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The Lost World

Paper Cuts - April 29, 2024 02:12 - 2 hours
Ah, the very last episode of this season! We start to get into the lush world of Arthur Conan Doyle's most popular (non-sherlock) writing, and discover that HOO BOY does that professor have some feelings on the matter of the people he met and the places he went. Well, that, and he really doesn't...

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To Choke a Morlock

Paper Cuts - April 29, 2024 01:48 - 3 hours
Unsurprisingly, I really breeze through books I know well here on the show, but unfortunately, that also means a goodly sized number of my favorites really are here today, then gone next week. So, while we really did have a blast reading The Time Machine, it's all over now. Well, that is, if it ...

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Beagle

AntipodeanSF - April 28, 2024 00:59 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Stories featured in Beagle: Post-Mortem Art - by Scare in a Box - narrated by Chuck McKenzie I-M-S-C-A-R-E-D - by Brittany Lee Our Audio License AntipodeanSF Radio Show by Ion Newcombe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a...

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The Witches

Midnight Slumber - April 26, 2024 04:00 - 10 minutes
Witches are a group of magical beings that can be good or bad. No one should be on their bad side. Our Adventurer learns that witches can be vindictive. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this short story. Thanks for listening! This story was written and narrated by Zack Miller. Follow us on X @The_MN...

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Her Body, The Ship by Z. K. Abraham (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 25, 2024 23:10 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "Her Body, The Ship" written by Z. K. Abraham. Published in the March 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/abraham_03_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon....

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One Flew Over the Songhua River by Qi Ran (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 24, 2024 20:24 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "One Flew Over the Songhua River" written by Qi Ran and translated by Andy Dudak. Published in the March 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/qi_03_24 Support us on P...

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A Brief Oral History of the El Zopilote Dock by Alaya Dawn Johnson (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 24, 2024 20:22 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "A Brief Oral History of the El Zopilote Dock" written by Alaya Dawn Johnson. Published in the March 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_24 Support us on ...

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Bavaria

AntipodeanSF - April 21, 2024 12:59 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Stories featured in Bavaria: End of the Line - by Col Hellmuth - narrated by Alistair Lloyd Our Audio License AntipodeanSF Radio Show by Ion Newcombe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.antisf.com.au. Permissi...

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Nine Beauties and the Entangled Threads by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 20, 2024 17:18 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "Nine Beauties and the Entangled Threads" written by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. Published in the March 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/spires_03_24 Support us on Patre...

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Phosphorescence by Ben Berman Ghan (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 19, 2024 20:04 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "Phosphorescence" written by Ben Berman Ghan. Published in the March 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ghan_03_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/...

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Salute Your Horror Shorts

Splatter Brains - April 19, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
This week, the Brains are covering bite-sized horror. With five different YouTube shorts ranging from 1 minute to 10 minutes, we discuss the horror elements that make these snippets a success. Check them out below: "Bedfellows" -  https://youtu.be/okdhENwPnE8?si=1spsPU7hLkwDaxyL "The Separatio...

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Hello! Hello! Hello! by Fiona Jones (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 18, 2024 11:40 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "Hello! Hello! Hello!" written by Fiona Jones. Published in the March 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jones_03_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.co...

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Lonely Ghosts by Meghan Feldman (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 17, 2024 20:19 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "Lonely Ghosts" written by Meghan Feldman. Published in the February 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/feldman_02_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.c...

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The Beam Eidolon by Ryan Marie Ketterer (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 16, 2024 19:03 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "The Beam Eidolon" written by Ryan Marie Ketterer. Published in the February 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ketterer_02_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www....

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Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 15, 2024 12:05 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole" written by Isabel J. Kim. Published in the February 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24 Support us on P...

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The Peregrine Falcon Flies West by Yang Wanqing (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 14, 2024 14:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "The Peregrine Falcon Flies West" written by Yang Wanqing and translated by Jay Zhang. Published in the February 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/yang_02_24 Suppo...

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Baumeia

AntipodeanSF - April 14, 2024 12:59 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Featured stories in Baumeia: Move Fast, Break Things - by Michael Barry - narrated by Mark English Our Audio License AntipodeanSF Radio Show by Ion Newcombe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.antisf.com.au. P...

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Kardashev's Palimpsest by David Goodman (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 13, 2024 13:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "Kardashev's Palimpsest" written by David Goodman. Published in the February 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/goodman_02_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.p...

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The Enceladus South Pole Base Named after V.I. Lenin by Zohar Jacobs (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 12, 2024 15:27 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "The Enceladus South Pole Base Named after V.I. Lenin" written by Zohar Jacobs. Published in the February 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jacobs_02_24 Support us...

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The Underwater Game Show

Midnight Slumber - April 12, 2024 04:00 - 12 minutes
Game shows are fun and usually family-oriented. Our Adventurer learns that not every game show is safe. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this short story. Thanks for listening! This story was written and narrated by Zack Miller. Follow us on X @The_MNS_Podcast, Instagram @midnight_slumber_podcast, o...

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The Flowers That We Intend To Share by Rajeev Prasad (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 11, 2024 14:38 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "The Flowers That We Intend To Share" written by Rajeev Prasad. Published in the February 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/prasad_02_24 Support us on Patreon at h...

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Bauhinia

AntipodeanSF - April 07, 2024 00:59 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Featured stories in Bauhinia: Writer's Block - by Keving J. Phyland - narrated by Alistair Lloyd Our Audio License AntipodeanSF Radio Show by Ion Newcombe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.antisf.com.au. Per...

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Crops(e)y

Splatter Brains - April 05, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Nicki, Alex, and Brad discuss Cropsey - the urban legend from Staten Island about a maniac living in the woods (and the tunnels beneath), killing children - by way of the documentary film Cropsey and the 1981 slasher flick The Burning. Additionally, we take some time to discuss some of the terri...

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Scalp by H.H. Pak (audio)

Clarkesworld Magazine - April 03, 2024 13:38 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 827 ratings
This episode features "Scalp" written by H.H. Pak. Published in the February 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/pak_02_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?

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The Time Machine

Paper Cuts - March 31, 2024 22:00 - 1 hour
Once again, I return to a personal favorite of mine, this time in The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells. As I note in the episode, I absolutely fell in LOVE with h.g.'s writing as a kid, there's just so much to enjoy, even divorced of context as I originally read it. The Time Machine in particular, th...

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And So the Wizard Baked a Cake...

Paper Cuts - March 31, 2024 17:00 - 2 hours
First off, major points to the wizard of oz movie, not only is it the delightful classic we all love to see, they really didn't miss much in the way of adapation, in my humble opinion. Sure, sure, they cut the porcelain people, but they're not really of much consequence to the story at large. My...

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Bauersfelda

AntipodeanSF - March 31, 2024 00:59 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Featured on Bauersfelda: Fatal Contact - by Rob Bleckly - narrated by Mark English Red Ink - by Jeff Alphin Our Audio License AntipodeanSF Radio Show by Ion Newcombe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.antisf...

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The Other Guy

Midnight Slumber - March 29, 2024 04:00 - 6 minutes
Parties and sports events with friends are usually a blast. Our Adventurer learns that the moments before the party are just as important. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this short story. Thanks for listening! This story was written and narrated by Zack Miller. Follow us on X @The_MNS_Podcast, Ins...

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Ep 493 The Bacteria that Evolved on the Trip to Zebulon 83 by Patrick Mannus

Nobilis Erotica - March 24, 2024 23:12 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 154 ratings
This month's patron-funded story is "The Bacteria that Evolved on the Trip to Zebulon 83" by Patrick Mannus.  It's narrated by Nobilis Reed. For an ad-free version of this podcast, support the patreon campaign. Pick up Monster Whisperer, Second Class   Charlie didn't think much of the ...

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Baucis

AntipodeanSF - March 24, 2024 00:59 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Featured on Baucis: Escape - by Paul Cesarini The Cat on the Mat - by Marti Ward Our Audio License AntipodeanSF Radio Show by Ion Newcombe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.antisf.com.au. Permissions beyon...