LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)
Magazine
Location:
United States
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.fantasy-magazine.com
"The Knacker Man" by Scott Dalrymple + "Sarah's Laugh" by Melissa A Watkins
5/7/2026
This episode features "The Knacker Man" by Scott Dalrymple (©2026 Scott Dalrymple) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Sarah's Laugh" by Melissa A Watkins (©2026 by Melissa A Watkins) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:57:05
"Time Management" by P.A. Cornell + "Empathetic Psychosis" by Justin C. Key
4/30/2026
This episode features "Time Management" by P.A. Cornell (©2026 by P.A. Cornell) read by Nan McNamara, and "Empathetic Psychosis" by Justin C. Key (©2026 by Justin C. Key) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:09:56
"Update on Rules for the Spatiotemporal Use of Campus Spaces" by Andrea Kriz + "[Part 2] Six-Gun Vixen and the Machinist of Doom Valley" by Ashok K. Banker
4/23/2026
This episode features "Update on Rules for the Spatiotemporal Use of Campus Spaces" by Andrea Kriz (©2026 by Andrea Kriz) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "[Part 2] Six-Gun Vixen and the Machinist of Doom Valley" by Ashok K. Banker (©2026 by Ashok K. Banker) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:19:52
"Dad Died on Discord" by Andrew Dana Hudson + "[Part 1] Six-Gun Vixen and the Machinist of Doom Valley" by Ashok K. Banker
4/16/2026
This episode features "Dad Died on Discord" by Andrew Dana Hudson (©2026 by Andrew Dana Hudson) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "[Part 1] Six-Gun Vixen and the Machinist of Doom Valley" by Ashok K. Banker (©2026 by Ashok K. Banker) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:12:28
"Hell Is Empty" by J.R. Dawson + "Saint Zero of the Hollows and the Eagle Knight" by V.M. Ayala
4/9/2026
This episode features "Hell Is Empty" by J.R. Dawson (©2026 by J.R. Dawson) read by Nan McNamara, and "Saint Zero of the Hollows and the Eagle Knight" by V.M. Ayala (©2026 by V.M. Ayala) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:42:34
"When We Loved Giants" by Sara S. Messenger + "Terms of Enlightenment" by Patrick Hurley
3/26/2026
This episode features "When We Loved Giants" by Sara S. Messenger (©2026 by Sara S. Messenger ) read by Susan Hanfield, and "Terms of Enlightenment" by Patrick Hurley (©2026 by Patrick Hurley) read by Jack Turner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:01:24
"An Encounter at the Dawn of the Time War" by JT Petty + "Lotus Dew for the Emperor's Tea" by Vanessa Fogg
3/19/2026
This episode features "An Encounter at the Dawn of the Time War" by JT Petty (2026 by JT Petty) read by Susan Hanfield, and + "Lotus Dew for the Emperor's Tea" by Vanessa Fogg (©2026 by Vanessa Fogg) read by Si Chen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:11:19
"The Tide Folk" by Jennifer Hudak + "Espie Droger Dreams of War" by Matthew Kressel
3/12/2026
This episode features "The Tide Folk" by Jennifer Hudak (©2026 by Jennifer Hudak) and "Espie Droger Dreams of War" by Matthew Kressel (©2026 by Matthew Kressel), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:45:18
"Eat, Prey, Love..." by Jilly Dreadful + "The Devourers Of War..." by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe
3/5/2026
This episode features "Eat, Prey, Love: A Modest Proposal for Ensuring Gender Equality Through Selective Dietary Practices; or, a Geriatric Millennial’s Guide to #GirlDinner" by Jilly Dreadful (© 2026 by Jilly Dreadful) read by Susan Hanfield, and "The Devourers Of War, or, An Excerpt From The Cookbook Of The Gods" by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe (©2026 by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:19:39
"Warren's Tentacle" by Susan Palwick + "A Handbook To Spirit-hunting" by Modupeoluwa Shelle
2/26/2026
This episode features "Warren's Tentacle" by Susan Palwick (©2026 by Susan Palwick) read by Paul Boehmer, and "A Handbook To Spirit-hunting" by Modupeoluwa Shelle (©2026 by Modupeoluwa Shelle) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:38:11
"The Salt and the Cure" by Rukman Ragas + "Sensor Ghosts" by Deborah L. Davitt
2/19/2026
This episode features "The Salt and the Cure" by Rukman Ragas (©2026 by Rukman Ragas) and "Sensor Ghosts" by Deborah L. Davitt (©2026 by Deborah L. Davitt), both read by Stefan Rudnicki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:42:36
"The Worldbuilder" by Phoenix Alexander + "Dream Destinations (From the Lost Traveler's Tour Guide)" by Alexander Weinstein
2/12/2026
This episode features "The Worldbuilder" by Phoenix Alexander (©2026 by Phoenix Alexander) read by Justine Eyre, and "Dream Destinations (From the Lost Traveler's Tour Guide)" by Alexander Weinstein (©2026 by Alexander Weinstein) read by Paul Boehmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:49:41
"Six Sides of a Fairy Tale" by Audrey Zhou + "Death Echoes Overlapping" by Megan Chee
2/5/2026
This episode features "Six Sides of a Fairy Tale" by Audrey Zhou (©2026 by Audrey Zhou) read by Justine Eyre, and "Death Echoes Overlapping" by Megan Chee (©2026 by Megan Chee) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:59:17
"A Brief Public Announcement" by Eli Brown + "The Moving Finger" by Adam-Troy Castro
1/29/2026
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
Duration:00:35:55
"Academic Neutrality" by M.R. Robinson + "Hunter, Hunter" by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe
1/22/2026
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
Duration:00:45:29
"Bots All The Way Down" by Effie Seiberg + "Where the Chicken-Footed Dwell" by Marisca Pichette
1/15/2026
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
Duration:00:30:47
"Choose Your Own Damnation" by Kehkashan Khalid + "Mother's Hip" by Corey Jae White and Maddison Stoff
1/8/2026
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
Duration:01:06:02
"The Space Between Us" by P.A. Cornell + "Memories of the MindMine" by David Marino
12/25/2025
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
Duration:01:06:06
"HagioClass" by José Pablo Iriarte + "The Hub Living Among the Stars" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees
12/18/2025
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
Duration:00:48:43
"Us, in Another Universe" by A.C. Wise + "Crickets in Lost Light" by Jonathan Olfert
12/11/2025
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
Duration:01:06:28