From the Podosphere: August 2008

The August batch of Escape Pod stories begins with “How I Mounted Goldie, Saved My Partner Lori, and Sniffed Out The People’s Justice” by Jonathon Sullivan (whose story “Imperial” was the very first in Escape Pod). Told by an enhanced canine police officer during debriefing, this story is a narrative of events from the viewpoint […]

From the Podosphere: July 2008

July’s Escape Pod starts off well with David Brin’s “Those Eyes,” in which a scientist, standing in for a late-night talk-radio host, speculates on the reasons why so many are obsessed with UFOs and the idea that aliens are already here. Also listening to the show is…an alien, who gives us a different perspective on […]

From the Podosphere: June 2008

Recently this column has dealt mostly with podcasts from Escape Artists, Inc (and is likely to continue to do so), but it’s useful to see what’s happening elsewhere in the field of podcast short fiction.

Rick Stringer’s Variant Frequencies releases a story once a month, and this month’s is “Grounders” by Jonathan McGoran, read by Thomas […]

From the Podosphere: May 2008

Escape Pod begins the month of May by continuing its now-traditional run of Hugo-nominated short fiction. Mike Resnick’s “Distant Replay” (read by Steve Anderson) is an odd time-travel story, except that what appears to be time travel is more like history repeating itself. It’s well told, but the “magic realism” makes no attempt at explanation—no […]

From the Podosphere: April 2008

The highlight of April’s podcast short fiction must be the long-awaited launch of PodCastle, the latest offering from Escape Artists, bringing their output up to three podcasts and completing the main genres of speculative fiction: SF, horror, and now fantasy. I was privileged to narrate PodCastle’s inaugural story myself, Peter S. Beagle’s “Come Lady Death” […]