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PodCastle 915: The Hunter, the Monster, and the...

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2025/10/28

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, […]The post PodCastle 915: The Hunter, the Monster, and the Things That Could Have Been appeared first on PodCastle.

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Announcement: PodCastle Is Trialling a Six Month...

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2025/10/17

Greetings, writers of fantasy fiction! We at PodCastle are due to open back up to general submissions in November. When we do, instead of our usual one month open period, we plan to open for six months, closing at the end of April. This is a big change from our usual way of doing things. […]The post Announcement: PodCastle Is Trialling a Six Month Submissions Window appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 913: Vedritsa of the River

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2025/10/14

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 […] The post PodCastle 913: Vedritsa of the River appeared first on PodCastle.

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PC 909: Resurrection Rum

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2025/09/16

Author : Stephanie Malia Morris Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Wilson Fowlie Audio Producer : Eric Valdes PC 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 […]The post PC 909: Resurrection Rum appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 906: DOUBLE EPISODE: The House, The Witch,...

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2025/08/26

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 […]The post PodCastle 906: DOUBLE EPISODE: The House, The Witch, and Sugarcane Stalks and To Pluck a Twisted String appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 905: The Next Dead Wife

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2025/08/19

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 […]The post PodCastle 905: The Next Dead Wife appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 904: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The...

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2025/08/12

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 […]The post PodCastle 904: TALES FROM THE VAULTS – The Illuminated Dragon appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 903: On the Shoulders of Giants

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2025/08/05

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 […] The post PodCastle 903: On the Shoulders of Giants appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 902: Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike

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2025/07/29

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 […] The post PodCastle 902: Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 899: Broken All My Boughs and Brittle My Heart

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2025/07/08

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 […]The post PodCastle 899: Broken All My Boughs and Brittle My Heart appeared first on PodCastle.

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Disability Pride & Magic Month

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2025/06/30

This July 2025, PodCastle is very proud to join in celebrating Disability Pride Month with Disability Pride & Magic: a month of fantastic stories centering disabled characters and experiences. We have five wonderful stories for you: “This Mentor Lives” by J. R. Dawson & John Wiswell, narrated by John Bell “Broken All My Boughs and […] The post Disability Pride & Magic Month appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 897: Oops! All Swords

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2025/06/24

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, […]The post PodCastle 897: Oops! All Swords appeared first on PodCastle.

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

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2025/06/17

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 […]The post PodCastle 896: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: Defy The Grey Kings appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 895: The Day of the Sea

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2025/06/10

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 […]The post PodCastle 895: The Day of the Sea appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 894: The Summer of Lugubriosity

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2025/06/03

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 […]The post PodCastle 894: The Summer of Lugubriosity appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 893: Counting Fairies

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2025/05/27

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 […]The post PodCastle 893: Counting Fairies appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 885: Prisoners

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2025/04/01

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 […]The post PodCastle 885: Prisoners appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 884: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: All of the...

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2025/03/25

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 […]The post PodCastle 884: TALES FROM THE VAULTS: All of the Cuddles With None of the Pain appeared first on PodCastle.

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PodCastle 883: Redo

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2025/03/18

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 […]The post PodCastle 883: Redo appeared first on PodCastle.

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

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2025/03/11

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 […] The post PodCastle 882: How to Steal the Plot Armor – PART TWO of TWO appeared first on PodCastle.

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