Science fiction and fantasy stories from Clarkesworld, a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning digital magazine. Stories from Clarkesworld have been nominated for or won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Locus, BSFA, Ditmar, Aurora, Shirley Jackson, WSFA Small Press and Stoker Awards.
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The Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy podcast is a fantastic show that offers a wide variety of science fiction stories. Neil, the host, does an excellent job compiling these stories, while Kate, the narrator, brings them to life with her wonderful reading. Each episode features a mix of short and long stories, allowing listeners to choose based on their preferred length. The podcast covers a range of science fiction themes and ideas, ensuring there's something for everyone.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is the diverse selection of stories. Whether you enjoy hard science fiction or more fantastical elements, there is a story for you. The hosts also provide sci-fi news and author biographies at the beginning of each episode, adding an interesting context to the stories. Kate Baker's narration is skillful and captivating, bringing depth and emotion to each story. Her insightful comments and heartfelt responses after each story are also a highlight.
However, one downside of the podcast is the background music during the intro and outro sections. Some listeners find it distracting and skip over those parts entirely. It would be great if there was an option to listen without the music or if it were toned down to not interfere with the narration.
In conclusion, The Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy podcast is a must-listen for any fan of speculative fiction. The combination of top-notch storytelling and exceptional narration makes this podcast truly exceptional. Despite minor issues like background music, the overall quality of the show makes it highly recommended for anyone looking for engaging sci-fi short stories.
This episode features "The Library of the Apocalypse" written by Rati Mehrotra. Published in the May 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/mehrotra_05_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Brainstem Disco, 2191" written by Angela Liu. Published in the May 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "An Even Greater Cold to Come" written by Rich Larson. Published in the April 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/larson_04_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "In My Country" written by Thomas Ha. Published in the April 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Symbiotic" written by Carolyn Zhao. Published in the April 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhao_04_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Still Water" written by Zhang Ran and translated by Andy Dudak. Published in the April 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhang_04_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Aegiopolis Testudo" written by Gordon Li. Published in the April 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/li_04_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "The Seed" written by Sheryl Singerling. Published in the April 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/singerling_04_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Through These Moments, Darkly" written by Samantha Murray. Published in the April 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/murray_04_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Funerary Habits of Low Entropy Entities" written by Damián Neri. Published in the March 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/neri_03_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "The Sound of the Star" written by Ren Zeyu and translated by Jay Zhang. Published in the March 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ren_03_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Hook and Line" written by Koji A. Dae. Published in the March 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/dae_03_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Those Uncaring Waves" written by Yukimi Ogawa. Published in the March 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ogawa_03_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Mindtrips" written by Tlotlo Tsamaase. Published in the March 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/tsamaase_03_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Pollen" written by Anna Burdenko and translated by Alex Shvartsman. Published in the March 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/burdenko_03_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "From Enceladus, with Love" written by Ryan Cole. Published in the March 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/cole_03_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Celestial Migrations" written by Claire Jia-Wen. Published in the February 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_02_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Numismatic Archetypes in the Year of Five Regents" written by Louis Inglis Hall. Published in the February 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "The Hanging Tower of Babel" written by Wang Zhenzhen and translated by Carmen Yiling Yan. Published in the February 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/wang_02_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "A Planet Full of Sorrows" written by M. L. Clark. Published in the February 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/clark_02_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "We Begin Where Infinity Ends" written by Somto Ihezue. Published in the February 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ihezue_02_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "King of the Castle" written by Fiona Moore. Published in the February 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_02_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Bodyhoppers" written by Rocío Vega and translated by Sue Burke. Published in the February 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/vega_02_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Autonomy" written by Meg Elison. Published in the January 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/elison_01_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Beyond Everything" written by Wang Yanzhong and translated by Stella Jiayue Zhu. Published in the January 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/wang_01_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe" written by Tia Tashiro. Published in the January 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_01_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Never Eaten Vegetables" written by H.H. Pak. Published in the January 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/pak_01_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Child of the Mountain" written by Gunnar De Winter. Published in the January 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/dewinter_01_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "When There Are Two of You: A Documentary" written by Zun Yu Tan. Published in the January 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/tan_01_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Retirement Plan" written by Paul Starkey. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/starkey_12_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Life Sentence" written by Gelian and translated by Blake Stone-Banks. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/gelian_12_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "The Coffee Machine" written by Celia Corral-Vázquez and translated by Sue Burke. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/corral-vazquez_12_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Driver" written by Sameem Siddiqui. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/siddiqui_12_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Lucie Loves Neutrons and the Good Samarium" written by Thoraiya Dyer. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/dyer_12_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Souljacker" written by Shari Paul. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/paul_12_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "The Painted Skin and the Final Stroke" written by Zhu Yixuan. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhu_12_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "From Across Time" written by Chisom Umeh. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/umeh_12_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Stranger Seas Than These" written by L Chan. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/chan_12_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Unquiet Graves" written by Michael Swanwick. Published in the November 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/swanwick_11_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Technicolor Bath" written by Raahem Alvi. Published in the November 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/alvi_11_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "The Slide" written by Oliver Stifel. Published in the November 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/stifel_11_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Duty of Care" written by E.N. Auslender. Published in the November 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/auslender_11_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being" written by A. W. Prihandita. Published in the November 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/prihandita_11_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Luminous Glass, Vibrant Seeds" written by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. Published in the November 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/spires_11_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Mirror Stages" written by Claire Jia-Wen. Published in the November 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_11_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "LuvHome™" written by Resa Nelson. Published in the November 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/nelson_11_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "The Face of God: A Documentary" written by Damián Neri. Published in the October 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/neri_10_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Midnight Patron" written by Mike Robinson. Published in the October 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/robinson_10_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Fishing the Intergalactic Stream" written by Louis Inglis Hall. Published in the October 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_10_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "Fractal Karma" written by Arula Ratnakar. Published in the October 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ratnakar_10_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
This episode features "The Children of Flame" written by Fiona Moore. Published in the October 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_10_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
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