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#PC917: TALES FROM THE VAULTS - To Follow the Waves by Amal El-Mohtar read by Marguerite Croft. Previously ran as episode 139 and originally published in Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories. Rated R.

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November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#PC916: Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush by Ruth Joffre read by Julia Rios. A #PodCastleOriginal! Rated G

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November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#PC915: The Hunter, the Monster, and the Things That Could Have Been by Leah Ning, read by Amanda Ching. Previously published in Monster Lairs (Dark Matter INK, October 2023). Rated PG-13

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October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#PC914: The Magnolia Returns by Eden Royce, read by Laurice White. A #PodCastleOriginal! Rated PG.

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October 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
#PC913: Verditsa of the River by Adriana Kantcheva, read by Kat Kourbeti. Previously published by Trollbreath Magazine. Rated PG - CW for drowning

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October 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
#PC912: TALES FROM THE VAULTS - The Tanuki-Kettle by Eugie Foster, read by Tina Connolly. Previously ran as #PC28 and first published by Cricket Magazine. Rated G.

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October 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#PC911: Mycelium by Beth Goder, read by Tatiana Grey. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Rated PG.

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October 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
#PC910: Tusker Blue by Lalini Shanela Ranaraja, read by Shweta Adhyam. Previously Published in Strange Horizons. Rated PG-13 - Content warnings for animal cruelty, blood, and suicide.

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September 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
#PC909: Resurrection Rum by Stephanie Malia Morris, read by Dominick Rabrun. A #PodCastleOriginal! Rated PG-13 - content warnings for death, gun violence, and racism

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September 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#PC908: TALES FROM THE VAULTS - Said the Princess by Dani Atkinson, read by Andrew K. Hoe, Kitty Sarkozy, and Katherine Inskip. Previously ran as #PC722 and first published by Daily Science Fiction. Rated PG-13

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September 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#PC907: Maintenance Phase by A. D. Ellicott, read by Emma Osborne. Previously Published by Body of Work, ed. C.Z. Tacks, Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild (2023) Rated PG - Content warnings for fatphobia and eating disorders.

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September 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#PC906: DOUBLE EPISODE: The House, The Witch, and Sugarcane Stalks by Amanda Helms, read by Cherrae L. Stuart. Previously published by Lightspeed. And To Pluck a Twisted String by Anne Leonard, read by Christiana Ellis. Previously published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Rated PG.
August 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#PC905: The Next Dead Wife by Jeanna Mason Stay read by Valerie Valdes. A #PodCastleOriginal! Rated PG-13 - Content warnings for coercive control, domestic violence, and murder.

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August 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
#PC904: TALES FROM THE VAULTS - The Illuminated Dragon by Sarah Prineas read by Steve Anderson. Previously ran as #PC018 and first published by Strange Horizons. Rated G.

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August 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#PC903: On the Shoulders of Giants by Charles Chin read by Eric Valdes.
A #PodCastleOriginal! Rated PG.

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August 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
#PC902: Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike by E. M. Faulds read by Eliza Chan.
A #PodCastleOriginal! Rated PG-13 - Content warning for ableist attitudes.

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July 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#PC901: Moths in a Fluttering Heart by Christine Lucas and read by Kat Kourbeti.
Previously published by Abyss & Apex. Rated PG-13 - Content warnings for ableist slurs and attitudes, violence, and misogyny.

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July 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
#PC900: Sour Fruit written by Gillian Knox and read by Karen Menzel. A #PodCastleOriginal! Rated PG-13 - content warnings for domestic abuse and the death of a parent.

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July 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#PC898: Broken All My Boughs and Brittle My Heart written and read by Cat Rambo.Previously published by UNLOCKING THE MAGIC, edited by Vivian Caethe. Rated PG - Content warning for PTSD, suicidal ideation, and body horror.

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July 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#PC898: This Mentor Lives by J.R. Dawson & John Wiswell. Read by John Bell. Previously published by Haven Spec. Rated PG.

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July 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
PodCastle is very proud to join in celebrating Disability Pride Month with Disability Pride & Magic: a month of fantastic stories centering disabled characters and experiences.

See announcement on our website: podcastle.org/2025/06/30/d...
June 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#PC897: Oops! All Swords by Jessie Roy. Read by Kyle Akers. A #PodCastleOriginal! Rated PG-13. Content warnings for repeated violent death and strong language throughout.

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June 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
It's almost July, friends, which means: PodCastle will soon be OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS!

General subs call, so: fantasy stories <6k, originals or reprints. You can send one of each at a time, and submit as soon as you're rejected, so get sending!

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June 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
#PC896: Defy the Grey Kings by Jason Fischer. Read by Wilson Fowlie. Previously run as #PC438, and first published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies (#180). Rated R, for frequent and bloody violence.

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June 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
#PC895: The Day of the Sea by Jennifer Hudak. Read by Pippa Alice Stephens. Previously published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Rated PG-13.

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June 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM