Best 50 Speculative Fiction Podcasts

A science/speculative fiction anthology podcast. Winner of the 2023 Laureate Award for Best Podcast.

Speculative fiction and poetry from award-winning Strange Horizons magazine, updated weekly on Mondays/Tuesdays. more

Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.

The Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction magazine that offers strange stories for strange listeners. Stories feature on the Drabblecast are generally narrated by the charismatic host, humorist, and musician Norm Sherman. A full production, the Drabblecast features multiple voice actors, music, and foley effects. The podcast has a finely tuned 'voice' that crosses all genres, including horror, science fiction, fantasy, and 'other.' more

A monthly podcast featuring selected material from Uncanny Magazine, including fiction, poetry, and interviews. more

Cast of Wonders is the leading voice in young adult speculative short fiction. Every week we present short stories from some of today's best genre fiction writers, featuring everything from hard science fiction to urban fantasy, horror, steampunk, superheroes, and more. Our stories are defined by their deep emotional resonance and that critical spark of wonder. more

A monthly speculative fiction reading series in New York City and now live on YouTube.

A podcast to promote Black speculative fiction.

College-level conversations about sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction with writer G.L. McDorman.

Join Evan and Chad as they delve deep into the world of Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror Novels.

We're a drinking person's SFF club online. Each month, we'll discuss the best pop culture scifi along with enjoying a signature cocktail. Join us as we talk cocktails and give recommendations for those who love sci fi, fantasy and speculative fiction! more

The Coode Street Podcast is a bi-weekly hour-long podcast hosted by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe having discussion and digression on science fiction and fantasy. more

In The Worldshapers, Edward Willett, himself an award-winning writer of science fiction and fantasy, delves into the creative process with science fiction and fantasy writers of every kind, seeking to better understand this magical, mystical skill...the skill of world-shaping. more

An audiobook science fiction and fantasy short story narration podcast. I professionally narrate Audiobooks, speculative fiction, sci-fi & fantasy stories from around the world every Monday and Friday. Most episodes are stand-alone short stories, with a few book excerpts and episodic audiobooks mixed in. From Epic fantasy to space opera, steampunk to urban sci-fi, and everything in between. more

Escape Pod is the premier science fiction podcast magazine, founded in 2005 by Serah Eley, and presently co-edited by Mur Lafferty and Divya Breed. Every week we bring you short stories from some of today's best science fiction stories, in convenient audio format for listening pleasure. more

New York Times best-selling novelist Scott Sigler gives away all of his stories as free, serialized audiobooks. Described as 'Stephen King meets Michael Crichton meets Chuck Palahniuk,' Scott's stories of hard-science horror will have you tapping a vein as you Jones for next week's fix. Subscribe to hear major-release hardcover novels read by the author, as well as short fiction and the 'FridayFix,' a random piece of weekly nonsense more

Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.

Time Traveler Digest is a speculative fiction podcast and novel that explores time travel through an Afrocentric lens. Experience how stories break traditional storytelling boundaries as we journey through different time periods, from ancient civilizations to the future. Within this collection lies a fresh chapter in an illustrious literary legacy, beckoning readers to embark on a mesmerizing odyssey through time and space that pays homage to bygone eras while envisioning a future shaped by the indomitable human spirit. more

SFF Yeah! is a biweekly show dedicated to the latest happenings and our favorite recommendations from the worlds of science fiction and fantasy. more

Stories feature on the Drabblecast are generally narrated by charismatic host, humorist, and musician Norm Sherman. A full production, the Drabblecast features multiple voice actors, music, and foley effects. The podcast has a finely tuned 'voice' that crosses all genres, including horror, science fiction, fantasy and 'other.' Special features include 100-word stories called, 'drabbles,' 100 character stories coined 'twabbles,' as well as Norm's own Bbardles, songs based on story themes. more

Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (253), George R. R. Martin (22), Richard Dawkins (46), Simon Pegg (#39), Bill Nye (273), Margaret Atwood (94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (65). Geek's Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics. CBC Radio writes, 'You may not think a podcast about science fiction and fantasy would be the place to go for political insight, but -- it is. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy manages to be more insightful about politics than many pundits.' more

In the not-so-distant future, mind readers are outlawed in Los Angeles. Sid (Dianna Agron) and her family have spent years fighting to protect her true identity as a reader, but her life quickly starts to unravel when a string of gruesome murders are suspected to have been committed by a mind reader. Sid's true identity risks exposure when she becomes entangled in a romantic affair with a mysterious woman named Andie (Maria Sten), who seems to be involved in a sinister underworld. more

Discover Facing Fate, an enthralling improvised audio fiction series offering immersive storytelling across various genres. Join us on a thrilling journey through each season's exploration of Cthulhu, Urban Fantasy, Demonic Reality TV Show Satire, and Sci-Fi Wild West. Experience gripping narratives crafted by skilled improvisers using game systems like Call of Cthulhu, Urban Shadows, FATE Core, and more. more

A science fiction literature history podcast, covering popular and obscure works. Contains spoilers for all works discussed. more

The gripping podcast that takes you on a thrilling intergalactic journey filled with espionage, mystery, and cosmic crime-solving! In each installment, we delve into the captivating world of Annagail Lynes' science fiction novels featuring talented spies operating amidst the stars. Join us as we follow these daring agents from various interstellar agencies, entrusted with the crucial task of solving crimes and unearthing dark conspiracies that threaten the very fabric of space civilization. more

An immersive audio storytelling series from the database of the SCP Foundation, a fictional, extra-governmental organization documented by the massive collaborative-fiction project of the same name, heavily rooted in horror, science fiction, folklore, and urban legend.The voice of the Database is Joshua Alan Lindsay.The extended voice cast includes Brittany Carlton, Spera Crinis, Oktober Crow, Lee Daniel, Lisa Hogan, Christian Jasper, Kendra 'Izzy' Murray, Romeo Rosales, Jr., Martin Taylor, and Breck Wilhite. more

Galactic Driftwood is the favorite podcast of sentient beings from all known universes and beyond! Join us each episode for a raft of discussion on a cosmic ocean of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror topics, interviews with local-area genre-devotees, and insightful prognostication by our soothsayers of science fiction, our forecasters of fantasy and any other beings that happen to get caught in our gravity well. more

A sci-fi anthology set in the not so distant future...

An eclectic collection of short science fiction stories. Each day we'll release a new story for your listening pleasure. All Librivox Recordings are in the public domain. more

A podcast for sci-fi lovers that span books, movies, Tv-Shows, or games. We may discuss wild theories about some science fiction topics. SPOILERS may be included, so be sure to watch, listen, or read before listening. more

Some of the best interviews from the ten years of the House of Mystery radio show cover Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors! more

Greetings Ladies and Mentlegents and welcome to my channel where I like to make Audio Narrations of Stories and Web Novels from various places around the net. more

LIGHTSPEED is a Hugo Award-winning, critically-acclaimed digital magazine. In its pages, you'll find science fiction from near-future stories and sociological SF to far-future, star-spanning SF. Plus there's fantasy from epic sword-and-sorcery and contemporary urban tales to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folk tales. When you read LIGHTSPEED, you'll see where science fiction and fantasy have come from, where they are now, and where they're going. Featuring original audio fiction and classic reprints. more

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it. Subscribe for book discussions, author interviews, hot releases, and news from the genre fiction world! more

Flash Forward is a podcast about the future. Each episode we take on a possible (or not so possible) future scenario everything from the existence of artificial wombs, to what would happen if space pirates dragged a second moon to Earth. more

Features discussions with SFFaudio.com contributors, cool podcasters, bloggers, and scholars, conversations with people writing books, audiobooks, audio drama, and comics. The episodes designated 'READALONG' are in-depth conversations about one audiobook (or book). more

Science fiction and fantasy stories from Clarkesworld, a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning digital magazine. more

These aren't the stories your mother used to tell you ... no, these are The Other Stories. The Other Stories is a weekly short story podcast. A modern take on The Twilight Zone, Tales From The Crypt, or The Outer Limits. Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, WTF stories delivered right to your podcast feed every Monday morning. more

Compromised, is a cyberpunk based fictional podcast, taking place in a futuristic Philadelphia. Follow Psyl0, and FritX as their world is turned upside down and they learn to find their way through this future version of America. more

This podcast is for Storytellers of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Tune in to listen.

Explore, space-time, alternate realities, the near future, and the unexplained, in a unique genre-crossing blend of original stories for all ages ranging from sci-fi and fantasy to magic realism. more

A podcast dedicated to the art of writing horror and speculative fiction. Join me weekly as I learn the ins and outs of genre fiction with guest authors, editors, and publishers. more

Audio podcasts of New and Audio Vault fiction short stories from Beneath Ceaseless Skies, a Hugo Award, and World Fantasy Award finalist online magazine of literary adventure fantasy. more

Mythgard Academy aims to make engaging discussions of fantasy and science fiction literature free and open to everyone. The Mythgard Academy program features live discussions with Dr. Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor, and other experts on speculative fiction. Books are nominated and voted on by our supporters, and recordings are available for free via podcast and the Signum University YouTube channel. more

From the Mutual Audio Network, Wednesday Wonders is a weekly collection of modern audio drama and audio fiction in the genres of science-fiction and fantasy. In a million different worlds, universes apart, and yet right next to you. Wednesday Wonders is exciting Audio! more

Chronosphere Fiction is a story telling anthology podcast where writers' creations come to life with sound effects and music. more

Have you ever wondered what life would be like on a planet different from our own, or how writers create your favorite fictional worlds? Well, wonder no more because we have the facts for you! Every other week, astrophysicist/folklorist Moiya McTier explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests, interviewing professional worldbuilders, or reviewing the merits of worlds that have already been built. more

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it. Subscribe for book discussions, author interviews, hot releases, and news from the genre fiction world! more

Authors J.A. Ironside and M.E. Vaughan talk about books, films and all aspects of speculative fiction, from the nuts and bolts of writing it, to its (occasionally) obscure origins. more

Bringing hope to the world through Speculative Fiction. Interviews with Science Fiction and Fantasy writers, gamers, creators, and activists. more