

Cast of Wonders
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The Young Adult Speculative Fiction Podcast
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Apr 13, 2024 • 30min
Cast of Wonders 580: Bodies of Sand and Blood
Author : Plangdi Neple Narrator : Brent Lambert Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 580: Bodies of Sand and Blood is a Cast of Wonders original. Transphobia, abusive parents Bodies of Sand and Blood by Plangdi Neple Sneaking into your father’s shrine is one of the most stupid things […]
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Mar 31, 2024 • 24min
Cast of Wonders 579: The Ivory Eagle
Author : Jonathan Olfert Narrator : Tiernan Douieb Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in Wyngraf #2 October 2022 The Ivory Eagle by Jonathan Olfert Autumn winds chilled the late-harvest gathering, kept everyone huddling by fires or the warmest tidepools. Kerredi’s latest trade brought him down to crouch by the […]
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Mar 10, 2024 • 29min
Cast of Wonders 578: Cold Blessing
Author : Kelsey Hutton Narrator : Ed Gamble Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cold Blessing was originally published by PULP Literature (Issue 32, Autumn 2021) Harm to children Cold Blessing by Kelsey Hutton The wind had gnawed his skin raw by the time they reached the nun’s door, the damp air […]
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Mar 3, 2024 • 22min
Cast of Wonders 577: Fording the Milky Way
Author : Megan Ng Narrator : Amanda Ching Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 577: Fording the Milky Way is a Cast of Wonders original. Abusive relationships, dysfunctional families Fording the Milky Way by Megan Ng There’s a festival celebrated in China that’s dedicated to young lovers. It is […]
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Feb 29, 2024 • 15min
Cast of Wonders 576: Little Wonders 43 – Young Authors
Authors : Riley Tao and Peter Gooley Narrators : Dani Daly and Adam Pracht Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 576: Little Wonders 43 – Young Authors is a Cast of Wonders original. At the Edge of Nowhere by Peter Gooley It saddens me to look out my window […]
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Feb 4, 2024 • 40min
Cast of Wonders 575: Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills (Staff Picks 2023)
Author : Prashanth Srivatsa Narrator : Sonali Misra Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 560, 27th October 2023 Crystal Hexagons on Windowsills by Prashanth Srivatsa I was the only one among my friends who did not get the letter. Which is a real shame, because I […]
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Feb 3, 2024 • 39min
Cast of Wonders 574: Printed in Ink and Ashes (Staff Picks 2023)
Author : Priya Sridhar Narrator : Arun Jiwa Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders 557, 14 October 2023 Printed in Ink and Ashes by Priya Sridhar In the basement, scant lightbulbs sputtered in and out. The single torch, propped on a shelf, shone on the pages […]
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Feb 2, 2024 • 37min
Cast of Wonders 573: The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars (Staff Picks 2023)
Author : Anna Zumbro Narrator : Melissa Bugaj Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published as Cast of Wonders episode 532, 4 April 2023 The Hidden Forests of Earth and Mars by Anna Zumbro Seventeen hours before some of us are to launch on a nine-months-and-forever journey to Mars, my little […]
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Jan 24, 2024 • 28min
Cast of Wonders 572: The Time Traveler’s Cookbook (Staff Picks 2023)
Author : Angela Liu Narrator : May Chong Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Cast of Wonders as episode 533, 13 April 2023 The Time Traveler’s Cookbook by Angela Liu Day: 4202 Place: Northern Laurasia (later known as Mongolia) Time: 66,000,000 BC (late-Cretaceous Period) Meal: Magnolia and Grilled Oviraptor […]
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Jan 22, 2024 • 25min
Cast of Wonders 571: The Raven Princess (Staff Picks 2023)
Author : Dani Atkinson Narrator : Pippa Alice Stephens Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Cast of Wonders as episode 543 on 5 August 2023 The Raven Princess by Dani Atkinson “Oh no,” Clarinda muttered, fluttering to the body of the fallen prince. His limp form lay sprawled at […]
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