Podcasts about pseudopod

Author : Catherine MacLeod Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 987: Reflections on Bloody Mary is a PseudoPod original. CW: domestic abuse, coercive control, alcoholism Reflections on Bloody Mary By Catherine MacLeod “Maaa-reee,” my husband taunts. “Oh, Maaa-reee. Come out now, dear. We need to talk.” Wrong, […]

Author : E. Catherine Tobler Narrator : Essie Batz Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs” originally appeared in Bourbon Penn, and will appear in Ellen Datlow's Year's Best Horror #16 C/W: death by drowning The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs by E. […]

Author : Lindsay King-Miller Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Think of Me” was first published in the anthology DARK RAINBOW: QUEER EROTIC HORROR (Riverdale Ave., 2018) CW: explicit sex, self-harm, transphobia, body horror, S&M kink Strange Darling Think of Me by Lindsay King-Miller Sasha and Taylor are […]

What is the measure of a true hero? What a society consideres heroic can say a lot about their values, needs, and ethos -- but it's also something that can shift a lot over time and from location to location. Is heroism about physical strength? Strength of faith? Strength of heart? Or is it about cunning and cleverness? Guest John Wiswell joins us to discuss the worldbuilding implications of hero-building. Classical heroes, folk heroes, superheroes -- all of these stories reflect something about the cultures that tell the tales. What actions does the hero take that makes them heroic? Is it defeating monsters -- or is it tweaking the nose of authority? How important is the quest itself to defining the hero, and how much is down to a society's concepts of morals and ethics? And in an age where mythological retellings are having a real moment, also look at what recontextualization of famous heroic stories can open up about the original tales and reveal about what we value now. [Transcript for Episode 159] Our Guest: John Wiswell is a Nebula-winning and Locus-winning author who lives in the middle of the woods. His debut novel, SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, was released from DAW Books in the U.S. and Arcadia Books in the U.K. in April 2024. John's work has appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Tor.com, LeVar Burton Reads, Nature Magazine, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Weird Tales, the No Sleep podcast, Nightmare Magazine, Cast of Wonders, Podcastle, Escape Pod, Pseudopod, and other fine venues. He has been a finalist for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Awards. His fiction has been translated into ten languages. He graduated Bennington College in 2005, and attended the Viable Paradise 17 workshop in 2013. He has multiple disabilities including a neuromuscular syndrome, and thinks healthy people's capacity to complain is very funny. He finds a lot of things very funny and would like to keep it that way. He is frequently available for interview and for talks at conferences. He has done panels at places such as Worldcon, the Nebula Awards Conference, and the World Fantasy Convention.

Authors : Joanne Harris, Archita Mittra, Kat Day and A. L. Munson Narrators : Joanne Harris, Tatiana Grey, Kat Day and Samantha Loney Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Talented Beetle” was first published on the social media platform Bluesky, on 13th April 2025 “My Heart in a Snow Globe” is […]

Author : Molly Tanzer Narrators : The Word Whore and Preston Buttons Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Grave Worms” originally appeared in Cassilda's Song: Tales Inspired by Robert W. Chambers' King in Yellow Mythos an anthology edited by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. Grave-Worms By Molly Tanzer The grey flannel suit might […]

Author : H.P. Lovecraft Narrator : Boocho McFly Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Haunter of the Dark” first appeared in Weird Tales, December 1936 CW: xenophobia H.P. Lovecraft The Horror of the Heights Federal Hill, Providence Voluminous: The Letters of HP Lovecraft Episode 82 Lovecraftian horror — and the racism […]

Author : Robert Bloch Narrator : Jon Padgett Host : Joshua Tuttle Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Artist : Vincent Napoli “The Shambler from the Stars” first appeared in Weird Tales, September 1935 The Shambler From the Stars By Robert Bloch I have nobody but myself to blame for the whole affair. It was my […]

Author : W.E.B. DuBois Narrator : Boocho McFly Host : Joshua Tuttle Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis Artist : Louise R. Latimer “Jesus Christ in Georgia” was printed in The Crisis in the 1911 Christmas issue. It later appeared as “Jesus Christ in Texas” in Darkwater: Voices from the Veil. Use of the n-word 2010 […]

Author : Siobhan Carrol Narrator : Leanna Renee Hieber Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Dave Robison “Nesters” originally appeared in the anthology Lovecraft's Children CW: Animal death Nesters By Siobhan Carroll They killed the last calf that morning. Ma wanted to hold off, give the poor thing a chance, but Pa said it […]

Authors : Leanna Renee Hieber and Robert Bloch Narrators : Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrew Leman and Alasdair Stuart Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Old Things are Meant to Be Found and Shared” first appeared as “Of Lovecraft and ‘He'” in The Book of Starry Wisdom. “The Secret in the Tomb” originally […]

Author : Katie McIvor Narrator : Eliza Chan Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 978: Where the Brass Band Plays is a PseudoPod original. CW: environmental horror, parent loss; grief, reality vs. illusion, nostalgia, willful blindness From the author:  “This story grew out of the feeling that we live in an […]

Author : Chelsea Davis Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Fruits Of” originally appeared in the online Spring 2024 edition of Club Chicxulub CW: dementia, death of a family member and suicidal ideation. The Fruits of By Chelsea Davis They'd long since passed the point where road […]

Author : C.J. Dotson Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 976: Every Last Gossamer Strand is a PseudoPod original. CW: narcissism, family abuse and especially spiders. C.J. Dotson's upcoming novel, The Cut  Jess Lewis's website  Brene Brown: When Narcissists Get Older  Fleetwood Mac, The Chain     […]

Author : DuBose Heyward Narrator : Ben Phillips Host : Alex Hofelich Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Half-Pint Flask” was first published in The Bookman, May 1927 Racism https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/what-is-gullah-geechee-food-and-how-do-you-make-it https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/theres-history-in-every-bite-of-gullah-cuisine https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/8/1/1960612/-The-Gullah-Geechee-have-owned-land-since-the-1800s-One-terrible-law-allows-their-land-to-be-stolen https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/12/slave-descendants-preservation-land-georgia-gullah-geechee https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/apr/22/georgia-state-university-grant-gullah-geechee-heritage https://marshhenmill.com/ The Half-Pint Flask By DuBose Heyward I picked up the book and regarded it with interest. Even its format suggested […]

Authors : David Marino, Lindz McLeod, Laura Blackwell and Cyrus Amelia Fisher Narrators : Ben Phillips, Kat Day, Eve Upton and The Word Whore Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Shallow Fangs” is a PseudoPod Original “Glean” previously appeared in a Bag of Bones micro horror anthology “The First Mrs. Edward Rochester […]

Author : James Dorr Narrator : John Michnya Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis This story originally appeared in Splatterlands in 2013 under the title “The Artist” Roald Dahl, Lamb to the Slaughter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_to_the_Slaughter  Flash on the Borderlands XXIII: Grief (The Beachcomber, by L.R. Bonehill): https://pseudopod.org/2014/11/07/pseudopod-411-flash-on-the-borderlands-xxiii-grief  Inside No. 9: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_No._9 Some Say […]

Author : Sheree Renée Thomas Narrator : Premee Mohamed Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Tree of the Forest Seven Bells Turns the World Round Midnight” originally appeared in Sleeping Under the Tree of Life and was reprinted in Sycorax's Daughters Hounds of Tindalos Strange Things Happen at the 1-2 Point Sarah […]

Author : Shaenon K. Garrity Narrator : Scott Campbell Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 970: At the God Show is a PseudoPod original. At the God Show by Shaenon K. Garrity 6:15 A.M. “It'll be Pternoch the Fisher,” Sheila overheard one pilgrim say to another. “Why did we bother coming?” […]

Author : Zora Neale Hurston Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Jamie Grimes Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis First published in Opportunity in 1925.  When Hurston arrived in New York City in 1925, the Harlem Renaissance was at its zenith, and she soon became one of the writers at its center. Shortly before she entered […]

Author : A. A. Rubin Narrator : Tol Host : Ian Gordon Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 968: The Vibrations, Louder is a PseudoPod original. The Vibrations, Louder By A. A. Rubin Insanity? Sure, why not. My lawyer advised me to plead insanity, and maybe it will help me. At least I'll be able […]

Author : Audrey Zhou Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 967: Two's Company, Three Might Be A Sign of Demonic Possession is a PseudoPod original. CW: Intimate partner death; Second person point of view Also narrated by Pine Gonzalez: A Relationship in Four Haircuts, by Ai Jiang […]

Sarah Day writes horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Her debut dark fantasy novella Greyhowler is available from Underland Press (https://books2read.com/b/greyhowler). Find her on Bluesky (@sarahday.org) or subscribe to her newsletter (https://buttondown.com/sarahday).Tim Pratt is the author of more than thirty novels, most recently multiverse/space opera adventure The Knife and the Serpent. He's a Hugo Award winner for short fiction, and has been a finalist for Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Philip K. Dick, Mythopoeic, Stoker, and other awards. He's also a senior editor and occasional book reviewer for Locusmagazine. He posts a lot at Bluesky (@timpratt.org) and publishes a new story every month for patrons at www.patreon.com/timprattThis story originally appeared in Overclocked Holmes, Cat Rambo & Jennifer Brozek, eds.Narrated by: Rikki LaCosteWhen Rikki LaCoste is not causing trouble with his social activism—or running a local food bank—or rockin' the stage with his musical projects in Toronto, Canada, Rikki narrates for various short story audio magazines such as Tales To Terrify, the No Sleep Podcast, Cast of Wonders, Pseudopod, and StarShipSofa of course, as well as lending his voice—and voice acting—to other projects and podcasts.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author : H. R. Laurence Narrator : Matthew Hamblin Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Fat Betty” originally appeared in Shock Totem Issue 8 in 2014 From the author: “The story is meant to be set in a slightly dystopian near-future (‘Iran' as mentioned is correct, it's supposed to reference a war […]

Author : J.A.W. McCarthy Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 965: The Ecstasy of the Saints is a PseudoPod original. CW: body horror; self-harm From the author: I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school through the seventh grade. That meant I spent three days a […]

Main fiction: "The Ganymede Blues" by e rathkee rathke writes about books and games at radicaledward.substack.com. A finalist for the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award and recipient of the Diverse Worlds Grant, he is the author of Glossolalia, Howl, and the space opera series The Shattered Stars. His short fiction appears in Mysterion Magazine, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and elsewhere. This story originally appeared in Luminescent Machinations: Queer Tales of Monumental Invention, Rhiannon Rasmussen & Dave Ring, eds.Narrated by: Diane Severson MoriDiane Severson Mori is a lyric soprano specializing in Early Music, specifically Baroque and medieval music and loves her work teaching people to sing. She has narrated for Escape Pod, PodCastle, Cast of Wonders, Pseudopod, and Tales to Terrify. Diane has been involved in the speculative poetry scene since 2010, she is membership chair of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association and is a passionate promoter of genre poetry. The best place to find her is on the web because she tends to pick up and move to another country at the drop of a hat. She and her family currently reside in Buckinghamshire, England.Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H SturgisSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Ville Meriläinen Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Darkness Carried by the Beasts” was originally published in The Sunday Morning Transport in 2023. CW: cancer, death of a family member From the author: This story came to me, at first, with the image of a […]

Our favorite horror writer is back at it again! This week we read Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix, a truly harrowing mixture of pregnancy horror, social horror, and eels. In this episode, as you can probably imagine, we talk a lot about abortion rights, fucked up pregnancy stuff, and infanticide. Like honestly probably way too much discussion of infanticide, oopsie, sorry about that. Proceed with caution accordingly. More pregnancy/motherhood/baby horror recs: Nestlings by Nat CassidyImmaculate (2024)The First Omen (2024)Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022) (Note from Cyrus: I forgot to mention this one on the episode but IT'S SO GOOD PLEASE WATCH IT. One of the rare movies that actually made me scream aloud)And lastly, if you want to read/listen to Cyrus's story mentioned at the end of this episode, it's not about pregnancy but it is very much horror: Hemorrhage on Pseudopod.org (not .com as we say on the podcast, I'm a fool)Support the show

Author : A. D. Sui Narrator : Yelena Crane Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 963: Mavka is a PseudoPod original. Mavka By A.D. Sui You pray to forget this. You pray to forget the cold. Even under two wool blankets you're always cold now. Skin and bones, you. A February […]

Author : Cyrus Amelia Fisher Narrator : A.J. Fitzwater Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Hemorrhage” was originally published in the Book of Queer Saints Volume 2 CW: self-harm, drug abuse, addiction, physical abuse and coercive control Hemorrhage by Cyrus Amelia Fisher It's a dumb fight to pick, but I only learn […]

Author : Mirri Glasson-Darling Narrator : Lindz McLeod Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 961: Body Heat is a PseudoPod original. C/W: death of a family member, cancer From the author: ‘Body Heat' was inspired by a reoccurring dream during a 3-week solo expedition in the mountains. Void Merch  Hot Singles […]

Author : Kelsey P. Kitchel Narrator : Matt Arnold Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Mummy” first appeared in Weird Tales, November 1929 The Old Lady The Shout Power of Darkness Them Jones Boys Nathan Drake Lara Croft Mummy by Kelsey Percival Kitchel I have always prided myself on being a practical […]

Author : John Russell Narrator : Maui Threv Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Powers Of Darkness” was first published in Collier's, March 30, 1929. CW: Use of racial slurs as well as sexism and misogyny Beau Geste, Russel's best known work was adapting this for the screen. Joseph Conrad Heart of […]

Author : Robert Graves Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Shout” was first published in a limited edition chapbook, The Woburn Books #16, 1929. Jamie Oliver's controversial children's book has shone a spotlight on the importance of sensitivity readers Jamie Oliver pulls ‘offensive' children's book from sale […]

Author : Elizabeth Bowen Narrator : Leila Al-Jeboury Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Dead Mabelle”  first appeared in the 1929 collection Joining Charles and Other Stories CW: Allusions to suicide Dead Mabelle By Elizabeth Bowen The sudden and horrible end of Mabelle Pacey gave her a publicity with the European press […]

Author : Eleanor Scott Narrator : Kat Day Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Old Lady” first appeared in the 1929 collection of ghost stories, Randall's Round Penda's Fen Void Merch Hot Singles In Your Area   The Old Lady By Eleanor Scott Adela Young must have come up to Oxford […]

Authors : Robbie Banfitch, TJ Price, Christi Nogle and Rob Costello Narrators : Robbie Banfitch, Brent Lambert, Dani Daly and Justin Riestra Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Summer Night” was first published in the 2024 anthology Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror “Chosen” was first published in the […]

Author : Michael Ford Narrator : Dave Liloia Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Be Not Afraid” originally appeared in the 2024 anthology We Mostly Come Out at Night edited by Rob Costello The Mothman The Mothman Prophecies (Book) The Mothman Prophecies (Film) Krampus Krampus (2015 movie) Be Not Afraid by Michael […]

Author : Sonora Taylor Narrator : David Powell Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “If You Don't Want a Cat, Don't Get a Kitten” originally appeared in the 2024 collection Recreational Panic From the author: “I dedicated one of my stories, ‘If You Don't Want a Cat, Don't Get a Kitten', to […]

Main fiction: "When Dessa Danced"Donyae Coles is the author of Midnight Rooms, has a variety of puffy princess dresses and one cat but she wants more of both. She has traveled the world four times over and may do so again. Her short work has been published in a variety of horror and other speculative fiction anthologies and magazines such as Nightmare Magazine, Pseudopod, and All These Sunken Souls. When she's not writing, she's telling her stories with a paintbrush. Her website is www.donyaecoles.com.This story originally appeared in The Future Fire, #2018.45Narrated by: Stacey HartStacey Hart lives in Southern Arizona. She is the creator of EDICO Designs—a design and web development firm specializing in donating websites, graphic designs, social media content, branding, and video editing services to non-profits and small businesses. When away from the computer, Stacey is a drummer for the band The Liquid Centers with her bandmate Will Stagl, and adores spoiling her black chow chow, Billie. This is her first podcast narration for StarShipSofa.Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H SturgisSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author : Somto Ihezue Narrator : Solomon Osadolo Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Onitsha Main, Ochanja, The Twins, Nkpor, and the Shadows of Shoprite” was originally published in the 2024 anthology, Escalators to Hell: Shopping Mall Horrors Onitsha Main, Ochanja, The Twins, Nkpor, and the Shadows of Shoprite By Somto Ihezue […]

Author : Richard E. Dansky Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Last Supper” is a follow-up to “Licking Roadkill”, which previously appeared at PseudoPod (ep 786, Nov 2021) and in the collection A Meeting In the Devil's House. CW: Thanksgiving dinner drama From the author: “It's [Last Supper] […]

Author : A.C. Wise Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “The Slow Music of Drums” was originally published in the 2024 Anthology Northern Nights edited by Michael Kelly TW: features grief, an implied apocalypse, sinister music, a family curse, cosmic horror and bees Astute readers and listeners may […]

Author : Gemma Amor Narrator : Barry J. Northern Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Less Exalted Tastes” originally appeared in the 2024 collection All Who Wander Are Lost Gemma Amor https://gemmaamorauthor.com/ Total Immersion https://gemmaamorauthor.com/books-gemma-amor/full-immersion-by-gemma-amor/ Hot Singles In Your Area by Jordan Shiveley https://unbound.com/books/hotsingles Irish House Burning Mania https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/the-tale-of-irelands-house-burning-mania-of-1919-1923-221446 Resident Evil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_Village […]

Author : Ai Jiang Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis ‘A Relationship in Four Haircuts' was originally published in the 2024 anthology Welcome to Your Body: Lessons in Evisceration A Relationship in Four Haircuts By Ai Jiang  Narrated by [Your Name] You met him on Etsy. That's right. […]

Author : Cynthia Gómez Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis ‘Will They Disappear' originally appeared in the 2024 collection The Nightmare Box from Cursed Morsels Press From the author: “This piece is based on the horrendous real-life story of Jennifer and Sarah Hart, two white women who […]

Authors : Brittany Groves and Alasdair Stuart Narrators : Siobhan Gallichan and Alasdair Stuart Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 946: Toby and The Halloween Parade is a PseudoPod original. Andrew Garfield and Elmo  Alasdair Stuart Previous Halloween Parades  Toby By Brittany Groves It's a long walk from Founders Cemetery, but […]

Author : Alex Dal Piaz Narrator : Alex Hofelich Host : Kat Day Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 945: The Gobstomper is a PseudoPod original. The Gobstomper by Alex Dal Piaz A lot changes as you get older, thought Wilkie Saunders. For example, he'd been sure older boys like Tom Dunn—who was either in […]

Author : Kyle Piper Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis PseudoPod 944: The House That Stands Over Your Grave is a PseudoPod original. From the author: “For as universal as it is, I find it weirdly difficult to explain grief in a way that feels satisfying. It's […]

Author : Todd Keisling Narrator : John Bell Host : Scott Campbell Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis “Oneirophobia” originally appeared in NEVER WAKE: A DREAM HORROR ANTHOLOGY, edited by Kenneth W. Cain and Tim Meyer, and published by Crystal Lake Publishing on 9/8/23 From the author: “I've experienced sleep paralysis a few times in my […]