Strange Horizons
705 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -Speculative fiction and poetry from award-winning Strange Horizons magazine, updated weekly on Mondays/Tuesdays. Find us online at strangehorizons.com, and on Twitter @strangehorizons.
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"Gorse Daughter, Sparrow Son" by Alena Indigo Anne Sullivan, read by Anaea Lay
August 01, 2016 15:30 - 30 minutes - 6.96 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Alena Indigo Anne Sullivan's "Gorse Daughter, Sparrow Son." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Alena, here.
"Bull of Heaven" by Gabriel Murray, read by Anaea Lay
July 25, 2016 15:30 - 45 minutes - 10.5 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Gabriel Murray's "Bull of Heaven." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Gabriel, here.
July Poetry Read by Marina Berlin, Ciro Faienza, Michelle Vider, Halee Kirkwood, Rebecca Brooks-Steele, Romie Stott, and Safiya Correia
July 25, 2016 15:30 - 29 minutes - 5.03 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents poetry from the July issues of Strange Horizons."Odessa" by Marina Berlin read by Marina Berlin. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Marina here."Interview with a 22nd-Century Sex Worker" by Darren Lipman read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Darren here."A Mergirl Speaks of Travels" by Michelle Vider read by Michelle Vider. You can read the full text of the po...
"Her Sacred Spirit Soars" by S. Qiouyi Lu, read by Anaea Lay
July 18, 2016 15:30 - 41 minutes - 9.46 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents S. Qiouyi Lu's "Her Sacred Spirit Soars." You can read the full text of the story, and more about S. Qiouyi, here.
"Water, Birch, and Blood" by Sara Norja, read by Anaea Lay
July 11, 2016 15:30 - 31 minutes - 7.15 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Sara Norja's "Water, Birch, and Blood." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Sara, here.
"Sweet Marrow" by Vajra Chandrasekera, read by Anaea Lay
July 04, 2016 15:30 - 28 minutes - 6.59 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Vajra Chandrasekera's "Sweet Marrow." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Vajra, here.
June Poetry Read by Lora Gray, Rohinton Daruwala, Romie Stott, and Ciro Faienza
June 27, 2016 15:30 - 13 minutes - 2.34 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents poetry from the June issues of Strange Horizons."Jupiter of Jupiter" by Lora Gray read by Lora Gray. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Lora here."The Poem Gardens of The Ascari" by Rohinton Daruwala read by Rohinton Daruwala. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Rohinton here."A Gathering of Baba Yagas" by Wiseman & Blythe Laura Madeleine & Andrea read by Romie Stott. You can rea...
"Bride Price" by S. E. Jones, read by Anaea Lay
June 20, 2016 15:30 - 31 minutes - 7.31 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents S. E. Jones's "Bride Price." You can read the full text of the story, and more about S. E., here.body,div,table,thead,tbody,tfoot,tr,th,td,p { font-family:"Liberation Sans"; font-size:x-small }
"Life in Stone, Glass, and Plastic" by José Pablo Iriarte, read by Anaea Lay
June 13, 2016 15:30 - 29 minutes - 6.74 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents José Pablo Iriarte's "Life in Stone, Glass, and Plastic." You can read the full text of the story, and more about José, here.
"The First Confirmed Case of Non-Corporeal Recursion: Patient Anita R." by Benjamin C. Kinney, read by Anaea Lay
June 06, 2016 15:30 - 27 minutes - 6.25 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Benjamin C. Kinney's "The First Confirmed Case of Non-Corporeal Recursion: Patient Anita R.." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Benjamin, here.
"Left Foot, Right" by Nalo Hopkinson, read by Anaea Lay
May 30, 2016 15:30 - 39 minutes - 9.06 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Nalo Hopkinson's "Left Foot, Right." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Nalo, here.
"The Beef" by J.D. Moyer, read by Anaea Lay
May 23, 2016 15:30 - 41 minutes - 9.49 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents J.D. Moyer's "The Beef." You can read the full text of the story, and more about J.D., here.
May Poetry Read by Annette Frost, Romie Stott, Ciro Faienza, and Sara Backer
May 23, 2016 15:30 - 10 minutes - 1.8 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents poetry from the May issues of Strange Horizons."Agadez Love Stories" by Annette Frost read by Annette Frost. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Annette here."Gloves" by Lisa Rosinsky read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Lisa here."Culture Shock from Wild Flowers" by Chengyu Liu read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Chengyu...
"Left the Century to Sit Unmoved" by Sarah Pinsker, read by Anaea Lay
May 16, 2016 15:30 - 18 minutes - 4.27 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Sarah Pinsker's "Left the Century to Sit Unmoved." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Sarah, here.
"How High Your Gods Can Count" by Tegan Moore, read by Anaea Lay
May 02, 2016 15:30 - 26 minutes - 6.06 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Tegan Moore's "How High Your Gods Can Count." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Tegan, here.
April Poetry Read by Anaea Lay, and Romie Stott
May 02, 2016 15:30 - 10 minutes - 2.48 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents poetry from the April issues of Strange Horizons. "Minions" by Bryan Thao Worra read by Anaea Lay. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Bryan Thao here."Eating Verse" by Akua Lezli Hope read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Akua Lezli here."Propagation" by Layla Al-Bedawi read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Layla here."Neither/...
"We Have a Cultural Difference, Can I Taste You?" by Rebecca Ann Jordan, read by Anaea Lay
April 18, 2016 15:30 - 28 minutes - 6.56 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Rebecca Ann Jordan's "We Have a Cultural Difference, Can I Taste You?" You can read the full text of the story, and more about Rebecca, here.
"This Is a Letter to My Son" by KJ Kabza, read by Anaea Lay
April 11, 2016 15:30 - 34 minutes - 7.85 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents KJ Kabza's "This Is a Letter to My Son." You can read the full text of the story, and more about KJ, here.
"The Right Sort of Monsters" by Kelly Sandoval, read by Anaea Lay
April 04, 2016 15:30 - 31 minutes - 7.25 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Kelly Sandoval's "The Right Sort of Monsters." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Kelly, here.
March Poetry Read by Ciro Faienza, Romie Stott, and Christina Im
March 28, 2016 15:30 - 19 minutes - 3.28 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents poetry from the March issues of Strange Horizons."Notes Toward a Theory of Quantum Blackness" by Sofia Samatar read by Samatar. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Sofia here."Death by Three Senses" by Lev Mirov read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Lev here."Exchange" by Anne Carly Abad read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about An...
"The Name of the Forest" by Margaret Killjoy, read by Anaea Lay
March 21, 2016 15:30 - 33 minutes - 7.62 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Margaret Killjoy's "The Name of the Forest." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Margaret, here.
"Meltwater" by Benjamin C. Kinney, read by Anaea Lay
March 14, 2016 15:30 - 19 minutes - 4.46 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Benjamin C. Kinney's "Meltwater." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Benjamin, here.
"The Angel of Divine Intent" by Tim Akers, read by Anaea Lay
March 07, 2016 15:30 - 51 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Tim Akers's "The Angel of Divine Intent." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Tim, here.
"Montague's Last" by Ekari Mbvundula, read by Anaea Lay
February 29, 2016 15:30 - 23 minutes - 5.27 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Ekari Mbvundula's "Montague's Last." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Ekari, here.
February Poetry Read by Kavitha Rath, Romie Stott, Ciro Faienza, and Carlene Kucharczyk
February 22, 2016 15:30 - 10 minutes - 1.8 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents poetry from the February issues of Strange Horizons."The Hawk-Woman's Prophecy" by Kavitha Rath read by Kavitha Rath. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Kavitha here."Fantasy of Hans Christian Andersen" by KH van Berkum read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about KH here."Plesiosauria" by D. Eric Parkison read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem a...
"Into the Wreck" by June Oldfather, read by Anaea Lay
February 22, 2016 15:30 - 33 minutes - 7.71 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents June Oldfather's "Into the Wreck." You can read the full text of the story, and more about June, here.
"The Opening of the Bayou Saint John" by Shawn Scarber, read by Anaea Lay
February 08, 2016 15:30 - 29 minutes - 6.65 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Shawn Scarber's "The Opening of the Bayou Saint John." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Shawn, here.
"Conjure Man" by Stefon Mears, read by Anaea Lay
February 01, 2016 15:30 - 35 minutes - 8.24 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Stefon Mears's "Conjure Man." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Stefon, here.
January Poetry Read by Ciro Faienza and Romie Stott
January 25, 2016 15:30 - 8 minutes - 1.42 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents poetry from the January issue of Strange Horizons."The Rambutan Man" by Naru Dames Sundar read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Naru Dames here."Departures" by Sara Polsky read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Sara here."Apotropaic Magic" by Margaret Wack read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Margaret here...
January Poetry Read by Ciro Faienza and Romie Stott
January 25, 2016 15:30 - 8 minutes - 1.42 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents poetry from the January issue of Strange Horizons. "The Rambutan Man" by Naru Dames Sundar read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Naru Dames here. "Departures" by Sara Polsky read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Sara here. "Apotropaic Magic" by Margaret Wack read by Romie Stott. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Margare...
"How the God Auzh-Aravik Brought Order to the World Outside the World" by Arkady Martine, read by Anaea Lay
January 18, 2016 15:30 - 25 minutes - 5.75 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Arkady Martine's "How the God Auzh-Aravik Brought Order to the World Outside the World." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Arkady, here.
2014 Fund Drive Reward Poetry
January 18, 2016 15:30 - 8 minutes - 1.93 MBThis is the podcast for the poetry released as part of the Strange Horizons 2014 Fund Drive special issue. It includes:"Salamander Song" written by Rose Lemberg and Emily Jiang. The spoken portions are read by Clare McBride. The musical portions were sung by Emily Jiang with Mary Tusa on the piano. You can see the original text of the poem and read more about Rose and Emily here."Cloud Wall" by Arkady Martine, read by Julia Rios. You can read the original text of the poem and more about ...
"The Godbeard" by Lavie Tidhar, read by Anaea Lay
January 11, 2016 15:30 - 30 minutes - 6.99 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Lavie Tidhar's "The Godbeard." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Lavie, here.
"Tower of the Rosewater Goblet" by Nin Harris, read by Anaea Lay
January 04, 2016 15:30 - 46 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Nin Harris's "Tower of the Rosewater Goblet." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Nin, here.
"Telling the Bees" by T. Kingfisher, read by Anaea Lay
December 21, 2015 15:30 - 13 minutes - 3.14 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents T. Kingfisher's "Telling the Bees." You can read the full text of the story, and more about T., here.body,div,table,thead,tbody,tfoot,tr,th,td,p { font-family:"Liberation Sans"; font-size:x-small }
December Poetry Read by Susan Ramirez, Roshani Chokshi, Charles Payseur, and M Sereno
December 21, 2015 15:30 - 23 minutes - 5.38 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents poetry from the December issues of Strange Horizons."Upgrade" by Rohinton Daruwala read by Susan Ramirez. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Rohinton here."To the High School Sweetheart, in Snatches" by Roshani Chokshi read by Roshani Chokshi. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Roshani here."Future Husband: A Letter" by Charles Payseur read by Charles Payseur. You can read the full...
"At Whatever Are Their Moons" by Sunny Moraine, read by Anaea Lay
December 14, 2015 15:30 - 28 minutes - 6.53 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Sunny Moraine's "At Whatever Are Their Moons." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Sunny, here.
"Tigerskin" by Kurt Hunt, read by Anaea Lay
December 07, 2015 15:30 - 11 minutes - 2.72 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Kurt Hunt's "Tigerskin." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Kurt, here.
"Aye, and Gomorrah . . ." by Samuel R. Delany, read by Anaea Lay
November 23, 2015 15:30 - 29 minutes - 6.71 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Samuel R. Delany's "Aye, and Gomorrah . . .." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Samuel, here.
November Poetry Read by Chris Galford, Julia Rios, Ciro Faienza, and Rose Lemberg
November 23, 2015 15:30 - 18 minutes - 4.3 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents poetry from the November issues of Strange Horizons."Mary Shelley Makes a Monster" by Octavia Cade read by Chris Galford. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Octavia here."I Am Alive" by Lev Mirov read by Julia Rios. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Lev here."Actaeon" by Alice Fanchiang read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Alice here."Ranra's...
"First Do No Harm" by Jonathan Edelstein, read by Anaea Lay
November 16, 2015 15:30 - 52 minutes - 12.1 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Jonathan Edelstein's "First Do No Harm." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Jonathan, here.
"Liminal Grid" by Jaymee Goh, read by Anaea Lay
November 09, 2015 15:30 - 41 minutes - 9.53 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Jaymee Goh's "Liminal Grid." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Jaymee, here.
"Needle on Bone" by Helena Bell, read by Anaea Lay
November 02, 2015 15:30 - 16 minutes - 3.79 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Helena Bell's "Needle on Bone." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Helena, here.
October Poetry Read by Susan Ramirez, Ciro Faienza, Shveta Thakrar, and Ada Hoffmann
October 26, 2015 15:30 - 15 minutes - 3.5 MBOctober Poetry Read by Susan Ramirez, Ciro Faienza, Shveta Thakrar, and Ada HoffmannIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents poetry from the October issues of Strange Horizons."Swan Girls" by Theodora Goss read by Susan Ramirez. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Theodora here."Harrowing" by Lynette Mejía read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Lynette here."A Love in Twelve Feathers" by Shveta Thakrar re...
"Artemis, with Wildflowers" by Ani King, read by Anaea Lay
October 19, 2015 15:30 - 8 minutes - 1.97 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Ani King's "Artemis, with Wildflowers." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Ani, here.
"The Game of Smash and Recovery" by Kelly Link, read by Graeme Dunlop
October 17, 2015 12:00 - 41 minutes - 9.46 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Kelly Link's "The Game of Smash and Recovery," read by Graeme Dunlop. You can read the full text of the story, and more about Kelly, here. Graeme is an Application Solution Architect and Voice Actor living in Melbourne Australia. He is the co-editor and co-host of fantasy podcast PodCastle, the audio producer for the horror podcast Pseudopod, and former host of the YA podcast Cast of Wonders. You can find him on Googl...
"Let's Tell Stories of the Deaths of Children" by Margaret Ronald, read by Anaea Lay
October 12, 2015 15:30 - 23 minutes - 5.49 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Margaret Ronald's "Let's Tell Stories of the Deaths of Children." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Margaret, here.
Fund Drive Poetry Read by Julia Liberman, A.J. Odasso, A.J. Odasso, Carlos Hernandez, Rose Lemberg, and Shweta Narayan
October 07, 2015 14:15 - 18 minutes - 3.2 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents poetry from the Fund Drive issues of Strange Horizons. "The Truth of Briars" by Jane Yolen read by Yolen. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Jane here."B’resheet" by Julia Liberman read by Julia Liberman. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Julia here."The Changeling's Gambit" by Sasha Kim read by A.J. Odasso. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Sasha here."Satur...
"Broken-Winged Love" by Naru Dames Sundar, read by Anaea Lay
October 05, 2015 15:30 - 12 minutes - 2.11 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Naru Dames Sundar's "Broken-Winged Love." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Naru, here.
2015 Fund Drive Bonus Story: "Hundred Eye" by Yukimi Ogawa, read by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali
September 28, 2015 15:30 - 33 minutes - 5.83 MBIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Yukimi Ogawa's "Hundred Eye." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Yukimi, here.This episode has a special guest reader, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali.Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and three children. By day she works as a breast oncology nurse. At all other times she juggles, none too successfully, writing, reading, gaming and gardening. She has written one novel entitled ...