Escape Pod 1007: 35 / F / Lane’s Creek, Oklahoma

Author : Cooper C. Wilms Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1010: Grifting the Zaxonite is an Escape Pod original. Grifting the Zaxonite by Cooper C. Wilms Of all the cons in his little black book, Trevor McKay liked his current grift the best. Small-fish stunts […] Source

Author : Arden Baker Narrator : Jess Lewis Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht The Combat Pilot’s Dictionary was originally published in Aurealis #167, Febuary 2024. Wartime action and injury. The Combat Pilot’s Dictionary By Arden Baker Boot Rookie pilot. See also – nugget. You called us ‘boots’ when we turned up to […] Source

Author : Tim Pratt Narrator : A Kovacs Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Observer Effects” originally appeared in Diet Soap (2007), and was originally presented in Escape Pod 350 Contains harsh language Escape Pod is proud to say that we have partnered with Sleepphones headphones to provide a special Escape Pod […] Source

Author : Hans Ege Wenger Narrator : Sevatividam Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1007: 35 / F / Lane’s Creek, Oklahoma is an Escape Pod original. 35 / F / Lane’s Creek, Oklahoma By Hans Ege Wenger Sandra loaded. Boxes and pallets, mostly. Full of avocados, computer chips, plastic […] Source

Author : Albert Chu Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “When the Oracle Speaks” was first published in Metaphororsis, July 2023 When the Oracle Speaks (Part 2) by Albert Chu Outside the warehouse, the rain fell in sheets. It whipped the Azure River into a frenzy, and the […] Source

Author : Albert Chu Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “When the Oracle Speaks” was first published in Metaphororsis, July 2023 When the Oracle Speaks (Part 1) by Albert Chu One year after the war’s end, the royal court welcomed a hundred orphan boys into our ranks. They […] Source

Author : David von Allmen Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1004: The Girl Who Came Before is an Escape Pod original. Child death and disease; grief. The Girl Who Came Before By David von Allmen When me and my family pulled into our driveway, my […] Source

Author : Vanessa Ricci-Thode Narrator : Valerie Valdes Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1003: Billionaire’s Tears is an Escape Pod original. Includes cursing, death by communicable disease (albeit not by the usual means). Billionaire’s Tears By Vanessa Ricci-Thode I wake up to the sound of screaming, and know I’m […] Source

Author : Risa Wolf Narrator : Julia Rios Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Tigers for Sale was first published in Clarkesworld Magazine in July 2023 Content warnings: colonialism, implied genocide, psychological manipulation Tigers for Sale by Risa Wolf Past the sparrow-dark dust fields of Far Euniply, at the edge of the […] Source

Author : Ryan Cole Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1001: Death by Pink in the Lollipop Apocalypse is an Escape Pod original. Death by Pink in the Lollipop Apocalypse By Ryan Cole In the dark of her bed, curled up in her sheets, Susie tried […] Source