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Escape Pod 1056: Woolly
Author : Carrie Vaughn Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Woolly” was first published in Asimov’s Science Fiction (May/June 2025) This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Woolly by Carrie Vaughn At five a.m., Joy got a call from […] Source
Thursday · 44 min
Escape Pod 1055: Impossibility Crow (Flashback Friday)
Author : Remy Nakamura Narrator : Roberto Suarez Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Impossibility Crow was originally published as Escape Pod episode 557 on January 5, 2017. Includes violence and swears. Impossibility Crow By Remy Nakamura The Kingdom Coffee Missionary Handbook tells Paulo that he should always put […] Source
July 23 · 34 min
Escape Pod 1054: Takahata-fudo
Author : Meridel Newton Narrator : Alexandra Rose Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1054: Takahata-fudo is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Takahata-fudo by Meridel Newton If you walk far enough along the old Keio line […] Source
July 16 · 45 min
Escape Pod 1053: The Game of Possibilities
Author : Ethan Ham Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1053: The Game of Possibilities is an Escape Pod original. Ethan Ham https://www.ethanham.com/index.html?second-edition Elie Hirschman https://eliehirschman.com/ Adam Pracht https://escapepod.org/people/adam-pracht/ Alasdair Stuart https://escapepod.org/people/alasdair-stuart/ Reiner Knizia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2/reiner-knizia SleepPhones https://www.sleepphones.co.uk/ Voidmerch store https://voidmerch.threadless.com/collections/escape-artists-inc-x-voidmerch-1 The Game of Possibilities By Ethan […] Source
July 9 · 23 min
Escape Pod 1052: When We Fall (Flashback Friday)
Author : Kameron Hurley Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “When We Fall” was originally published on Kameron Hurley’s Patreon, and also featured in Escape Pod 611 in January 2018. Intense, life-threatening situation. When We Fall by Kameron Hurley I don’t remember the first time I was abandoned […] Source
July 2 · 39 min
Escape Pod 1051: You Have Arrived at Your Destination
Author : Jo Miles Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1051: You Have Arrived at Your Destination is an Escape Pod original. You Have Arrived at Your Destination By Jo Miles It starts with an accident. A dreary day, the road slick with rain. Emily’s letting […] Source
June 25 · 50 min
Escape Pod 1050: Freebooter
Author : Sylvie Althoff Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1050: Freebooter is an Escape Pod original. Moderate use of harsh language. This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Freebooter by Sylvie Althoff The pirate bot was easy […] Source
June 18 · 45 min
Escape Pod 1049: Amrit
Author : Kiran Kaur Saini Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Amrit originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2023. Kiran Kaur Saini https://kirankaursaini.com/ Kaushik Narasimhan https://www.castofwonders.org/people/kaushik-narasimhan/ Alasdair Stuart https://escapepod.org/people/alasdair-stuart/ Robot and Frank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_%26_Frank Void Merch https://voidmerch.threadless.com/collections/escape-artists-inc-x-voidmerch-1 Amrit By Kiran Kaur Saini The doorbell rang […] Source
June 11 · 57 min
Escape Pod 1048: The Library of the Apocalypse
Author : Rati Mehrotra Narrator : Joe Moran Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The Library of the Apocalypse was first published in Clarkesworld, May 2025, Issue 224. Includes death and cursing. The Library of the Apocalypse By Rati Mehrotra Hunter’s Moon rises fat and golden over the burned-out husk of the […] Source
June 4 · 29 min
Escape Pod 1047: EDIE (Part 2 of 2)
Author : James Dick Narrator : Abra Staffin-Wiebe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “EDIE” was first published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact (January/February 2023) Don’t miss Part 1: Escape Pod 1046: EDIE (Part 1 of 2) EDIE (Part 2) by James Dick EDIE was a smart machine, but every machine, […] Source
May 28 · 33 min
Escape Pod 1046: EDIE (Part 1 of 2)
Author : James Dick Narrator : Abra Staffin-Wiebe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “EDIE” was previously published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact (January/February 2023) EDIE (Part 1) by James Dick High above Europa, a lonely traveller reached the end of her journey. A spacecraft the size of a school bus, […] Source
May 21 · 35 min
Escape Pod 1045: The Graduates of Formost 891c
Author : Frank Baird Hughes Narrator : Jairus Durnett Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1045: The Graduates of Formost 891c is an Escape Pod original. Contains examples of animal surgical modification. The Graduates of Formost 891c By Frank Baird Hughes They say that in Texas, the best jobs go […] Source
May 14 · 42 min
Escape Pod 1044: Rhona’s Tavern and Spacetime Portal
Author : S. L. Myers Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1044: Rhona’s Tavern and Spacetime Portal is an Escape Pod original. Occasional use of harsh language Escape Pod is proud to say that we have partnered with Sleepphones headphones to provide a special Escape Pod […] Source
May 7 · 36 min
Escape Pod 1043: The Smokejumpers
Author : Sierra Bibi Narrator : Laurice White Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1043: The Smokejumpers is an Escape Pod original. Includes wildfires and peril. The Smokejumpers By Sierra Bibi When Fern jumps from the plane into the smoke for the very first time, she believes she has nothing […] Source
April 30 · 59 min
Escape Pod 1042: More Tomorrow (Flashback Friday)
Author : Premee Mohamed Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “More Tomorrow” was first published in Automata Review, March 2018, and previously published as Escape Pod 713, in January 2020. A few grade-A curses. More Tomorrow By Premee Mohamed DAY 5 Anyway, it turns out trilobites aren’t very […] Source
April 23 · 36 min
Escape Pod 1041: Love in the Time of Dust and Venom
Author : Sharon Joss Narrator : Torin Andrus Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Love in the Time of Dust and Venom originally appeared in 2013 Fiction River – Time Travelers. Includes a form of assisted suicide. Sponsored by Mixtape Stories Love in the Time of Dust and Venom By Sharon Joss Using […] Source
April 16 · 30 min
Escape Pod 1040: Gods and Spirits Our Witnesses
Author : S. C. Mills Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1040: Gods and Spirits Our Witnesses is an Escape Pod original. Loss of an infant Sponsored by Mixtape Stories Gods and Spirits Our Witnesses by S. C. Mills We met in a public-access data booth […] Source
April 9 · 26 min
Escape Pod 1039: The Many Rebirths of Karina Morita
Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : Isabel J. Kim Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “The Many Rebirths of Karina Morita” first appeared in 2025 on Tim’s Patreon Sponsored by Mixtape Stories The Many Rebirths of Karina Morita by Tim Pratt My problems all started when I died. People didn’t die too […] Source
April 2 · 32 min
Escape Pod 1038: Meet the Mets
Author : ace tilton ratcliff Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1038: Meet the Mets is an Escape Pod original. Contains brief moments of violence and bigotry towards a transgender character Sponsored by Mixtape Stories Meet the Mets by Ace Tilton Ratcliff 1964 Bobby didn’t know […] Source
March 26 · 44 min
Escape Pod 1037: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 3 of 3)
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. Quantum Superposition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_superposition Cloudward Ho https://dimension20.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Cloudward,_Ho! Void Merch https://voidmerch.threadless.com/collections/escape-artists-inc-x-voidmerch-1 We Who Live in the Heart (Part 3 of 3) By Kelly Robson (…Continued from Part […] Source
March 19 · 37 min

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Escape Pod 1056: Woolly

Escape Pod 1055: Impossibility Crow (Flashback Friday)

Escape Pod 1054: Takahata-fudo

Escape Pod 1053: The Game of Possibilities

Escape Pod 1052: When We Fall (Flashback Friday)

Escape Pod 1051: You Have Arrived at Your Destination

Escape Pod 1050: Freebooter

Escape Pod 1049: Amrit

Escape Pod 1048: The Library of the Apocalypse

Escape Pod 1047: EDIE (Part 2 of 2)

Escape Pod 1046: EDIE (Part 1 of 2)

Escape Pod 1045: The Graduates of Formost 891c

Escape Pod 1044: Rhona’s Tavern and Spacetime Portal

Escape Pod 1043: The Smokejumpers

Escape Pod 1042: More Tomorrow (Flashback Friday)

Escape Pod 1041: Love in the Time of Dust and Venom

Escape Pod 1040: Gods and Spirits Our Witnesses

Escape Pod 1039: The Many Rebirths of Karina Morita

Escape Pod 1038: Meet the Mets

Escape Pod 1037: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 3 of 3)