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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Aug 21, 2025 • 1h 4min
"The Dream Tourists" by Sarah Langan + "Savannah and the Apprentice" by Christopher Rowe
This episode features "The Dream Tourists" by Sarah Langan (©2025 by Sarah Langan) and "Savannah and the Apprentice" by Christopher Rowe (©2025 by Christopher Rowe), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 14, 2025 • 1h 6min
"Dad went out to get the milk" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu + "Feast of Famine" by Adam-Troy Castro
This episode features "Dad went out to get the milk" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu (©2025 by Osahon Ize-Iyamu) read by Mirron Willis, and "Feast of Famine" by Adam-Troy Castro (©2025 by Adam-Troy Castro) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 7, 2025 • 1h 6min
"Five Dispatches from Conflict Zone W-924/B..." by David Anaxagoras + "It Might Be He Returns" by Fatima Taqvi
This episode features "Five Dispatches from Conflict Zone W-924/B Five Dispatches from Conflict Zone W-924/B Regarding Post-battle Deployment of A. Thanatensis" by David Anaxagoras (©2025 by David Anaxagoras) and "It Might Be He Returns" by Fatima Taqvi (©2025 by Fatime Taqvi) both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 24, 2025 • 53min
"Finding Love in a Time Loop: A How-To Guide" by Leah Cypess + "You Knit Me Together in My Mother's Womb" by Paul Crenshaw
This episode features "Finding Love in a Time Loop: A How-To Guide" by Leah Cypess (©2025 by Leah Cypess) and "You Knit Me Together in My Mother's Womb" by Paul Crenshaw (©2025 by Paul Crenshaw), both read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2025 • 39min
"Un-Pragmagic: A Tyler Moore Retrospective" by Spencer Nitkey + "Domestic Disputes" by Naomi Kanakia
This episode features "Un-Pragmagic: A Tyler Moore Retrospective" by Spencer Nitkey (©2025 by Spencer Nitkey) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Domestic Disputes" by Naomi Kanakia (©2025 by Naomi Kanakia) read by Judy Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 10, 2025 • 1h 24min
"How to Win Against the Robots" by Katherine Crighton + "A Dish Best Served Cold..." by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe
"How to Win Against the Robots" by Katherine Crighton (©2025 by Katherine Crighton) read by Judy Young, and "A Dish Best Served Cold Or An Excerpt From The Cookbook Of The Gods" by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe (©2025 by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 3, 2025 • 1h 22min
"What Else, What Else, in the Joyous City? " by sadoeuphemist + "The Lord of Mars" by Meghan McCarron
This episode features "What Else, What Else, in the Joyous City? " by sadoeuphemist (©2025 by sadoeuphemist) and "The Lord of Mars" by Meghan McCarron (©2025 by Meghan McCarron) both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 26, 2025 • 1h 14min
"All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt" by Marissa Lingen + "A Week at the Raven Feather Salon" by Carrie Vaughn
This episode features "All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt" by Marissa Lingen (©2025 by Marissa Lingen) read by Roxanne Hernandez, and "A Week at the Raven Feather Salon" by Carrie Vaughn (©2025 by Carrie Vaughn) read by Susan Hanfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 12, 2025 • 58min
"My Mother, the Supervillain" by Benjamin Blattberg + "See Now the Misfortune..." by Lowry Poletti + "When the Faerie King..." by Vanessa Fogg
"My Mother, the Supervillain" by Benjamin Blattberg (©2025 by by Benjamin Blattberg) read by Roxanne Hernandez, "See Now the Misfortune of the Thinking Tenax" by Lowry Poletti (©2025 by Lowry Poletti) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm" by Vanessa Fogg (©2025 by Vanessa Fogg) read by Susan Hanfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 5, 2025 • 1h 11min
"Eyes Grown Thick on the World" by Will McMahon + "The Twenty-One Second God" by Peter Watts
In this engaging discussion, Stefan Rudnicki, a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and narrator, reads two thought-provoking stories. "Eyes Grown Thick on the World" explores the intricate relationships between a mother and her multi-conscious child in a mystical setting. Meanwhile, "The Twenty-One Second God" delves into existential themes of surveillance and autonomy in a tech-driven world. The narratives challenge listeners to reflect on grief, identity, and our connection to technology and each other.
