The podcast that shares stories — original works, personal tales, favorites from TV shows, books, movies and more.
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The Original Science Fiction Podcast
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With every new issue, Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine shares one piece of short fiction in podcast form. Enjoy these audio treats from our pages!
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Writers write. Professional writers write a lot. The StoryADay May challenge exists to help you learn how much you're capable of writing in a month. The Write Every Day, Not "Some Day" podcast helps you figure out how to keep that commitment up for the rest of your life. Each 10-15 minute episode tackles a particular topic and gives you a writing assignment to complete before the next episode. Music credit: Alan McPike (http://standardstrax.com)
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The Apocalypse Theater Podcast is an audio drama featuring fiction and dark fiction stories written by Benjamin Allen. Each episode features either a stand-alone short story, or a serialized episode of a larger, ongoing story. Each story, however, has a separate theme, beginning, middle, and unique ending, so it is not necessary to have heard previous episodes.
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A collection of short stories based on my life experiences
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NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS : dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist Kristin Holland
Horror Enthusiast, Voice Actor, Podcaster - Kristin Holland
NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS is a fortnightly short story podcast featuring masterful performances of dark tales, both old and new, by voice artist Kristin Holland. If you enjoy playful, chilling, compelling narrations of horror stories, this is the podcast for you. https://www.nocturnaltransmissions.com.au You can support us (and access lots of exclusive content) by becoming a patron at Patreon.com: https://www.patreon.com/nocturnaltransmissions scary stories, dark tales, haunting poetry, classi ...
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Inside Fictions is a short story podcast written by Steve Spalding. Travel through worlds littered with dragons, robots and mad gods -- twice a month.
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Frank Hagen presents tales of strangeness and wonder. The author reads from his short stories and serializes his novels.
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Short fiction on the lives in found photos of people holding anything
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Jeff Somers is the author of the Avery Cates series, the Ustari Cycle, Chum, and Writing Without Rules. He also generates 45% of all the freelance writing in the universe. In each episode, Jeff will pour a drink and discuss one of his works of short fiction, from inspiration to publication, and then read the damn thing with sound effects and asides. He invites you to pour a drink and settle in with him for a self-centered and self-deprecating tour of his literary universe. Also, take off you ...
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Thoughtful, in-depth conversations with authors of all genres and other notable people from Chicagoland and around the world. A monthly program from the Deerfield Public Library in Deerfield, IL, hosted by Dylan Zavagno. Our archives include episodes from the Library's John Cotton Dana Award-winning series, The Fight to Integrate Deerfield: 60 Year Reflection; our Pride Month series, Queer Poem-a-Day; and our local history audio tours.
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A collaborative project of writers, voice-actors, and musicians coming together to tell YOUR stories.
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Maine Stories and Moon Musing. It's "All Things Considered" for the moon and modern Maine short fiction. Episodes are produced on each New and Full Moon.
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High-Flying Poultry is the short fiction blog of fantasy author Sharon J. Gochenour. Tune in weekly for a snippet of something weird and/or wonderful.
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The Library of Introspective Mundanity contains audio diary archives collected from sources across the spaces and times. Due to recent events, the records require organization so please pardon the recovery efforts.
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Toussaint Morrison reads short stories written by himself, covering the course of his life, chronicling his adventures as a musician, paraprofessional, and artist.
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Words Out West is a literary podcast spotlighting both established and emerging writers from Montana and the western United States, along with their poems, stories, songs, radio plays and other forms of the spoken word.
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Page is a storytelling podcast designed to connect listeners to new and unique voices in the fiction world. Each month, Page takes original short fiction from emerging authors and produces it as audio dramas, complete with narration, voice acting, music, and sound effects. Enjoy author interviews, discussions, and publishing advice each month as well.
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Journey together through innumerable worlds of fiction with Prose, a biweekly podcast series that offers up short stories of all genres and subject matter. If you like fiction of all sorts with the occasional bit of poetry or verse thrown in for good measure, join us on our adventures through the labyrinths of the human psyche and the infinite spaces of the imagination.
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Locked deep beneath The Museum is...The Museum's Shadow! Inside this secret, trapdoored cellar is an exhibition filled with artifacts, fossils and thick cobwebs. Some artifacts are brought into the light on Twitter: @museumsshadow
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The Last Ovation Podcast presents short stories on various celebrities and discusses their lives, and tragic deaths. Ranging from Hollywood Classics to current Mega-Stars, The Last Ovation honors those who have impacted our lives through entertainment, song and dance.
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Every week a new story. Every episode a new monster.
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Join Wa and Foot on their quest to read through all 124 Philip K. Dick short stories. Tangents, foul language, and overly personal anecdotes are expected.
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A monthly podcast of dark genre short fiction from the Hugo Award-nominated Apex Magazine.
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Short horror stories written by The Fradd Siblings (Matt & Emma Fradd). Get the Sibling Horror book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XS5V9S4?pf_rd_r=GG5G9TAEMZH53KKN9E0F&pf_rd_p=5ae2c7f8-e0c6-4f35-9071-dc3240e894a8&pd_rd_r=f1ab8830-1d2b-4eed-a1fe-0787139a62ac&pd_rd_w=mGgzi&pd_rd_wg=Y3rrz&ref_=pd_gw_unk A big thanks to Soren Narnia of Knifepoint Horror who inspired us to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard).
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Welcome to Invaders From Planet 3, the podcast where we talk about science fiction, fantasy, and all points in between. Each episode we'll talk with authors and others connected to speculative fiction about the books, short stories, movies, TV shows, radio plays, or comics that made them fall in love with the genre. We'll also discuss their approach to their craft, what's good in sf today, and a galaxy of other topics. Join us for other discussions on bloginhood.com
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Your Words. Your Podcast. A show for the writers, poets, note takers big and small. A show for the listeners looking to unwind, relate, feel connected. Dead Letter Radio is a podcast focused on sharing the human experience, minor or major, fiction or non-fiction, through original art and writing. Submit your poems, short stories, letters that you have never sent. I want to hear, read, and share them. Sit back and listen to the what the world is whispering.
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**A monthly podcast of classic short stories narrated by author, C.J. Carter-Stephenson, with music by Kevin MacLeod and immersive sound effects.** Journey back to a time of horse-drawn carriages and fantastical inventions... the fiction of yesterday brought vividly to life by the technology of today.
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Short stories, sometimes dark, sometimes light, sometimes spooky, comical, curious or surprising. Sort of Short Stories is a series of stories written and read by author Daniel Mark Brown.
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The Streetwise Cycle is a series of nine interconnected stories about people living unexpectedly interconnected lives on the streets of Los Angeles. It's a view of the city, as seen by the people who sleep on its streets. There are nine stories in all, each of them exactly 999 words long. The podcast is available in three episodes, each containing three stories. To read the stories or see a map of where they take place, visit StreetwiseCycle.com. Author Cheryl Klein calls The Streetwise Cycl ...
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Storyteller Caitlin Hicks, (playwright, performer, author, actor) describes the stories in these podcasts that explore the grief of life as well as the meaning, the humour, the redemption. The series features a variety of first-person character stories in a number of episodes from her international theatrical touring shows: Mother Love, Next of Kin, The Trouble of Christmas, The Life We Lived. Hicks will also share chapters from her novel," A Theory of Expanded Love". But here, she shares a ...
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Welcome to my podcast, where amazing things happen.
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Episode 53: Cryptid or Your Money Back by Misha Lenau
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20:21In Asimov's latest story from Misha Lenau, a middle aged person finds themself longing to be someone—something—else, and, thanks to a bold new business franchise, endeavors to turn themself into a hairy, bloodsucking beast: El Chupacabra. But after a series of disappointing events, our protagonist wonders if they'll ever be happy. Will El Chupacabr…
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Rated PG-13, Host: Valerie Valdes, Audio Production: Adam Pracht, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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Rated PG, Host: Mur Lafferty, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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NOCTRANS Ep 204 - Gettin' Caught in the Rain
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25:48Join us for a cocktail in the dunes on the cape. Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present another deliciously dark tale from D. H. Parish: GETTIN’ CAUGHT IN THE RAIN ———— NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS is a fortnightly podcast featuring inspired performances of short horror stories, both old and new, by voice artist Kristin Holland. https://www.nocturn…
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Escape Pod 990: The Malcontent (Flashback Friday)
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29:53Rated PG, Host: Alasdair Stuart, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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Ali shares a quick Courage the Cowardly Dog story called "Warm Whisper." This episode is dedicated in loving memory to the series' head writer, David Steven Cohen.
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Rated PG, Host: Tina Connolly, Audio Production: Adam Pracht, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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NOCTRANS Ep 203 [TEASER] - Moonlight Sonata [Patreon Exclusive]
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4:55The following episode is a teaser for our PATREON SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE presentation of: 'MOONLIGHT SONATA' by Alexander Woollcott To hear this episode in full subscribe at: patreon.com/nocturnaltransmissionsBy Kristin Holland
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Warm up for the StoryADay May Challenge (or any writing) with these character exercises. Create your raw materials this month; write like the wind, next month! LINKS All the warm up tasks: https://stada.me/april-warm-upsBy Julie Duffy
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Escape Pod 988: In the Palace of Science (Part 2 of 2)
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42:58Rated PG, Host: Valerie Valdes, Audio Production: Adam Pracht, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 81: Author Jeff Somers drinks Black Dynomite IPA and reads his short story "History Porn," published in Book XI. jeffreysomers.com https://www.bookxi.org/issue-xv-love#/history-pornBy Jeff Somers
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Warm ups for April PLUS our guest writing prompters
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30:52Get ready for StoryADay May with these warm-up tasks in April PLUS: hear about the wonderful writers who have sent us prompts for this year's challenge sign up at: https://storyaday.orgBy Julie Duffy
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Do you ever feel like you’re living the same day over and over again? Every three years our University of the Seven Suns along with hundreds of other psionic schools from across the Eternium compete in a giant resource contest within the ringworlds surrounding the Dyson Sphere of Partikan. It was pretty fun until I started waking up at the beginnin…
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Escape Pod 987: In the Palace of Science (Part 1 of 2)
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37:37Rated PG, Host: Valerie Valdes, Audio Production: Adam Pracht, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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We’re very excited to be sharing another story from Jez Conolly. Join us on the shore of a dark loch in Scotland, where we may just encounter a monster …or two. Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS by Jez Conolly ———— NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS is a fortnightly podcast featuring inspired performances of short horror stories…
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Rated PG, Host: Mur Lafferty, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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66: Dr. Jo Freer on Thomas Pynchon & Gravity's Rainbow
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1:06:40A conversation with Dr. Jo Freer, a leading scholar on the work of American novelist Thomas Pynchon. I'm currently leading our Library’s Classics Book Discussion Seminar series on Pynchon’s 1973 masterpiece Gravity’s Rainbow and Dr. Freer’s work has been incredibly helpful for me in understanding this challenging novel and Pynchon’s work as a whole…
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To celebrate our 200th EPISODE we're sharing TWO Ian Sputnik tales over two weeks. Here's the second - a short but not so sweet bite of lycanthropic flash fiction. Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present: Ian Sputnik's 'FULL MOON' ———— NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS is a fortnightly podcast featuring inspired performances of short horror stories, both…
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During StoryADay I like to give you meaty writing exercises disguised as prompts. This week I'm giving you seven mini-prompts that you can use to juice up an existing work-in-progress or to spark a new one. You can find all these prompts here: https://storyaday.org/sftw101 Playlist of YouTube Short writing prompts Sign up for the StoryADay May Chal…
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Ali discusses Disney's first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
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Escape Pod 985: The Interdimensional Rift at the Lucky Sunrise Bingo Palace
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29:06Rated PG, Host: Tina Connolly, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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It’s our 200th EPISODE!!! and what better way to celebrate the occasion than to share a story (or two) from our dear fiend Mr IAN SPUTNIK. THANK YOU all for your support over the last 200 episodes. Here's to the next 200. Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present: 'JUST DO IT' by, the Diamond Geezer himself, IAN SPUTNIK ———— NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIO…
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Escape Pod 984: Imperial (Flashback Friday)
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45:05Rated R, Host: Alasdair Stuart, Serah Eley (Original); Audio Production: Adam Pracht, Serah Eley (Original), BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 80: Kiss Them for Me
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29:30The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 80: Author Jeff Somers drinks Freud Whiskey and reads his short story "Kiss Them for Me," published in Bare Bone #3. jeffreysomers.comBy Jeff Somers
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NOCTRANS Ep 199 - The Spider [PATREON Exclusive Ep. TEASER]
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11:26The following episode is a teaser for our PATREON SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE presentation of: 'THE SPIDER' by Hanns Heinz Ewers To hear this episode in full subscribe at: patreon.com/nocturnaltransmissionsBy Kristin Holland
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Rated PG, Host: Mur Lafferty, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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Rated PG-13, Host: Mur Lafferty, Audio Production: Adam Pracht, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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Episode 52: Going Deep by James Patrick Kelly
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50:18Get a peek into Mariska Volochkova's past in "Going Deep," James Patrick Kelly's story printed in 2009 that gives a little background on our current tale by Jim, "Moon and Mars."
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ATLA's 20th Anniversary + "An Air of Certainty"
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35:24Ali commemorates the 20th anniversary of Avatar: The Last Airbender by reflecting on what the show means to her, sharing a few silly memories based on what little she saw of it back when it was originally airing, as well as why she's always loved Kataang from the very beginning. Additionally, she expresses her infinite excitement for the new upcomi…
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Rated PG, Host: Tina Connolly, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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Tyler Trodden bites off more than he can chew when he chooses to cross local gangster Billy 'The Biz' Sands. He can put things right though, all he needs to do is find Billy a caravan. Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present, our first story of 2025: 'THE CARAVAN' by Mark Humphries ———— NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS is a fortnightly podcast featuring…
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Rated PG, Host: Alasdair Stuart, Audio Production: Adam Pracht, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 79: Author Jeff Somers drinks A Tale of Tokyo Scotch from Glenmorangie and reads his short story "Come and See," part of his Ustari Cycle universe (We Are Not Good People"). jeffreysomers.com wearenotgoodpeople.comBy Jeff Somers
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Escape Pod 979: Steadyboi After the Apocalypse
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32:33Rated PG, Host: Mur Lafferty, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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Rated PG-13, Host: Tina Connolly, Audio Production: Adam Pracht, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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Escape Pod 977: Reflected in Mirrored Skies (Part 1 of 2)
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30:17Rated PG, Host: Mur Lafferty, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 78: Arthur Kill
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54:12The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 78: Author Jeff Somers drinks some Teelings Small Batch Irish Whiskey and reads his short story "Arthur Kill," published by Mystery Magazine in 2018. jeffreysomers.comBy Jeff Somers
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Escape Pod 976: Reflected in Mirrored Skies (Part 1 of 2)
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25:37Rated PG, Host: Mur Lafferty, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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Escape Pod 975: Don Ysidro (Flashback Friday)
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20:03Rated PG, Host: Alasdair Stuart & Serah Eley (Original), Audio Production: Adam Pracht and Serah Eley (Original), BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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Wa issues an open Monopoly challenge to all listeners. Foot realizes videogames have hamstrung him with toxic coping mechanisms. Momma E gets highbrow about classical music and how learning the cello polished her soul into the perfect gem we admire today. Sharp editing and dope music by Cary goddamn Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels…
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Rated PG, Host: Valerie Valdes, Audio Production: Adam Pracht, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org.
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Ali discusses Wicked: Part I, the long-awaited movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-Butera as Elphaba and Glinda. "I hope you're happy, my friend."
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Rated PG, Host: Valerie Va;des, Audio Production: Summer Brooks, BY-NC-ND 4.0. Visit us at https://escapepod.org
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