

LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)
Adamant Press
Edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams, 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. Each month, LIGHTSPEED brings you a mix of original short stories and flash fiction featuring a variety of authors, from the bestsellers and award-winners you already know to the best new voices you haven't heard yet. When you read LIGHTSPEED, you'll see where science fiction and fantasy have come from, where they are now, and where they're going. The LIGHTSPEED podcast, produced by Grammy Award-winning narrator and producer Stefan Rudnicki of Skyboat Media, features original audio short stories 6-8 times a month.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 36min
"A Brief Public Announcement" by Eli Brown + "The Moving Finger" by Adam-Troy Castro
This episode features "A Brief Public Announcement" by Eli Brown (©2026 by Eli Brown) and "The Moving Finger" by Adam-Troy Castro (©2026 by Adam-Troy Castro) both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 22, 2026 • 45min
"Academic Neutrality" by M.R. Robinson + "Hunter, Hunter" by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe
This episode "Academic Neutrality" by M.R. Robinson (©2026 by M.R. Robinson) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Hunter, Hunter" by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe (©2026 by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 15, 2026 • 31min
"Bots All The Way Down" by Effie Seiberg + "Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell" by Marisca Pichette
This episode features "Bots All The Way Down" by Effie Seiberg (©2026 by Effie Seiberg) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell" by Marisca Pichette (©2026 by Marisca Pichette) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 8, 2026 • 1h 6min
"Choose Your Own Damnation" by Kehkashan Khalid + "Mother's Hip" by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff
This episode features "Choose Your Own Damnation" by Kehkashan Khalid (©2026 by Kehkashan Khalid ) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Mother's Hip" by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff (©2026 by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff) read by Susan Hanfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 25, 2025 • 1h 6min
"The Space Between Us" by P.A. Cornell + "Memories of the MindMine" by David Marino
This episode features "The Space Between Us" by P.A. Cornell (©2025 by P.A. Cornell) read by Justine Eyre and Stefan Rudnicki, and "Memories of the MindMine" by David Marino (©2025 by David Marino) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 18, 2025 • 49min
"HagioClass" by José Pablo Iriarte + "The Hub Living Among the Stars" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees
This episode features "HagioClass" by José Pablo Iriarte (©2025 by José Pablo Iriarte) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "The Hub Living Among the Stars" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees (©2025 by Oyedotun Damilola Muees) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 2025 • 1h 6min
"Us, in Another Universe" by A.C. Wise + "Crickets in Lost Light" by Jonathan Olfert
This episode features "Us, in Another Universe" by A.C. Wise (©2025 by A.C. Wise) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Crickets in Lost Light" by Jonathan Olfert (©2025 by Jonathan Olfert) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 4, 2025 • 51min
"You Always Told Her You'd Give Her the World" by Aimee Ogden + "Reality Check" by Nancy Kress
This episode features "You Always Told Her You'd Give Her the World" by Aimee Ogden (©2025 by Aimee Ogden) read by Mirron Willis, and "Reality Check" by Nancy Kress (©2025 by Nancy Kress) read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 27, 2025 • 27min
"The Cold Burning Light of Her" by Sam W. Pisciotta + "Operation: Grapevine" by Joel W.D. Buxton
This episode features "The Cold Burning Light of Her" by Sam W. Pisciotta (©2025 by Sam W. Pisciotta) read by Roxanne Hernandez, and "Operation: Grapevine" by Joel W.D. Buxton (©2025 by Joel W.D. Buxton) read by Scott Peterson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 20, 2025 • 53min
"Visible Damage" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman + "How to Build a Homecoming Queen: A Guide by a Bad Asian Girl" by Tina S. Zhu
This episode features "Visible Damage" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman (©2025 by Nina Kiriki Hoffman) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "How to Build a Homecoming Queen: A Guide by a Bad Asian Girl" by Tina S. Zhu (©2025 by Tina S. Zhu) read by Si Chen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


