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Escape Pod - Podcast StreamDescription: The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine. Each week Escape Pod delivers science fiction short stories from today\'s best authors. Listen today, and hear the new sound of science fiction!
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EP256: The Mermaids Singing Each to Each
By Cat Rambo Read by: Christiana Ellis of Nina Kimberly the Merciless and Space Casey First appeared in Clarkesworld Discuss on our forums. All stories by Cat Rambo All stories read by Christiana Ellis “Laura,” a speaker said, as though I hadn’t been gone for six years, as though she’d seen me every day in [...]
EP255: Variations on a Theme
By William Meikle Read by: Zachary Ricks of Flying Island Press First appeared in Wrongworld Discuss on our forums. All stories by William Meikle All stories read by Zachary Ricks They took Johnny Green from class 3a at ten o' clock on Tuesday morning. He was the last to go. They thought I didn't notice, [...]
EP254: A Talent For Vanessa
By David W. Goldman Read by: Dave Thompson of PodCastle First appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact Discuss on our forums. All stories by David W. Goldman All stories read by Dave Thompson The young woman, a Ms. Vanessa Kortright-Kingston, untwisted. “No, I mean that he just knows the date like that! As if [...]
EP253: Eugene
By Jacob Sager Weinstein Read by: Tim “ShoEboX” Crist of Worm Quartet, Cirque du So What?, and The Funny Music Project First appeared in Popcorn Fiction Discuss on our forums. All stories by Jacob Sager Weinstein All stories read by Tim “ShoEboX” Crist As he puts the cruiser in gear and takes off, I calm [...]
EP252: Billion-Dollar View
By Ray Tabler Read by: John Cmar Discuss on our forums. All stories by Ray Tabler All stories read by John Cmar “But my name is Simon.” Molly shook her head and chuckled. “With a head of hair like that? Nope, from now on your name is Red.” Simon felt his young face flushing with [...]
EP251: Unexpected Outcomes
By Tim Pratt Read by: Tom “Devo Spice” Rockwell of The Funny Music Project.. Discuss on our forums. Originally published in: Interzone All stories by Tim Pratt All stories read by Tom “Devo Spice” Rockwell But the plane just stopped, and hung there, nose tipped at a slight angle, mere feet from the building. And [...]
EP250: Eros, Philia, Agape
By Rachel Swirsky Discuss on our forums. Originally published in: Tor.com All stories by Rachel Swirsky All stories read by Mur Lafferty The objects belonged to them both, but Adriana waved her hand bitterly when Lucian began packing. “Take whatever you want,” she said, snapping her book shut. She waited by the door, watching Lucian [...]
EP249: Little M@tch Girl
By Heather Shaw Read by Mur Lafferty Discuss on our forums. Originally published in: Tumbarumba All stories by Heather Shaw All stories read by Mur Lafferty It wasn’t that Em disapproved of drug use, you just had to be savvy about which drugs you took. Back before she had to get a day job, she [...]
EP248: Spar
By Kij Johnson. Read by: Kate Baker of Clarkesworld Magazine. Discuss on our forums. Originally published in: Clarkesworld — Download and read the text. All stories by Kij Johnson. All stories read by Kate Baker. The alien is not humanoid. It is not bipedal. It has cilia. It has no bones, or perhaps it does [...]
EP247: Bridesicle
By Will McIntosh Read by: Amy H. Sturgis of StarShipSofa Discuss on our forums. Originally published in: Asimov’s — Download and read the text Guest Host: Ben Phillips of Pseudopod All stories by Will McIntosh All stories read by Amy H. Sturgis “Aw, I know you're awake by now. Come on, sleeping beauty. Talk to [...]
EP246: Bride of Frankenstein
By Mike Resnick Read by: Julie Davis of the Forgotten Classics podcast Discuss on our forums. Originally published in: Asimov’s — Download and read the text Guest Host: Alasdair Stuart of Pseudopod All stories by Mike Resnick All stories read by Julie Davis Victor can be so annoying. He constantly whistles this tuneless song, and [...]
EP Special: Solitary as an Oyster re-record
Many people have asked for the edit of one of our Christmas stories, Solitary as an Oyster, which suffered some technical difficulty. Sadly, with all the editorial changeover this spring, it ended up on the back burner. But now, six months from Christmas, we give you a treat in the heat of summer (norther hemisphere, [...]
EP245: The Moment
By Lawrence M. Schoen Read by: Graeme Dunlop Discuss on our forums. Originally published in: Footprints Guest Host: Norm Sherman of Drabblecast All stories by Lawrence M. Schoen All stories read by Graeme Dunlop One of the first generation of Krenn had lived long enough to reach the site, though none had expected to. The [...]
EP244: Non-Zero Probabilities
By N.K. Jemisin Originally recorded by Kate Baker for Clarkesworld Magazine, and is used here with their expressed permission. Discuss on our forums. Guest Host: Dave Thompson of Podcastle All stories by N.K. Jemisin All stories read by Kate Baker Her neighbor — the other one, across the hall — helped her figure it out, [...]
ll See You in Reno
By Vylar Kaftan Read by Mur Lafferty Discuss on our forums. Simultaneously appearing in Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 1, June 1, 2010. All stories by Vylar Kaftan All stories read by Mur Lafferty I knew you loved me, of course. It was written in your eyes when you looked at me, a physics problem with no [...]
EP242: The Love Quest of Smidgen the Snack Cake
By Robert T. Jeschonek Read by John Cmar. Discuss on our forums. First appeared in Space and Time Magazine, issue 108. All stories by Robert T. Jeschonek All stories read by John Cmar For her entire adolescent and adult life up until three weeks ago, Lynda had been the queen of junk food. Aside from [...]
EP241: Thargus and Brian
By Stephen Gaskell. Read by Chris Miller of Unquiet Desperation. Discuss on our forums. All stories by Stephen Gaskell All stories read by Chris Miller Thargus thought the time right. He set the lights to full strength and flailed and gnashed and roared as he’d been practising. He felt rather silly, but the performance seemed [...]
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By David D. Levine. Read by Stephen Eley. Discuss on our forums. First appeared in Asimov’s, January 2006. Special closing song: “Blue,” by Yoko Kanno. As the old man came in, letting the door close gently behind him, an expression came over his face that Garth had seen many times before: a compound of misty [...]
EP Metacast 5
Steve discusses the downtime and announces the new editor of Escape Pod.
EP239: A Programmatic Approach to Perfect Happiness
By Tim Pratt. Read by Stephen Eley. First appeared in Futurismic, April 2009. Opening poem: “Scientific Romance” Audible.com Promotion! Get your free audiobook at: http://audible.com/escapepodsff My step-daughter Wynter, who is regrettably prejudiced against robots and those who love us, comes floating through the door in a metaphorical cloud of glitter instead of her customary figurative [...]
EP238: Wind From a Dying Star
By David D. Levine. Read by Meg Westfox. First appeared in Bones of the World, ed. Bruce Holland Rogers. After a time she found a small patch of zeren. She spread across it, taking a little solace from its sparkling sweetness. “Zero-point energy” was what Old John called it, but to Gunai and the rest [...]
EP237: Roadside Rescue
By Pat Cadigan. Read by Stephen Eley. First appeared in Omni, July 1985. “That's a long time to wait.” The navigator's smile widened. He was very attractive, holo-star kind of handsome. People who work for aliens, Etan thought. “Perhaps you'd care to wait in my employer's transport. For that matter, I can probably repair your [...]
EP236: Still On the Road
By Geoffrey A. Landis. Read by Stephen Eley. First appeared in Asimov’s, December 2008. Turns out, you know, that old dharma bum never made it off the wheel of karma. He had too many attachments, to the road, to words; and if you love the things of the world of Mara too much you fall [...]
EP235: On the Human Plan
By Jay Lake. Read by Mike Boris (of Mike Boris Audio). First appeared in Lone Star Stories, February 2009. I am called Dog the Digger. I am not mighty, neither am I fearsome. Should you require bravos, there are muscle-boys aplenty among the rat-bars of any lowtown on this raddled world. If it is a [...]
EP234: The Secret Protocols of the Elders of Zion
By Lavie Tidhar. Read by Stephen Eley. First appeared in The West Pier Gazette & Other Stories, 2008. It was afternoon, after school has ended for the day. Sash has been working in the hydroponics gardens, helping the adults with the delicate work of picking the buds. It was flowering time, and the ganja plants [...]
The Threnody of Johnny Toruko
By Jeffrey R. DeRego. Read by Stephen Eley. I duck through the door behind her. The place is jammed with customers. “You have any money? I didn’t think to ask Miss Jennifer for any.” TK answers, “don’t worry, just tell me what you want.” “Large with extra sugar and cream.” TK grins and focuses her [...]
EP232: Flash Special
This week Escape Pod presents three flash stories: Alloy By Marissa Lingen. Read by Electra Allenton. First appeared in Nature, September 2007. Flare By Kyle Deas. Read by Stephen Eley. My Grandfather’s River By Brenda Cooper. Read by Anna Eley. First appeared in Nature, August 2006. Rated PG. Can get a bit sad in places. [...]
EP231: Solitary as an Oyster
Editor’s Note: There are significant audio issues in the first half of this file. Alasdair Stuart has volunteered to record it again and we’ll post a corrected version soon. Thank you for your patience. By Mur Lafferty. Read by Alasdair Stuart. Special Closing Music: “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” by Twisted Sister. “Who’s there?” the [...]
EP230: Candy Art
By James Patrick Kelly. Read by Kathryn Baker. Special Closing Music: “Podsafe Christmas Song” by Jonathan Coulton. First appeared in Asimov’s, December 2002. “They're uploads, Jennifer.” When I first met Mel, I thought the sleepy voice was sexy. “How can they move in with us when they're not anywhere?” “They bought a puppet to live [...]
EP229: Littleblossom Makes a Deal With the Devil
By S. Hutson Blount. Read by Eugie Foster. Sponsored by SleepPhones – Pajamas For Your Ears From beneath the camouflage of kindling on her back came Grandma Thinkbox's quiet voice. “You should have something hot to drink, child. Do not make yourself sick.” “Yes, nainai. As soon as I check on Pig.” After Comrade Liu [...]
EP228: Everything That Matters
By Jeff Spock. Read by Geoff Michelli. Hosted by Norm Sherman (The Drabblecast). Closing music: “Heartache Over Innsmouth” by Norm Sherman. Sponsored by SleepPhones – Pajamas For Your Ears “I have done over fifteen hundred dives,” I said, and let that sink in. The number was astronomical for a guy my age, even for a [...]
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By Hannu Rajaniemi. Read by Peter Piazza; courtesy of Starship Sofa. Guest introduction by Paul Graham Raven of Futurismic. First appeared in Interzone, October 2008. Before the concert, we steal the Master’s head. The Necropolis is a dark forest of concrete mushrooms in the blue Antarctic night. We huddle inside the utility fog level attached [...]
EP226: Pirate Solutions
by Katherine Sparrow. Narrated by Sarah Tolbert, Kate Baker, Nate Periat, and Steve Eley The story first appeared in Fast Ships, Black Sails edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. Discuss on our forums. All stories by Katherine Sparrow All stories read by Sarah Tolbert, Kate Baker, Nate Periat, and Steve Eley. You could feel their [...]
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by Lavie Tidhar narrated by Sarah Tolbert This story originally appeared in Aeon #14. The diner stood off the highway outside a small town optimistically called Hope. Hope was being stuck in the middle of the Northwest and wishing you were someplace, anyplace else. And Hope was also the name on the tag pinned to [...]
EP224: The Ghost in the Death Trap
By Marjorie James Read by Stephen Eley. All stories by Marjorie James. All stories read by Stephen Eley. Editor’s note: this is a sequel to EP007. Listen to it here. Flies buzzed around the edges of the huge stone block, gathering at the rivulets of blood that ran down to the floor. A bit of [...]
EP223: The Uncanny Valley
by Nick Mamatas read by Kathryn Baker The trouble with knowing everything there is to know, Stephanie Dowling decided instantly, because that’s how clever she was, was that when there was something unknown out there, she had nobody to consult. And there was something unknown out there, nibbling away at the edge of the economy, [...]