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Escape Pod 971: In the Late December (Flashback Friday)

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2024/12/12

Author : Greg van Eekhout Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “In the Late December” appeared in Strange Horizons, December 2003. This story was also a Nebula Award Nominee! Contains some dark Santa-related imagery, and the heat death of the universe. In the Late December by Greg van […]Source

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Escape Pod 970: Red in Tooth and Cog (Flashback Friday)

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2024/12/05

Author : Cat Rambo Narrator : Tina Connolly Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Red in Tooth and Cog By Cat Rambo A phone can be so much. Your memory, your edge against boredom, your source of inspiration. There’s always an app for whatever you need. Renee valued her phone accordingly, even […]Source

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Escape Pod 968: Code Switching (Part 3 of 4)

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2024/11/21

Author : Malon Edwards Narrators : Dominick Rabrun and Mandaly Louis-Charles Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Code Switching originally appeared in If Wishes Were Obfuscation Codes and Other Stories – September 12, 2023. Contains racism, war, and grade-A cursing. Code Switching (Part 3 of 4) By Malon Edwards (…Continued from Part 2) […]Source

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Escape Pod 966: Code Switching (Part 1 of 4)

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2024/11/07

Author : Malon Edwards Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Code Switching originally appeared in If Wishes Were Obfuscation Codes and Other Stories – September 12, 2023. Contains depictions of racism. Code Switching (Part 1 of 4) By Malon Edwards INTRO: ALL I’M EVER GON’ DO IS STAY BLACK […]Source

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Escape Pod 956: Vault (Part 1 of 2)

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2024/08/29

Author : D.A. Xiaolin Spires Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Vault originally appeared in Clarkesworld, Issue 141 in June 2018. Vault (Part 1 of 2) By D.A. Xiaolin Spires Chenguang hikes up her sleeves before vaulting over the pile of fuzzy moss and greets Lukas with a nod. […]Source

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Escape Pod 955: Endymion

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2024/08/22

Author : Sylvie Althoff Narrator : Serah Eley Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 955: Endymion is an Escape Pod original. Contains transphobic slur, adult language, and brief but graphic violence Endymion by Sylvie Althoff It’s green here—green and wet. The twittering of birds in the treetops pauses as one […]Source

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Escape Pod 952: Skyscrapers That Twist to the Sun

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2024/08/01

Author : Erin Brown Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Skyscrapers That Twist to the Sun” appeared in Fantasy Magazine Issue 87 (January 2023) Skyscrapers That Twist to the Sun by Erin Brown Shaundra took the small, empty cardboard box and swiveled on her work stool to […]Source

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Escape Pod 949: A Foundational Model for Talking to...

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2024/07/11

Author : Brian Hugenbruch Narrator : Kyle Akers Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 949: A Foundational Model for Talking to Girls is an Escape Pod original. A Foundational Model for Talking to Girls By Brian Hugenbruch “Hey Marty,” Mom asks, “got a moment?” I cringe whenever Mom’s voice has […]Source

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Escape Pod 947: Rupert Weard and the Case of the...

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2024/06/27

Author : Rob Gillham Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 947: Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist is an Escape Pod original. Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist By Rob Gillham Rupert Weard leapt into the drawing room, escaping a […]Source

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Escape Pod 944: How to Keep Your Cool If You’re a...

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2024/06/06

Author : Vera Brook Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht How to Keep Your Cool If You’re a Mech First Day on the Job was originally published in The Colored Lens in spring 2022. How to Keep Your Cool If You’re a Mech First Day on the Job […]Source

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Escape Pod 943: How to Keep Your Cool If You’re a...

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2024/05/30

Author : Vera Brook Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht How to Keep Your Cool If You’re a Mech First Day on the Job was originally published in The Colored Lens in spring 2022. https://designfor-me.com/project-types/self-build/revolutionising-construction-the-rise-of-3d-printed-houses/ https://www.gira.com/uk/en/g-pulse-magazine/building/3d-house-germany#

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Escape Pod 937: Punk Voyager (Flashback Friday)

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2024/04/18

Author : Shaenon K. Garrity Narrator : Nathaniel Lee Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Norm Sherman Audio Producers : Summer Brooks and Mat Weller Escape Pod 937: Punk Voyager (Flashback Friday) is an Escape Pod original. A copious amount of harsh language. Punk Voyager by Shaenon K. Garrity Punk Voyager was built by punks. They […]Source

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Awards Eligibility Post for 2023 works

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2024/02/28

[Insert pithy observation about how quickly time flies here.] The deadline for the Nebula nominations is bearing down on us (March 1) and the Hugo nomination deadline is soon after (March 9). If you’re looking for short fiction to nominate, please consider our authors’ works below. In 2023, Escape Pod published 13 original science fiction […]Source

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A Change in Crew

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2023/08/14

As Octavia Butler said, “All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change.” Escape Pod is changing as our longtime Assistant Editor, Ben Kinney, leaves the bridge. Ben has been part of the crew since 2016, and he’s seen many of the changes we’ve gone through: […] Source

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