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Author : Mimi Mondal Narrator : Elizabeth Green Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published as PodCastle 349 Content warnings for violence and disturbing imagery Rated R This Sullied Earth, Our Home by Mimi Mondal A few hours after the Majestic Oriental Circus rolls into Deoband, Johuree steps into […] The post PodCastle 888: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – This Sullied Earth, Our Home appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Oliver Onions Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published in The London Magazine, August 1928. Content warnings for the off-screen deaths of a spouse and sons Rated PG John Gladwin Says . . . by Oliver Onions If we are to […] The post PodCastle 859: John Gladwin Says… appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : E. F. Benson Narrator : Devin Martin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published by Hutchinson's Magazine, October 1928 Content warning for references to grief Rated PG Pirates by E.F. Benson For many years this project of sometime buying back the house had […] The post PodCastle 841: Pirates appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Sherwood Smith Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published by Realms of Fantasy Rated PG-13 Mom and Dad At the Home Front by Sherwood Smith Before Rick spoke, I saw from his expression what was coming. I said the words first. […] The post PodCastle 827: Mom and Dad At the Home Front appeared first on PodCastle.
Authors : Heather Shaw and Tim Pratt Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Pria Wood and Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published in A Christmas Chapbook. Rated G The Christmas Mummy by Heather Shaw & Tim Pratt Trish led Nate from the room, into the hall — their parents' door […] The post PodCastle 818: TALES FROM THE VAULTS ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Christmas Mummy appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Natalia Theodoridou Narrator : Tanja Milojevic Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in KROnline. Also published as PodCastle 508. Rated PG-13 The Ravens' Sister by Natalia Theodoridou There are many ways to tell this story. All of them are true. Verses of the […] The post PodCastle 816: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Ravens' Sister appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Merc Fenn Wolfmoor Narrators : Dave Thompson, Jen R. Albert, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Rachael K. Jones, Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner and Graeme Dunlop Hosts : Matt Dovey and Rachael K. Jones Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published in Fireside Fiction Magazine. Originally aired in PodCastle 413 Rated G This is Not […] The post PodCastle 794: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: This is Not A Wardrobe Door appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Samantha Henderson Narrator : Tina Connolly Hosts : Matt Dovey, Dave Thompson, Anna Schwind and Pria Wood Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in Helix. Content Warnings for carnivorous mermaids, sexual shenanigans in the presence of a minor, and near death experiences. Rated R The Mermaid's Tea Party by Samantha […] The post PodCastle 790: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: “The Mermaid's Tea Party” appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Benjamin Rosenbaum Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Hosts : Matt Dovey and Ann Leckie Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published in All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories, edited by David Moles and Jay Lake. Rated PG Episode 785 is part of our 15th Anniversary special and includes an interview with Ann Leckie, the first assistant […] The post PodCastle 785: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Biographical Notes to ‘A Discourse on the Nature of Causality, with Air-planes' by Benjamin Rosenbaum appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : K. Tempest Bradford Narrator : Amal El-Mohtar Host : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published in Interfictions Rated PG “Black Feather” originally aired as PodCastle 123 Black Feather by K. Tempest Bradford Exactly one year before she saw the raven, Brenna began to dream of flying. Sometimes […] The post PodCastle 779: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Black Feather appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Nibedita Sen Narrator : S.B. Divya Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published in Anathema Magazine. Rated PG-13 “Never Yawn Under a Banyan Tree” originally aired as PodCastle 523 . Never Yawn Under a Banyan Tree By Nibedita Sen The moment I swallowed the pret, I […] The post PodCastle 777: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Never Yawn Under a Banyan Tree appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Samantha Mills Narrator : C. L. Clark Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons. Rated: PG, for a parent guiding herself home. Strange Waters By Samantha Mills Fisherwoman Mika Sandrigal was lost at sea. She knew where she was in relation to […] The post PodCastle 587: Strange Waters appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Auston Habershaw Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Rated PG-13, incl blood, violence, and many deaths (sort of)! Make sure to check out Broadcasts from the Wasteland, a new podcast featuring chats […] The post PodCastle 586: The Masochist's Assistant appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : An Owomoyela Narrator : MarBelle Host : C. L. Clark Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Eclipse Online. You can read it here! Rated R, for reference to war and wartime atrocities. In Metal, In Bone by An Owomoyela Colonel Gabriel met him in a circle of canvas-topped trucks, […] The post PodCastle 584: TALES FROM THE VAULTS — In Metal, In Bone appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Matt Dovey Narrator : Eliza Chan Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Sword and Sonnet. Rated PG. The Bone Poet and God by Matt Dovey Ursula lifted her snout to look at the mountain. The meadowed foothills she stood in were dotted with […] The post PodCastle 578: The Bone Poet and God appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Sarah Pinsker Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Lightspeed and a 2019 Hugo Finalist for Best Short Story. Rated PG-13. The Court Magician By Sarah Pinsker The Boy Who Will Become Court Magician The boy who will become court magician […] The post PodCastle 573: The Court Magician appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Francesca Forrest Narrator : Stephanie Malia Morris Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Peter Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons. Rated R. This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle's staff chooses a backlist episode […] The post PodCastle 569: TALES FROM THE VAULTS — The Yew's Embrace appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Suzan Palumbo Narrator : S.B. Divya Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published at Anathema. Content warning for violence against women. Rated: PG-13, for predators and prey. The Pull of the Herd By: Suzan Palumbo My doeskin calls to me from under the woollen blankets […] The post PodCastle 568: The Pull of the Herd appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Victoria Sandbrook Narrator : Sofia Quintero Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Sword & Sonnet. Rated PG-13. El Cantar de la Reina Bruja By Victoria Sandbrook Mothers, hear me! I am alone but for your graces. My mistakes have bound me. My weaknesses […] The post PodCastle 563: El Cantar de la Reina Bruja appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : A. M. Dellamonica Narrator : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Mojo: Conjure Stories, edited by Nalo Hopkinson. Content warning for violence and gore. Rated R. Cooking Creole by A. M. Dellamonica At seventeen, it was music. Guitar. Then, at twenty-four: speechmaking. […] The post PodCastle 562: Cooking Creole appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Sara Saab Narrator : C. L. Clark Host : C. L. Clark Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Rated PG-13. Suddenwall By Sara Saab In the amnesty-city of Vannat, Aln Panette has let guilt go. The city of Vannat is a strict and inscrutable […] The post PodCastle 560: Suddenwall appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Troy Wiggins Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Hosts : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Jen R. Albert, Summer Fletcher, Peter Adrian Behravesh and C. L. Clark Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published at Strange Horizons. Content warnings for violence and racism. Rated R. Sound clips used in the introduction can be found […] The post PodCastle 559: Dying Lessons appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : A. T. Greenblatt Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Rated PG. SFX used in the host spot of this episode can be found here: https://freesound.org/people/univ_lyon3/sounds/250589 https://freesound.org/people/zimbot/sounds/122983 https://freesound.org/people/alanmcki/sounds/401324 A Place to Grow By A. T. Greenblatt Lillian […] The post PodCastle 558: A Place to Grow appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Trisha J. Wooldridge Narrators : Alethea Kontis, Kyle Akers and Alex Hofelich Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Discuss on Forums Originally published under the title “Steadfast in the Face of Zombies” in Once Upon an Apocalypse anthology that went out of print shortly after publication due to publisher buyout. […]
Author : Lora Gray Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Shimmer. Content warnings for self-harm, suicide, and body dysmorphia. Rated R. Shadow Boy By Lora Gray I am sixteen and sitting on the edge of an empty subway platform when Peter, forever […] The post PodCastle 556: Shadow Boy appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Malon Edwards Narrator : Mandaly Louis-Charles Host : Aidan Doyle Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Sword & Sonnet. Rated PG-13. Previous PodCastle episodes in this series: PodCastle 387: The Half Dark Promise PodCastle 495: Shadow Man, Sack Man, Half Dark, Half Light Candied Sweets, Cornbread, and […] The post PodCastle 555: Candied Sweets, Cornbread, and Black-Eyed Peas appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : J. P. Sullivan Narrator : Tanja Milojevic Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Baen Books, grand prize winner of their 2017 Fantasy Adventure Contest. Rated PG-13, for betrayal and vengeance. A word from host Setsu Uzume: In the host outro for “The […] The post PodCastle 551: The Blue Widow appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Danny Lore Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in FIYAH. Rated R for strong language and violence. The Last Exorcist by Danny Lore Author's Note: This piece was commissioned and then declined by a prominent magazine. The only information that […] The post PodCastle 550: The Last Exorcist appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Natalia Theodoridou Narrators : Peter Adrian Behravesh, Tina Connolly and Jen R. Albert Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published at Shimmer. Rated PG-13. Fixer, Worker, Singer by Natalia Theodoridou Fixer Turns on the Stars The sky creaks as Fixer makes his way across the steel […] The post PodCastle 549: Fixer, Worker, Singer appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Evan Dicken Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in the Utter Fabrication anthology by Mad Scientist Journal. Rated PG-13, for the weird ways of houses. Every House, a Home By Evan Dicken “I guess nobody wants haunted houses, anymore.” Derek checked […] The post PodCastle 547: Every House, a Home appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Kelly Robson Narrator : Heath Miller Host : Jen R. Albert Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally publishing at tor.com. You can buy Kelly Robson's book, Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, now. It's also available in audio. Below are a few links from Kelly's recommendations and comments during […] The post PodCastle 544: Waters of Versailles — Part 3 appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Kelly Robson Narrator : Heath Miller Host : Jen R. Albert Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published at tor.com. Rated R for adult themes. Waters of Versailles by Kelly Robson [Note: This is Part 2 of a three-part novella. Please visit last week's post to read Part 1. Click […] The post PodCastle 543: Waters of Versailles — Part 2 appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Kelly Robson Narrator : Heath Miller Host : Jen R. Albert Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published at tor.com. Rated R for adult themes. The Drabblecast is relaunching! Help resurrect them by contributing to their Kickstarter. Catch Norm Sherman's message about the launch at the end of today's […] The post PodCastle 542: Waters of Versailles — Part 1 appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Xander M. Odell Narrator : Anson Mount Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published at GigaNotoSaurus. This story also appears in Sandra's collection Godfall and Other Stories. Content Warning: Gore, mild body horror. Rated R. Tully brought the skiff in from the south. The blue […] The post PodCastle 539: Godfall appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Andrea Corbin Narrator : Blythe Haynes Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Shimmer. Rated PG-13. Itself at the Heart Of – Poetry Generator! Itself at the Heart of Things by Andrea Corbin “The acts of life have no beginning or end. Everything happens […] The post PodCastle 538: Itself at the Heart of Things appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Ken Liu Narrators : Curtis C. Chen, Dagny Paul, Eleanor R. Wood, Stefani Cox, Wilson Fowlie, Matt Dovey, Jen R. Albert, Peter Adrian Behravesh, Summer Fletcher and Craig Jackson Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Fireside. Rated: PG-13, for inhumanity and painful truths. […] The post PodCastle 537: To the Moon appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Cat Rambo Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop Discuss on Forums Originally published in Genius Loci: Tales of the Spirit of Place. Note that this is one part of a two-part episode. You can read and listen to the first part here. Rated R, for cursing wizards […] The post PodCastle 536: The Threadbare Magician — Part 2 appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Cat Rambo Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Genius Loci: Tales of the Spirit of Place. Note that this is one part of a two-part episode. The second part will release on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Rated R, for cursing […] The post PodCastle 535: The Threadbare Magician — Part 1 appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Penny Stirling Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Lackington's. Rated PG-13. This episode is run in honor of Non-Binary People's Day on July 14. If you are interested in reading more fiction by non-binary authors, check out A.C. Wise's […] The post PodCastle 530: Kin, Painted appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Kelly Stewart Narrator : Julie Hoverson Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Rated PG-13. Rabbit Grass by Kelly Stewart Mama says, “Never let Rabbits into the garden, Aril, or they'll eat up everything.” This makes working in the garden troublesome […] The post PodCastle 525: Rabbit Grass appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Nibedita Sen Narrator : S.B. Divya Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Anathema Magazine. Rated PG-13 for greedy ghosts squishing internal organs. Never Yawn Under a Banyan Tree By Nibedita Sen The moment I swallowed the pret, I knew I should have taken […] The post PodCastle 523: Never Yawn Under a Banyan Tree appeared first on PodCastle.
Author : Cat Rambo Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 2016 Red in Tooth and Cog By Cat Rambo A phone can be so much. Your memory, your edge against boredom, your source of inspiration. […] Source
Author : M. Darusha Wehm Narrator : Megan Leigh Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in Use Only As Directed, Edwina Harvey and Simon Petrie eds., Peggy Bright Books (Australia) in 2014. Home Sick By M. Darusha Wehm I was encoding a batch of classic ebooks when the […] Source
Author : Naru Sundar Narrator : Summer Brooks Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in Mothership Zeta, July 2016. Cursing, Mental distress Straight Lines Naru Sundar This time they sent someone in a suit, neutral gray silk with utterly glorious creases, monofilament thin. “I'm Xiao Quan-Fei. They said […] Source
Author : Bogi Takács Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in Defying Doomsday, edited by Tsana Dolichva and Holly Kench. Twelfth Planet Press, 2016. Given Sufficient Desperation By Bogi Takács An ice cream cone. A ceramic mug—brown with a single green stripe around the […] Source
Author : Holly Schofield Narrator : Robert Gonyo Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Originally published in Simian Publishing's Future Embodied anthology in 2014. Trash Talk By Holly Schofield I'm not a complainer, not me. I roll with the punches. I'll be just another dead trash collector in about […] Source
Author : Jeremiah Tolbert Narrator : Adam Pracht Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Originally published in Asimov's, August 2014. Isolated cursing. Grief. Wet Fur By Jeremiah Tolbert You can tell the dog owners when they board the plane; they see the black cloud hovering in the first row and […] Source
Author : Connie Willis Narrator : Mur Lafferty Hosts : Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Originally published in Omni, October 1989. “At the Rialto” was a 1990 Hugo nominee and the 1990 Nebula winner for best novelette. At the Rialto By Connie Willis Seriousness of mind was a prerequisite […] Source
Author : Greg van Eekhout Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Originally published in 2113: Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush, edited by Kevin J. Anderson in April 2016. On the Fringes of the Fractal By Greg van Eekhout I was working the squirt station […] Source
Author : Nancy Fulda Narrators : Trendane Sparks and S.B. Divya Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in CHASING SHADOWS, an anthology published by TOR books and edited by David Brin and Stephen W. Potts, January 2017 Planetbound By Nancy Fulda There's a moment that comes, the […] Source