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Escape Pod 1067: Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being (Part 2 of 2)
Author : A. W. Prihandita Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being originally appeared in Clarkesworld 218 (November 2024). Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being (Part 2) By A. W. Prihand
Escape Pod 1066: Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being (Part 1 of 2)
Author : A. W. Prihandita Narrator : Tatiana Grey Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being originally appeared in Clarkesworld 218 (November 2024). Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being (Part 1 of 2) By A. W. Pr
Escape Pod 1065: Sister Cities
Author : Marie Vibbert Narrator : Torin Andrus Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1065: Sister Cities is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Sister Cities by Marie Vibbert
Escape Pod 1064: The Rewilding of Lot 4987
Author : Johnny Caputo Narrator : Christiana Ellis Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1064: The Rewilding of Lot 4987 is an Escape Pod original. Includes several grade-A swears. The Rewilding of Lot 4987 By Johnny Caputo From across the darkened roofto
Escape Pod 1063: Modern Birdwatching
Author : Jeff Soesbe Narrator : Mur Lafferty Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1063: Modern Birdwatching is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Modern Birdwatching by Jeff
Escape Pod 1062: Extrasolar Ghost Tours: Safety Questionable, Lizards Guaranteed
Author : Hans Ege Wenger Narrator : Eric Valdes Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 1062: Extrasolar Ghost Tours: Safety Questionable, Lizards Guaranteed is an Escape Pod original. Extrasolar Ghost Tours: Safety Questionable, Lizards Guaranteed By Hans Eg
Escape Pod 1061: Pigeons and Robots and Pensive Worlds
Author : Trae Hawkins Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1061: Pigeons and Robots and Pensive Worlds is an Escape Pod original. This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. P
Escape Pod 1060: Soft Currency (Flashback Friday)
Author : Seth Gordon Narrator : Melissa Bugaj Hosts : Valerie Valdes and Mur Lafferty Audio Producers : Adam Pracht and Mat Weller Soft Currency first appeared as an Escape Pod original in Episode 473 on December 24, 2014. Soft Currency By Seth Gordon When Cassie Levine was nine
Escape Pod 1059: A Little Freedom Makes Us Rebels
Author : Kathleen Schaefer Narrator : Heather Thomas Host : Tina Connolly Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Escape Pod 1059: A Little Freedom Makes Us Rebels is an Escape Pod original. Mild mentions of parental abuse This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and g
Escape Pod 1058: Riftwork (Part 2 of 2)
Author : C. W. Maurer Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Riftwork originally appeared in Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Invent and Imagine anthology in July 2025. Includes tight, underground spaces. Riftwork (Part 2 of 2) By C. W. Maur
Escape Pod 1057: Riftwork (Part 1 of 2)
Author : C. W. Maurer Narrator : Nicola Chapman Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Riftwork originally appeared in Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Invent and Imagine anthology in July 2025. Includes tight, underground spaces. Riftwork (Part 1 of 2) By C. W. Maur
Escape Pod 1056: Woolly
Author : Carrie Vaughn Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Summer Brooks “Woolly” was first published in Asimov’s Science Fiction (May/June 2025) This episode is sponsored by Sleepphones! Use code ESCAPEPOD and get 10% off your purchase. Woolly by