Random Science-fiction Podcasts

The Churn is SYFY WIRE’s episode by episode breakdown of Amazon Prime’s The Expanse featuring the talents of Ana Marie Cox and Dan Drezner who dissect the intricate plots of the show and analyze them through the lens of political science.

Categories: Leisure, Science, TV & Film

Tags: Amazon Prime, Ana marie cox, belters, colonization, Daniel Abraham, Expanse, interstellar, outerspace, protomolecule, science-fiction, scifi, Space, space travel, syfy, syfy network, SYFY WIRE, The Expanse, Ty Franck, western expansion

One dark and stormy night, a stranger arrives in West Sussex at a village inn. He is heavily clad in an overcoat and his face is wrapped in bandages. He takes a room at the inn, but refuses to socialize with anyone. He stays cooped up in his room all day and night, working with strange chemicals and apparatus. Suddenly, strange events begin to happen in the village. Mysterious burglaries and fires break out, culminating in a destructive rampage across the peaceful countryside. The stranger is the keeper of a terrible secret… The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance (to give the book its full title) by HG Wells was published in 1897. Written in novella form, this bizarre science fiction tale was first published in Pearson’s Weekly as a serial and later compiled into a single book. Based on scientific theories of optics and physics, this story instantly caught the imagination of readers and has been regularly adapted to film, television and radio since it first made its appearance more than a hundred years ago. Herbert George Wells’ writing career owes itself to an accident suffered in childhood. As an eight year old boy, he was once confined to bed with a broken leg. His father, a professional cricketer and failed businessman, regularly brought him books from the local library so that he could pass the time. His father’s financial troubles compelled his mother to go to work as a lady’s maid in a local mansion, while the children were put to work as apprentices with various local tradesmen. For Wells, this was one of the most unhappy, yet also the most profitable times in his life. The mansion where his mother worked had an enormous library where the child continued to read and educate himself. At eighteen, he went to work as a teacher in a residential school. His career flourished after that, and he won a scholarship to work under the great biologist, Thomas Huxley in London. He began writing science fiction stories in 1895 with the publication of The Time Machine, where he proposed the concept of selective time travel. Several other extremely popular Sci-Fi novels and short stories followed, interspersed with romantic stories, novels, ghost stories, film scripts, articles, satirical novels, historical and political treatises and non-fiction papers. Wells was an extremely prolific writer and continues to inspire generations of writers even today. The Invisible Man is a book that evokes great interest among readers of all ages and is an important landmark in the history of Sci-Fi writing. More great books at LoyalBooks.com

Categories: Arts

Tags: Adventure, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, H. G. Wells, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, science, science-fiction, The Invisible Man

What Next? is a “choose your own adventure” style podcast where listeners either get to vote on what happens next in the story or on an aspect of the main character when a new story starts. Stories are fictional, and written by Jake Stowell, author of The Gauntlet. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-stowell0/support

Categories: Arts

Tags: Adventure, choose your own adventure, dog, fantasy, fiction, science-fiction, superhero, vote

Left Handed Radio is an indie narrative comedy podcast. It features some of the funniest, most talented comedians from across the country. The show is a hybrid of sketch comedy, audio plays, satirical short stories and parodies of podcasts and public radio programming. For our back catalogue, visit our new Patreon! As one of the first indie sketch podcasts ever, we pride ourselves on our independence and freedom to create whatever we want. We adore all of our Patreon supporters and listeners who share the program. Thank you for listening and enjoy!

Categories: Comedy, Fiction

Tags: Alternative Comedy, Audio Plays, Funny, hybrid, npr, public radio, satire, science-fiction, Short stories, sketch comedy

This is Book 4 in the Time Traders Series, In this book Ross Murdock and Arthur Ashe continue their adventures in Time and Space on the World of Hawaika. Hawaiian and Polynesian settlers help Ross and Ashe discover the way the world has changed from the data tape to present time. Helped by a girl (Karara) and her two trained dolphins (Tino-rau and Taua)

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: Andre Norton, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, Key Out of Time, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, science, science-fiction, travel

If it is possible to conquer space, then perhaps it is also possible to conquer time. At least that was the theory American scientists were exploring in an effort to explain the new sources of knowledge the Russians possessed. Perhaps Russian scientists had discovered how to transport themselves back in time in order to learn long-forgotten secrets of the past. That was why young Ross Murdock, above average in intelligence but a belligerently independent nonconformist, found himself on a “hush-hush” government project at a secret base in the Arctic. The very qualities that made him a menace in civilized society were valuable traits in a man who must successfully act the part of a merchant trader of the Beaker people during the Bronze Age. For once they were transferred by time machine to the remote Baltic region where the Russian post was located, Ross and his partner Ashe were swept into a fantastic action-filled adventure involving Russians, superstitious prehistoric men, and the aliens of a lost galactic civilization that demanded every ounce of courage the Americans possessed.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: Andre Norton, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, science, science-fiction, The Time Traders, travel

Two stuffy English scientists, always looking to further their scientific knowledge, create a substance called Herakleophorbia, which in its fourth incarnation – known as Herakleophorbia IV – has the special ability of making things increase greatly in size. As the scientists begin experimentation on some chicks, the substance is misused by some “country folk” who don’t take it seriously and soon Herakleophorbia IV is running rampant throughout England and then across the globe, creating giant plants and animals that wreak havoc on the land and then the people. Then the first giant babies are revealed and for the first time humanity has to contend with the existence of a new race of giant people. How humanity deals with this shocking new creation is revealed in The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth.

Categories: Arts

Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, H. G. Wells, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, science, science-fiction, The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth

In “The Colors of Space,” Marion Zimmer Bradley tells the story of Bart Steele, a human being who is disguised as a member of an alien species in order to discover the secrets of their space travel. This book is a science fiction novel set in the future, a time when humans can already travel faster than the speed of light and can reach the remote corners of the universe with the help of another type of beings called the Lhari. In the book, the Lhari help the humans to travel faster than light and go to the far corners of different galaxies but are unwilling to give their secrets to them. They constantly tell humans that they need to sleep in order to survive a faster-than-light space travel, but many people like Bart think otherwise. Bart joined a small band of people who want to learn the secrets of Lhari. He disguised himself as a Lhari and boarded a ship that was bound for the Lhari homeland. This was something that no human had ever attempted to do before and Bart had to survive it in order to prove that the Lhari are lying to human beings. Written in the early 1960s-this book has strong messages that were very controversial at the time. The Lhari represented a group of people who possess highly-advanced technology and came from a progressive land. They let human beings use some of their technology but made sure that the humans would not learn any of their secrets to space travel. This also assured their continued domination. Marion Zimmer Bradley narrates the story of “The Colors of Space” in a fast and engaging way. Readers will surely not be bored reading the adventures of Bart Steele and the things that he’ll discover about the Lhari while he was travelling with them. For those who are looking for a good science fiction novel, this book is definitely worth reading. More great books at LoyalBooks.com

Categories: Arts, Kids & Family

Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Marion Zimmer Bradley, science, science-fiction, Teen/Young adult, The Colors of Space

Murder, betrayal, the fate of humanity… it’s all in a day’s work for Jim Meade, Martian P.I. In 2097 humanity is ruled by two major powers: The Consortium and Coalition. But Jim Meade is a Runabout – someone who doesn’t care who’s running the show so long as he can earn his keep peacefully in the deadly Zero-G fights that keep the Martian colonists entertained on a nightly basis. After one of his fights goes horribly wrong, Meade finds himself deep in debt to one of the most dangerous warlords on Mars. When a beautiful Coalition officer asks to help clear her father’s name, he seizes the opportunity to make some easy money. However, Meade quickly finds out that he’s entangled within a dark conspiracy that gets stranger at every turn and if he wants to survive the change in management, he’ll need every ounce of wit, whiskey and guts he’s got.

Categories: Arts

Tags: Books, detective, detective novels, mars, martian p.i., Noir, noir on the radio, radio play, radio play podcast, science-fiction

On the last radio station on earth after the apocalypse, a radio host makes her voice heard. In her broadcast, she discovers that she may not actually be the only one left after all.

Categories: Fiction, Music

Tags: aliens, Arizona, cowboys, indie, queer, science-fiction

I’ve moved my show to captivate.fm This is a great move for the show, but it’s adversely affected google app users… for which I am really sorry. Worry not, though, we can fix this together! Just subscribe to the show under the new feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/space-archivist/ Or via the new site: https://space-archivist.captivate.fm Or listen out for my audio instructions on how to change feed within the app you’re using… Thanks for your patience and we’ll get you all up-to-date soon! P.s. you’re brilliant – and thank you for listening 🙂 This trailer has been made especially for google app listeners. Unfortunately when I moved my show across to a new service, google app folk were adversely affected. This was unintended and, until recently, I had no idea! I hope you’ll continue Sam’s inept journey through space with me by subscribing to the new feed! New […]

Categories: Fiction

Tags: audio drama, Comedy, diary of an archivist, fictional diary, Funny, Podcast, science-fiction, short podcast

BEHIND THE PANEL is a SYFY WIRE podcast documentary series that celebrates everything comics. Guests include legendary DC/Marvel writers and artists (like Jim Lee, Frank Miller, and Neal Adams), hit creator-owned stars (including Karen Berger, Pia Guerra, and Becky Cloonan), as well as the talents behind comic-book movie/TV adaptations (like Kevin Conroy, Burt Ward, and Lindy Hemming). As well as the exclusive, personal stories shared on the podcast, every episode features an original music score.

BEHIND THE PANEL is hosted and written by Emmy-winner Mike Avila, executive produced by SYFY WIRE’s Matt Romano, and produced, scored and edited by Paul Terry.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture, TV & Film

Tags: Batman, comic books, comics, DC, DC Comics, fantasy, horror, Image Comics, Marvel, marvel comics, MIKE AVILA, Sandman, Sci-Fi, science-fiction, superhero, Superheroes, syfy, syfy network, SYFY WIRE, syfywire.com

Explore the best of sci-fi with Brent and Cody every two weeks! Each episode dives into a single book or series in the sci-fi cannon. Author interviews, reviews and analysis, and related book recommendations. Happy reading y’all!

Categories: Arts

Tags: book recommendations, book reviews, Books, hugo awards, nebula awards, novels, Sci-Fi, science-fiction

An early science fiction novel written by the second most translated author, French writer Jules Verne, the classic tale depicts an incredible sea expedition on board a state-of-the-art submarine. First published in 1870 and a part of the Voyages Extraordinaires series, the novel is regarded as one of the most thrilling adventure stories and one of Verne’s greatest pieces of work. Immersed in themes of exploration, avant-garde technology, and man’s insatiable desire for knowledge and scientific progression, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea has been an influence for many writers as well as an inspiration for numerous film adaptations. The novel kicks off when rumors spread about sightings of a mysterious sea monster, initially thought to be a giant narwhal. This instigates the United States government to organize an expedition in hopes of hunting down and destroying the ravaging creature. Consequently, French marine biologist Pierre Aronnax is invited to join the expedition, who takes with him his trusted servant Conseil, along with expert harpooner Ned Land, and accordingly the trio set about the search. Following a lengthy pursuit, the ship finally finds and attacks the monster but to no avail, as the impact hurls the three men into the water. In an attempt to grasp the hide of the monster, the men come to a startling discovery as they realize the supposed monster is in fact a submarine. The men are then captured and brought inside the futuristic vessel, which they later find out is named Nautilus, and meet its enigmatic commander and creator, Captain Nemo. So begins the journey on board the Nautilus, as its three coerced guests travel across all the world’s seas visiting different underwater locations while witnessing the most bizarre, yet gripping marvels of the oceanic depths. Shipwrecks, giant squids, sharks, lost cities, coral reefs, whirlpools and an eccentric captain are just some of the obstacles separating the trio from their freedom. An exhilarating subaqueous adventure through unseen wonders, Verne’s detailed and prophetic imagination propels the novel and secures its position as a literary classic and a pristine model for science fiction enthusiasts.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: Adventure, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fantasy, fiction, free audio books, Jules Verne, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, science, science-fiction, Sea stories, travel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Organism is a 5 part Science-Fiction series featuring a genderless alien struggling to understand the world but what dangers will Organism face? written by Lewis Blemings-Derrick Starring Tanja Milojevic as Organism Pete Lutz As announcer This show is produced by Tom Rory Parsons who is also the composer, Sound Designer and Editor like us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/Organismpodcast/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/organism/id1253477193

Categories: Arts

Tags: Arts, audio drama, London, Performing Arts, Podcast, science-fiction

Come join the swagman by the billabong as he takes you on a journey across space and time, far far away and just next door. A weekly audio drama.

Categories: Arts, Fiction

Tags: audio drama, australia, Ghost Story, pod play, radio drama, science-fiction, storytelling, theatre

Compromised, is a cyberpunk audio drama, taking place in a futuristic Philadelphia. Follow FritX and Psyl0 as their world is turned upside down and they learn to find their way through this future version of America.

Categories: Fiction, TV & Film

Tags: action, cyberpunk, drama, dystopian, fiction, Political, political drama, science-fiction, scifi

A Free Trader rocket ship heads for the remote planet, Sargol, which is blessed with immense natural wealth and precious gemstones. The ship is manned by the heroic Dane Thorson and his crew of intrepid space traders. On Sargol, they enter into complicated negotiations with the inhabitants of this strange planet. These feline people, the Salariki, are reluctant to enter into a business partnership with the free traders till they discover that the ship carries a small amount of catnip on board which they’d obtained from another trading post. Completely overwhelmed, the Salariki agree to exchange the catnip for a valuable load of precious stones. Relieved and delighted, Dane Thorson and his crew begin their return journey. Suddenly, the crew begins to succumb to mysterious headaches and soon become semi-comatose. Just four young crew members and Dane himself seem to be immune. When the ship enters the vicinity of their own planet, Dane discovers to his horror that their spacecraft has been declared a “plague ship.” Can Dane and his young crew save the mission and their fellow crew members? Plague Ship by Andre Norton was first published in 1956. It is a sequel to the previous Dane Thorson story, Sargasso of Space and the second in the Solar Queen series, consisting of seven novels. Written in what is considered the Golden Age of Sci-Fi, the series presents the various adventures of Dane Thorson, a free trader and businessman who operates in the far reaches of outer space. Andre Norton is the pseudonym of Alice Mary Norton, who also wrote under the names Andrew Norton and Alice Weston. She was one of the first science fiction writers to be honored by being inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. After trying many careers, she began working as a reader at The Gnome Press, a tiny New York publishing house that specialized in sci-fi. This was where she discovered her interest and talent in both writing and sci-fi. She wrote hundreds of short stories and many sequential novels featuring certain main characters. Her books were extremely popular, well plotted and filled with great nuggets of scientific information. Her hero Dane Thorson is a likable, intelligent, fast thinking and well rounded character. Andre Norton’s fame waned with the reduced interest in lesser known sci-fi authors. However, her talent is undeniable and aimed mainly at the young adult reader. Though Plague Ship is a sequel, it’s still a fantastic stand alone read that could spur readers on to read the complete Solar Queen collection. More great books at LoyalBooks.com

Categories: Arts, Kids & Family

Tags: Adventure, Andre Norton, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Plague Ship, science, science-fiction, Teen/Young adult