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Out of this world news! Escape Pod is a Hugo Finalist! We’re excited and honored and festooning our spaceship with celebratory decorations. Immense thanks to our entire team, to the voters who enjoy our podcast, and to our authors, without whom we would have no stories to share!
ALT Escape Pod 2023 Hugo Awards Best Semiprozine Finalist
In the final hours before the pod bay doors slam open again, enjoy "Itoro fe Queen" by Maurice Broaddus, now live on the website! escapepod.org/2023/08/31/esc…
That time is finally here: part four of 4 of "Bishop's Opening" by R.S.A. Garcia is blasting over the sub-etheric frequencies direct to your ears, eyes, or equivalent sensory appendages! escapepod.org/2023/08/24/esc…
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Check it out: part 3 (of four!) of "Bishop's Opening" by R.S.A. Garcia is now live online for your reading attentionation! escapepod.org/2023/08/17/esc…
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Yes, this includes us!
It would appear this place is collapsing into the void and, although we like voids, it’s seemed prudent to make ourselves available elsewhere.
So, good news everybody, you can now find all of us* on Bluesky!
(*Cast of Wonders was up late last night and will be joining us soon.)
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Look, we're not saying that if you circumvent proper procedure the dragon will DEFINITELY flame-broil and eat you with HP Sauce, but --
We hear @PseudoPod_org might enjoy this one as well…
This week's @escapepodcast story, "The Best One-Star Restaurant in the Whole Quadrant" by @RachaelKJones, is silly & gruesome. It reminds me of "They're Made Out of Meat" by Terry Bisson, while also making me laugh at the absurdity
escapepod.org/2023/05/18/esc…
This week’s story is “Triptych” by @avi_why, narrated by @darusha and hosted by @valerievaldes.
“Delaney didn’t have time to change before the men in suits came and bundled her into the car. Her dress fell crooked against her knees, and her makeup was half-applied.”
“Triptych” is an Escape Pod original. The story contains gender dysphoria and threats of gun violence.
escapepod.org/2023/03/09/esc…
This week, we’re celebrating Flashback Friday with “Budo” by Tade Thompson, narrated by Suyi Davies Okungbowa.
This story was previously published in the Steampunk World Anthology edited by Sarah Hans and first appeared on Escape Pod Episode 517.
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“There is a story told in my village about the man who fell from the sky. The British also tell this tale in their history books, but it is a mere paragraph, and they invert the details.”
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This week’s story: “He Leaps for the Stars, He Leaps for the Stars” by @gracechanwrites, narrated by @andrewk_hoe and hosted by @tinaconnolly.
“Yennie knew the truth: he was not really one person. He held millions of potential lives within him.”
escapepod.org/2023/02/23/esc…
This week’s story: “Like Stars Daring to Shine” by @somto_Ihezue, who also narrates. First published by Fireside Magazine in July 2022.
“In the forest, its canopy a roof of green, darkness collects in patches, but the lights find a way — they always do.”
escapepod.org/2023/02/16/esc…
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This week’s story: “The Hagfish Has Three Hearts” by Monica Joyce Evans, narrated by @omgjulia, hosted by @mightymur. Originally published in Cossmass Infinities in September 2021.
“Noma had learned to speak whale for a government that no longer existed.”
escapepod.org/2023/02/09/esc…
Some very kind words here for a number of wonderful stories, including some at our podcast sibling @CastOfWonders ! Thank you so much @NOAFzine ! 💖💖💖
Questing in Shorts: February 2023.
Adri Joy looks at @EAPodcasts , @UncannyMagazine and more!
nerds-feather.com/2023/02/qu…
Some gremlins got into the wiring and the original release was missing a bit at the end. The gremlins were quickly captured and rehomed, but just in case, please check to be sure you have the full version of this excellent story!
This week’s story is “Common Speech” by @elisestephens with narration by @IbbaArmancas, hosted by @tinaconnolly. This is an Escape Pod original.
“If we stopped treating them like plants, maybe they’d start treating us like people.”
escapepod.org/2023/02/02/esc…
This week’s story is “Common Speech” by @elisestephens with narration by @IbbaArmancas, hosted by @tinaconnolly. This is an Escape Pod original.
“If we stopped treating them like plants, maybe they’d start treating us like people.”
escapepod.org/2023/02/02/esc…
Squishy biological friends! Check out January's metacast -- a state of the union from our beloved human showrunners! What's happening now (we're a nonprofit!), what's happening next (cats???), and more! 🚀💖
escapeartists.net/2023/01/31…
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THREE! THOUSAND!
Thank you, humans! 🚀💖
Escape Artists @EAPodcasts has crossed 3000 episodes across all our podcasts!
Thank you! 🎙️
Have you heard the others? There’s…
@PodCastle_org 🐉
@CastOfWonders 🎭
@escapepodcast 🚀
@catscastpod 🐈
ALT Thank you for 3000 episodes 5 podcasts / 18 years
Delighted to hear it! Congratulations Somto! 💖🚀
Ahhh!! My story "Like Stars Daring To Shine" published in @FiresideFiction and forthcoming in @escapepodcast made the BSFA Longlist for Best Short Fiction!!
Shoutouts to fellow nominees: @Wiswell @Penprince_ @mareasie @RSAGarcia @VaughanStanger @WTalabi @franifio @garethlpowell
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Good news, everyone!
Have you heard our news? We're becoming a nonprofit January 1st! More details and a metacast to follow, but we couldn't wait to share!
escapeartists.net/2022/12/23…
Oh my! Less than twelve hours left to vote!
Come on humans -- they are flash stories, they don't take long to read, and you can decide the winner of the @CastOfWonders flash fiction contest! 💖🚀
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