Escape Pod

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

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 (Part 1 of 2) By Elizabeth Bear Waking up sick in a punk house shouldn’t be a […] 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 provide 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

Author : Risa Wolf Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Content warnings: colonialism, implied genocide, psychological manipulation Tigers for Sale by Risa Wolf Past the sparrow-dark dust fields of Far Euniply, at the edge of the Joined Cultures’ galactic borders, within the section of space they call the […] Source

Author : Ryan Cole Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1001: Death by Pink in the Lollipop Apocalypse is an Escape Pod original. Death by Pink in the Lollipop Apocalypse By Ryan Cole In the dark of her bed, curled up in her sheets, Susie tried […] Source

Author : Matt Wallace Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1000: A Thousand Names for God and Infinite Mustard is an Escape Pod original. Contains some harsh language A Thousand Names for God and Infinite Mustard by Matt Wallace Kimo found God hiding out inside a […] Source

Author : Rachel Swirsky Narrator : Mur Lafferty Hosts : Alasdair Stuart and Norm Sherman Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Mur Lafferty Eros, Philia, Agape originally appeared on Tor.com and first appeared on Escape Pod on Episode 250, July 22, 2010. Marital strife and implied child abuse Eros, Philia, Agape (Excerpt) By Rachel Swirsky The […] Source

Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The Carina Nebula originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, July/August 2023. Includes a few A-grade curses. The Carina Nebula By Kelsey Hutton I heard the soft shit shit shit just when I’d almost floated past the blue […] Source

Author : Alexis Ames Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Sanctuary” first appeared in Kyanite Press, Winter 2020 Don’t miss “Sanctuary, Part 1” Sanctuary (Part 2) by Alexis Ames 3. Eilan slept for thirteen uneventful hours while I sat at the helm and wondered if it was possible […] Source

Author : Alexis Ames Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Sanctuary” first appeared in Kyanite Press, Winter 2020 Sanctuary (Part 1) by Alexis Ames 1. The king of the galaxy died the day before the biggest holiday of the year, and six hours before I was supposed to […] Source