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Hugo-nominated science fiction podcast magazine. New stories every week in audio and text. Find us wherever you get your podcasts!
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SNOW WINDING DOWN
BLANKIE WARMING UP
BLANKIE WARMING UP
January 26, 2026 at 1:28 AM
SNOW WINDING DOWN
BLANKIE WARMING UP
BLANKIE WARMING UP
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HI THERE
HAVE SOME WATER
TAKE A LIL BREAK
LOOK AT HOW PRETTY I AM
HAVE SOME WATER
TAKE A LIL BREAK
LOOK AT HOW PRETTY I AM
January 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
HI THERE
HAVE SOME WATER
TAKE A LIL BREAK
LOOK AT HOW PRETTY I AM
HAVE SOME WATER
TAKE A LIL BREAK
LOOK AT HOW PRETTY I AM
Ahoy, sophonts! Do you like detectives? What about Mars? What about detectives *on* Mars? If you like the sound of that, then check out the sound or text of "Graduated Justice: An Amelia Li Mystery" by @mynachang.bsky.social!
Escape Pod 1029: Graduated Justice: An Amelia Li Mystery
I was leaning against my desk in the Mars Dome cop shop, rubbing nano-repair gel on my prosthetic leg, when I caught the rookie staring at me. Or rather, staring at my leg. “Go ahead, kid…
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January 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Ahoy, sophonts! Do you like detectives? What about Mars? What about detectives *on* Mars? If you like the sound of that, then check out the sound or text of "Graduated Justice: An Amelia Li Mystery" by @mynachang.bsky.social!
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HELLO
DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WHILE I MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY NORMAL FACE AT YOU?
DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WHILE I MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY NORMAL FACE AT YOU?
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
HELLO
DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WHILE I MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY NORMAL FACE AT YOU?
DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WHILE I MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY NORMAL FACE AT YOU?
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For fans of Doctor Williams, there IS a sequel! escapepod.org/2025/05/15/e...
January 20, 2026 at 8:52 PM
For fans of Doctor Williams, there IS a sequel! escapepod.org/2025/05/15/e...
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Do it y'all. @escapepod.org's production of @aimeeogdenwrites.com's "What Any Dead Thing Wants" is completely transportive. I loved it. escapepod.org/2026/01/01/e...
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Do it y'all. @escapepod.org's production of @aimeeogdenwrites.com's "What Any Dead Thing Wants" is completely transportive. I loved it. escapepod.org/2026/01/01/e...
Has it really been three weeks? That's right, fellow sophonts, your wait is over! Part 3 of 3 of "What Any Dead Thing Wants" by @aimeeogdenwrites.com is now available for all your experiential needs.
January 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Has it really been three weeks? That's right, fellow sophonts, your wait is over! Part 3 of 3 of "What Any Dead Thing Wants" by @aimeeogdenwrites.com is now available for all your experiential needs.
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JUST A CAT, CUDDLING HIS FISH
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 PM
JUST A CAT, CUDDLING HIS FISH
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If your weekend doesn't have enough cabbage-faced motherfuckers in it, you could remedy that now.
Do you have harsh language on your cognitive organ, sapient? Good news: part 2 of 3 of "What Any Dead Thing Wants" by @aimeeogdenwrites.com is now live, with plenty of it!
January 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM
If your weekend doesn't have enough cabbage-faced motherfuckers in it, you could remedy that now.
Do you have harsh language on your cognitive organ, sapient? Good news: part 2 of 3 of "What Any Dead Thing Wants" by @aimeeogdenwrites.com is now live, with plenty of it!
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Do you have harsh language on your cognitive organ, sapient? Good news: part 2 of 3 of "What Any Dead Thing Wants" by @aimeeogdenwrites.com is now live, with plenty of it!
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My Nebula Finalist novelette is (~33%) up and ready for your audio enjoyment at Escape Pod! Delighted to get to share this one with you again 💜👻🪐
Greetings, sapients, and welcome to 2026! No Y2K compliance bugs have been reported, so please enjoy part one of three (3!) of "What Any Dead Thing Wants" by @aimeeogdenwrites.com.
Escape Pod 1026: What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 1 of 3)
The third week of a planetary exorcism is the hardest—at least if the planet in question has megafauna to deal with. Enthusiasm wanes even faster on worlds that never evolved past microbes.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
My Nebula Finalist novelette is (~33%) up and ready for your audio enjoyment at Escape Pod! Delighted to get to share this one with you again 💜👻🪐
Greetings, sapients, and welcome to 2026! No Y2K compliance bugs have been reported, so please enjoy part one of three (3!) of "What Any Dead Thing Wants" by @aimeeogdenwrites.com.
Escape Pod 1026: What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 1 of 3)
The third week of a planetary exorcism is the hardest—at least if the planet in question has megafauna to deal with. Enthusiasm wanes even faster on worlds that never evolved past microbes.
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January 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Greetings, sapients, and welcome to 2026! No Y2K compliance bugs have been reported, so please enjoy part one of three (3!) of "What Any Dead Thing Wants" by @aimeeogdenwrites.com.
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Merry greetings, sophonts! This year our publication schedule fell on the Earth holiday known as Christmas, so please enjoy the relevant story "Samantha’s Diary" by Diana Wynne Jones.
Escape Pod 1025: Samantha’s Diary (Flashback Friday)
Recorded on BSQ SpeekEasi Series 2/89887BQ and discovered in a skip in London’s Regent Street. December 25th 2233 Tired today and having a lazy time. Got back late from Paris last night from Mother’s…
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December 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Merry greetings, sophonts! This year our publication schedule fell on the Earth holiday known as Christmas, so please enjoy the relevant story "Samantha’s Diary" by Diana Wynne Jones.
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Are you interested in supporting Escape Pod on Patreon? Good news! If you're a new or renewing subscriber, you can use the code "2025YEC" to get a 10% discount on a first month or annual subscription for 2026! Check it out!
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December 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Are you interested in supporting Escape Pod on Patreon? Good news! If you're a new or renewing subscriber, you can use the code "2025YEC" to get a 10% discount on a first month or annual subscription for 2026! Check it out!
Are you interested in supporting Escape Pod on Patreon? Good news! If you're a new or renewing subscriber, you can use the code "2025YEC" to get a 10% discount on a first month or annual subscription for 2026! Check it out!
Get more from Escape Artists Foundation on Patreon
Bringing free and accessible short fiction to a global audience
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December 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Are you interested in supporting Escape Pod on Patreon? Good news! If you're a new or renewing subscriber, you can use the code "2025YEC" to get a 10% discount on a first month or annual subscription for 2026! Check it out!
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Well Fiasco am ALSO on Chrismus blanket so now everybody haves to say "OH ISN'T HIM HAMSOME" instead of horrible babby, right
December 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Well Fiasco am ALSO on Chrismus blanket so now everybody haves to say "OH ISN'T HIM HAMSOME" instead of horrible babby, right
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I put a BLANKIE on the KITTEN
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I put a BLANKIE on the KITTEN
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MAY YOUR DAYS BE COZY AND NICE
December 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
MAY YOUR DAYS BE COZY AND NICE
Merry greetings, sophonts! This year our publication schedule fell on the Earth holiday known as Christmas, so please enjoy the relevant story "Samantha’s Diary" by Diana Wynne Jones.
Escape Pod 1025: Samantha’s Diary (Flashback Friday)
Recorded on BSQ SpeekEasi Series 2/89887BQ and discovered in a skip in London’s Regent Street. December 25th 2233 Tired today and having a lazy time. Got back late from Paris last night from Mother’s…
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December 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Merry greetings, sophonts! This year our publication schedule fell on the Earth holiday known as Christmas, so please enjoy the relevant story "Samantha’s Diary" by Diana Wynne Jones.
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contract is signed! my sci-fi story, milt, from the bsfa's Fission #5 anthology, will be "reprinted" by @escapepod.org in audio 🎧 in January 2026.
it is, incidentally, the horniest story I've ever published. gender essentialism comes here to die. ✌️
it is, incidentally, the horniest story I've ever published. gender essentialism comes here to die. ✌️
December 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
contract is signed! my sci-fi story, milt, from the bsfa's Fission #5 anthology, will be "reprinted" by @escapepod.org in audio 🎧 in January 2026.
it is, incidentally, the horniest story I've ever published. gender essentialism comes here to die. ✌️
it is, incidentally, the horniest story I've ever published. gender essentialism comes here to die. ✌️
Relevant greetings, sapients! It's not even Friday, and yet we're giving you a flashback: "Some Things I Should Probably Have Mentioned Earlier" by @laurasbadideas.bsky.social, read LIVE at the 2018 Worldcon! Remember what things were like, seven years ago?
Escape Pod 1024: Some Things I Should Probably Have Mentioned Earlier (LIVE) (Flashback)
Dear Kevin, I’m sorry I waited so long to tell you this, but I really hate your vacation cabin. Everything about it creeps me out. The sound of crickets at night makes my skin crawl.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Relevant greetings, sapients! It's not even Friday, and yet we're giving you a flashback: "Some Things I Should Probably Have Mentioned Earlier" by @laurasbadideas.bsky.social, read LIVE at the 2018 Worldcon! Remember what things were like, seven years ago?
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Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...
Escape Pod absolutely does not accept AI submissions. Any such submissions will be eaten by the trilobites.
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Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Escape Pod absolutely does not accept AI submissions. Any such submissions will be eaten by the trilobites.
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May all our friends who celebrate The Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe have a joyful, centered, and peaceful celebration 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🇪🇨 🇬🇹
Watch out for each other.
Que la bendición nos acompañe a todos bajo la luz de Nuestra Señora. ¡Celebremos con alegría!
Feliz Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe.
Watch out for each other.
Que la bendición nos acompañe a todos bajo la luz de Nuestra Señora. ¡Celebremos con alegría!
Feliz Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe.
December 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
May all our friends who celebrate The Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe have a joyful, centered, and peaceful celebration 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🇪🇨 🇬🇹
Watch out for each other.
Que la bendición nos acompañe a todos bajo la luz de Nuestra Señora. ¡Celebremos con alegría!
Feliz Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe.
Watch out for each other.
Que la bendición nos acompañe a todos bajo la luz de Nuestra Señora. ¡Celebremos con alegría!
Feliz Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe.
Ahoy, sapient observers and everyone else! It's the 53rd anniversary of the last crewed lunar landing, so a highly appropriate time to experience "Mackson’s Mardi Gras Moon Race" by @daviddegraff.bsky.social. And how about all those Ms, what?
Escape Pod 1023: Mackson’s Mardi Gras Moon Race
Turtles were built for short-haul Lunar prospecting, not treks across the entire face of the Moon, but back in 2043 João Silva Henrique, desperate to celebrate Carnaval, drove a turtle from Amundsen…
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December 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ahoy, sapient observers and everyone else! It's the 53rd anniversary of the last crewed lunar landing, so a highly appropriate time to experience "Mackson’s Mardi Gras Moon Race" by @daviddegraff.bsky.social. And how about all those Ms, what?