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Author : Rati Mehrotra Narrator : Shweta Adhyam Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Deadlands   Content warnings for death and injury Rated PG-13 Amma’s Kitchen by Rati Mehrotra   I can always tell what dish my customers will order. Knowing what the dead crave […]

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Author : Chip Houser Narrator : Leigh Wallace Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Bourbon Penn   Content warning for bodily fluids   Rated R On Snowflake-veined Wings by Chip Houser   Amalia runs her finger around the inside of her Tupperware, wiping up the last […]

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Author : Nick Douglas Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 843: The Mountain and the Vulture is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The Mountain and the Vulture by Nick Douglas   “High in the North in a land called Svithjod there is a mountain. […]

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Author : Chris Kuriata Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Eric Valdes Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Diabolical Plots Rated R The Aunties Return the Ocean By Chris Kuriata Auntie Roberta landed badly on the roof of her escarpment house, scraping her knees across the flagstone shingles and splitting […]

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Author : E. F. Benson Narrator : Devin Martin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published by Hutchinson’s Magazine, October 1928   Content warning for references to grief Rated PG Pirates by E.F. Benson     For many years this project of sometime buying back the house had […]

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Author : Rachael K. Jones Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Nightmare Magazine   Content warnings for gun violence, school shootings, child endangerment, references to child murder Rated PG-13 The Sound of Children Screaming by Rachael K. Jones     THE GUN […]

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Authors : C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez Narrators : C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Clockwork Phoenix and as PodCastle episode 669 Content warnings for illness and death Rated PG-13 The Book of May By C. S. E. Cooney and Carlos […]

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Author : Sara S. Messenger Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fantasy Magazine (Reprinted in The Year’s Best Fantasy, Vol. 2, 2023, Pyr Books) Rated PG-13 Potemora in the Triad By Sara S. Messenger   There are always three: the father, […]

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Author : Alexia Tolas Narrator : Omega Francis Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 837: Good Fortune For a Beloved Child is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for the death of a child, racism, and allusions to sexual assault Rated PG-13 Good Fortune for a Beloved Child By […]

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Author : Charlie Sorrenson Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Tor.com   Content warnings for violence, assault, misogyny, and PTSD. Rated PG-13 Flight by Charlie Sorrenson   Now They are coming out of the woods when Mateo grabs one of Maggie’s wings and […]

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Author : Lavie Tidhar Narrator : Ian Stuart Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Apex Magazine and as PodCastle episode 304 Content warning for violence Rated PG-13 Titanic! by Lavie Tidhar 10 April 1912 When I come on board the ship I pay little heed […]

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Author : Marisca Pichette Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Kiran Kaur Saini Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 834: All the Better to Taste You is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for end of life and misgendering. Rated PG-13 All the Better to Taste You by Marisca Pichette   This morning […]

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Author : Eleanna Castroianni Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 833: This Wooden Heart is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for death and references to war and genocide. Rated PG-13 This Wooden Heart by Eleanna Castroianni     It starts with a seed in […]

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Author : Rebecca Buchanan Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives 1 (Belanger Press) Rated PG ~ Five ~ Dinner was not silent. While we sat in the kitchen, sipping soup and munching on bread and mutton, […]

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Author : Rebecca Buchanan Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives 1 (Belanger Press) Rated PG The Adventure of the Faerie Coffin: Being the First Morstan and Holmes Occult Detection by Rebecca Buchanan   Dramatis Personae Miss […]

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Author : Farah Naz Rishi Narrator : Nadia Niaz Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published as PodCastle 526 Rated PG-13 When Shadow Confronts Sun By Farah Naz Rishi [Allah] will say, “Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire.” […]

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Authors : Derrick Boden and Kevin Sandefur Narrators : J.S. Arquin and Dani Daly Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums When the Giants Came Through the Valley – Previously published by Lightspeed Floaters – Previously published by Pulp Literature Magazine When the Giants Came Through the Valley – Content warning […]

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Author : Ryan Cole Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in Museum Piece, from Metaphorosis Publishing Rated PG-13 The Museum of Living Color by Ryan Cole   Red lust, as usual, comes in the morning. Red in the way that you whisper my […]

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Author : Sherwood Smith Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published by Realms of Fantasy Rated PG-13 Mom and Dad At the Home Front by Sherwood Smith   Before Rick spoke, I saw from his expression what was coming. I said the words first. […]

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Author : Genevieve Valentine Narrator : Laurice White Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fantasy Magazine Originally PodCastle 233 Rated PG Study, For Solo Piano by Genevieve Valentine The Circus waits in leaking trailers while Boss takes her lieutenants through the house. Then, […]

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Authors : Samantha Murray, Avra Margariti and Devin Miller Narrators : Eliza Chan, Matt Dovey and Srikripa Krishna Prasad Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums This Blue World Previously published by Fantasy Magazine (Issue 83) The Light At the Edge of the World Previously published by Flash Fiction Online […]

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Author : Lavie Tidhar Narrator : Eleanor R. Wood Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny Rated PG The Portal Keeper By Lavie Tidhar   October 1st   The rabbit was back this morning. It stopped outside the portal like it always does and it checked […]

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Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Content warning for racism and racial slurs Rated PG-13 Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea by Kelsey Hutton  PART TWO     “And just like that, Endersby was […]

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Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Content warning for racism and racial slurs Rated PG-13 Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea by Kelsey Hutton PART ONE   Kwayask nātohta. Listen carefully. There once was […]

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Author : Stephen V. Ramey Narrator : Bill Ruhsam Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Strange Horizons Previously published as PodCastle #024 Rated PG It Takes a Town by Stephen V. Ramey “They ain’t really going through with this,” Tom said. “Are they?” The pig smell […]

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Authors : Jane Brown, Chuck Rothman and Joshua Jones Lofflin Narrators : Tina Connolly, Eric Valdes and Rick Vicens Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 820: Flash Fiction Extravaganza! – Comedy is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 “Holy Banana Peel!” was previously published by AntipodeanSF “Pot” was previously […]

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Authors : Tim Pratt and Heather Shaw Narrators : Kaitlyn Zivanovich, Matt Dovey, Eric Valdes and Devin Martin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 819: Skipping Christmas is a PodCastle original. CW for child injury and references to drug use PG-13 Skipping Christmas by Heather Shaw & Tim […]

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Authors : Heather Shaw and Tim Pratt Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Pria Wood and Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published in A Christmas Chapbook. Rated G The Christmas Mummy by Heather Shaw & Tim Pratt Trish led Nate from the room, into the hall — their parents’ door […]

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Author : Damini Kane Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 817: Creatures in the Walls is a PodCastle original. Content warning for child abuse Rated PG-13 Creatures in the Walls by Damini Kane One morning before breakfast, Roe’s mother is shrieking. She is […]

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Author : Natalia Theodoridou Narrator : Tanja Milojevic  Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in KROnline. Also published as PodCastle 508. Rated PG-13 The Ravens’ Sister by Natalia Theodoridou There are many ways to tell this story. All of them are true.   Verses of the […]

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Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Eleiece Krawiec Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Not One of Us #75 (January 2023) Rated PG Beverly’s Sonata by Jennifer Hudak   When the record player first spoke to Beverly, it used the voice of her old piano. At […]

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Author : Chris Kuriata Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published in the anthology Food Of My People in 2021 Content warnings for human and animal death Rated PG-13 Chewing Through Wire By Chris Kuriata   Each evening, Auntie Shanta washes her muddy feet […]

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Author : Kathleen Schaefer Narrator : Ant Bacon Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 813: Stitch is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Stitch By Kathleen Schaefer Dalia doesn’t like how the stale hospital air pricks at her cheeks, and Aden doesn’t understand why no one else notices. He […]

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Author : Bennett North Narrator : C. L. Clark Hosts : Matt Dovey and C. L. Clark Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 812: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: No Mercy to the Rest is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 No Mercy to the Rest by Bennett North Sadie parked in […]

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Author : Suzan Palumbo Narrator : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Lightspeed Magazine Content warning for terminal illness Rated PG-13 Apolépisi: A De-Scaling By: Suzan Palumbo I find Aleda’s scale, sticky with ichor, tucked between the tentacles of our pink anemone bed. […]

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Author : Lora Gray Narrator : Joe Moran Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fantasy & Science Fiction Content warnings for a surgical procedure, homophobia (including slurs), assault, sexual assault, and domestic violence Rated R And in Rain, Blank Pages by Lora Gray   It’s 1981, […]

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Author : Dorothy Quick Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Weird Tales Content warnings for murder and references to torture Rated PG-13 The Woman on the Balcony by Dorothy Quick   Sherry thought she had never seen anything more beautiful than the […]

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Author : WC Dunlap Narrator : Kimberly Taylor Hosts : Matt Dovey and Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums PodCastle 808: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Settlement is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for violence and adult themes Rated R The Settlement by WC Dunlap They file out into the […]

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Authors : Thomas Ha and Stephen Granade Narrators : Stephen Granade and Lucy McLoughlin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums “Gentler Things” is a PodCastle Original “The Sigilist’s Notes on the Fell Lord’s Staff” was previously published by Baffling Magazine Content warning for the death of a parent in […]

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Author : JL George Narrator : Jordan Price Williams Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fireside Rated R Diamonds and Pearls by JL George   Diamonds are two a penny, but everybody wants them anyway. At first, Osian thinks it’s because they hurt. Every time he […]

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Author : Sam W. Pisciotta Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Matt Dovey Discuss on Forums PodCastle 805: The Somnambulant is a PodCastle original. Content warning for assault Rated PG-13 The Somnambulant by Sam W. Pisciotta   The moon sits plump within a windowpane as if plucked from the sky and framed for safekeeping. Bound […]

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Author : Natalia Theodoridou Narrators : Peter Adrian Behravesh, Jen R. Albert and Tina Connolly Hosts : Matt Dovey and Jen R. Albert Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Shimmer. Previously PodCastle #549 Rated PG-13 Fixer, Worker, Singer by Natalia Theodoridou   Fixer Turns on the Stars The […]

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Authors : C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Weird Tales, November 1937 Content warning for torture PG-13 Quest of the Starstone – Part Two by C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner Yarol landed on his feet like […]

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Authors : C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Weird Tales, November 1937 PG-13 Quest of the Starstone by C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner   Jirel of Joiry is riding down with a score of men […]

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Author : Taryn Frazier Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 801: Point of Order is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Point of Order by Taryn Frazier   Behind his screen, the game master cracks his knuckles. “OK, folks. This is session zero of a […]

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Author : John Wiswell  Narrator : Sarah Griffin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously Published in Tor Content warnings for self harm and chronic illness Rated PG-13 D.I.Y. By John Wiswell   People ask how Noah could possibly turn down the Ozymandias Academy. All they know about him […]

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Author : Derek Des Anges Narrator : Isaac Harwood Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 799: A Change of Clothes is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for references to child abuse and looooots of swearing Rated PG-13 A Change of Clothes By Derek Des Anges Security at the […]

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Author : Matt Dovey Narrator : Louise Ratcliffe Hosts : Matt Dovey and Graeme Dunlop Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums First published in Writers of the Future volume 32, May 2016 Originally aired as PodCastle 427   Originally aired as PodCastle 427 Rated PG-13 Squalor and Sympathy by Matt Dovey Anna […]

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Author : Gregory Marlow Narrator : Scott Campbell Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 797: A Jar of Malice is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for cruelty and references to homophobia Rated PG-13 A Jar of Malice By Gregory Marlow 1982 The morning light woke me as Mamaw […]

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Author : Maria Brekke Narrators : Eleanor R. Wood, Kaitlyn Zivanovich, Eric Valdes, Devin Martin, Srikripa Krishna Prasad, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, Matt Dovey, Tierney Bailey, Emmalia Harrington, Sofía Barker, Julia Patt and Kiran Kaur Saini Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 796: Beech, Please is a PodCastle original. […]

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Author : E. Catherine Tobler Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 795: The Indigo Mantis is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for insects, arachnids, and beheadings PG-13 The Indigo Mantis by E. Catherine Tobler Indi walked into the bar, seeds crunching under tarsus. The […]

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Author : Merc Fenn Wolfmoor Narrators : Dave Thompson, Jen R. Albert, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Rachael K. Jones, Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner and Graeme Dunlop Hosts : Matt Dovey and Rachael K. Jones Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Fireside Fiction Magazine. Originally  aired in PodCastle 413 Rated G […]

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Author : Celeste Rita Baker Narrator : Derrick O’Neal Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 793: Dip and Roll is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Dip and Roll by Celeste Rita Baker On de largest beach of de smallest island in de Tania archipelago in de Caribbean Sea […]

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Author : Scott Lynch Narrators : Norm Sherman, Pria Wood, Dave Thompson, Anna Schwind, Wilson Fowlie, M.K. Hobson, Graeme Dunlop, Ann Leckie, Alasdair Stuart, Rachel Swirsky and Marshal Latham Hosts : Matt Dovey, Anna Schwind, Dave Thompson and Pria Wood Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally Published in Swords and […]

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Author : Adele Gardner Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Aidan Doyle Discuss on Forums Previously published in the anthology Twisted Cat Tales, edited by Esther Schrader. Rated G   Originally aired as PodCastle 260 Fine Flying Things by Adele Gardner Frankie watched, open-mouthed, as the cats soared up into the sky. All he could think […]

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Author : Samantha Henderson Narrator : Tina Connolly Hosts : Matt Dovey, Dave Thompson, Anna Schwind and Pria Wood Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in Helix. Previously PodCastle #93 Content Warnings for carnivorous mermaids, sexual shenanigans in the presence of a minor, and near death experiences. Rated R […]

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Author : Lauren Ring Narrator : Rebecca Fraimow Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fantasy and Science Fiction Content Warnings for racial discrimination, terminal illness, and the death of a parent PG-13 (emet) by Lauren Ring i. detection When protesters take out the power at her […]

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Author : Chaitanya Murali Narrator : M. L. Krishnan Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 788: An Anklet Broken is a PodCastle original. An Anklet Broken by Chaitanya Murali   There is a man I am meant to love. He is the son of a sea-merchant, wealthy and […]

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Authors : Tanya Aydelott, M.K. Hutchins and Lindsey Godfrey Eccles Narrators : Kaitlyn Zivanovich, Sofía Barker and Karen Menzel (née Bovenmyer) Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums “The Greenhouse Bargain” was previously published by Flash Fiction Online, September 2022 “Shattered Petals of Celadon” was previously published by Daily Science […]

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Authors : M. Stevenson and Jo Miles Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe, Eric Valdes and Valerie Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums “My Custom Monster” was previously published by Fireside Fiction August 2021  “Scales” is a PodCastle original. “Scales” has a content warning for child abuse “My Custom […]

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Author : Benjamin Rosenbaum Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Hosts : Matt Dovey and Ann Leckie Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories, edited by David Moles and Jay Lake. Previously PodCastle #90 Rated PG Episode 785 is part of our 15th Anniversary special and includes an […]

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Author : Kelly Robson Narrator : Kae Mills Host : Sofía Barker Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by “The Book of Dragons” edited by Jonathan Strahan Content Warnings for children in peril and references to sexual assault Rated PG-13 La Vitesse By Kelly Robson   March 2, 1983, 30 kilometers southwest […]

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Author : Eugenia Triantafyllou Narrator : C. L. Clark Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Content Warnings for animal death and themes of infant death Rated PG-13 Of the Body By Eugenia Triantafyllou     When Osarah and I finally lie sweaty in […]

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Author : Harold R. Thompson Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 782: The Girl Who Never Was is a PodCastle original. Content Warning for the death of a spouse. Rated PG The Girl Who Never Was Harold R. Thompson   I met Kate Krimple […]

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Author : Kij Johnson Narrator : Heather Lindsley Hosts : Matt Dovey and Rachel Swirsky Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 781: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The evolution of trickster stories among the dogs of North Park after the Change is a PodCastle original. Rated PG   This episode is part of our 15th […]

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Author : Chido Muchemwa Narrator : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Augur Issue 4.2 Rated PG-13 The Captive River By C.T. Muchemwa   It was Siba’s eighteenth birthday, but instead of having a party to celebrate, she was standing by the Zambezi […]

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Author : K. Tempest Bradford Narrator : Amal El-Mohtar Host : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published in Interfictions Rated PG   “Black Feather” originally aired as PodCastle 123  Black Feather by K. Tempest Bradford Exactly one year before she saw the raven, Brenna began to dream of flying.  Sometimes […]

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Author : Deborah L. Davitt Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Overcast Rated PG-13 A Thousand Echoes in One Voice by Deborah L. Davitt   You’ve snuck through doors that should have been locked to get here. Here, the subway station […]

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Author : Nibedita Sen Narrator : S.B. Divya Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published in Anathema Magazine. Rated PG-13 “Never Yawn Under a Banyan Tree” originally aired as PodCastle 523 . Never Yawn Under a Banyan Tree By Nibedita Sen The moment I swallowed the pret, I […]

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Author : Somto Ihezue Narrator : Pemi Aguda Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Rain Dance: Afritondo Prize 2022 Anthology Strong Content Warning for assault, violence, and female genital mutilation Rated R A Girl Is Blood, Spirit, and Fire by Somto Ihezue   Scattering through the […]

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Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Eleanor R. Wood Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Deadlands #12 Content Warning for the death of a child Rated PG-13 The Morthouse by Maria Haskins   In her forty-two years on God’s wide Earth, Gerda has read no […]

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Author : Alex Fox Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 774: Yung Lich and the Dance of Death is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Yung Lich and the Dance of Death By Alex Fox   My Christian name was Thomas Kanfor but ever since […]

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Authors : C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner Narrator : John Bell Host : Alex Hofelich Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Originally published by Charm, October 1944 Rated PG Housing Problem by C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner   Jacqueline said it was a canary, but I contended that there were a couple of lovebirds in […]

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Presenters: Marguerite Kenner and Alasdair Stuart Hey folks, welcome to an Escape Artists metacast. I’m Marguerite Kenner. And I’m Alasdair Stuart. For those of you who have never heard a metacast before, think of this like a mini State of the Union address, a way for us to update you about what’s been happening at EA. The […]

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Author : Z. K. Abraham Narrator : C. L. Clark Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 772: “Mama uat-ur” is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for references to torture and suicide Rated PG-13 Mama uat-ur By Z. K. Abraham   Pressing her forearms against the first-floor window’s metal frame, […]

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Author : Tiffany Morris Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 771: Wapnintu’tijig They Sang Until Dawn is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Wapnintu’tijig: They Sang Until Dawn By Tiffany Morris   In the time of fever, the marks of the animals changed. Waterbirds shone […]

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Author : MacKenzie R. Snead Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin PodCastle 770: The Dragon Killer’s Daughter is a PodCastle original. Content warning for the death of a parent. Rated PG The Dragon Killer’s Daughter by MacKenzie R. Snead   Gayamiza was no stranger to pilgrims, but these […]

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Author : Victor Forna Narrators : Moustapha Mbacké Diop, Ada Nnadi and Somto Ihezue Host : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Bad Form (African History Issue) Rated PG-13 In The Woods Somewhere (or Stories Never Leave) by Victor Forna   Gods Slap Those Who Summon Them. […]

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Author : Leah Ning Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 768: The Consequences of Microwaving Styrofoam is a PodCastle original. Content warning for terminal illness Rated PG-13 The Consequences of Microwaving Styrofoam by Leah Ning   We meet when we’re sixteen, and the […]

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Author : Benjamin Rosenbaum Narrator : Steve Eley Host : Eric Valdes Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums First appeared in Fantasy & Science Fiction (Prime Books). Rated PG   This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode to highlight […]

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Authors : Heather Shaw and Tim Pratt Narrators : Shingai Njeri Kagunda, Eleanor R. Wood, Matt Dovey, Devin Martin, Eric Valdes and Sofía Barker Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 766: Lockdown Around the Christmas Tree is a PodCastle original. Content warning for loss of a loved one […]

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Author : Timothy Mudie Narrator : Jairus Durnett Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Rated PG-13 The soundtrack featured in this story was composed by our audio engineer Eric Valdes [Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part novelette. Visit our previous post to […]

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Author : Timothy Mudie Narrator : Jairus Durnett Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Rated PG-13 The soundtrack featured in this story was composed by our audio engineer Eric Valdes   The Science and Artistry of Snake Oil Salesmanship by Timothy Mudie   […]

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Author : Gabriella Buba Narrator : Vida Cruz-Borja Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Artist : Cindy Fan Discuss on Forums Previously published by Strange Religion: Speculative Fiction of Spirituality, Belief, & Practice (Strange Concepts: Big Ideas Explored Through Speculative Fiction) Rated PG-13 Dying Rivers and Broken Hearts by Gabriella Buba   […]

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Author : Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki Narrator : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Artist : Cindy Fan Discuss on Forums Previously published by Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores Rated PG-13 The Witching Hour By Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki   I stood balanced at the top of the oldest palm tree, […]

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Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Laurie McDougall Host : Sofía Barker Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Artist : Cindy Fan Discuss on Forums PodCastle 761: INDIGENOUS MAGIC – The Bone Pickers is a PodCastle original. Content Warning for themes of genocide Rated PG The Bone Pickers by Kelsey Hutton   My last day picking […]

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Author : Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe Narrator : Somto Ihezue Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Artist : Cindy Fan Discuss on Forums Previously published by Xenocultivars: Stories Of Queer Growth Rated PG-13 The Tree Whisperer by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe   The trees are getting restless. I walk down the beaten forest path, trying my […]

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Author : Srikripa Krishna Prasad Narrator : S.B. Divya Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Artist : Cindy Fan Discuss on Forums PodCastle 759: INDIGENOUS MAGIC – Anu and the Vetala is a PodCastle original. Content Warnings for references to sexual assault PG-13 Anu and the Vetala by Srikripa Krishna Prasad   […]

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Author : Malon Edwards Narrator : Mandaly Louis-Charles Host : Sara S. Messenger Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums First appeared in Shimmer Magazine. Read it here! Rated R   This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a […]

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Author : Jennifer Hykes Narrator : Laurice White Host : Hamilton Perez Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Rated PG   This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode to highlight and discuss. This week’s […]

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Author : Tim Major Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in “And the House Lights Dim”, from Luna Press Content Warning for postnatal depression Rated PG-13 O Cul-de-Sac! by Tim Major   O neighbours! If only we might speak! Do you feel as […]

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Author : L. P. Kindred Narrator : Brent Lambert Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Queer Blades Anthology 1 Content Warning for violence Rated R Aurum & Indigo By LP Kindred   Aurum sits on a wooden stool, hunched over the oakwood bar, stained darker by shellac and low lights. […]

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Author : Kelly Sandoval Narrator : Eleiece Krawiec Host : Tarver Nova Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums First appeared in Shimmer Magazine Rated PG This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode to highlight and discuss. […]

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Author : Rati Mehrotra Narrator : Stephanie Malia Morris Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Content warning for suicidal ideation. Rated PG-13 This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode […]

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Author : Saki (the pen name of H. H. Munro) Narrator : Kat Day Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums First published in 1911 in “The Chronicles of Clovis” Content Warning for an outdated racial term Rated PG-13 “Traveler’s Guide to the City of Intrigue” advert voiced, scored, and […]

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Authors : Samantha Murray, Lindsey Godfrey Eccles and Stewart C Baker Narrators : Emma Osborne, Dave Robison and Eleanor R. Wood Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums “On the Corner of Fulton and West” is a PodCastle Original! “The Stars That Fall” was previously published at Flash Fiction Online. […]

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Author : Deborah L. Davitt Narrator : Karen Menzel (née Bovenmyer) Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by NewMyths #51 Content Warning for loss of a spouse Rated PG-13 We Are All of Us by Deborah L. Davitt   They wore white armor, sleek and chitinous — […]

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Author : Uchechukwu Nwaka Narrator : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously Published by Cossmass Infinities Rated PG-13   The music for the promotion intro is “Sneaky Snitch” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Hey everyone, Alasdair here […]

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Author : Caroline M. Yoachim Narrator : Miyuki Jane Pinckard Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny Magazine Rated R “The Traveler’s Guide to the Goblin Fells is an expansion book for the 5th edition of the world’s most litigious roleplaying game, about […]

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Author : Caroline M. Yoachim Narrator : Miyuki Jane Pinckard Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny Magazine Rated R “The Traveler’s Guide to the Goblin Fells is an expansion book for the 5th edition of the world’s most litigious roleplaying game, about […]

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Author : Caroline M. Yoachim Narrator : Miyuki Jane Pinckard Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producers : Devin Martin and Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny Magazine Rated R The music for the promotion intro is “Sneaky Snitch” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Hey […]

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Author : Shannon Peavey Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Apex Rated PG-13 The music for the promotion intro is “Sneaky Snitch” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Hey everyone, Alasdair here – hope you’re […]

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Authors : Dafydd McKimm and Timothy Mudie Narrators : Alasdair Stuart and Kyle Akers Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums “I Will You Back to Time and Space” was originally published by Flash Fiction Online “The Ocean-Eyed Boy” was originally published by Deep Magic “I Will You Back to […]

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Author : Natalia Theodoridou Narrator : A. F. Grappin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny Magazine Rated R Ribbons by Natalia Theodoridou   Monday’s lover tugs at Jan’s ribbon with his teeth. Jan doesn’t yell at the lover to stop. The guy just received bad news […]

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Author : Kate Heartfield Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 742: The Morning House is a PodCastle original. Content warning for dementia Rated PG-13 The Morning House By Kate Heartfield   “This B&B is frankly unacceptable,” Dad says. “I want to go home.” Sylvia […]

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Author : Jaxon Tempest Narrator : Soleil Knowles Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 741: Between The Island and the Deep Blue Sea is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Between The Island and the Deep Blue Sea By Jaxon Tempest   No one knew how the island floated, […]

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Author : Abra Staffin-Wiebe Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 740: Beck’s Pest Control and the Case of the Drag Show Downer is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Beck’s Pest Control and the Case of the Drag Show Downer by Abra Staffin-Wiebe   I […]

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Author : C.J. Lavigne Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 739: ‘Til Death is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for grief Rated PG-13 ‘Til Death by C. J. Lavigne   My dear Clarinda, They tell me that when you heard of my wedding, you […]

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Author : Vanessa Fogg Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 738: The Bones Beneath is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for violence and death Rated PG-13 The Bones Beneath by Vanessa Fogg   Four years ago, the bones began pushing up from the earth. […]

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Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Diogo Ramos Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 737: The Eight Hundred Legs of the Rio-Niterói Bridge is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for death of a parent, grief, and brief mentions of torture Rated PG-13 The Eight Hundred Legs of the […]

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Author : M. E. Bronstein Narrators : Rachael K. Jones and Dave Thompson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 736: The Gorgon’s Glass is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The Gorgon’s Glass by M.E. Bronstein   There are people who try to blame Oken’s unhappy demise on […]

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Author : Patrick Freyne Narrator : Eleanor R. Wood Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Winter Papers Volume 5 Content warning for drowning, malnourishment, and extreme peril Rated PG-13 The Artists’ Colony Patrick Freyne   Dear ­­­­­­­______, I think you would love it here. It’s […]

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Author : Eleanna Castroianni Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fireside Content warnings for war, imprisonment, and torture Rated PG-13 An Incomplete Account of the Case of the Bird-Talker of Yaros by Eleanna Castroianni     PANAYOTIS M., interviewed by Eleni […]

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Authors : Marisca Pichette, Dafydd McKimm and Devin Miller Narrators : Scott Campbell, Matt Dovey and Kelly Robson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums “Water We Made to Breathe” and “A Partial Record of Enchanted Cheeses I’ve Fed My Wife” are PodCastle originals “Secret Keepers” was previously published […]

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Author : R.S.A. Garcia Narrator : Omega Francis Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Devil’s Ways anthology Content warning for domestic violence Rated R Fire In His Eyes, Blood On His Teeth By R.S.A. Garcia   He comes to me with fire in his eyes […]

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Author : Effie Seiberg Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 731: The Travel Guide to the Dimension of Lost Things is a PodCastle original. Content warning for depression Rated PG-13 The Travel Guide to the Dimension of Lost Things By Effie Seiberg   […]

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Author : Greta Hayer Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Rated PG-13 The Augur and the Girl Left at His Door by Greta Hayer The augur looked at the bridegroom’s back and sighed. He bent close to the […]

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Author : M. L. Krishnan Narrator : Suna Dasi Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Apparition Lit Rated PG-13 Bride, Knife, Flaming Horse by M. L. Krishnan   To Kalavati, it was well known that if one reached marriageable age, parents and aunties and cousins […]

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Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie The Cat Lady and the Petitioner by Jennifer Hudak Laurie stands in front of a door. It’s old but solid, as many old things are. Whatever paint once covered it has long since worn away, and the wood […]

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Author : Christoph Weber Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 728: The Fireman is a PodCastle original. Content warning for fire and child harm. Rated R The Fireman by Christoph Weber   I face the forested mountains, raise my hands like a conductor […]

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Author : Rebecca Zahabi Narrator : Mahtab Chenevix-Trench Host : Peter Adrian Behravesh Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 727: [NOWRUZ SPECIAL] “Two Siblings, Seven Fish” is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Two Siblings, Seven Fish by Rebecca Zahabi   Maybe this story started when Dad inherited the calabash; or maybe […]

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Author : Marina Ermakova Narrator : Srikripa Krishna Prasad Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 726: The Elixary of the Evanescent Market is a PodCastle original. Rated PG The Elixary of the Evanescent Market by Marina Ermakova Iris eyed the interior of the carriage with caution as […]

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Author : Louis Evans Narrator : C. L. Clark Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by GigaNotoSaurus Content warning for torture/bodily harm Rated R Miss Bulletproof Comes Out of Retirement by Louis Evans Miss Bulletproof comes home and there’s a god sitting at her kitchen table […]

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Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 724: The Cinnamon Thread is a PodCastle original. Content warning for the death of a parent Rated PG The Cinnamon Thread by Beth Goder Anna is grateful to lie on the bed in the […]

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Author : Chaitanya Murali Narrator : Prashanth Srivatsa Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 723: Just One Last Mango is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Just One Last Mango by Chaitanya Murali “Do you want one?” Meghna asked between bites. She was sitting in the upper branches […]

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Author : Dani Atkinson Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe, Kitty Sarkozy and Katherine Inskip Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Daily Science Fiction Rated PG-13 Said the Princess by Dani Atkinson   Once upon a time in a far-off land, in a tiny room, in […]

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Author : Michelle Denham Narrator : Isabel Kim Host : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 721: A Chestnut, A Persimmon, A Cunning Lie is a PodCastle original. Content warning for the loss of a child. Rated PG-13 A Chestnut, A Persimmon, A Cunning Lie By Michelle M. […]

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Author : Thomas Ha Narrator : Eleiece Krawiec Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in Metaphorosis. Content warnings for fire and bodily harm. Rated R Where the Old Neighbors Go by Thomas Ha   The man standing on the porch that night seemed like an ordinary […]

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Author : Chip Houser Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Bourbon Penn 20 Content warnings for bullying, injury, and child peril. Rated R Smilers by Chip Houser   Aiden rests his chin on the back of the living room couch, watching […]

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Author : Julia Knowles Narrator : A.J. Fitzwater Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 718: Memoirs of a Magic Mirror is a PodCastle original. Content warning: mild gore. Rated PG-13 Memoirs of a Magic Mirror by Julia Knowles It started when three magicians, two fairies, a couple […]

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Author : Nicole D. Sconiers Narrator : Laurice White Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Nightlight Podcast Rated PG-13 The Stiffening by Nicole D. Sconiers I was eight years old when I realized that I never saw my mother sitting. Ever. Or lying in bed […]

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Author : Avi Burton Narrator : Sarah Griffin Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 716: Tadpole Prophecy is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Tadpole Prophecy Avi Burton It is cold, twilight on the cusp of true night, and they have sent you down to kill a monster. […]

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Author : Nathaniel Lee Narrator : Dave Thompson Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Unidentified Funny Objects 3 Rated R This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist […]

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Author : Claire Humphrey Narrator : Kara Grace Host : Srikripa Krishna Prasad Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons Rated R This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode […]

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Author : Gary McKay Narrator : Sarah McGowan Host : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Underneath the Tree: Twelve Christmas stories from Writers in Northern Ireland Rated PG Candy Canes, Comics, and Christmas by Gary McKay I met Marlene atop Lily Hill on December 17th […]

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Author : Martha Wells Narrator : C.S.E. Cooney Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Realms of Fantasy Rated PG This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode […]

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Author : Dirk Flinthart Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Graeme Dunlop Audio Producers : Pria Wood and Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine This episode was previously unrated by PodCastle staff. This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member […]

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Author : Amal El-Mohtar Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Devin Martin Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in the Glitter & Mayhem anthology, edited by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damien Thomas, and John Klima. Rated R This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, […]

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Author : Alter S. Reiss Narrator : John Michnya Host : Hamilton Perez Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons Rated R This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode […]

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Author : E. Lily Yu Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Ziv Wities Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Apex Magazine Rated PG This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode […]

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Author : Alex Dally MacFarlane Narrator : Eleiece Krawiec Host : Tierney Bailey Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons Content warning: violence. Rated R This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses […]

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Author : Krystal Claxton Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Sofía Barker Audio Producers : Pria Wood and Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Unidentified Funny Objects 3 Rated PG This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist […]

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Author : Kenneth Schneyer Narrator : Pria Wood Host : Emmalia Harrington Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Clockwork Phoenix 4, edited by Mike Allen. Contains references to murder and child abuse. Rated R This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, […]

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Author : Saladin Ahmed Narrator : Rajan Khanna Host : Peter Adrian Behravesh Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Rated PG This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode […]

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Author : Tina Connolly Narrators : C.S.E. Cooney, Amal El-Mohtar, M.K. Hobson, Tina Connolly, LaShawn M. Wanak, Dave Thompson, Marguerite Kenner and Anna Schwind Host : Aidan Doyle Audio Producers : Pria Wood and Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Unidentified Funny Objects 3 Rated PG This episode is a part of […]

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Authors : Summer Fletcher, Ash Beker and Alasdair Stuart Narrators : Imogen Harris, Marty Perrett, Wilson Fowlie, Peter Adrian Behravesh, Kaitlyn Zivanovich, Mur Lafferty, M. M. Schill, Alex Hofelich, Shawn Garrett, Scott Campbell, Kat Day, Graeme Dunlop and Alasdair Stuart Audio Producers : Marguerite Kenner, Ciaran ‘Zalia’ Roberts, Lillian Boyd and Pria Wood Artist : […]

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Authors : Eisuke Aikawa and Toshiya Kamei Narrator : Miyuki Jane Pinckard Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Samovar Rated PG Hummingbird by Eisuke Aikawa and Toshiya Kamei The translucent Ōe-san steps out of the bathroom and sits at the table as usual. He spreads […]

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Authors : Sylvia Heike, Ally Chua, Aleks Wittkamp and Drew Czernik Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe, Graeme Dunlop, Srikripa Krishna Prasad and Lalana Dara Host : Craig Jackson Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 701: Flash Fiction Extravaganza — Flash Fiction Contest VI is a PodCastle original. Rated PG. Catch By […]

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Author : Tashan Mehta Narrator : Suna Dasi Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in Magical Women, an Indian speculative fiction feminist anthology, published by Hachette India Rated PG   Novel promotion! The Annual Migration of Clouds is a “cli-fi” post-apocalyptic novella by author Premee […]

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Author : Anna Madden Narrator : Eliza Chan Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in DreamForge Magazine. Rated PG The Last Petal by Anna Madden Miss Lily Dale preferred hands to faces. Hands told a story that faces could hide. Her father’s hands had become so […]

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Author : Woody Dismukes Narrator : Roberto Suarez Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 698: Solace of the Keeper is a PodCastle original. Content warning: Arachnids Rated PG-13 Solace of the Keeper by Woody Dismukes If you watch the wind for long enough, you may find yourself […]

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Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Eleanor R. Wood Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Kaleidotrope. Rated PG-13 Down to Niflhel Deep by Maria Haskins The dog’s name is Roan. He doesn’t know how long he’s been running. Maybe it’s been hours, or days, or […]

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Author : Kristina Ten Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Lightspeed. Rated PG-13 Tend to Me by Kristina Ten Nora is a serial becomer. She has become many things in her life, though rarely on purpose. The first time, it just […]

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Author : Rati Mehrotra Narrator : Suna Dasi Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 695: Black Wings, White Kheer is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Black Wings, White Kheer by Rati Mehrotra The wings knock against the closet door on full moon nights, trying to escape. The […]

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Author : Melody Gordon Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums FIYAH Literary Magazine Content warning for racism, oppression, and intergenerational trauma. Rated PG-13 Excavate by Melody Gordon The airplane hatch opened and the Pearsons, with guns on their hips and jetpacks on their […]

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Author : Louis Evans Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Translunar Travelers Lounge Sexual content Rated R Everybody’s Got a Hungry Heart by Louis Evans Agent Heartbreak and the Misery Muse meet cute on a lonely-hearts cruise. Their gazes lock above the brunch buffet. […]

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Author : KT Bryski Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Auger Magazine Disordered eating, food deprivation Rated R When the White Bird Sings by KT Bryski Bones show best in cold weather. Sharp lines cut under skin; bare branches crack against the sky; snow […]

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Author : C. A. Barrett Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 691: The Healer of Branford is a PodCastle original. Content warning for animal cruelty. Rated PG-13 The Healer of Branford by C. A. Barrett After twenty years, Maud decided that it was […]

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Author : Frances Rowat Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by On Spec magazine. Rated PG The Gannet Girl by Frances Rowat They said Castermay’s mother had held sea-glass in her mouth when she’d lain with the girl’s father, and that was […]

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Author : Rebecca Fraimow Narrator : Barbara Krasnoff Host : Benjamin C. Kinney Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Jim Freund Discuss on Forums PodCastle 689: Gitl Schneiderman Learns to Live With Her In-Laws is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Gitl Schneiderman Learns to Live With Her In-Laws by Rebecca Fraimow Shprintze, you nudnik, […]

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Author : Hester J. Rook Narrator : Danielle Imara Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in Making Monsters: A Speculative and Classical Anthology Rated PG-13 Aeaea on the Seas by Hester J. Rook “Oh, go to the crows,” I snarled under my breath as the knocker […]

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Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Daily Science Fiction Rated PG In September by Aimee Ogden On a humid night in mid-July, Emily can’t sleep. Her hand keeps sliding into the cool open space on the far […]

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Author : Tobi Ogundiran Narrator : Tobi Ogundiran Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in FIYAH Literary Magazine Guardian of the Gods by Tobi Ogundiran Ashâke shed her priestly raiment and slid into the river. The water was surprisingly warm against her skin, like falling into […]

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Author : Stephanie Burgis Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in Consolation Songs: Speculative Fiction for a Time of Coronavirus Rated PG-13. Love, Your Flatmate by Stephanie Burgis From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: HELP Mum, I understand that you didn’t actually […]

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Author : Teresa Milbrodt Narrator : Alexis Goble Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in Guernica in 2015 Bombings, and the offscreen death of children. Rated PG-13. In the Dim Below by Teresa Milbrodt This had been the routine since I was born, bombs coming every […]

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Author : Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko Narrator : Tanja Milojevic  Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 683: Three for Hers is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for gore and coercive violence. Rated R. Three For Hers by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko   The second time one of […]

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Author : Saladin Ahmed Narrator : Steve Anderson Host : C. L. Clark Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally published in Rags & Bones, edited by Melissa Marr and Tim Pratt. Contains violence, including gore. Rated R. This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, […]

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Author : Eleanor R. Wood Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in Diabolical Plots, and The Best of British Fantasy 2019, edited by Jared Shurin and NewCon Press. What the Sea Reaps, We Must Provide by Eleanor R. Wood The ball bounces […]

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Author : Erin Roberts Narrator : Maui Threv Host : Jen R. Albert Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums PodCastle 681: TALES FROM THE VAULTS —Wolfy Things is a PodCastle original. Rated R. This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member […]

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Author : Robert Luke Wilkins Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in On Spec, Issue #107 in April 2018. A content warning for rituals for the dead, including children. Rated PG-13, with a content warning for rituals for the dead, including children. […]

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Author : Leah Ning Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 679: Pull is a PodCastle original. A content warning for end of life care. Rated PG-13 with a content warning for end of life care. Pull by Leah Ning   I could already […]

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Author : Dan Micklethwaite Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by NewMyths. Rated PG-13. Once and Future Dan Micklethwaite   Early mornings, before the tourists show up, Gordon Barrow likes to lean against the hotel roof and watch the trains. There are […]

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Author : Lora Gray Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Apparition Literary Magazine. Violence, including child abuse. Rated PG-13 for violence, including child abuse. Our Roots Devour by Lora Gray Momma always told us the Tree ain’t got a taste for […]

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Author : Rachel Kolar Narrator : Jen R. Albert Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 676: #BloodBossBabes is a PodCastle original. Warnings for blood and violence Rated R for bloody sacrifices to thirsty gods. #BloodBossBabes By Rachel Kolar   Hey Girl! From: Amy Shearer ([email protected]) To: Heather […]

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Author : E. Catherine Tobler Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in No Shit, There I Was (2017), an anthology edited by Alex Acks Rated PG-13. Blush Response by E. Catherine Tobler No shit, there I was, behind the wet curves of […]

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Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by MYTHIC in June 2017. Rated PG-13. Pulling Secrets from Stones by Beth Goder In the lakebed by the mountains slept stones full of secrets. Waiting memories. Dissipating memories. Rachel could feel […]

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Author : A.C. Wise Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 673: Jenny Come Up the Well is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. Jenny Come Up the Well by A.C. Wise Jenny come up th’ water Jenny come up th’ well Ne’er let […]

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Author : Sarah Gailey Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums “Bargain” first appeared in Mothership Zeta (Dec 2015) Bargain by Sarah Gailey Malachai loved his work. He loved wandering among the trappings of enormous wealth and influence, seeing the baubles that humans excreted to […]

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Author : Josh Rountree Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in the Eighteen anthology from Underland Press. Rated PG-13. Rated PG-13. Rewind By Josh Rountree MONDAY The dust biker comes into the video store that afternoon looking for slasher flicks. He […]

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Authors : Jenn Reese, Kate Heartfield and John Wiswell  Narrators : Tina Connolly, Kim Rogers and C. L. Clark Host : Ziv Wities Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh “A Mindreader’s Guide to Surviving Your First Year at the All-Girls Superhero Academy” was originally published by Uncanny Magazine, Dec 2019. “Chameleon” was originally published by Daily […]

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Author : J.T. Greathouse Narrator : Carlo Matos Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Deep Magic. Rated PG-13. An Empty Cup by J.T. Greathouse 1 Eshi the Boy As for every child of the Islands, when Eshi was born a zephyr descended from the Upper […]

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Authors : C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez Narrators : C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Clockwork Phoenix. Content warning: illness and death Rated Pg-13. The Book of May By C. S. E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez From: Morgan W. Jamwant […]

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Author : Jessica Meats Narrator : Jen R. Albert Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 668: Circle of Memories is a PodCastle original. Content warning: plague Rated PG-13. Circle of Memories By Jessica Meats Cara brought her hand up to her face and was surprised to find […]

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Author : Matt Dovey Narrator : Matthew James Hamblin Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 667: Clouds in a Clear Blue Sky is a PodCastle original. Content warning: death, grief Rated PG-13. Clouds in a Clear Blue Sky By Matt Dovey It were a clear blue day, […]

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Author : Dustin Steinacker Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. death, animated corpses, violence against children Rated R. [Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part novelette. Visit our previous post to read Part 1.] Reading […]

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Author : Dustin Steinacker Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. Content warnings: death, animated corpses, violence against children Rated R. Reading Dead Lips By Dustin Steinacker Nouelle had always thought that she’d feel a sense […]

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Author : Lori J. Torone Narrator : Simon Meddings Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Metaphorosis. Wytchen Wood by Lori J. Torone A decade of shavings covered the floor of Lewys’s carpentry shop. He didn’t bother sweeping any more, although he probably should — wood […]

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Author : Hamilton Perez Narrator : Karen Menzel (née Bovenmyer) Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Dark. Rated R. Our Mortal Undressing by Hamilton Perez I. Discovery I suppose I’m chasing the wildflowers. I first found them while digging for worms. It’s not very […]

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Author : dave ring Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Shift: A Journal of Literary Oddities. Rated R. La Camaraderie du Cirque By dave ring Gather round, and let me tell you the story of Veronica’s Oiseau de Feu. They were […]

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Author : Varsha Dinesh Narrator : Suna Dasi Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 661: The Engineer of the Undersea Railways is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. The Engineer of the Undersea Railway By Varsha Dinesh The undersea engineer Persis Makhanwala cut a solitary figure to all […]

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Author : Carmen Maria Machado Narrator : Gabrielle de Cuir Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums First appeared in Granta. A Nebula and Shirley Jackson Award nominee.  Content warnings for sexual content and domestic abuse Rated R.  This episode is a part of our Tales from the […]

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Author : Eugenia Triantafyllou Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Uncanny Magazine. Rated PG-13. My Country is a Ghost By Eugenia Triantafyllou When Niovi tried to smuggle her mother’s ghost into the new country, she found herself being passed from one […]

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Authors : Tim Pratt and Heather Shaw Narrators : Jen R. Albert and Dominik Parisien Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 658: The Cursed Noel is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. The Cursed Noel By Tim Pratt & Heather Shaw It was supposed to be a Very […]

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Author : Teresa Milbrodt Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Sofía Barker Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Pleiades: Literature in Context. Rated PG-13 White as Soap By Teresa Milbrodt I’m not sure what to think when the people from the soap company call and ask about filming a […]

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Author : Shaoni C. White Narrator : Abra Staffin-Wiebe Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 656: What My Flies Keep for Me is a PodCastle original. Content Warning: Insects, mild gore, and death. Rated R. What My Flies Keep For Me By Shaoni C. White There’s a […]

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Author : Damini Kane Narrator : Suna Dasi Host : Srikripa Krishna Prasad Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 655: Mariska and Major is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. Mariska and Major By Damini Kane Mariska is not an Indian name. I think that’s what caught my attention. She looked Indian […]

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Author : John Wiswell  Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Hosts : Matt Dovey and Wilson Fowlie Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 654: 8-Bit Free Will is a PodCastle original. Rated PG. 8-Bit Free Will By John Wiswell They exist, then don’t exist, then exist again. They are monsters where the game’s […]

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Author : Matt Dovey Narrator : Heath Miller Host : Peter Adrian Behravesh Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Diabolical Plots. CW: Some violence, sexual content Rated R. Why Aren’t Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark? By Matt Dovey In a generational shift that some claim threatens […]

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Author : L. S. Johnson Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by F Is for Fairy, from Poise and Pen Press Content warning: sexual assault, gender-based slurs Rated R. Apple By L. S. Johnson Her Names They were twelve, and between them […]

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Author : Shannon Peavey Narrator : Avi Silver Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Daily Science Fiction. Rated R for strong language. At First Glance By Shannon Peavey On a narrow highway in western Texas, an old Ford pickup hurtles through a curve at eighty-five […]

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Author : Mary Wilkens Freeman Narrator : Jen R. Albert Host : Dominik Parisien Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums This story is in the public domain and was published in Wilkens’s 1903 collection The Wind in the Rose-Bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural. Rated PG. Close to the village street […]

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Author : Maya Chhabra Narrator : Eleiece Krawiec Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Anathema. CW: Plague, illness, and death Rated R. The Plague-House by Maya Chhabra When the plague returned in a rash of aching joints and toxic, pink-froth coughs, Catia did not wait […]

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Author : Morgan Al-Moor Narrator : Laurice White Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Graeme Dunlop The Beast Weeps with One Eye By Morgan Al-Moor After three days of breathless escape across the grasslands and no less than thirty of our people lost, the waters of the Nyamba river finally sparkled before my weary […]

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Author : Z.M. Quỳnh Narrator : Z.M. Quỳnh Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producers : Peter Adrian Behravesh and Z.M. Quỳnh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Genius Loci. Rated R. The South China Sea By Z.M. Quỳnh They are in the fragmentation of raindrops during monsoon season and the quivering of evaporating dew in […]

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Author : Pamela Rentz Narrator : Ada Milenkovic Brown  Host : Emmalia Harrington Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Red Tape. Rated PG. This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode to rerun and […]

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Author : Doretta Lau Narrator : Andrea Bang Host : Jen R. Albert Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun? Published by Nightwood Editions in 2014, audiobook version of this produced by ECW Press. CW: strong language, including racist and […]

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Author : H. Pueyo Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by The Dark. CW: Domestic abuse Rated R. Sea-Crowned By H. Pueyo Water — there’s water everywhere, water covering my feet, my knees, my hips. Water, foam, salt, sand in my mouth, […]

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Author : Tori Curtis Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 643: Strange Things Done is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for sexual content, mild gore, mention of injections, and imagery related to body changes. Rated R. Strange Things Done By Tori Curtis Audra […]

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Author : Aimee Picchi Narrator : Jen R. Albert Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. Rated PG-13. In a Field of Bone-Bonnets Aimee Picchi The hut shuffled to face the sunrise, a habit that pleased its old witch, and kindled […]

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Author : Amal El-Mohtar Narrator : N.K. Jemisin Host : Tierney Bailey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons. This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of PodCastle’s staff chooses a backlist episode to rerun and discuss. This week’s […]

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Author : Sid Jain Narrator : Amal Singh Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 640: Mist Songs of Delhi is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. Mist Songs of Delhi By Sid Jain Rajaji had listened to three songs of the deceased that morning. He couldn’t help himself. […]

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Author : Samantha Mills Narrator : Sandra Espinoza Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Translunar Travelers Lounge. Rated PG-13. The destinies of two women — one, a soldier; the other, a princess — become intertwined in C. L. Clark’s debut, The Unbroken. This is a […]

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Author : Dan Micklethwaite Narrator : Austin Malone Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 638: Slipping the Leash is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. Slipping the Leash Dan Micklethwaite It is 1958, and Aloysius Proctor has survived a war, and survived the clap, and he is married […]

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Author : Frances Rowat Narrator : James Thomson Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums First published in Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet.   Rated PG-13. Ink, and Breath, and Spring by Frances Rowat The wheelbarrow thumped a jolt into Palwick’s arms with every third step as he led Mattish […]

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Author : Jen Brown Narrator : C. L. Clark Host : Emmalia Harrington Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in FIYAH. Rated PG. While Dragons Claim the Sky By Jen Brown [Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part novelette. Please visit last week’s post to read Part 1.] When […]

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Discuss on Forums Originally published in FIYAH. Rated PG. While Dragons Claim the Sky By Jen Brown When a breeze shook the reed curtains in mama’s salon, I thought it might be another dragon gliding low, stopping to drink from Lake Mritil. ‘Course, mama and I weren’t afraid; we loved watching them soar overhead, wings […]

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Author : Charlotte Perkins Gilman Narrator : Anaea Lay Host : Kitty Sarkozy Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Gilman’s collection When I Was a Witch and reprinted in Fantasy Magazine. This story is in the public domain. Rated PG. When I Was a Witch By Charlotte Perkins Gilman […]

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Author : Rachael K. Jones Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Rated PG-13. The Night Bazaar for Women Becoming Reptiles By Rachael K. Jones In the desert, all the footprints lead into Oasis, and none lead out again. […]

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Author : Tony Pi Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Jen R. Albert Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in Clockwork Canada: Steampunk Fiction. CW: Grief and mentions of suicide. Rated PG-13. Our Chymical Séance By Tony Pi To thoroughly inspect the spacious Silverbirch Room before the séance would take […]

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Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : Cheyenne Wright Host : Hamilton Perez Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published at Strange Horizons. Rated PG for superseded oracles, despots past their expiration dates and probability witches. Another End of the Empire By Tim Pratt “I am here,” Mogrash said. “Give me the bad […]

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Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Elizabeth Green Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in the Hidden Menagerie Vol. 2 anthology and reprinted in The Dark. Content warning: domestic violence, violence against a child, gore Rated R. A Cruelty That Cut Both Ways By Aimee Ogden […]

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Author : C.S.E. Cooney Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Uncanny Magazine. Previously published in Jonathan Strahan’s The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Twelve, and Subterranean Press’s The Best of Uncanny Magazine (2020). Rated PG-13. A statement from […]

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Author : Chris Barnham Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Dimension6, Issue 16 (April 2019). Rated PG. Vincent’s Penny By Chris Barnham  May 1941 I’m a child this time. Five or six years old. Fully clothed under a bed, on a wooden floor. I […]

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Author : Claire Humphrey Narrator : Jen R. Albert Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 627: We Are the Flower is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. Includes copious F-bombs. We Are the Flower By Claire Humphrey I didn’t clue in until I saw the ghost bike chained […]

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Authors : Tina Connolly and A.C. Wise Narrators : Tina Connolly and Dani Daly Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums “A Sharp Breath of Birds” was originally published in Uncanny Magazine. “A Guide to Birds by Song (After Death)” was originally published in Clockwork Phoenix 5. Rated PG-13. […]

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Author : Gem Isherwood Narrator : Eve Upton Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 625: Salt and Iron is a PodCastle original. Rated R. Salt and Iron By Gem Isherwood There’s a gash across her cheekbone, glass in her arm and her lower lip is twice the […]

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Author : Eden Royce Narrator : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums This story was a PodCastle original back when we ran it for the first time in 2017. Rated PG-13. Crickets Sing for Naomi By Eden Royce “If these danggone crickets don’t stop following […]

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Author : Allison Thai Narrator : Jennifer Tran Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 623: Caring For Dragons and Growing a Flower is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13, for found footage and lost loves. Author’s dedication I dedicate this story to my grandfather and father: one who […]

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Author : Evan Kennedy Narrator : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Host : Jen R. Albert Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 622: Spoken For is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. Spoken For by Evan Kennedy Twenty-five years after the magic came back, Auden’s wife got turned to stone. It was the dog’s fault. […]

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Author : Emma Osborne Narrator : Megan Leigh Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny Magazine. Rated R. A Salt and Sterling Tongue By Emma Osborne I found my dying boy curled up in a pile of straw wet with his blood. Seamus rolled over […]

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Author : Gerri Leen Narrator : Tina C. Connolly Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Artist : Matt Dovey The Thing in the Basement by Gerri Leen You can hear it, in the basement, behind the metal boxes that your human puts her outer-coverings in just when they start to smell […]

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Author : Nin Harris Narrator : Chang Yiun Yee Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 620: When Hope Is Lost, Touch Remains is a PodCastle original. Content warning for violence and sexual content. Rated R for steamy friction, physical and ethical. When Hope Is Lost, Touch Remains […]

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Transcript (Alasdair) Hi everyone, Alasdair here. We’re not going to ask how you are right now, because we have a pretty good idea. You’re fine. You’re FINE. You’re the same version of fine as everyone right now, the one Aerosmith sang about. The one where you’re alternately anxious, terrified, furious and calm. We empathise. We’re […]

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Author : Sofia Samatar Narrator : C. L. Clark Host : Peter Adrian Behravesh Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in The Starlit Wood. Rated PG-13. The Tale of Mahliya and Mauhub and the White-Footed Gazelle By Sofia Samatar This story is at least a thousand years old. Its complete […]

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Author : Vida Cruz-Borja Narrator : Don Pizarro Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Writers of the Future vol. 34. Rated PG-13. Odd and Ugly By Vida Cruz I. You come to my tree at high noon in July, sweating, panting, young. So very, very […]

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Author : Greye La Spina Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums September 1927 issue of Weird Tales. This story is in the public domain. CW: illness and plague; references to violence and sexual assault Rated R. The Dead-Wagon Greye La Spina I “Someone’s been […]

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Authors : Ian Muneshwar and Eleanor R. Wood Narrators : Sienna Tristen and Jen R. Albert Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 616: DOUBLE FEATURE! Telomerase; Mycelium is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. “Telomerase” was previously published in An Alphabet of Embers. “Mycelium” is a PodCastle original. Telomerase […]

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Author : L. Chan Narrator : Curtis C. Chen Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Future Fire in the Making Monsters anthology. Content warning for domestic abuse and violence. Rated R, for a rowdy band of righteous monsters. Field Reports from the Department of Monster […]

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Author : Aidan Doyle Narrator : Julie Hoverson Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 614: White Noon is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. White Noon By Aidan Doyle The dogs’ barking let me know I had visitors. I reluctantly left my chair by the fire, pulled on […]

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Author : Heather Rose Jones Narrator : Sarah Goleman Host : C. L. Clark Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums This story was a PodCastle original that aired back in 2015. Rated PG. Hoywverch By Heather Rose Jones Elin verch Gwir Goch oed yn arglwydes ar Cantref Madruniawn wrth na bo i’w […]

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Author : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Narrator : Stephanie Malia Morris Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Originally published in Sword and Sonnet. Content warning: domestic violence Rated PG-13. She Searches for God in the Storm Within By Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali When I arrived at my grandmother’s, in the stillness of predawn, like some […]

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Author : Kyle Kirrin Narrators : Alasdair Stuart, C. L. Clark, Summer Fletcher, Matt Dovey, Jen R. Albert, Peter Adrian Behravesh and Mur Lafferty Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 611: Yo, Rapunzel! is a PodCastle original. Rated R, for ridiculous, with sprinklings of boardgames, box wine, […]

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Author : Ranylt Richildis Narrator : Dominik Parisien Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums First published by Myths Inscribed. Rated PG. Charlemagne and Florent By Ranylt Richildis This is what happened to les deux bretons before I met them, back in the 70s when they were boys in […]

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Author : Shari Paul Narrator : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fiyah Lit Mag Issue 5. Rated PG-13. The Epic of Sakina By Shari Paul [Note: This is part 2 of a two-part novelette. Visit our previous post to read Part 1.] […]

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Author : Shari Paul Narrator : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fiyah Lit Mag Issue 5. Rated PG-13. The Epic of Sakina By Shari Paul The moon was a pale, golden disc in a lavender sky. Sakina, in a brilliant blue caftan […]

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Author : Claire Humphrey Narrator : Julia Rios Hosts : Jen R. Albert and KT Bryski Audio Producer : KT Bryski Discuss on Forums Originally published by Strange Horizons. Previously appeared at PodCastle. Rated R. Who in Mortal Chains by Claire Humphrey I almost had friends in 1965. Ryder was a brewer in those days, […]

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Authors : Heather Shaw, Tim Pratt and River Shaw Narrator : Kyle Akers Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : KT Bryski Discuss on Forums PodCastle 606: River’s Giving is a PodCastle original. Rated PG for jolly old beasts of terror. River’s Giving Heather Shaw, River Shaw, and Tim Pratt Once upon a time, there […]

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Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Dani Daly Host : C. L. Clark Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Violence, sex, and graphic content related to child-rearing. Rated R for secrets, science, and sexuality. Blood, Bone, Seed, Spark By Aimee Ogden Upstairs, in the little rowhouse […]

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Author : Bennett North Narrator : C. L. Clark Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 604: No Mercy to the Rest is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 for super-villainous violence and attempts to raise the dead. No Mercy to the Rest by Bennett North Sadie parked in […]

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Authors : K. A. Teryna and Alex Shvartsman Narrator : Yaroslav Barsukov Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons. Rated PG-13 for cunning felines and strong language. Copy Cat  K. A. Teryna and Alex Shvartsman Imagine a Russian cat. Not just any Russian cat, […]

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Author : Derek Künsken Narrators : Jay Odjick, Charlotte Ashley, J. M. Frey, Rati Mehrotra, Sylvain Neuvel, KT Bryski and Brandon Crilly Host : Jen R. Albert Audio Producer : KT Bryski Discuss on Forums PodCastle 602: Franken-Puppy is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13, for revivified urges and the joys of transgression. Franken-Puppy By Derek […]

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Author : Kate Heartfield Narrator : Alyson Grauer Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Lackington’s. Rated PG-13. A Thousand Tongues of Silver By Kate Heartfield I am a book. My pages are purple. This is how they made me. First, they flayed the calves, stretched […]

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Authors : Nathan Susnik, Michelle Muenzler, KT Bryski and R. K. Duncan Narrators : Kai Hudson, Philippa Ballantine, Jen R. Albert and Wilson Fowlie Host : Craig Jackson Discuss on Forums PodCastle 600: Flash Fiction Extravaganza — Flash Fiction Contest V is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. The Cost of the Revolution in Three Marvelous […]

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Author : Tina Connolly Narrator : Julie Hoverson Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2017. Rated PG-13. Please check out the Kickstarter for a new anthology, Vital: The Future of Healthcare, featuring work by David Brin, Seanan […]

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Author : L. Chan Narrator : Leeman Kessler  Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Dark. Rated PG-13 for ghosts and the terrors that make them. The Sound of His Voice Like the Colour of Salt By L. Chan The ghost boy was the colour […]

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Author : Charlotte Ashley Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March-April 2018. Rated PG-13. The Satyr of Brandenburg By Charlotte Ashley [Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part novelette. Please visit last week’s […]

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Author : Charlotte Ashley Narrator : Summer Fletcher Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March-April 2018. Rated PG-13. The Satyr of Brandenburg By Charlotte Ashley By the inebriated light of dawn, October the 23rd, 1700, a swarthy figure […]

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Author : K.C. Mead-Brewer Narrator : Jen R. Albert Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Carve Magazine. Content warning for violence against women, suicide, and cannibalism Rated R. The Feast By K.C. Mead-Brewer We took Emmaline on what promised to be a particularly stormy night. […]

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Author : E. Nesbit Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums From Edith Nesbit’s classic collection The Book of Dragons, which is in the public domain. You can find the whole thing here. Rated PG. The Deliverers of Their Country By E. Nesbit It all began with […]

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Author : Shiv Ramdas Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Giganotosaurus. Rated PG. Balloon Man By Shiv Ramdas If it hadn’t been for the camel, Mithun might never have noticed the old balloon seller at all. He almost didn’t notice the […]

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Author : David W. Goldman Narrator : Eric Luke Host : Craig Jackson Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally appeared in The New Haven Review, Winter 2011. Rated R for language, violence and sexual content. This episode is a part of our Tales from the Vaults series, in which a member of […]

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Author : Natalia Theodoridou Narrator : C. A. Yates Host : Jen R. Albert Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 591: His Giant Heartbeat is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. His Giant Heartbeat by Natalia Theodoridou I smoke with my back to the caravan while I wait for B and his client […]

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Author : A.E. Prevost Narrator : Lisa Hicks Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in Sword and Sonnet, edited by E Catherine Tobler, Aidan Doyle and Rachael K Jones. Rated PG-13. Labyrinth, Sanctuary By A.E. Prevost Constance carves her timeworn tracks into the thirsty rock. With […]

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Author : Celeste Tyler Narrator : Sigríður Gunnarsdóttir Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 589: The Horrible Deaths of Helga Hrafnsdóttir is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 for the horrible deaths we hope won’t come to pass. The Horrible Deaths of Helga Hrafnsdóttir By Christine Tyler The […]

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Author : Premee Mohamed Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums First published in Principia Ponderosa anthology by Third Flatiron Press, March 2017. Rated: PG-13, for the harsh demands of gods. Bought bred, the new cow had cost three thousand dollars, and so as night […]

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Author : Samantha Mills Narrator : C. L. Clark Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Strange Horizons. Rated: PG, for a parent guiding herself home. Strange Waters By Samantha Mills Fisherwoman Mika Sandrigal was lost at sea. She knew where she was in relation to […]

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Author : Auston Habershaw Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Rated PG-13, incl blood, violence, and many deaths (sort of)! Make sure to check out Broadcasts from the Wasteland, a new podcast featuring chats […]

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Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Jen R. Albert Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 585: Getaway is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for disordered eating, body dysmorphia, and mild body horror. Rated PG-13. Getaway By Jennifer Hudak Ten days after her family installed themselves in their […]

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Author : An Owomoyela Narrator : MarBelle Host : C. L. Clark Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Eclipse Online. You can read it here! Rated R, for reference to war and wartime atrocities. In Metal, In Bone by An Owomoyela Colonel Gabriel met him in a circle of canvas-topped trucks, […]

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Author : J. P. Sullivan Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published in the August 2017 issue of Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. Rated PG-13 for waking the dead and disturbing their dreams. The Resurrectionist by J.P. Sullivan “Yes, I can bring […]

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Author : José Pablo Iriarte Narrator : Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Strange Horizons. Rated: PG-13, for harsh memories not one’s own. Life in Stone, Glass, and Plastic by José Pablo Iriarte Cleaning up graffiti was an everyday job for Sergio, […]

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Author : Merc Fenn Wolfmoor Narrator : Brian Murphy Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Submerged anthology, edited by S.C. Butler and Joshua Palmatier.  Content warning: sexual assault Rated R, for lustful magic. Note: Merc recently changed their name, so while the podcast lists an old name, they […]

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Author : G. V. Anderson Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Rated: R, for human parts sundered and sold. I Am Not I by G. V. Anderson [Note: This is part 2 of a […]

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Author : G. V. Anderson Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Rated R, for human parts sundered and sold. I Am Not I by G. V. Anderson I found the emporium on old Tanners Row. A prime location, […]

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Author : Matt Dovey Narrator : Eliza Chan Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published in Sword and Sonnet. Rated PG. The Bone Poet and God by Matt Dovey Ursula lifted her snout to look at the mountain. The meadowed foothills she stood in were dotted with […]

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Author : Karuna Riazi Narrator : Farah Naz Rishi Host : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 577: Temptation is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13. A special episode in celebration of Eid al-Fitr, guest edited by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali. Temptation By Karuna Riazi “We must not look at goblin men, […]

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Author : Vajra Chandrasekera Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Liminal. Rated: PG-13, for cursing at heaven’s door. When Leopard’s-Bane Came to the Door of Third Heaven By Vajra Chandrasekera We stand at attention all day at the top of […]

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Author : Mary de Morgan Narrator : Eleanor R. Wood Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh This story is in the public domain. Rated G. A Toy Princess By Mary de Morgan (1850–1907) More than a thousand years ago, in a country quite on the other side of the world, it […]

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Author : Alex Jennings Narrator : Laurice White Host : Eden Royce Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums PodCastle 574: Mister Dog is a PodCastle original. Drug use; abuse to animals Rated R, for sex, drugs, and haunted souls. Mister Dog By Alex Jennings Trenice felt the car more than she saw […]

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Author : Sarah Pinsker Narrator : Dave Robison Host : Summer Fletcher Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums Originally published by Lightspeed and a 2019 Hugo Finalist for Best Short Story. Rated PG-13. The Court Magician By Sarah Pinsker The Boy Who Will Become Court Magician The boy who will become court magician […]

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