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PodCastle 947: Why a Spider Needs a Parachute

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:21 +0000

Author : J. L. Akagi Narrator : Jo Moran Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 947: Why a Spider Needs a Parachute is a PodCastle original. Content notes for domestic violence and spiders. Big — friendly! — spiders Rated R Why a Spider Needs a Parachute by J. L. Akagi […]

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PodCastle 946: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: A Fine Balance

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:46 +0000

Author : Charlotte Ashley Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Ziv Wities Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously ran as episode 517 and first published in Fantasy & Science Fiction. Rated PG-13 A Fine Balance By Charlotte Ashley My mistress, Shoanna Yildirim, was the greatest shot in the city. Each morning, according to her wishes, […]

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PodCastle 945: Gray Skies, Red Wings, Blue Lips, Black Hearts

Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:17 +0000

Author : Merc Fenn Wolfmoor Narrator : Sandra Espinoza Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published in Apex Magazine (2021) Rated PG-13 Gray Skies, Red Wings, Blue Lips, Black Hearts by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor A girl has lost her soul down deep in the City. It wandered away while she […]

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PodCastle 944: Mail-Order Magic

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:51 +0000

Author : Stephanie Burgis Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously published in The Sunday Morning Transport March 2, 2025 Rated G Mail-Order Magic by Stephanie Burgis Shopping online during a bout of brain fog was a terrible idea. Unfortunately, like everything else Hayley Bent tried to […]

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PodCastle 943: At Death’s Door

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:33 +0000

Author : T. R. Steele Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 943: At Death’s Door is a PodCastle original. content notes for suicidal ideation and second-person narration Rated PG-13 At Death’s Door by T. R. Steele Here are my instructions for passing through death’s door: 1. […]

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PodCastle 942: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Burning Season

Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:28 +0000

Author : C. L. Clark Narrator : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali Host : Wanini Kimemiah Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously ran as episode 519 as a PodCastle Original Rated PG-13 Burning Season By C. L. Clark It was burning season in Rashid. Again. Even in the shop, I could smell the smoke. Can you believe I […]

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PodCastle 941: Last Train from Deadwall – PART TWO of Two

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:04 +0000

Author : André Geleynse Narrator : Rae Lundberg Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #433 Content note for suicide attempts Rated R Last Train from Deadwall Part TWO of Two by André Geleynse The second time Knucklebone tried to kill himself didn’t work out […]

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PodCastle 940: Last Train from Deadwall by André Geleynse – PART ONE of Two

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:16:07 +0000

Author : André Geleynse Narrator : Rae Lundberg Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #433 Content note for suicide attempts Rated R Last Train from Deadwall PART ONE of Two by André Geleynse The first time Knucklebone tried to kill himself, he’d already been […]

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PodCastle 939: The Worth of Ashes

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:56 +0000

Author : Amanda Helms Narrator : Stephanie Malia Morris Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 939: The Worth of Ashes is a PodCastle original. Content notes for death of family members to illness (off-page), grief Rated PG THE WORTH OF ASHES by Amanda Helms Aselya retained enough of her […]

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PodCastle 938: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Scry

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:59 +0000

Author : Anne Ivy Narrator : Elizabeth Green Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously ran as episode 292 and first published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Read the full text here! Rated R Read the full text here!

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PodCastle 937: Kɛrozin Lamp Kurfi

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:50 +0000

Author : Victor Forna Narrators : Shingai Njeri Kagunda, Munashe R. Goromonzi, Wanini Kimemiah, Tahnia Barrie, Soila Kenya and Opie Ogundiran Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published by Apex Magazine Rated PG Kɛrozin Lamp Kurfi by Victor Forna Breath KADE MAKASI: In . . . ALL […]

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PodCastle 936: Ananconfabulation

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:10 +0000

Author : Mar Vincent Narrator : Rosie Sentman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie PodCastle 936: Ananconfabulation is a PodCastle original. Rated G Ananconfabulation by Mar Vincent Our homes are buried, so we built tunnels. From Tomas’ window to mine, from Ryan’s to Kimber’s and back to Tomas’ attached garage where […]

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PodCastle 935: Arachnomorphosis

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:42 +0000

Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in Strange Horizons, February 2025 Content note: spiders Rated PG Arachnomorphosis by Beth Goder At night, Olivia becomes a spider. She scurries down San Francisco streets, floats gently between cotton-candy-colored houses, and […]

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PodCastle 934: The Inheritance

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:30 +0000

Author : C. T. Muchemwa Narrator : Munashe R. Goromonzi Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie Previously published by FIYAH 33 (February 2025) Content note for gore Rated PG-13 The Inheritance by C. T. Muchemwa Taona did not shed a single tear when his baba died. Not when he heard the […]

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PodCastle 933: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Ink

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:30 +0000

Author : Xander M. Odell Narrator : Sean D. Sorrentino Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 933: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Ink is a PodCastle original. Rated R Ink by Xander M. Odell A woman stood at the tattoo parlor’s door. Small, damp from the storm, hair disheveled and slightly askew. […]

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PodCastle 932: Carina

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:01:11 +0000

Author : Anna Kahn Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 932: Carina is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Carina by Anna Kahn “I’ve had a baby. Still feels strange that you don’t know that — I’ve been looking forward to telling you. She’s called Sophie, which […]

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PodCastle 931: Birds of Fortune

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:00:07 +0000

Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Originally published in Zooscape, Issue 23, April 15, 2025 Rated PG Birds of Fortune by Kelsey Hutton Water droplets still glistened on each of the griffin’s feathers, catching light on dark brown wings and […]

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PodCastle 930: Parsley Girl, Parsley Girl, Let Down Your Trichobezoar

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:00:28 +0000

Author : Natalie Zutter Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 930: Parsley Girl, Parsley Girl, Let Down Your Trichobezoar is a PodCastle original. content notes for pregnancy loss, post-natal depression, and second-person narration Rated PG Parsley Girl, Parsley Girl, Let Down Your Trichobezoar by Natalie Zutter […]

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PodCastle 929: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – A Place to Grow

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:00:59 +0000

Author : A. T. Greenblatt Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Devin Martin Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously ran as episode 558 and first published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Rated PG A Place to Grow By A. T. Greenblatt Lillian was wearing one of her uncles’ old suits again. Her family always wore suits […]

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PodCastle 928: FLASH FICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Things Left Unsaid

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:00:44 +0000

Authors : Rachel Gutin, Christina Trujillo and Toshiya Kamei Narrators : Jess Lewis, Sandra Espinoza and Amal El-Mohtar “Peppermint Tea” previously published by Baffling Magazine “Ghosts” previously published in Gingerbread House Literary Magazine. This story was originally titled “Recipe” “Last Word” is a #PodCastleOriginal! Rated G Peppermint Tea by Rachel Gutin Simi huddled in […]

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PodCastle 927: The One Who Carries Abinakhee Has Died

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:00:05 +0000

Author : Jay Kang Romanus Narrator : John Chu Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 927: The One Who Carries Abinakhee Has Died is a PodCastle original. Content note for drowning Rated PG The One Who Carries Abinakhee Has Died by Jay Kang Romanus I’m leaning in to kiss a […]

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PodCastle 926: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Gold Silkworm

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:00:12 +0000

Author : Tony Pi Narrator : S. Qiouyi Lu Host : Graeme Dunlop Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously ran as episode 423 and first published in Fantasy Magazine Rated PG-13 The Gold Silkworm by Tony Pi When I first became keeper of the Spirit of Grass, she and I made a pact to never turn […]

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PodCastle 925: The Immortal Rabbit

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:00:19 +0000

Author : Audris Candra Narrator : Zilla Paramita Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 925: The Immortal Rabbit is a PodCastle original. Content notes for homophobia, violence, the death of a spouse, and second-person narration Rated PG-13 The Immortal Rabbit By Audris Candra Your most painful death […]

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PodCastle 924: Reverent

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:00:51 +0000

Author : Leah Ning Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 924: Reverent is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Reverent by Leah Ning It’s the smell of gravity that tells me Father’s been to my rooms: empty and metal-sweet, the way you’d think a black hole would […]

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PodCastle 923: The Sun Globe

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:00:14 +0000

Authors : Tim Pratt and Heather Shaw Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 923: The Sun Globe is a PodCastle original. Rated G The Sun Globe Heather Shaw & Tim Pratt Grace Morley was singing “Silver Bells” under her breath — it was part of the […]

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PodCastle 922: A Long Tango Across A Canopy of Whispering Leaves

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:00:40 +0000

Author : Anita Harris Satkunananthan Narrator : Chang Yiun Yee Host : Eric Valdes Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published by GiGaNotosaurus Rated PG A Long Tango Across A Canopy of Whispering Leaves By Anita Harris Satkunananthan The return of the last Festival King was not mere rumour. Half a dozen heralds from […]

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PodCastle 921: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Surgeon’s Tale

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:00:50 +0000

Authors : Cat Rambo and Jeff VanderMeer Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously ran as episode 146 and first published by Subterranean Press. Read the text here! Graphic Surgical Detail Rated R Read the full text here! The Surgeon’s Tale by Cat Rambo and Jeff VanderMeer Down […]

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PodCastle 920: Auguries

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:00:55 +0000

Author : Jennifer R. Donohue Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously published in issue #3 of Gamut, on March 1, 2024 Content warnings for gore and traumatic birth Rated R Auguries By Jennifer R. Donohue She screamed the first time, so loud that the old man […]

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PodCastle 919: FLASH FICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Possibilities

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:00:40 +0000

Authors : B. Morris Allen, David McGuire and Courtney Floyd Narrators : Hugo Jackson, Steve Anderson and Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 919: FLASH FICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Possibilities is a PodCastle original. The Only Map is Memory and CoverLetter_Version5 are rated PG. Valfierno is rated PG-13. The Only Map […]

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PodCastle 918: Waterways

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:00:50 +0000

Author : Diana Dima Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 918: Waterways is a PodCastle original. Content warning for self-harm and coercive control Rated PG Waterways by Diana Dima When his father died and left him the boat, he thought to himself, […]

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PodCastle 917: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – To Follow the Waves

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:00:49 +0000

Author : Amal El-Mohtar Narrator : Marguerite Croft Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Previously ran as episode 139 and originally published in Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories. Rated R We unfortunately do not have the rights to publish the full text of this story, but it is available to read in full […]

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PodCastle 916: Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:00:36 +0000

Author : Ruth Joffre Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Dean Kidd Discuss on Forums PodCastle 916: Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush is a PodCastle original. Rated G Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush by Ruth Joffre Yesterday, I was a bird. A slender-billed curlew, to be exact. My girlfriend helped […]

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PodCastle 915: The Hunter, the Monster, and the Things That Could Have Been

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:56 +0000

Author : Leah Ning Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in Monster Lairs (Dark Matter INK, October 2023) Rated PG-13 The Hunter, the Monster, and the Things That Could Have Been by Leah Ning You find the dying woman-thing in an alley, […]

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PodCastle 914: The Magnolia Returns

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:00:26 +0000

Author : Eden Royce Narrator : Laurice White Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 914: The Magnolia Returns is a PodCastle original. Rated PG The Magnolia Returns By Eden Royce The Magnolia blooms out of nowhere at any time of year it chooses, bringing its dilapidated wooden slats and rickety […]

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PodCastle 913: Vedritsa of the River

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:00:27 +0000

Author : Adriana Kantcheva Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Trollbreath Magazine CW for drowning Rated PG Vedritsa of the River by Adriana Kantcheva The Kamchia river had grown turgid after a storm. I surfaced from my habitual pool and bent […]

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PodCastle 912: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Tanuki-Kettle

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:00:25 +0000

Author : Eugie Foster Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously ran as episode 28 and first published by Cricket Magazine Rated G The Tanuki-Kettle by Eugie Foster When Hisa was a baby, her mother called in a soothsayer to cast her daughter’s horoscope. The […]

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PodCastle 911: Mycelium

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:00:16 +0000

Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Rated PG Mycelium by Beth Goder I only travel to the golden head when the dragonflies are in season. It’s Piack and me this year, rafting up […]

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PodCastle 910: Tusker Blue

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:00:16 +0000

Author : Lalini Shanela Ranaraja Narrator : Shweta Adhyam Host : Eric Valdes Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously Published in Strange Horizons, 15 August 2022 Issue. Content warnings for animal cruelty, blood, and suicide Rated PG-13 Tusker Blue by Lalini Shanela Ranaraja You still remember the first time Hailé visited […]

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PodCastle 909: Resurrection Rum

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:00:46 +0000

Author : Stephanie Malia Morris Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Wilson Fowlie Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 909: Resurrection Rum is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for death, gun violence, and racism Rated PG-13 Resurrection Rum by Stephanie Malia Morris After Kraus’s The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch ALBEMARLE COUNTY, July […]

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PodCastle 908: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Said the Princess

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:01 +0000

Author : Dani Atkinson Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe, Kitty Sarkozy and Katherine Inskip Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously ran as episode 722 and first published by Daily Science Fiction Rated PG-13 Said the Princess by Dani Atkinson Once upon a time in a far-off […]

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PodCastle 907: Maintenance Phase

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:00:03 +0000

Author : A. D. Ellicott Narrator : Emma Osborne Host : Wilson Fowlie Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously Published by Body of Work, ed. C.Z. Tacks, Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild (2023) Content warnings for fatphobia and eating disorders Rated PG Maintenance Phase by A.D. Ellicott Mary woke in an unfamiliar bed, […]

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PodCastle 906: DOUBLE EPISODE: The House, The Witch, and Sugarcane Stalks and To Pluck a Twisted String

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:00:58 +0000

Authors : Amanda Helms and Anne Leonard Narrators : Cherrae L. Stuart and Christiana Ellis Host : Eric Valdes Artist : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums “The House, The Witch, and Sugarcane Stalks” Previously published by Lightspeed, “To Pluck a Twisted String” Previously published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Rated PG The […]

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PodCastle 905: The Next Dead Wife

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:00:26 +0000

Author : Jeanna Mason Stay Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 905: The Next Dead Wife is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for coercive control, domestic violence, and murder Rated PG-13 The Next Dead Wife by Jeanna Mason Stay Every time a new […]

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PodCastle 904: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Illuminated Dragon

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:40 +0000

Author : Sarah Prineas Narrator : Steve Anderson Host : Wilson Fowlie Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously ran as episode 18 and first published by Strange Horizons Rated G The Illuminated Dragon by Sarah Prineas Rafe Greatorex thought he’d spotted a dragon. From where he stood on the cobbled street that […]

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PodCastle 903: On the Shoulders of Giants

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:00:15 +0000

Author : Charles Chin Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PodCastle 903: On the Shoulders of Giants is a PodCastle original. content warning for suicidal ideation Rated PG On the Shoulders of Giants by Charles Chin I was born a T12. Sure, it was the lowest of the […]

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PodCastle 902: Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:00:54 +0000

Author : E. M. Faulds Narrator : Eliza Chan Host : Devin Martin Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 902: Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike is a PodCastle original. Content warning for ableist attitudes Rated PG-13 Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike E.M. Faulds I remember your mum […]

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PodCastle 901: Moths in a Fluttering Heart

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:00:13 +0000

Author : Christine Lucas Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Abyss & Apex Content warnings for ableist slurs and attitudes, violence, and misogyny Rated PG-13 Moths in a Fluttering Heart by Christine Lucas When Maria returned to her village, she found […]

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PodCastle 900: Sour Fruit

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:00:49 +0000

Author : Gillian Knox Narrator : Karen Menzel (née Bovenmyer) Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 900: Sour Fruit is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for domestic abuse and the death of a parent Rated PG-13 Sour Fruit By Gillian Knox The large open field was encircled […]

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PodCastle 899: Broken All My Boughs and Brittle My Heart

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:17 +0000

Author : Cat Rambo Narrator : Cat Rambo Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by UNLOCKING THE MAGIC, edited by Vivian Caethe Content warning for PTSD, suicidal ideation, and body horror Rated PG Broken All My Boughs and Brittle My Heart by Cat Rambo It was […]

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PodCastle 898: This Mentor Lives

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:58 +0000

Authors : J. R. Dawson and John Wiswell Narrator : John Bell Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Haven Spec Rated PG This Mentor Lives by J.R. Dawson & John Wiswell Abraham was rushing through his miracles. He drew out the rune-etched broadsword of young […]

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PodCastle 897: Oops! All Swords

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:32 +0000

Author : Jessie Roy Narrator : Kyle Akers Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 897: Oops! All Swords is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for repeated violent death and strong language throughout. Rated PG-13 Oops! All Swords by Jessie Roy Blackness, and a ringing in your ears, […]

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PodCastle 896: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Defy The Grey Kings

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:00:11 +0000

Author : Jason Fischer Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously run as episode 438, and first published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies (#180) Content warning for frequent and bloody violence. Rated R Defy The Grey Kings by Jason Fischer There are many ways to kill […]

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PodCastle 895: The Day of the Sea

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:00:22 +0000

Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Rated PG-13 The Day of the Sea by Jennifer Hudak When the Sea came to our village, she was an old woman. She […]

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PodCastle 894: The Summer of Lugubriosity

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:00:37 +0000

Author : M. T. Lee Narrator : A.J. Fitzwater Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 894: The Summer of Lugubriosity is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The Summer of Lugubriosity by M. T. Lee We did the ritual on a Wednesday. Josh brought the candles, I brought […]

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PodCastle 893: Counting Fairies

Tue, 27 May 2025 12:00:08 +0000

Author : Victoria Dixon Narrator : Eleiece Krawiec Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 893: Counting Fairies is a PodCastle original. Content warning for injury to an animal Rated PG-13 Counting Fairies By Victoria Dixon Inside her carport, Janet Littleton turned off the bike’s grumbling engine and […]

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PodCastle 892: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Cambist and Lord Iron

Tue, 20 May 2025 12:00:03 +0000

Author : Daniel Abraham Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Wilson Fowlie Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published as PodCastle 051 Rated PG The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics by Daniel Abraham For as many years as anyone in the city could remember, Olaf Neddelsohn had been […]

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PodCastle 891: Trending Now! Help With Legal Fees for Reluctant Swordsman

Tue, 13 May 2025 12:00:12 +0000

Author : Mitchell Shanklin Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 891: Trending Now! Help With Legal Fees for Reluctant Swordsman is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for child endangerment and injury Rated PG-13 Trending Now! Help With Legal Fees for Reluctant Swordsman By Mitchell […]

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PodCastle 890: The O’Brien and Palmer Show – PART TWO of Two

Tue, 06 May 2025 12:00:36 +0000

Author : L. S. Johnson Narrators : Nicola Chapman, Matt Dovey and Peter Seaton-Clark Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by G Is for Ghosts, Poise and Pen Publishing Content warning for era-specific homophobia Rated PG-13 The O’Brien and Palmer Show – PART TWO OF TWO by […]

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PodCastle 889: The O’Brien and Palmer Show – PART ONE of Two

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:00:14 +0000

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PodCastle 888: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – This Sullied Earth, Our Home

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:00:52 +0000

Author : Mimi Mondal Narrator : Elizabeth Green Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published as PodCastle 349 Content warnings for violence and disturbing imagery Rated R This Sullied Earth, Our Home by Mimi Mondal A few hours after the Majestic Oriental Circus rolls into Deoband, Johuree steps into […]

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PodCastle 887: “The Cuckoo of Vrežna Mountain

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:00:13 +0000

Author : Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko Narrator : Yaroslav Barsukov Host : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies Rated PG-13 The Cuckoo of Vrežna Mountain by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko I realised I was in love with Ivor the day he went up the […]

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PodCastle 886: Houyi the Archer Fights the Sun

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:55 +0000

Author : Cynthia Zhang Narrator : Curtis C. Chen Host : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 886: Houyi the Archer Fights the Sun is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Houyi the Archer Fights the Sun by Cynthia Zhang “I,” Houyi the Archer says one bright August afternoon […]

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PodCastle 885: Prisoners

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:11 +0000

Author : Si Wang Narrator : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 885: Prisoners is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Prisoners by Si Wang The fortress was as large as a city and empty as a dried-up well. During the days, I followed a […]

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PodCastle 884: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: All of the Cuddles With None of the Pain

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:00:30 +0000

Author : J.J. Roth Narrators : Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Jen R. Albert, Dagny Paul, Graeme Dunlop, Summer Fletcher, Matt Dovey, Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner, Eleanor R. Wood and Steven Capps Host : Emmalia Harrington Audio Producers : Eric Valdes and Pria Wood Discuss on Forums PodCastle 884: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: All of the Cuddles With […]

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PodCastle 883: Redo

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:14 +0000

Author : Brigitte Winter Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention Content warnings for violence and coercive control Rated R Redo by Brigitte Winter 3. In our third timeline, I met you on […]

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PodCastle 882: How to Steal the Plot Armor – PART TWO of TWO

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:00:04 +0000

Author : Luke Wildman Narrator : Hollis Monroe Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in Writers and Illustrators of the Future, Vol. 37 Rated PG How to Steal the Plot Armor by Luke Wildman PART TWO of TWO Something was obviously wrong from the moment we […]

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PodCastle 881: How to Steal the Plot Armor – PART ONE of TWO

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:00:54 +0000

Author : Luke Wildman Narrator : Hollis Monroe Host : Matt Dovey Artist : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published in Writers and Illustrators of the Future, Vol. 37 Rated PG How to Steal the Plot Armor – PART ONE by Luke Wildman The day before it started, I had to chase off […]

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PodCastle 880: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Kiki Hernandez Beats the Devil

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:00:21 +0000

Author : Samantha Mills Narrator : Sandra Espinoza Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Translunar Travelers Lounge and as PodCastle #639. Rated PG-13 Kiki Hernández Beats the Devil By Samantha Mills Kiki Hernández, rock legend of the Southwest, had seven devils on her tail. They scurried […]

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PodCastle 879: The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:00:15 +0000

Author : E. M. Linden Narrator : Louise Hewitt Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 879: The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for grief, infant death, and a reference to suicide Rated PG-13 The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead E.M. […]

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PodCastle 878: The Carving of War

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:00:02 +0000

Author : Somto Ihezue Narrator : Mofiyinfoluwa Okupe Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Tor – Africa Risen anthology Content warnings for violent murder and the death of an animal Rated R The Carving Of War By Somto Ihezue Odili was a child when Nkeala, […]

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PodCastle 877: The Hand That Feeds

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:00:01 +0000

Author : Louis Inglis Hall Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Colored Lens Content warning for the death of a child Rated PG-13 The Hand That Feeds by Louis Inglis Hall Last Christmas a mermaid died in the […]

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PodCastle 876: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Nine-Fingered Maria

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:00:54 +0000

Author : Hilary Moon Murphy Narrator : Chistopher Reynaga Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 876: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Nine-Fingered Maria is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Nine-Fingered Maria by Hilary Moon Murphy …this girl appeared from behind a door and caught my ball. She was probably my […]

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PodCastle 875: Last Ritual of the Smoke Eaters

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Author : Osahon Ize-Iyamu Narrator : Takudzwa Sharon Kirimi Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Lightspeed Magazine Content warnings for grief and the death of a spouse Rated PG-13 Last Ritual of the Smoke Eaters By Osahon Ize-Iyamu I didn’t want to eat Joshua, but […]

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PodCastle 874: The Husband

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:00:14 +0000

Author : P.C. Verrone Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 874: The Husband is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for sex, violence, and references to the death of a spouse Rated R The Husband By P.C. Verrone He has never taken a man […]

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PodCastle 873: The Third Time I Saw a Fox

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:00:41 +0000

Author : Cécile Cristofari Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Interzone Content warning for dementia Rated PG The Third Time I Saw a Fox by Cécile Cristofari “You know what I think, the world is going bonkers,”’ the circus man […]

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PodCastle 872: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Ghost of Christmas Possible

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:00:51 +0000

Authors : Tim Pratt and Heather Shaw Narrator : Ian Stuart Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 872: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Ghost of Christmas Possible is a PodCastle original. Rated PG The Ghost of Christmas Possible by Tim Pratt and Heather Shaw I was asleep: […]

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PodCastle 871: Homes for the Holidays

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:00:02 +0000

Authors : Heather Shaw and Tim Pratt Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 871: Homes for the Holidays is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Orion Adey (October 4, 1989 — September 28, 2023) Homes for the […]

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PodCastle 870: Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold – PART THREE

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:00:29 +0000

Author : S.B. Divya Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Uncanny Content warnings for fire, violence (including domestic violence), references to rape, and parental deaths. Rated PG-13 Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold – Part Three by S.B. Divya I was hidden […]

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PodCastle 869: Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold – PART TWO

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:00:22 +0000

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PodCastle 868: Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold – PART ONE

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:00:41 +0000

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PodCastle 867: The Witch of Endor

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:00:29 +0000

Author : Karim Kattan Narrator : Amal Singh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Artist : Iasmin Omar Ata Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Rated PG-13 The Witch OF Endor by Karim Kattan There remained, in the mountains of Endor, a scattering of […]

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PodCastle 866: Palestinian Voices – Badia’s Magic Water

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:00:39 +0000

Authors : Maya Abu-Alhayyat and Yasmine Seale Narrator : Mahtab Chenevix-Trench Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Artist : Iasmin Omar Ata Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Book of Ramallah Content warnings for death, cultural misogyny, stillbirth, and references to murder and infanticide. Rated PG-13 Badia’s Magic Water by […]

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PodCastle 865: Handala. The Olive, The Storm, and the Sea

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:00:32 +0000

Author : Sonia Sulaiman Narrator : Peter Adrian Behravesh Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Artist : Iasmin Omar Ata Discuss on Forums Previously published in the collection Muneera and the Moon: Stories Inspired by Palestinian Folklore, 2023. Rated PG Handala. The Olive, the Storm, and the Sea by Sonia Sulaiman […]

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PodCastle 864: PALESTINIAN VOICES – Al-Kahf

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Author : Beesan Odeh Narrator : Zeina Sleiman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Artist : Iasmin Omar Ata Discuss on Forums Previously published by Lightspeed Magazine Content warning for the death of a child Rated PG-13 Al-Kahf الكهف By Beesan Odeh There once lived a man who was stolen from […]

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PodCastle 863: Cast of Wonders Trick-Or-Treat Episode – The Illusionist’s Tent

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:00:32 +0000

Author : H. K. Payne Narrator : Eric Valdes Hosts : Matt Dovey and Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Eric Valdes The Illusionist’s Tent By H. K. Payne I was told we had the night off, but I guess no one told you kids that. Tell me, whose idea was it to come trick-or-treating […]

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PC 862: FLASH FICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Canine Companions

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:00:02 +0000

Authors : Sarah Pinsker, Katie McIvor and Andy Oldfield Narrators : Eliza Chan, Devin Martin and Eleanor R. Wood Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums “A Strange and Terrible Wonder” Previously published by Zooscape “The Dog Who Buried the Sea” Previously published by Flash Fiction Online “What Wags the […]

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PodCastle 861: A Most Lovely Song

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:16 +0000

Author : Albert Chu Narrator : Curtis C. Chen Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin PodCastle 861: A Most Lovely Song is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for war, parental death, assault, a racial slur, and references to torture, genocide, and terrorism. Rated PG-13 A Most Lovely Song by Albert Chu […]

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PodCastle 860: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Something Wicked This Way Plumbs

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:00:53 +0000

Author : Vylar Kaftan Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Shimmer and as PodCastle 128 Rated PG Something Wicked This Way Plumbs by Vylar Kaftan Oh, the watercooler jug? Yeah, I get some questions about that. Not a lot of visitors here in […]

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PodCastle 859: John Gladwin Says…

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:21 +0000

Author : Oliver Onions Narrator : Matt Dovey Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Originally published in The London Magazine, August 1928. Content warnings for the off-screen deaths of a spouse and sons Rated PG John Gladwin Says . . . by Oliver Onions If we are to […]

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PodCastle 858: Roti Time Travel

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:34 +0000

Author : Joshua Lim Narrator : Marcus Chen Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums PodCastle 858: Roti Time Travel is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for grief, addiction, and the deaths of a spouse and child Rated PG-13 Roti Time Travel by Joshua Lim You put a strip […]

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PodCastle 857: Ecdysis

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:00:45 +0000

Author : Samir Sirk Morató Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 857: Ecdysis is a PodCastle original. Content warning for ableism (including ableist language) and scenes of a sexual nature Rated R Ecdysis by Samir Sirk Morató My husband never got over being […]

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PodCastle 856: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Clouds in a Clear Blue Sky

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:00:15 +0000

Author : Matt Dovey Narrator : Matthew James Hamblin Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 856: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Clouds in a Clear Blue Sky is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 Clouds in a Clear Blue Sky By Matt Dovey It were a clear blue […]

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PodCastle 855: Shim Hyeon and the Ocean God

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:00:54 +0000

Author : Seoung Kim Narrator : Yoon Ha Lee Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 855: Shim Hyeon and the Ocean God is a PodCastle original. Rated PG Shim Hyeon and the Ocean God by Seoung Min Kim “They usually send maidens.” The Ocean God’s voice is […]

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PodCastle 854: DOUBLE FEATURE: City Grown From Seed and Harvest House

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:19 +0000

Authors : Diana Dima and Sara Omer Narrators : Tanja Milojevic and Kitty Sarkozy Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 854: DOUBLE FEATURE: City Grown From Seed and Harvest House is a PodCastle original. City Grown from Seed-Content warnings for off-screen death of a parent and mild references […]

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PodCastle 853: A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair – PART TWO

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:30 +0000

Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Diogo Ramos Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Samovar Magazine Content warning for off-screen parental death Rated PG – 4 – “There’s been a fire over at the Bosque Verde.” Leandro entered the house, removed his coat, and hung […]

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PodCastle 852: A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair PART ONE

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:00:48 +0000

Author : Renan Bernardo Narrator : Diogo Ramos Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Samovar Magazine Content warning for off-screen parental death Rated PG A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair by Renan Bernardo – 1 – I was conceived by a carpenter […]

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PodCastle 851: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Gordon, The Self-Made Cat

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:00:37 +0000

Author : Peter S. Beagle Narrator : Barry Deutsch Host : Matt Dovey Artist : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by The Raven, and as PodCastle 037 Rated G Gordon, the Self-Made Cat by Peter Beagle Once upon a time, to a family of house mice there was born a son named […]

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PodCastle 850: Publish or Perish

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:00:10 +0000

Author : Julia LaFond Narrator : Diane Severson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 850: Publish or Perish is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for murder, violence, and abuse of power Rated PG-13 Publish or Perish by Julia LaFond Cynthia Blanche wasn’t credited as the first author […]

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PodCastle 849: The Third Wish

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:03 +0000

Author : Peter M. Floyd Narrator : Graeme Dunlop Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 849: The Third Wish is a PodCastle original. Rated PG-13 The Third Wish by Peter M. Floyd I was in the middle of a pleasant little nap in the Seventh Sky of […]

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PodCastle 848: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: To the Moon

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:07 +0000

Author : Ken Liu Narrators : Curtis C. Chen, Dagny Paul, Eleanor R. Wood, Stefani Cox, Wilson Fowlie, Matt Dovey, Jen R. Albert, Peter Adrian Behravesh, Summer Fletcher and Craig Jackson Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Fireside, and as PodCastle 537 Content warnings for […]

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PodCastle 847: The Golem Lover

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:57 +0000

Author : J.H. Siegal Narrator : Rebecca Fraimow Host : Eleanor R. Wood Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 847: The Golem Lover is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for the death of a spouse and for sexually explicit themes and content throughout Rated R The Golem Lover by J.H. Siegal […]

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PodCastle 846: Against All Odds

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:00:56 +0000

Authors : Anna Mikhalevskaya and Elvira Rizaeva Narrator : Yaroslav Barsukov Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums PodCastle 846: Against All Odds is a PodCastle original. Content warnings for war, death, injury, and child endangerment Rated PG-13 Against All Odds By Anna Mikhalevskaya Translated by Elvira Rizaeva Time […]

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PodCastle 845: Amma’s Kitchen

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:00:08 +0000

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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PodCastle 844: On Snowflake-Veined Wings

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:00:17 +0000

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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PodCastle 843: The Mountain and the Vulture

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:00:46 +0000

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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PodCastle 842: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Aunties Return the Ocean

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:00:55 +0000

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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PodCastle 841: Pirates

Tue, 28 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

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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PodCastle 840: The Sound of Children Screaming

Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:06 +0000

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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PodCastle 839: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Book of May

Tue, 14 May 2024 12:00:29 +0000

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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PodCastle 838: Potemora in the Triad

Tue, 07 May 2024 12:00:06 +0000

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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PodCastle 837: Good Fortune For a Beloved Child

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:00:05 +0000

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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PodCastle 836: Flight

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:00:42 +0000

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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PodCastle 835: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Titanic!

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:00:47 +0000

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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PodCastle 834: All the Better to Taste You

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:00:37 +0000

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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PodCastle 833: This Wooden Heart

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:00:50 +0000

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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PodCastle 832: The Adventure of the Faerie Coffin: Being the First Morstan and Holmes Occult Detection – Part Two

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:00:29 +0000

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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PodCastle 831: The Adventure of the Faerie Coffin: Being the First Morstan and Holmes Occult Detection – Part One

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:00:06 +0000

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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PodCastle 830: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – When Shadow Confronts Sun

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:00:29 +0000

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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PodCastle 829: DOUBLE FEATURE: When the Giants Came Through the Valley and Floaters

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:00:40 +0000

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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PodCastle 828: The Museum of Living Color

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:00:46 +0000

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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PodCastle 827: Mom and Dad At the Home Front

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:00:17 +0000

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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PodCastle 826: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Study, For Solo Piano

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:00:38 +0000

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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PodCastle 825: Flash Fiction Extravaganza! – Human Connection

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:00:27 +0000

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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PodCastle 824: The Portal Keeper

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:00:27 +0000

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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PodCastle 823: Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea – Part Two

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:00:47 +0000

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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PodCastle 822: Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea – Part One

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:00:37 +0000

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PodCastle 821: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: It Takes a Town

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:00:07 +0000

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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PodCastle 820: Flash Fiction Extravaganza! – Comedy

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 13:00:26 +0000

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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PodCastle 819: Skipping Christmas

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:00:45 +0000

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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PodCastle 818: TALES FROM THE VAULTS ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Christmas Mummy

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:00:03 +0000

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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PodCastle 817: Creatures in the Walls

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:00:50 +0000

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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PodCastle 816: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Ravens’ Sister

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:00:52 +0000

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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PodCastle 815: Beverly’s Sonata

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:00:26 +0000

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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PodCastle 814: Chewing Through Wire

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:00:39 +0000

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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PodCastle 813: Stitch

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:00:53 +0000

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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PodCastle 812: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: No Mercy to the Rest

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:00:38 +0000

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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PodCastle 811: Apolépisi: A De-Scaling

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:00:34 +0000

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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PodCastle 810: And in Rain, Blank Pages

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:00:06 +0000

Author : Lora Gray Narrator : Jo 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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PodCastle 809: The Woman on the Balcony

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:00:08 +0000

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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PodCastle 808: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Settlement

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:00:39 +0000

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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PodCastle 807: DOUBLE FEATURE: Gentler Things and The Sigilist’s Notes on the Fell Lord’s Staff

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:00:02 +0000

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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PodCastle 806: Diamonds and Pearls

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:00:04 +0000

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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PodCastle 805: The Somnambulant

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:00:30 +0000

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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PodCastle 804: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Fixer, Worker, Singer

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:00:37 +0000

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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PodCastle 803: Quest of the Starstone – PART TWO

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:00:08 +0000

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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PodCastle 802: Quest of the Starstone – PART ONE

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:00:16 +0000

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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PodCastle 801: Point of Order

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:00:43 +0000

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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PodCastle 800: D.I.Y.

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:00:47 +0000

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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PodCastle 799: A Change of Clothes

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:00:43 +0000

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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PodCastle 798: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Squalor and Sympathy

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:00:57 +0000

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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PodCastle 797: A Jar of Malice

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:00:16 +0000

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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PodCastle 796: Beech, Please

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:00:44 +0000

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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PodCastle 795: The Indigo Mantis

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:35:52 +0000

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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PodCastle 794: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: This is Not A Wardrobe Door

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 12:00:13 +0000

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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PodCastle 793: Dip and Roll

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:00:23 +0000

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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PodCastle 792: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: In the Stacks

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:00:46 +0000

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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PodCastle 791: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Fine Flying Things

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:00:08 +0000

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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PodCastle 790: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Mermaid’s Tea Party

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:00:39 +0000

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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PodCastle 789: (emet)

Tue, 30 May 2023 12:00:19 +0000

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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PodCastle 788: An Anklet Broken

Tue, 23 May 2023 12:00:29 +0000

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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PodCastle 787: Flash Fiction Extravaganza – Bargaining

Tue, 16 May 2023 12:00:11 +0000

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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PodCastle 786: Double Feature! Scales; My Custom Monster

Tue, 09 May 2023 12:00:39 +0000

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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PodCastle 785: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Biographical Notes to ‘A Discourse on the Nature of Causality, with Air-planes’ by Benjamin Rosenbaum

Tue, 02 May 2023 12:00:52 +0000

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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PodCastle 784: La Vitesse

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:00:20 +0000

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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PodCastle 783: Of the Body

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 12:00:47 +0000

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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PodCastle 782: The Girl Who Never Was

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:00:39 +0000

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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PodCastle 781: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The evolution of trickster stories among the dogs of North Park after the Change

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:00:56 +0000

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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PodCastle 780: The Captive River

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:00:02 +0000

Author : C. T. 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 […]

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PodCastle 779: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Black Feather

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:00:17 +0000

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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PodCastle 778: A Thousand Echoes in One Voice

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:00:34 +0000

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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PodCastle 777: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Never Yawn Under a Banyan Tree

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:00:56 +0000

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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PodCastle 776: A Girl is Blood, Spirit, and Fire

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:00:54 +0000

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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PodCastle 775: The Morthouse

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:00:14 +0000

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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PodCastle 774: Yung Lich and the Dance of Death

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:00:18 +0000

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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PodCastle 773: Housing Problem

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:00:43 +0000

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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January 2023 Metacast

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:40:52 +0000

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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PodCastle 772: “Mama uat-ur”

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:00:15 +0000

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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PodCastle 771: Wapnintu’tijig They Sang Until Dawn

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:00:16 +0000

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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PodCastle 770: The Dragon Killer’s Daughter

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 13:00:28 +0000

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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PodCastle 769: In The Woods Somewhere (or Stories Never Leave)

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:00:18 +0000

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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PodCastle 768: The Consequences of Microwaving Styrofoam

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:00:27 +0000

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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PodCastle 767: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Ant King

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:00:52 +0000

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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PodCastle 766: Lockdown Around the Christmas Tree

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:00:21 +0000

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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PodCastle 765: The Science and Artistry of Snake Oil Salesmanship – Part 2

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:00:49 +0000

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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PodCastle 764: The Science and Artistry of Snake Oil Salesmanship – Part 1

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:00:29 +0000

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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PodCastle 763: INDIGENOUS MAGIC – Dying Rivers and Broken Hearts

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:00:14 +0000

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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PodCastle 762: INDIGENOUS MAGIC – The Witching Hour

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:00:08 +0000

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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PodCastle 761: INDIGENOUS MAGIC – The Bone Pickers

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:00:14 +0000

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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PodCastle 760: INDIGENOUS MAGIC – The Tree Whisperer

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:00:35 +0000

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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PodCastle 759: INDIGENOUS MAGIC – Anu and the Vetala

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:00:49 +0000

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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PodCastle 758: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Half Dark Promise

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 06:46:07 +0000

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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PodCastle 757: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Harlequin Moon

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:00:15 +0000

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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PodCastle 756: O Cul-de-Sac!

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:00:12 +0000

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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PodCastle 755: Aurum & Indigo

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:00:52 +0000

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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PodCastle 754: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The One They Took Before

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:00:22 +0000

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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PodCastle 753: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Piety, Prayer, Peacekeeper, Apocalypse

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:00:14 +0000

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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PodCastle 752: The Music on the Hill

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:00:29 +0000

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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PodCastle 751: Flash Fiction Extravaganza – Mortality

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:16:14 +0000

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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PodCastle 750: We Are All of Us

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:00:50 +0000

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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PodCastle 749: Sungrass Girl

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:00:18 +0000

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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PodCastle 748: Colors of the Immortal Palette – Part 3

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:00:43 +0000

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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PodCastle 747: Colors of the Immortal Palette – Part 2

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000

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PodCastle 746: Colors of the Immortal Palette – Part 1

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:12:51 +0000

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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PodCastle 745: A Beautiful Memory

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:00:10 +0000

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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PodCastle 744: Double Feature! I Will You Back to Time and Space; The Ocean-Eyed Boy

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:00:47 +0000

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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PodCastle 743: Ribbons

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:00:54 +0000

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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PodCastle 742: The Morning House

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:00:59 +0000

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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PodCastle 741: Between The Island and the Deep Blue Sea

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:00:43 +0000

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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PodCastle 740: Beck’s Pest Control and the Case of the Drag Show Downer

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:00:58 +0000

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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PodCastle 739: ‘Til Death

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:00:56 +0000

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, […]

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PodCastle 738: The Bones Beneath

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:00:09 +0000

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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PodCastle 737: The Eight Hundred Legs of the Rio-Niterói Bridge

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:00:15 +0000

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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PodCastle 736: The Gorgon’s Glass

Tue, 24 May 2022 12:00:35 +0000

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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PodCastle 735: The Artists’ Colony

Tue, 17 May 2022 12:15:42 +0000

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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PodCastle 734: An Incomplete Account of the Case of the Bird-Talker of Yaros

Tue, 10 May 2022 12:00:45 +0000

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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PodCastle 733: Flash Fiction Extravaganza – Rough Patches

Tue, 03 May 2022 12:00:43 +0000

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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PodCastle 732: Fire in His Eyes, Blood on His Teeth

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:00:15 +0000

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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PodCastle 731: The Travel Guide to the Dimension of Lost Things

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:00:45 +0000

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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PodCastle 730: The Augur and the Girl Left At His Door

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:00:26 +0000

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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PodCastle 729: Bride, Knife, Flaming Horse

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:00:27 +0000

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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CatsCast 1: The Cat Lady and the Petitioner

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:00:13 +0000

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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PodCastle 728: The Fireman

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:00:46 +0000

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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PodCastle 727: [NOWRUZ SPECIAL] “Two Siblings, Seven Fish”

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:00:56 +0000

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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PodCastle 726: The Elixary of the Evanescent Market

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:00:59 +0000

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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PodCastle 725: Miss Bulletproof Comes Out of Retirement

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 13:00:31 +0000

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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PodCastle 724: The Cinnamon Thread

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 13:00:23 +0000

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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PodCastle 723: Just One Last Mango

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 20:01:23 +0000

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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PodCastle 722: Said the Princess

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:00:11 +0000

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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PodCastle 721: A Chestnut, A Persimmon, A Cunning Lie

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:00:54 +0000

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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PodCastle 720: Where the Old Neighbors Go

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:00:06 +0000

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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PodCastle 719: Smilers

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:00:09 +0000

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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PodCastle 718: Memoirs of a Magic Mirror

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:00:25 +0000

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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PodCastle 717: The Stiffening

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:00:32 +0000

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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PodCastle 716: Tadpole Prophecy

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:00:31 +0000

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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PodCastle 715: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Why I Bought Satan Two Cokes on the Day I Graduated High School

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:00:43 +0000

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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PodCastle 714: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Nightfall in the Scent Garden

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:17:51 +0000

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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PodCastle 713: Candy Canes, Comics, and Christmas

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:00:09 +0000

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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PodCastle 712: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Thorns

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:00:01 +0000

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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PodCastle 711: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Red Priest’s Vigil

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:00:39 +0000

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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PodCastle 710: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – A Hollow Play

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:27:15 +0000

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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PodCastle 709: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – America Thief

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000

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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PodCastle 708: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Ilse, Who Saw Clearly

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:00:13 +0000

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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PodCastle 707: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Feed Me the Bones of Our Saints

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:00:19 +0000

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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PodCastle 706: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Newsboy’s Last Stand

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:00:52 +0000

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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PodCastle 705: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Selected Program Notes From the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:00:40 +0000

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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PodCastle 704: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Where Virtue Lives

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:49 +0000

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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PodCastle 703: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – Super-Baby-Moms Group Saves the Day

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:00:18 +0000

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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WITCHING HOUR

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 00:38:38 +0000

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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PodCastle 702: Hummingbird

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:00:35 +0000

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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PodCastle 701: Flash Fiction Extravaganza — Flash Fiction Contest VI

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:00:26 +0000

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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PodCastle 700: Rulebook for Creating a Universe

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:00:55 +0000

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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PodCastle 699: The Last Petal

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:00:24 +0000

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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PodCastle 698: Solace of the Keeper

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:00:29 +0000

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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PodCastle 697: Down to Niflhel Deep

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000

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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PodCastle 696: Tend to Me

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:00:49 +0000

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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PodCastle 695: Black Wings, White Kheer

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:00:13 +0000

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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PodCastle 694: Excavate

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 12:24:47 +0000

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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PodCastle 693: Everybody’s Got a Hungry Heart

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:00:14 +0000

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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PodCastle 692: When the White Bird Sings

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:00:44 +0000

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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PodCastle 691: The Healer of Branford

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:41:24 +0000

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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PodCastle 690: The Gannet Girl

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 13:48:35 +0000

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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PodCastle 689: Gitl Schneiderman Learns to Live With Her In-Laws

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:18:10 +0000

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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PodCastle 688: Aeaea on the Seas

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:00:45 +0000

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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PodCastle 687: In September

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:02:25 +0000

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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PodCastle 686: Guardian of the Gods

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:00:37 +0000

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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PodCastle 685: Love, Your Flatmate

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:43:51 +0000

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: Emmeline.Heatherton@gmail.com To: faevix@hotmail.com Subject: HELP Mum, I understand that you didn’t actually […]

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PodCastle 684: In the Dim Below

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:22:55 +0000

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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PodCastle 683: Three for Hers

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:48:24 +0000

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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PodCastle 682: TALES FROM THE VAULTS —Without Faith, Without Law, Without Joy

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:00:33 +0000

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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PodCastle Miniature 102: What the Sea Reaps, We Must Provide

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:41:28 +0000

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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PodCastle 681: TALES FROM THE VAULTS —Wolfy Things

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:00:12 +0000

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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PodCastle 680: Ashwright

Tue, 25 May 2021 12:56:08 +0000

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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PodCastle 679: Pull

Tue, 18 May 2021 11:50:57 +0000

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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PodCastle 678: Once and Future

Wed, 12 May 2021 13:44:53 +0000

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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PodCastle 677: Our Roots Devour

Tue, 04 May 2021 19:00:55 +0000

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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PodCastle 676: #BloodBossBabes

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:00:40 +0000

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 (serpentsisteramy@sotesh.com) To: Heather […]

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PodCastle 675: Blush Response

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:55:36 +0000

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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PodCastle 674: Pulling Secrets from Stones

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:35:50 +0000

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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PodCastle 673: Jenny Come Up the Well

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:40:28 +0000

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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CatsCast 341: Bargain

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:01:24 +0000

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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PodCastle 672: Rewind

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:52:39 +0000

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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PodCastle 671: TRIPLE FEATURE! A Mindreader’s Guide to Surviving Your First Year at the All-Girls Superhero Academy; Chameleon; The First Stop Is Always the Last

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:17:10 +0000

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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PodCastle 670: An Empty Cup

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:43:22 +0000

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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PodCastle 669: The Book of May

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:38:13 +0000

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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PodCastle 668: Circle of Memories

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:26:48 +0000

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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PodCastle 667: Clouds in a Clear Blue Sky

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 02:08:34 +0000

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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PodCastle 666: Reading Dead Lips — Part 2

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 23:50:23 +0000

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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PodCastle 665: Reading Dead Lips — Part 1

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:21:10 +0000

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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PodCastle 664: Wytchen Wood

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 02:52:01 +0000

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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PodCastle 663: Our Mortal Undressing

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:29:51 +0000

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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PodCastle 662: La Camaraderie du Cirque

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 23:57:58 +0000

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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PodCastle 661: The Engineer of the Undersea Railways

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 04:41:53 +0000

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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PodCastle 660: TALES FROM THE VAULTS — The Husband Stitch

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 04:53:02 +0000

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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PodCastle 659: My Country is a Ghost

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 23:46:54 +0000

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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PodCastle 658: The Cursed Noel

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 00:50:07 +0000

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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PodCastle 657: White As Soap

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:49:19 +0000

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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PodCastle 656: What My Flies Keep for Me

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 02:54:14 +0000

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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PodCastle 655: Mariska and Major

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:48:32 +0000

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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PodCastle 654: 8-Bit Free Will

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:08:16 +0000

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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PodCastle 653: Why Aren’t Millennials Continuing Traditional Worship of the Elder Dark?

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:20:20 +0000

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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