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Thursday · 23 min
Escape Pod 1063: Modern Birdwatching
Author : Jeff Soesbe Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1063: Modern Birdwatching is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Modern Birdwatching by Jeff Soesbe I used to like birdwatching, especially hummingbirds, until […] Source
September 10 · 45 min
Escape Pod 1062: Extrasolar Ghost Tours: Safety Questionable, Lizards Guaranteed
Author : Hans Ege Wenger Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1062: Extrasolar Ghost Tours: Safety Questionable, Lizards Guaranteed is an Escape Pod original. Extrasolar Ghost Tours: Safety Questionable, Lizards Guaranteed By Hans Ege Wenger I am a hundred and seventy-nine years old when I commit […] Source
September 3 · 32 min
Escape Pod 1061: Pigeons and Robots and Pensive Worlds
Author : Trae Hawkins Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1061: Pigeons and Robots and Pensive Worlds is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Pigeons and Robots and Pensive Worlds by Trae […] Source
August 27 · 39 min
Escape Pod 1060: Soft Currency (Flashback Friday)
Author : Seth Gordon Narrator : Melissa Bugaj Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Mur Lafferty Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Mat Weller Soft Currency first appeared as an Escape Pod original in Episode 473 on December 24, 2014. Soft Currency By Seth Gordon When Cassie Levine was nine years old, her family lived in the center of […] Source
August 20 · 38 min
Escape Pod 1059: A Little Freedom Makes Us Rebels
Author : Kathleen Schaefer Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1059: A Little Freedom Makes Us Rebels is an Escape Pod original. Mild mentions of parental abuse This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. A Little Freedom Makes […] Source
August 13 · 39 min
Escape Pod 1058: Riftwork (Part 2 of 2)
Author : C. W. Maurer Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Riftwork originally appeared in Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Invent and Imagine anthology in July 2025. Includes tight, underground spaces. Riftwork (Part 2 of 2) By C. W. Maurer (…Continued from Part 1) I glance back […] Source
August 6 · 32 min
Escape Pod 1057: Riftwork (Part 1 of 2)
Author : C. W. Maurer Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Riftwork originally appeared in Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Invent and Imagine anthology in July 2025. Includes tight, underground spaces. Riftwork (Part 1 of 2) By C. W. Maurer It’s no secret that the surfies think […] Source
July 30 · 44 min
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
July 23 · 34 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 16 · 45 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 9 · 23 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 2 · 39 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
June 25 · 50 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 18 · 45 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 11 · 57 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 4 · 29 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
May 28 · 33 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 21 · 35 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 14 · 42 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 7 · 36 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

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