Cast of Wonders
The Young Adult Speculative Fiction Podcast
Episodes
October 6, 2025 • 14 mins
Author : Açaí Sparrow Narrator : Karen Bovenmyer Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 656: Unconventionally Bound is a Cast of Wonders original. Aftermath of a fire Unconventionally Bound by Açai Sparrow With ash-stained gloves, I ease another book free of the charred shelf. Deckle sneezes at the burnt […]
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October 5, 2025 • 27 mins
Author : Rick Kennett Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producers : Graeme Dunlop and Jeremy Carter Image by Christopher Keough from Pixabay The Carmel B Crazies by Rick Kennet On the day she turned seventeen Cy De Gerch peered through a window into rusty red desert and saw her future squatting […]
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October 5, 2025 • 34 mins
Author : Ramez Yoakeim Narrator : Loulou Szal Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by efes from Pixabay This story was first published in Learning to Be Human by Flame Tree Press in February 2024. Life According to Tabeeb by Ramez Yoakeim It may take a decade or longer to train […]
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September 20, 2025 • 32 mins
Author : Stephannie Tallent Narrator : Katie Gill Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Writers and Illustrators of the Future Vol 40, April 2024 Domestic Violence. Mention of past attempted rape. Life and Death and Love in the Bayou by Stephannie Tallent It was the February the rain fell […]
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September 16, 2025 • 34 mins
Author : Juliette Beauchamp Narrator : Alexis Goble Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonder 652: Habitat is a Cast of Wonders original. spider-like creatures Habitat by Juliette Beauchamp The orb appeared on a Friday. Just popped up in the northeast corner of the horse pasture, out where the grass […]
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September 14, 2025 • 53 mins
Author : Darcie Little Badger Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by Emilia from Pixabay First published in The Book of Witches (edited by Jonathan Strahan, August 1 2023, Harper Voyager) swearing, assault, murder The Liar by Darcie Little Badger The Mysterious Woman Jodie sat in […]
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August 23, 2025 • 28 mins
Author : Nadav Schul-Kutas Narrator : Alicia Atkins Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 650: Witches Racing Cars is a Cast of Wonders original. Image adapted from a photo by JAMES OKAJA from Pixabay Witches Racing Cars by Nadav Schul-Kutas A small crew is waiting at the starting line. […]
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August 19, 2025 • 18 mins
Authors : Susan Taitel and Race Harish Narrators : Emily E. Smith and Mofiyinfoluwa Okupe Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 649: Little Wonders 46 – Seize Your Future is a Cast of Wonders original. Abortion themes, loss of agency What the Water Gave Her was first published in […]
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August 10, 2025 • 48 mins
Author : Adrian Tchaikovsky Narrator : Isaac Harwood Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Reactor (Tor.com), November 2019 Image by Kirill from Pixabay Precious Little Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky There is a book on the floor of Shelf Hall. Tam walks in its shadow, the spine raised above him […]
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August 7, 2025 • 41 mins
Author : Tia Tashiro Narrator : Lalana Dara Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Apex Magazine issue 146, October 2024 Image by Pashi from Pixabay Violence, Cannibalism. Death of a parent. Death of a bystander. Terminal Illness/Dementia Allegory What Good Daughters Do by Tia Tashiro I’m not expecting it […]
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August 6, 2025 • 18 mins
Author : Matt Tighe Narrator : Dani Daly Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 646: As Brittle as Granite is a Cast of Wonders original. Death of a parent Image by darrenquigley32 from Pixabay As Brittle as Granite by Matt Tighe Lisa’s father has a crack in his face. […]
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July 18, 2025 • 33 mins
Author : Olivia B. Chan Narrator : S. Qiouyi Lu Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 645: Chloe Chew and the Museum of Undead Art is a Cast of Wonders original. Image by Camila Denleschi from Pixabay Chloe Chew and the Museum of Undead Art by Olivia B. Chan […]
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July 16, 2025 • 22 mins
Author : Yoon Ha Lee Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in The Sunday Morning Transport, March 6th 2022 Image by ANDRI TEGAR MAHARDIKA from Pixabay Nonstandard Candles by Yoon Ha Lee I didn’t want to travel into the outer darkness, where all the stars were […]
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June 29, 2025 • 11 mins
Author : John Wiswell Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Lightspeed in April 2023 Image by Bruno from Pixabay So You Want to Kiss Your Nemesis? by John Wiswell The next girl through the door was Robin’s prototypical customer. She trotted in with her […]
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June 28, 2025 • 25 mins
Author : Emmi Khor Narrator : Tanya Jade Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 642: Feeding Spirits is a Cast of Wonders original. Friendly haunting, bereavement Image by Daniel Burkett from Pixabay Feeding Spirits by Emmi Khor What does one feed a hungry ancestor? Fish and chips, chicken parmi, […]
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June 2, 2025 • 34 mins
Author : J. A. Prentice Narrator : Hugo Jackson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Cast of Wonders 641: Bells Long Silent is a Cast of Wonders original. violence (including gun-violence) in a historical setting, and the death of a relative Bells Long Silent by J. A. Prentice […]
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June 1, 2025 • 37 mins
Author : Angela Liu Narrator : Sophie Barker Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Dark Matter magazine, July 2023 Image by Thomas Wolter from Pixabay KAOSU, The Last Moving Country in the World by Angela Liu I arrive at KAOSU’s nest-shaped Visitor’s Center two hours early for boarding procedures. […]
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May 11, 2025 • 34 mins
Author : Thomas Ha Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Clarkesworld in August 2023 Window Boy by Thomas Ha The tenth time Jakey broke the rules, he put a sandwich in the mailbox where the window boy could get it. Mom had taken her […]
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May 5, 2025 • 16 mins
Author : Rae A. Shell Narrator : Jordan Kurella Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 638: A Spell of Grief is a Cast of Wonders original. A Spell of Grief by Rae A Shell The library was closing in ten minutes. Lucas stared at the picture books, paralyzed by […]
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April 27, 2025 • 14 mins
Author : Catherine George Narrator : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Translunar Travelers Lounge in February 2020 Calling on Behalf of the Dark Lord by Catherine George It’s only part-time — you can always quit if you don’t like it. That’s what you told yourself when […]
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