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Right now, billions of particles are popping in and out of existence in your pocket. That's not a metaphor — that's quantum mechanics. Inspired by a YouTube video from Anton Petrov about virtual particles turning into real matter, this week's thought experiment asks: what the if virtual particles were the size of badgers? What happens when those badgers start spontaneously appearing at faculty meetings and first dates? Turns out empty space is a lot busier than it looks! Check out Anton Petrov's video that inspired this episode, "Actual Evidence of Virtual Particle Turning Into Real Matter!": https://youtu.be/VXdbffgTMVs?si=uL1hXd5ie4VfU2zq —— When she's not studying zombie fungus at Harvard or helping us break the universe every week, our very own Gaby Paniccia writes science fiction. Her short story "The Automatic Grocery Store" is now featured on the popular podcast Escape Pod! Listen here: https://escapepod.org/2026/02/19/escape-pod-1033-the-automatic-grocery-store/ —— Check out our membership rewards! Visit us at Patreon.com/Whattheif —— Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Visit https://whattheif.com/contact and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby

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Author : Kelly Robson Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht We Who Live in the Heart originally appeared in Clarkesworld, May 1, 2017. We Who Live in the Heart (Part 2 of 3) By Kelly Robson (…Continued from Part 2) Ricci got into my notes. I don't keep […] Source

Our March episode has been delayed. To mark International Women’s Day 2026, here's a bonus episode in which Ben passes on recommendations of women to read if you like Terry Pratchett – mostly from listeners like you! You can find all the authors and podcasts mentioned in this episode below. The official home of International Women's Day is unwomen.org – don't let Google etc tell you otherwise. (00:02:41) The Grab Bag – authors recommended by one listener, in alphabetical order Charlie Jane Anders Margaret Atwood Lauren Buekes Kaliane Bradley Lois McMaster Bujold Stephanie Burgis C. J. Cherryh Robin Hobb India Holton Gabby Hutchinson Crouch Eleanor Janega N. K. Jemisin Karen Joy Fowler Tanith Lee R. A. MacAvoy C. L. Moore Audrey Niffenegger Andre Norton Rebecca Roanhorse Kristine Kathryn Rusch K. B. Spangler J. A. Stevens Sue Townsend Catherine Webb (00:20:05) Liz's Picks in no particular order – and note you can also read Liz's own writing! Agatha Christie (we’ll try and find the previous episode Ben mentions with the Christie recommendation, though it might be a bonus subscriber-only episode) Shirley Jackson Diana Wynne Jones (00:23:32) Pratchat Guests – also in alphabetical order Stephanie Convery (#Pratchat2, #Pratchat42, #Pratchat80) Claire G. Coleman (#Pratchat25) Karen K Carlisle (#Pratchat79) Kat Clay (#Pratchat92) Dr Kat Day (#Pratchat59) Freya Daly Sadgrove (#Pratchat76) Amy Gray (#Pratchat15) Amie Kaufman (#Pratchat9, #Pratchat66) Gabrielle Kent (#Pratchat74) – Ben forgot to include Gabrielle! Dr Laura Jean McKay (#Pratchat81) Marlee Jane Ward (#Pratchat13) Dr Tansy Rayner Roberts (#PratchatNA7, #Pratchat79, #Pratchat83) Rhianna Pratchett (#Pratchat74) Lili Wilkinson (#Pratchat20) Cal Wilson (#Pratchat1, #Pratchat3, #Pratchat50) (00:25:32) Ben's Picks – ones also recommended by listeners first Naomi Novik Susannah Clarke C. M. Waggoner Tamsyn Muir (00:31:25) The Big Ones – authors recommended by multiple listeners, in ascending order of how many recommendations we got for them Emily Tesh Anne McCaffery Arkady Martine Jessica Townsend Mary Robinette Kowal Theodora Goss Ursula Le Guin Becky Chambers Seanan Maguire Martha Wells T. Kingfisher (00:44:38) Other Book Podcasts as sources of further recommendations PsuedoPod (and, though Ben didn't mention them, its Escape Artists stablemates: Escape Pod for sci-fi; PodCastle for fantasy; and Cast of Wonders for YA speculative fiction) Fiction Fans Trash or Treasure The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret (and Joanna Hagan's own books) What Would Danbury Do? We'll be back in April with #Pratchat93, our episode about The Folklore of Discworld – get your questions in now if you haven’t already! Want to help us get to the end of our six(ish) year mission and read every Pratchett book – and more? You can support us with a tip, or a subscription for as little as $2 a month, and that's cuttin' our own throats! See our Support Us page for details.

Author : Kelly Robson Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht We Who Live in the Heart originally appeared in Clarkesworld, May 1, 2017. We Who Live in the Heart By Kelly Robson Ricci slipped in and out of consciousness as we carried her to the anterior sinus and […] Source

What the if humans moved in schools — not classrooms, but like fish? Inspired by Carl Zimmer's New York Times article on how misinformation spreads among schooling fish, this episode explores a world where you can't go anywhere without your tightly synchronized pod. From navigating modern city life to figuring out what spooks a school of humans in the first place, things get weird fast. And the real science behind why fish school — and what happens when one of them panics for no reason — might just change how you think about your own posse. Based on "For Real, A Natural History of Misinformation" by Carl Zimmer, published in The New York Times on Dec. 9, 2025. Read the full article for free with this gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/science/evolution-fish-misinformation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PVA.RPcb.12w09kjCOLlu&smid=url-share —— When she's not studying zombie fungus at Harvard or helping us break the universe every week, our very own Gaby Paniccia writes science fiction. Her short story "The Automatic Grocery Store" is now featured on the popular podcast Escape Pod! Listen here: https://escapepod.org/2026/02/19/escape-pod-1033-the-automatic-grocery-store/ —— Check out our membership rewards! Visit us at Patreon.com/Whattheif —— Got an IF of your own? Want to have us consider your idea for a show topic? Send YOUR IF to us! Visit https://whattheif.com/contact and let us know what's in your imagination. No idea is too small, or too big! Keep On IFFin', Philip, Matt & Gaby

Author : Jacob Seinemeier Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1034: “An Honour to be Nominated…” is an Escape Pod original. Mild profanity “An Honour to be Nominated…” by Jacob Seinemeier TRANSGALACTIC NEWS- straight from the feed to your screed! “…and how exciting to be gathered […] Source

Author : G. M. Paniccia Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1033: The Automatic Grocery Store is an Escape Pod original. The Automatic Grocery Store By G. M. Paniccia It took thirty-six days, four hours, twelve minutes, and fifty-five seconds after the Glorious Revolution for Automatic […] Source

We weren't able to record this past week (because...reasons) but, luckily, we had a new ESCAPE POD episode in our pack pockets (almost) ready to release! In this episode, Geeky Dads Marc and Brien join up with Chris and Tristan Ham from the Get Your Shine Box Podcast to talk all things geeky that we liked and disliked in 2025 and we talk all about the geeky things we're looking forward to in the coming year! We're calling ourselves The TRIBBLE ALLIANCE...we would be honored if you would join us!

Author : Victoria N. Shi Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “milt” first apeared in Fission #5 by the British Science Fiction Association (June 2025) Contains Injury/body horror, climate grief, implied sexual behavior milt by Victoria N. Shi The others believe there's no pulling Yobé out of his […] Source

Author : Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko Narrators : David D. Levine and S.B. Divya Hosts : Alasdair Stuart and Tina Connolly Audio Producers : Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1031: The Anatomy of Miracles (Flashback Friday) is an Escape Pod original. Escape Pod branded SleepPhones Kameron Hurley – The Last Few Years Broke […] Source

"Bee of Ganymede" by Brandon CaseManawaker Patreon: https://patreon.com/manawaker/Manawaker store: https://payhip.com/ManawakerManawaker Discord: https://discord.gg/zjzA2pY9f9More info / Contact CB Droege: https://cbdroege.taplink.wsThe Flash Fiction Podcast Theme Song is by Kevin McCleodThe Producer, Editor, and Narrator of the podcast is CB DroegeBio for this weeks author: Brandon Case is a golden retriever who writes of unsettling worlds. He has recent work in Escape Pod, Flash Fiction Online, and Small Wonders, among others. You can follow his alpine adventures on social media @BrandonCase101 or connect at www.brandoncase.net 

Author : Rodrigo Culagovski Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1030: The Smell of the Planet I Was Born On is an Escape Pod original. The Smell of the Planet I Was Born On By Rodrigo Culagovski There are two moons visible, a large one right […] Source

Author : Myna Chang Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Graduated Justice originally appeared in Translunar Travelers Lounge, February 2025. Graduated Justice: An Amelia Li Mystery By Myna Chang I was leaning against my desk in the Mars Dome cop shop, rubbing nano-repair gel on my prosthetic leg, when […] Source

Celia Jones, JD is a seasoned marketing and brand strategist currently serving as Global Chief Marketing Officer at FINN Partners, a leading integrated public relations and communications agency. With more than 20 years of experience, she has shaped the marketing and brand narratives of disruptive agencies and challenger brands, blending brand strategy, integrated communications, cultural storytelling, and thought leadership. Before FINN, Celia was CEO of The Escape Pod, where she led the agency to multiple Ad Age Small Agency of the Year honors, and she has held senior marketing roles at Havas and Critical Mass. She holds a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and a BA in English from the University of Notre Dame.

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Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Isaac Harwood Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Copious helpings of harsh language descriptors found here. Don't miss Parts 1 and 2: Escape Pod 1026: What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 1 of 3), Escape Pod 1027: What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 2 of 3) […] Source

Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Isaac Harwood Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Copious helpings of harsh language descriptors found here. Don't miss Part 1: Escape Pod 1026: What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 1 of 3) What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 2) by Aimee Ogden Quiet is a rare […] Source

Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Isaac Harwood Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “What Any Dead Thing Wants” originally appeared in Psychopomp (February 2024) Copious helpings of harsh language descriptors found here. What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 1) by Aimee Ogden The third week of a planetary exorcism is the […] Source

Author : Diana Wynne Jones Narrator : Emma Newman Hosts : Mur Lafferty and Alasdair Stuart Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Mat Weller Samantha's Diary originally appeared in Stories: All-New Tales Edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio and on Escape Pod, episode 427 on December 22, 2013. Samantha's Diary By Diana Wynne Jones Recorded on BSQ SpeekEasi […] Source

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Author : Laura Pearlman Narrator : Laura Pearlman Hosts : Alasdair Stuart and Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Summer Brooks This story was originally published in Mothership Zeta, May 2016, and republished in Escape Pod 650: Some Things I Probably Should Have Mentioned Earlier (LIVE) This is a live reading from Worldcon 2018. Some Things […] Source

Author : David DeGraff Narrator : Brian Lieberman Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Mackson's Mardi Gras Moon Race” originally appeared in the Winter 2024 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Mackson's Mardi Gras Moon Race by David DeGraff Turtles were built for short-haul Lunar prospecting, not treks across […] Source

Author : Kal M Narrators : Valerie Valdes, Eric Valdes, Dominick Rabrun and Alasdair Stuart Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Butter Side Down originally appeared in Writers of the Future (volume 40) – May 2024. Butter Side Down (Part 2 of 2) By Kal M   (…Continued from Part 1)   […] Source

In this episode, we'll be in conversation with Danielle Schwerin, who once helped run Café Ollie, a staple of Ypsilanti brunch life and secret concert life in Depot Town, in the place where Miller's Ice Cream, Schramm's Deli, and Café Luwak once stood, and where Wax Bar now stands, kind of. It's complicated!For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories⁠⁠⁠⁠If you don't want to miss any future episodes, you can always subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, AntennaPod, Escapepod, or wherever you find your podcasts!⁠To keep up to date on this podcast, as well as all the great things the Ypsilanti District Library is doing, you can follow the library on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, and YouTube, and of course, you can always check out our webpage at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Here’s the audio from the Nov 12th Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Lara Elena Donnelly & Sam. J. Miller, Nov 12th, 7pm ET (Note: we continue to troubleshoot an audio issue that caused the author intros to be overmodulated; please pardon our mistake as we work to isolate the issue.) Support the Fantastic Fiction at KGB series by clicking here!​​​​​​​​​​​​ Lara Elena Donnelly Lara Elena Donnelly is the author of the Nebula nominated Amberlough Dossier, the contemporary thriller Base Notes, and short fiction in Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, Nightmare, and Uncanny. She has taught in the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College, as well as the Catapult Workshop. She is a graduate of the Clarion and Alpha writers' workshops, and has served as on-site staff at the latter, mentoring amazing teens who will someday take over the world of SFF. You can also find her at Homeward Books, where she's one of four co-founders working to bring genre-defying literature into being. & Sam J. Miller Sam J. Miller’s books have been called “must-reads” and “bests of the year” by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, and O: The Oprah Magazine, among others. They’ve also been banned in Florida, and stolen by AI. He’s received the Nebula, Locus, and Shirley Jackson Awards. He’s also the last in a long line of butchers. Sam lives in New York City, and at samjmiller.com

Author : Kal M Narrators : Valerie Valdes, Eric Valdes, Dominick Rabrun and Alasdair Stuart Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Butter Side Down originally appeared in Writers of the Future (volume 40) – May 2024. Butter Side Down (Part 1 of 2) By Kal M DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CASE FILE […] Source

Author : Natalia Theodoridou Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks When They Come Back was originally published in Crossed Genres (Issue 22), in October 2014, and in Escape Pod Episode 550 Frank though not explicit reference to human sexual anatomy When They Come Back by Natalia Theodoridou They […] Source

Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Ben Gideon Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1019: Baron Quits The Payloaders is an Escape Pod original. Death of loved ones. Baron Quits The Payloaders By Renan Bernardo This story starts with a gig. Half a million people from all corners of the […] Source

Author : Marie Vibbert Narrator : Isabel J. Kim Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Knit Three, Save Four” first appeared in Fantasy & Science Fiction (November 2019) Knit Three, Save Four by Marie Vibbert The ship was two days overdue for docking, more or less. As a stowaway, I didn't have […] Source

Author : Andrew Dana Hudson Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1017: The Love Pyramid: A Rocky Cornelius Consultancy is an Escape Pod original. F-Bombs and frank discussions of sex. The Love Pyramid: A Rocky Cornelius Consultancy By Andrew Dana Hudson “What do you mean you […] Source

Author : N.K. Jemisin Narrator : Stephanie Malia Morris Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Valedictorian” was originally published in After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia. It then appeared in Escape Pod 450, and in a Flashback Friday episode in Escape Pod 677 Valedictorian by N. K. Jemisin There are three […] Source

In this episode, we'll continue learning from renowned historian Matt Siegfried about the histories of different Native American communities in Michigan and Ohio, with some special focus on Southeast Michigan and the Huron River valley, including where modern day Ypsilanti stands and where Maguago's town once stood. We'll be looking at the communities who thrived around the Great Lakes, through the lens of the American conquest of the land now known as Michigan. We'll learn together about the ways Native Americans resisted conquest in this area and where many of these communities live today.In Part II of this episode, we'll be looking at the aftermath of the War of 1812, Indian Removal and those who resisted it, and then we'll continue on the the status of group discussed in this episode, up to the current day! If you haven't listened to the first half of this episode, check out Part I in your podcast feed!For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories⁠⁠⁠If you don't want to miss any future episodes, you can always subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, AntennaPod, Escapepod, or wherever you find your podcasts!⁠To keep up to date on this podcast, as well as all the great things the Ypsilanti District Library is doing, you can follow the library on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, and YouTube, and of course, you can always check out our webpage at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org⁠⁠⁠.

Author : Elly Bangs Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Space Pirate Queen of the Ten Billion Utopias” was first published in Lightspeed Magazine in November 2021 Copious amounts of casual strong language. This story was written in the summer of 2020, while the police were rioting and […] Source

3i/Atlas Bros –  ATSW The Escape Pod - Episode 235 This aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveThe Escape Pod is a place where friends gather to talk about all things geekYou will  join our heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time talking about everything pop culture past present and future. You will always get a positive environment to spend with people that love the things you do, so dive in and talk geek and always the boys will talk Star wars. In this weeks the Guys talk about Alien space craft and other floating rocks and kellie says penis   #biglovinanddondellasnoochanddragonbuddy#podcast #parentaladvisoryexplicitcontent#stormtroopers #troopers #nerds #geeks #atswtheescapepod #fun #funny #getaway #goodtime #escape #atswfamily #Escape #Shenanigans #GeekOut #podcast #DonDellaSnoochBradyBigLovinandDragonbuddy #StarWars #PopCulture #SnickerGetYourIshTogetherThe EscapePod Join the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:Bio.link/atswtheescapepodFollow our sister pod Stranger Things Has Happened at Bio.link/strangerthhpodWant to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4766873048055 

Mexican Sexchange Results !!! –  ATSW The Escape Pod - Episode 234 This aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveThe Escape Pod is a place where friends gather to talk about all things geekYou will  join our heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time talking about everything pop culture past present and future. You will always get a positive environment to spend with people that love the things you do, so dive in and talk geek and always the boys will talk Star wars. In this weeks the Guys talk about Donna's trip to mexico and some movie and games news but mostly football and kellie says penis   #biglovinanddondellasnoochanddragonbuddy#podcast #parentaladvisoryexplicitcontent#stormtroopers #troopers #nerds #geeks #atswtheescapepod #fun #funny #getaway #goodtime #escape #atswfamily #Escape #Shenanigans #GeekOut #podcast #DonDellaSnoochBradyBigLovinandDragonbuddy #StarWars #PopCulture #SnickerGetYourIshTogetherThe EscapePod Join the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:Bio.link/atswtheescapepodFollow our sister pod Stranger Things Has Happened at Bio.link/strangerthhpodWant to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4766873048055

Snoochless in Space –  ATSW The Escape Pod - Episode 233 This aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveThe Escape Pod is a place where friends gather to talk about all things geekYou will  join our heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time talking about everything pop culture past present and future. You will always get a positive environment to spend with people that love the things you do, so dive in and talk geek and always the boys will talk Star wars. In this weeks the Guys talk about football and some movie and games news but mostly football and kellie says penis   #biglovinanddondellasnoochanddragonbuddy#podcast #parentaladvisoryexplicitcontent#stormtroopers #troopers #nerds #geeks #atswtheescapepod #fun #funny #getaway #goodtime #escape #atswfamily #Escape #Shenanigans #GeekOut #podcast #DonDellaSnoochBradyBigLovinandDragonbuddy #StarWars #PopCulture #SnickerGetYourIshTogetherThe EscapePod Join the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:Bio.link/atswtheescapepodFollow our sister pod Stranger Things Has Happened at Bio.link/strangerthhpodWant to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4766873048055 

Football is here !!! –  ATSW The Escape Pod - Episode 232 This aint no Disney show, We're a little dirty, a few drinks in, ready to get into it, and we Always Do It LiveThe Escape Pod is a place where friends gather to talk about all things geekYou will  join our heros Don  “DellaSnooch” Sulski, Brady “Big” Lovin and Chris “Dragon Buddy” Olson as they spend some time talking about everything pop culture past present and future. You will always get a positive environment to spend with people that love the things you do, so dive in and talk geek and always the boys will talk Star wars. In this weeks the Guys talk about football and some movie and games news but mostly football and kellie says penis   #biglovinanddondellasnoochanddragonbuddy#podcast #parentaladvisoryexplicitcontent#stormtroopers #troopers #nerds #geeks #atswtheescapepod #fun #funny #getaway #goodtime #escape #atswfamily #Escape #Shenanigans #GeekOut #podcast #DonDellaSnoochBradyBigLovinandDragonbuddy #StarWars #PopCulture #SnickerGetYourIshTogetherThe EscapePod Join the Escape Pod Crew at: https://www.patreon.com/ATSWTHEESCAPEPODFollow the boys at:Bio.link/atswtheescapepodFollow our sister pod Stranger Things Has Happened at Bio.link/strangerthhpodWant to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4766873048055 

Author : Elizabeth Bear Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Here Instead of There was originally published in COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN, 2023, Jonathan Strahan, Ed. Includes some grade-A cursing. Here Instead of There (Part 2 of 2) By Elizabeth Bear (… Continued from Part 1) With the launch gone, there […] Source

Author : Elizabeth Bear Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Here Instead of There was originally published in COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN, 2023, Jonathan Strahan, Ed. Includes some grade-A cursing. Here Instead of There By Elizabeth Bear Waking up sick in a punk house shouldn't be a surprise to anybody so […] Source

Author : J. R. Dewitt Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1012: Hot Bot Summer is an Escape Pod original. Contains depictions of war violence. Hot Bot Summer by J. R. Dewitt “God, these bots are gorgeous,” says Sergei as he snaps another photo. And even though […] Source

Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Kat Day Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Once Upon a Planet originally appeared in Augur Magazine, Issue 7.1 – August 2024. Once Upon a Planet By Kelsey Hutton Once upon a time, there were three boring, totally normal planets lazily circling their sun. One was too […] Source

Author : Cooper C. Wilms Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1010: Grifting the Zaxonite is an Escape Pod original. Grifting the Zaxonite by Cooper C. Wilms Of all the cons in his little black book, Trevor McKay liked his current grift the best. Small-fish stunts […] Source

Author : Arden Baker Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The Combat Pilot's Dictionary was originally published in Aurealis #167, Febuary 2024. Wartime action and injury. The Combat Pilot's Dictionary By Arden Baker Boot Rookie pilot. See also – nugget. You called us ‘boots' when we turned up to […] Source

Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : A Kovacs Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Observer Effects” originally appeared in Diet Soap (2007), and was originally presented in Escape Pod 350 Contains harsh language Escape Pod is proud to say that we have partnered with Sleepphones headphones to proved a special Escape Pod […] Source

Author : Hans Ege Wenger Narrator : Sevatividam Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1007: 35 / F / Lane's Creek, Oklahoma is an Escape Pod original. 35 / F / Lane's Creek, Oklahoma By Hans Ege Wenger Sandra loaded. Boxes and pallets, mostly. Full of avocados, computer chips, plastic […] Source

Author : Albert Chu Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “When the Oracle Speaks” was first published in Metaphororsis, July 2023 When the Oracle Speaks (Part 2) by Albert Chu Outside the warehouse, the rain fell in sheets. It whipped the Azure River into a frenzy, and the […] Source

Author : Albert Chu Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “When the Oracle Speaks” was first published in Metaphororsis, July 2023 When the Oracle Speaks (Part 1) by Albert Chu One year after the war's end, the royal court welcomed a hundred orphan boys into our ranks. They […] Source

Author : David von Allmen Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1004: The Girl Who Came Before is an Escape Pod original. Child death and disease; grief. The Girl Who Came Before By David von Allmen When me and my family pulled into our driveway, my […] Source

Author : Vanessa Ricci-Thode Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1003: Billionaire's Tears is an Escape Pod original. Includes cursing, death by communicable disease (albeit not by the usual means). Billionaire's Tears By Vanessa Ricci-Thode I wake up to the sound of screaming, and know I'm […] Source