Cast of Wonders
The Young Adult Speculative Fiction Podcast
Episodes
Authors : Lucy Zhang and Vera Brook Narrators : Eliza Chan and Sofia Quintero Host : Cup Jacob Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 502: Little Wonders 34 – Separation & Connection is a Cast of Wonders original. Of Bugs, Debts and Distant Planets was originally published in Fifth Di… Magazine in June […]
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Author : Leah Cypess Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Samuel Poots Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Across the River was originally published in the Saga Press anthology “The Mythic Dream” (September 2019) Across the River by Leah Cypess When the sorcerer walked through the town gates, I was standing with my friends Reuven and Yitzchak […]
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Author : Simon Pan Narrator : Karlo Yeager Rodríguez Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 500: Ysarin is a Cast of Wonders original. Ysarin by Simon Pan On days when I came home crying, my grandmother was always there with her song. It was a tune friendly and old […]
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Author : Darcie Little Badger Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in Robot Dinosaur Fiction on July 27 2018 Robo-Liopleurodon! by Darcie Little Badger My intern screamed. That’s rarely a good sign. Near the starboard rail, Abigail clutched a dripping, freshly towed plankton net. The collection […]
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Author : Naomi Kritzer Narrator : Kara Grace Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Originally published in Apex Magazine, September 2018 Misogyny Field Biology of the Wee Fairies by Naomi Kritzer When Amelia turned fourteen, everyone assured her that she’d find her fairy soon. Almost all girls did. […]
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Author : Avi Burton Narrator : Katie Gill Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 497: Hurricane Season is a Cast of Wonders original. Hurricane Season by Avi Burton Amaya smelled like the ocean. Most Florida girls did, when they returned from the beach with new tan lines and salt-crusted […]
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Author : Cara Mast Narrator : Lalana Dara Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 496: Excuse Me, this is the Quiet Car is a Cast of Wonders original. Excuse me, this is the Quiet Car by Cara Mast The magic of the quiet car is best when everyone follows […]
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Author : Louis Evans Narrator : Kevin M. Hayes Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 495: And I Will Make Thy Name Great is a Cast of Wonders original. [Content warnings: religion, Abrahamic monotheism, God, mentions of war and genocide, religious humor.] And I Will Make Thy Name Great […]
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Author : Effie Seiberg Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in the Drabblecast, April 2021 The Day I Didn’t Get a Pet Nebula by Effie Seiberg On the day I turned nine, I didn’t get a pet nebula. I’d really really wanted one, just like the […]
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Author : Beth Goder Narrator : Marguerite Kenner Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Cast of Wonders 493: One Day in Infinity is a Cast of Wonders original. One Day in Infinity by Beth Goder Walrus reaches her hands down into a supermarket in Oregon, willing the roof […]
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Author : Valerie Kemp Narrator : Adam Pracht Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Previously published in Defy the Dark, Harper Teen, July 2013 This story touches on the generational impact of slavery in the US. Stillwater by Valerie Kemp Nothing ever changes in Stillwater. Nothing. I get up every morning at […]
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Authors : Xan van Rooyen and Mark Joslyn Narrators : Katherine Inskip and Serah Eley Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 491: Little Wonders 33 – Dreams & Identity is a Cast of Wonders original. “In the Library of Longing” was first published by Daily Science Fiction, February 2021 […]
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Author : Jennifer Hudak Narrator : Alethea Kontis Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Wilson Fowlie The Cat Lady and the Petitioner by Jennifer Hudak Laurie stands in front of a door. It’s old but solid, as many old things are. Whatever paint once covered it has long since worn away, and the wood […]
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Author : Sydney Paige Guerrero Narrator : Tala Wong Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Originally published in Translunar Travellers Lounge issue 4, February 2021 Prophecy Girls by Sydney Paige Guerrero Sen was the twenty-third Chosen One to save the world. She knew she would not be the last. Sen remembered […]
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Author : Sydney Rivers Narrator : Rish Outfield Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 489: My Hilt Itches is a Cast of Wonders original. My Hilt Itches by Sydney Rivers ‘Innkeeper, another round!’ roared the Hero. Cheers of approval came from the other men at his table, dressed in […]
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Authors : B Myers and Graham Robert Scott Narrators : Jeremy Carter and Josh Roseman Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Cast of Wonders 488: Little Wonders 32 – the Power of Imagination is a Cast of Wonders original. Interview with a Sixth Grade Science Fiction Food Stylist […]
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Author : Michelle Ann King Narrator : Eve Upton Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Previously published in Kaleidotrope, July 2021 Let the Buyer Beware by Michelle Ann King ‘Is it done yet? Is it done, Gran? Is it?’ Willa Rafferty ignores the hopping child at her elbow […]
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Author : Angela Teagardner Narrator : Barry Deutsch Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Katherine Inskip Cast of Wonders 486: Eight Arms to Hold You is a Cast of Wonders original. Eight Arms to Hold You by Angela Teagardner Oscar woke with the sun. He turned one glassy eye toward […]
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Author : Ana Gardner Narrator : Tanja Milojevic Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Cast of Wonders 485: Simons, Far and Near is a Cast of Wonders original. Character death; Radiation sickness Simons, Far and Near by Ana Gardner Days after a solar hurricane fried Western Europe, nations […]
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Author : Nadia Mikail Narrator : Fash Wahab Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Original published as Cast of Wonders Episode 453 on May 26, 2021 This story features stillbirth, death, murder, abuse, rape, slavery and misogyny. Langsuir by Nadia Mikail The langsuir is a woman who has […]
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