Escape Pod

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300 episodes
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Date created
2005/06/23
Latest episode
2026/04/23
Average duration
37 min.
Release period
7 days

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The Original Science Fiction Podcast

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Escape Pod 1042: More Tomorrow (Flashback Friday)
2026/04/23
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
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Escape Pod 1041: Love in the Time of Dust and Venom
2026/04/16
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
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Escape Pod 1040: Gods and Spirits Our Witnesses
2026/04/09
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
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Escape Pod 1039: The Many Rebirths of Karina Morita
2026/04/02
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
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Escape Pod 1038: Meet the Mets
2026/03/26
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
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Escape Pod 1037: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 3 of 3)
2026/03/19
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
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Escape Pod 1036: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 2 of 3)
2026/03/12
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
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Escape Pod 1035: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 1 of 3)
2026/03/05
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
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Escape Pod 1034: “An Honour to be Nominated…”
2026/02/26
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
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Escape Pod 1033: The Automatic Grocery Store
2026/02/19
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
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Escape Pod 1032: milt
2026/02/12
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
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Escape Pod 1031: The Anatomy of Miracles (Flashback Friday)
2026/02/05
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
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Escape Pod 1030: The Smell of the Planet I Was Born On
2026/01/29
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
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Escape Pod 1029: Graduated Justice: An Amelia Li Mystery
2026/01/22
Author : Myna Chang Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Graduated Justice originally appeared in Translunar Travelers Lounge, February 2025. Graduated Justice: An Amelia Li Mystery By Myna Chang I was leaning against my desk in the Mars Dome cop shop, rubbing nano-repair gel on my prosthetic leg, when […] Source
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Escape Pod 1028: What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 3 of 3)
2026/01/15
Author : Aimee Ogden Narrator : Isaac Harwood Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Copious helpings of harsh language descriptors found here. Don’t miss Parts 1 and 2: Escape Pod 1026: What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 1 of 3), Escape Pod 1027: What Any Dead Thing Wants (Part 2 of 3) […] Source
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4.7 out of 5
1158 reviews
lightstream2023 2026/02/06
The Sci-fi Zine of 2026
When I was younger, I used to read sci-fi magazines, like locus and buy books that were compendiums of science fiction stories by names some familiar ...
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Mixtape Stories 2024/01/28
Great variety of quality stories
Escape Pod is one of those go-to podcasts that provides a wide variety of quality stories from various authors. I also enjoy the short commentary at t...
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eldrithcpossumcat 2023/12/04
Local woman really loves this podcast
Man, nice little tasty nugget sized sci-fi is so tremendous!
PolloGis 2023/10/09
Wonderful
Episodes contain thoughtful stories, with unique characters and delightfully unusual scenarios, that are narrated by clear and engaging voice actors. ...
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tired father 2023/05/26
Escape Pod is the best! Thought provoking stories and excellent readers.
Escape pod is my first choice among all the story podcasts that i listen to. The story is very tremendously in style for usually thought-provoking, ...
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Sciencegoth 2023/06/04
Joy and wonder
I listen to escape pod while I’m doing repetitive work in the lab, and I love it because it brings me joy and sadness and great new worlds while I am ...
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bevillej 2022/12/08
Just a fantastic listen, everytime
The mothership of the Escape Artists podcast family. The variety in the back catalog is amazing, all consistently high quality SciFi. With the sister ...
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MaroonedOnEarth 2022/10/07
Brilliant sci-fi stories read by awesome narrators
There isn’t enough good things I can say about Escape Pod. I binge listened to it during the pandemic. It was indeed an escape for me. I love the dive...
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PromisingNewcomer 2022/07/05
Long time listener
Strange to think it’s been over a decade! I love the variety which continues to introduce new authors and ideas.
Caitla 2022/07/22
Story selection feels stale
Their story selection needs work. Feels like they’re chasing a quota, not really looking for anything that is either unique or easy to enjoy.
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