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• Escape Pod 1049: Amrit 11.06.2026 57min

  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
• Escape Pod 1048: The Library of the Apocalypse 04.06.2026 29min

  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
• Escape Pod 1047: EDIE (Part 2 of 2) 28.05.2026 33min

  Author : James Dick Narrator : Abra Staffin-Wiebe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “EDIE” was first published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact (January/February 2023) Don’t miss Part 1: Escape Pod 1046: EDIE (Part 1 of 2) EDIE (Part 2) by James Dick EDIE was a smart machine, but every machine, […] Source
• Escape Pod 1046: EDIE (Part 1 of 2) 21.05.2026 35min

  Author : James Dick Narrator : Abra Staffin-Wiebe Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “EDIE” was previously published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact (January/February 2023) EDIE (Part 1) by James Dick High above Europa, a lonely traveller reached the end of her journey. A spacecraft the size of a school bus, […] Source
• Escape Pod 1045: The Graduates of Formost 891c 14.05.2026 42min

  Author : Frank Baird Hughes Narrator : Jairus Durnett Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1045: The Graduates of Formost 891c is an Escape Pod original. Contains examples of animal surgical modification. The Graduates of Formost 891c By Frank Baird Hughes They say that in Texas, the best jobs go […] Source
• Escape Pod 1044: Rhona’s Tavern and Spacetime Portal 07.05.2026 36min

  Author : S. L. Myers Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1044: Rhona’s Tavern and Spacetime Portal is an Escape Pod original. Occasional use of harsh language Escape Pod is proud to say that we have partnered with Sleepphones headphones to provide a special Escape Pod […] Source
• Escape Pod 1043: The Smokejumpers 30.04.2026 59min

  Author : Sierra Bibi Narrator : Laurice White Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1043: The Smokejumpers is an Escape Pod original. Includes wildfires and peril. The Smokejumpers By Sierra Bibi When Fern jumps from the plane into the smoke for the very first time, she believes she has nothing […] Source
• Escape Pod 1042: More Tomorrow (Flashback Friday) 23.04.2026 36min

  Author : Premee Mohamed Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “More Tomorrow” was first published in Automata Review, March 2018, and previously published as Escape Pod 713, in January 2020. A few grade-A curses. More Tomorrow By Premee Mohamed DAY 5 Anyway, it turns out trilobites aren’t very […] Source
• Escape Pod 1041: Love in the Time of Dust and Venom 16.04.2026 30min

  Author : Sharon Joss Narrator : Torin Andrus Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Love in the Time of Dust and Venom originally appeared in 2013 Fiction River – Time Travelers. Includes a form of assisted suicide. Sponsored by Mixtape Stories Love in the Time of Dust and Venom By Sharon Joss Using […] Source
• Escape Pod 1040: Gods and Spirits Our Witnesses 09.04.2026 26min

  Author : S. C. Mills Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1040: Gods and Spirits Our Witnesses is an Escape Pod original. Loss of an infant Sponsored by Mixtape Stories Gods and Spirits Our Witnesses by S. C. Mills We met in a public-access data booth […] Source
• Escape Pod 1039: The Many Rebirths of Karina Morita 02.04.2026 32min

  Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : Isabel J. Kim Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “The Many Rebirths of Karina Morita” first appeared in 2025 on Tim’s Patreon Sponsored by Mixtape Stories The Many Rebirths of Karina Morita by Tim Pratt My problems all started when I died. People didn’t die too […] Source
• Escape Pod 1038: Meet the Mets 26.03.2026 44min

  Author : ace tilton ratcliff Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1038: Meet the Mets is an Escape Pod original. Contains brief moments of violence and bigotry towards a transgender character Sponsored by Mixtape Stories Meet the Mets by Ace Tilton Ratcliff 1964 Bobby didn’t know […] Source
• Escape Pod 1037: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 3 of 3) 19.03.2026 37min

  Author : Kelly Robson Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht We Who Live in the Heart originally appeared in Clarkesworld, May 1, 2017. Quantum Superposition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_superposition Cloudward Ho https://dimension20.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Cloudward,_Ho! Void Merch https://voidmerch.threadless.com/collections/escape-artists-inc-x-voidmerch-1 We Who Live in the Heart (Part 3 of 3) By Kelly Robson (…Continued from Part […] Source
• Escape Pod 1036: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 2 of 3) 12.03.2026 38min

  Author : Kelly Robson Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht We Who Live in the Heart originally appeared in Clarkesworld, May 1, 2017. We Who Live in the Heart (Part 2 of 3) By Kelly Robson (…Continued from Part 2) Ricci got into my notes. I don’t keep […] Source
• Escape Pod 1035: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 1 of 3) 05.03.2026 39min

  Author : Kelly Robson Narrator : Ibba Armancas Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht We Who Live in the Heart originally appeared in Clarkesworld, May 1, 2017. We Who Live in the Heart By Kelly Robson Ricci slipped in and out of consciousness as we carried her to the anterior sinus and […] Source
• Escape Pod 1034: “An Honour to be Nominated…” 26.02.2026 36min

  Author : Jacob Seinemeier Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1034: “An Honour to be Nominated…” is an Escape Pod original. Mild profanity “An Honour to be Nominated…” by Jacob Seinemeier TRANSGALACTIC NEWS- straight from the feed to your screed! “…and how exciting to be gathered […] Source
• Escape Pod 1033: The Automatic Grocery Store 19.02.2026 40min

  Author : G. M. Paniccia Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1033: The Automatic Grocery Store is an Escape Pod original. The Automatic Grocery Store By G. M. Paniccia It took thirty-six days, four hours, twelve minutes, and fifty-five seconds after the Glorious Revolution for Automatic […] Source
• Escape Pod 1032: milt 12.02.2026 33min

  Author : Victoria N. Shi Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “milt” first apeared in Fission #5 by the British Science Fiction Association (June 2025) Contains Injury/body horror, climate grief, implied sexual behavior milt by Victoria N. Shi The others believe there’s no pulling Yobé out of his […] Source
• Escape Pod 1031: The Anatomy of Miracles (Flashback Friday) 05.02.2026 51min

  Author : Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko Narrators : David D. Levine and S.B. Divya Hosts : Alasdair Stuart and Tina Connolly Audio Producers : Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1031: The Anatomy of Miracles (Flashback Friday) is an Escape Pod original. Escape Pod branded SleepPhones Kameron Hurley – The Last Few Years Broke […] Source
• Escape Pod 1030: The Smell of the Planet I Was Born On 29.01.2026 31min

  Author : Rodrigo Culagovski Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1030: The Smell of the Planet I Was Born On is an Escape Pod original. The Smell of the Planet I Was Born On By Rodrigo Culagovski There are two moons visible, a large one right […] Source