks 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 22:09


    Author : Liam Hogan Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Becca Miles Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published by The Dragon's Roost Press, December 2022, and as Cast of Wonders 601, August 2024 Episode image by intographics from Pixabay   Bullying; implied neglect Bokrug and the Boy by Liam Hogan “You know we don't […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 625: The Game of Mao (Staff Picks 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 23:56


    Author : Emma Victoria Narrator : Tanja Milojevic Host : Jeremy Carter Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 587, May 2024 The Game of Mao by Emma Victoria The Game of Mao has only one rule: don't explain the rules to the game of Mao. It's the only rule we […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 624: My Mother's Voice and the Shadow (Staff Picks 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 44:32


    Author : A. W. Prihandita Narrator : Omega Francis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Colonialism; Generational Trauma My Mother's Voice and the Shadow by A. W. Prihandita I pressed my palm onto my chest and said, “Marie.” I pointed at my mother, took a deep breath and braved her abyssal eyes, […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 623: The Cat That Worked From Home (Staff Picks 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 25:46


    Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock Narrator : Mike Boris Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 583, April 2024 Image by Aleksandar Cvetanović from Pixabay The Cat That Worked From Home by Dan Peacock and Rachel Peacock Macaroni's workstation is set up just the way […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 622: Open Skies and Hellfire (Staff Picks 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 21:04


    Author : Olivia B. Chan Narrator : Justine Eyre Host : Rebecca Ahn Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 582, April 2024 Bombs, terrorism Open Skies and Hellfire by Olivia B. Chan I liked to think of myself as a morally sound individual. It was easier to do when I […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 621: Bodies of Sand and Blood (Staff Picks 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 30:03


    Author : Plangdi Neple Narrator : Brent Lambert Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Cast of Wonders 580 in April 2024 Transphobia, abusive parents Bodies of Sand and Blood by Plangdi Neple Sneaking into your father's shrine is one of the most stupid things you have ever done, yet […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 620: Fording the Milky Way (Staff Picks 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 23:32


    Author : Megan Ng Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 577, February 2024 Abusive relationships, dysfunctional families Fording the Milky Way by Megan Ng There's a festival celebrated in China that's dedicated to young lovers. It is not one celebrated here, but […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 619: A Properly Spiced Gingerbread

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 13:07


    Author : David Hankins Narrator : Alyson Grauer Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter This story was originally published in DreamForge Magazine in March 2022 and later won the 2022 Critters Readers Choice Award for “Best Magical Realism Short Story.” Image by Slava Sidorov from Pixabay A Properly Spiced Gingerbread by David […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 618: Beneath the Unreal Gardens of the Virtual Villa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 46:12


    Author : M. K. Hutchins Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 618: Beneath the Unreal Gardens of the Virtual Villa is a Cast of Wonders original. Beneath the Unreal Gardens of the Virtual Villa By M.K. Hutchins Self-defense class in the virtual reality sim is […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 617: Emily

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 19:51


    Author : Alexander Hewitt Narrator : Joe Moran Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 617: Emily is a Cast of Wonders original. Emily by Alexander Hewitt The bell jingled as we left the creepy little doll shop. The store owner smiled from behind the counter, one of those off-putting, […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 616: Worse than a Wolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 26:29


    Author : Wen Wen Yang Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 616: Worse than a Wolf is a Cast of Wonders original. Content warning for implied past sexual assault Worse than a Wolf by Wen Wen Yang The sound of the metal grinding against the […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 615: Optimal Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 21:40


    Author : Matt Tighe Narrator : Dan Absalonson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 615: Optimal Care is a Cast of Wonders original. Content Warning: Terminal illness of a young person Optimal Care by Matt Tighe “Hey T! You about?” James rounds the corner of the kitchen, his dark […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 614: T-Rex Tex-Mex

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 13:01


    Author : Sarina Dorie Narrator : Tina Connolly Hosts : Alasdair Stuart and Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 614: T-Rex Tex-Mex is a Cast of Wonders original. Implied murder T-Rex Tex-Mex by Sarina Dorie “Whoa! Hold on, partner!” the host of the party asked with his fake Texan accent. “What […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 613: The Gingerbread House

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 15:56


    Author : Jenny Hart Narrator : Katherine Inskip Hosts : Katherine Inskip and Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 613: The Gingerbread House is a Cast of Wonders original. Off-screen death Additional audio production by Wilson Fowlie of CatsCast Trick-or-treaters: Rebecca Ahn, Amy Brennan, Katherine Inskip, Samuel Poots, Ryn Richmond The […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 612: The Illusionist’s Tent

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 21:24


    Author : H. K. Payne Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 612: The Illusionist's Tent is a Cast of Wonders original. Additional audio production by Eric Valdes of Podcastle Trick-or-treaters: Rebecca Ahn, Amy Brennan, Katherine Inskip, Samuel Poots, Ryn Richmond The Illusionist's Tent by H. […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 611: The Gobstomper

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 24:27


    Author : Alex Dal Piaz Narrator : Alex Hofelich Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 611: The Gobstomper is a Cast of Wonders original. Dentists, teeth, trauma Additional audio production by Chelsea Davis of Pseudopod. Trick-or-treaters: Rebecca Ahn, Amy Brennan, Katherine Inskip, Samuel Poots, Ryn Richmond The Gobstomper by […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 610: What Cannot Be Cured, Must Be Endured

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 25:47


    Author : Elisabeth Ring Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 610: What Cannot Be Cured, Must Be Endured is a Cast of Wonders original. What Cannot Be Cured Must Be Endured by Elisabeth Ring They say if you take the old scarecrow out back, jam […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 609: Devil’s Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 43:18


    Author : E. M. Dasche Narrator : Bryce Dahle Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 609: Devil's Food is a Cast of Wonders original. Bullying Image by Dennis Wilkinson Devil's Food by E. M. Dasche Tristan was not what you might call a traditional evil sorcerer. For one thing, […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 608: The light that became a star

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 28:56


    Author : A. N. Pinckard Narrator : Marie Brennan Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 608: The light that became a star is a Cast of Wonders original. The Light That Became A Star by A.N. Pinckard The old monk of the temple warned us not to go to […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 607: The Little Donkeys with the Crimson Saddles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 40:27


    Author : Hugh Walpole Narrator : Louise Hewitt Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Art (Riding Donkeys on the Beach) by Isaac Israels Originally published in the short story collection The Silver Thorn in 1928 The Little Donkeys with the Crimson Saddles by Hugh Walpole The little donkeys went past the shop-window […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 606: My Mother’s Voice and the Shadow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 44:11


    Author : A. W. Prihandita Narrator : Omega Francis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 606: My Mother's Voice and the Shadow is a Cast of Wonders original. Colonialism; Generational Trauma My Mother's Voice and the Shadow by A. W. Prihandita I pressed my palm onto my chest and […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 605: The Projectionists

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 29:13


    Author : E. M. Linden Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in The Deadlands, May 2022 death, grief, off-screen violence, authoritarianism The Projectionists by E. M. Linden Nobody talks about what happened in Hasan's city, so he looks for clues. His memories are jumbled up […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 604: The Restaurant of Object Permanence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 16:05


    Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Katrin Kania Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Diabolical Plots, April 2024 The Restaurant of Object Permanence by Beth Goder Kazia files a folder of correspondence and closes the manuscript box. She leaves the archives as the sun is setting. Her head is […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 603: Three Wishes to Save the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 31:49


    Author : Rebecca Zahabi Narrator : Anne-Louise Fortune Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 603: Three Wishes to Save the World is a Cast of Wonders original. World CleanUp Day Three Wishes to Save the World by Rebecca Zahabi It started, like most of these things do, with a […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 602: All-Consuming

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 12:57


    Author : Taryn Rose Frazier Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 602: All-Consuming is a Cast of Wonders original. Portrayal of an eating disorder; surrealistic cannibalism; body horror A broad list of international eating disorder support resources: https://www.worldeatingdisordersday.org/home/find-help/   All-Consuming by Taryn Rose Frazier My […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 601: Bokrug and the Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 21:49


    Author : Liam Hogan Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published by The Dragon's Roost Press, December 2022. Episode image by intographics from Pixabay Bullying; implied neglect Bokrug and the Boy by Liam Hogan “You know we don't care?” “Yes. You've said.” It wasn't much of a […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 600: Double Yellow Lines

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 22:27


    Author : J. M. Bueno Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 600: Double Yellow Lines is a Cast of Wonders original. death, road traffic accidents Double Yellow Lines by J. M. Bueno Wednesday We sit on opposite ends of the table, Charles's beautiful breakfast spread […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 599: Little Wonders 45 – Future Legacies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 14:54


    Authors : Beth Goder and Alasdair Stuart Narrators : Alasdair Stuart and Leila Al-Jeboury Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Hitch Hiker, Guide was first published in Flashes Issue 2, a self-published collection of flash fiction, in August 2023 Seeds Travel was first published in Nature 572, 686 (2019). Hitch-Hiker, Guide by Alasdair Stuart […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 598: The Middle Rages (Encore!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 26:15


    Author : Joseph L. Kellogg Narrator : John Cmar Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 144, 2 November 2014 Image by Peter Schmidt from Pixabay The Middle Rages by Joseph L. Kellogg Cale twirled his drumstick morosely as the last of the reverb from the guitars […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 597: Happy Go Lucky

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 50:20


    Author : Garth Nix Narrator : Bria Strothers Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Copyright (c) 2014 by Garth Nix. First published in Kaleidoscope (Twelfth Planet Press, 2014). Reprinted with permission of the Author. All rights reserved. Episode image by Manny Moreno from Pixabay Happy Go Lucky by Garth Nix Jean was […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 596: The Thief of Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 45:58


    Author : Sunyi Dean Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Reactor in August 2022.  Episode image by BENMANSOUR ZAKARIA from Pixabay The Thief of Memory by Sunyi Dean Miquon set off across the endless desert to catch the Thief of Memory. On her belt […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 595: Come in, Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 30:28


    Author : Ai Jiang Narrator : Melissa Ren Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay This story was first published in issue 10 of Hexagon magazine in September 2022 Come In, Children by Ai Jiang Yejin rubbed her eyes. A cyst was growing at the edge of […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 594: In this Universe, Jon Flowers is a Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 12:54


    Author : Nathan Susnik Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 594: In this Universe, Jon Flowers is a Story is a Cast of Wonders original. In This Universe Jon Flowers is a Story by Nathan Susnik As Lydia takes his hand, Jon Flowers' heart skips […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 593: The Bookstore at the End of America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 55:22


    Author : Charlie Jane Anders Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the anthology A People's Future of the United States edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams Image by Mirko Stödter from Pixabay war, political intolerance The Bookstore at the End of America by […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 592: Flawless

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 34:11


    Author : Frances Hardinge Narrator : Kat Day Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in 2013 in the short story collection Twisted Winter, edited by Catherine Butler Image by Leonhard Niederwimmer from Pixabay  neglect and dysfunctional relationships Flawless by Frances Hardinge When people stay in hotel rooms, they suddenly turn […] Source

    Cast of Wonders 591: Scrap Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 33:26


    Author : Naomi Kritzer Narrators : Rachel Lackey and Heather Klinke Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the January/February 2012 edition of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Image by Dorothe from Pixabay Scrap Dragon by Naomi Kritzer Once upon a time, there was a princess. Does she […] Source

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