Author : C. W. Maurer Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Riftwork originally appeared in Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Invent and Imagine anthology in July 2025. Includes tight, underground spaces. Riftwork (Part 1 of 2) By C. W. Maurer It’s no secret that the surfies think […] Source

Author : Carrie Vaughn Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Woolly” was first published in Asimov’s Science Fiction (May/June 2025) This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Woolly by Carrie Vaughn At five a.m., Joy got a call from […] Source

Author : Remy Nakamura Narrator : Roberto Suarez Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Impossibility Crow was originally published as Escape Pod episode 557 on January 5, 2017. Includes violence and swears. Impossibility Crow By Remy Nakamura The Kingdom Coffee Missionary Handbook tells Paulo that he should always put […] Source

Author : Meridel Newton Narrator : Alexandra Rose Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1054: Takahata-fudo is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Takahata-fudo by Meridel Newton If you walk far enough along the old Keio line […] Source

Author : Ethan Ham Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1053: The Game of Possibilities is an Escape Pod original. Ethan Ham https://www.ethanham.com/index.html?second-edition Elie Hirschman https://eliehirschman.com/ Adam Pracht https://escapepod.org/people/adam-pracht/ Alasdair Stuart https://escapepod.org/people/alasdair-stuart/ Reiner Knizia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2/reiner-knizia SleepPhones https://www.sleepphones.co.uk/ Voidmerch store https://voidmerch.threadless.com/collections/escape-artists-inc-x-voidmerch-1 The Game of Possibilities By Ethan […] Source

Author : Kameron Hurley Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “When We Fall” was originally published on Kameron Hurley’s Patreon, and also featured in Escape Pod 611 in January 2018. Intense, life-threatening situation. When We Fall by Kameron Hurley I don’t remember the first time I was abandoned […] Source

Author : Jo Miles Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1051: You Have Arrived at Your Destination is an Escape Pod original. You Have Arrived at Your Destination By Jo Miles It starts with an accident. A dreary day, the road slick with rain. Emily’s letting […] Source

Author : Sylvie Althoff Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1050: Freebooter is an Escape Pod original. Moderate use of harsh language. This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Freebooter by Sylvie Althoff The pirate bot was easy […] Source

Author : Kiran Kaur Saini Narrator : Kaushik Narasimhan Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Amrit originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2023. Kiran Kaur Saini https://kirankaursaini.com/ Kaushik Narasimhan https://www.castofwonders.org/people/kaushik-narasimhan/ Alasdair Stuart https://escapepod.org/people/alasdair-stuart/ Robot and Frank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_%26_Frank Void Merch https://voidmerch.threadless.com/collections/escape-artists-inc-x-voidmerch-1 Amrit By Kiran Kaur Saini The doorbell rang […] Source

Author : Rati Mehrotra Narrator : Joe Moran Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The Library of the Apocalypse was first published in Clarkesworld, May 2025, Issue 224. Includes death and cursing. The Library of the Apocalypse By Rati Mehrotra Hunter’s Moon rises fat and golden over the burned-out husk of the […] Source