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“Theme music is too aggressive, It messes with the mood/vibe.”
Rivers 32467 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/19/24
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“Escape Pod is one of those go-to podcasts that provides a wide variety of quality stories from various authors. I also enjoy the short commentary at the end of a story’s impact and relevance to our world.”
Mixtape Stories via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/28/24
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“Man, nice little tasty nugget sized sci-fi is so tremendous!”
eldrithcpossumcat via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/04/23
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“O come on! Seriously get some voice actors we can understand, this woke stuff is ridiculous. Particularly 917 etc etc.
It’s getting worse, now there are dogs barking in the background and the recording room is an eco chamber. Get some cardboard on the walls please. Now more often the narrators...”Read full review »
BogW via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/02/23
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“Episodes contain thoughtful stories, with unique characters and delightfully unusual scenarios, that are narrated by clear and engaging voice actors. The team involved in curating the stories, narrators, hosts, and quotes of the day really put together a beautiful experience. Thank you!
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PolloGis via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/09/23
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“I listen to escape pod while I’m doing repetitive work in the lab, and I love it because it brings me joy and sadness and great new worlds while I am also doing my own science. Almost every story is a banger. I love that they make an active effort to include marginalized voices as authors,...”Read full review »
Sciencegoth via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/04/23
“Escape pod is my first choice among all the story podcasts that i listen to.
The story is very tremendously in style for usually thought-provoking, and almost always captivating. Excellent readers.”
tired father via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/26/23
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“The mothership of the Escape Artists podcast family. The variety in the back catalog is amazing, all consistently high quality SciFi. With the sister podcasts, Podcastle (fantasy) and PseudoPod (horror), there are hours and hours of auditory joy.”
bevillej via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/08/22
“There isn’t enough good things I can say about Escape Pod. I binge listened to it during the pandemic. It was indeed an escape for me. I love the diverse and talented writers and adore the amazing hosts and narrators, especially Mur Lafferty, SB Divya, and Tina Connolly. Thanks to everyone who...”Read full review »
MaroonedOnEarth via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/07/22
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“I like the concept - voice actors reading sci fi short stories - but I just can’t enjoy it with all the hamfisted political innuendo. Maybe the fault lies with the sci fi community itself, who keep writing about the evils of capitalism and white people, but either way, I just couldn’t stomach...”Read full review »
Radrler via Apple Podcasts ·
Israel ·
08/24/22
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“Their story selection needs work. Feels like they’re chasing a quota, not really looking for anything that is either unique or easy to enjoy.”
Caitla via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/22/22
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“Strange to think it’s been over a decade! I love the variety which continues to introduce new authors and ideas.”
PromisingNewcomer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/05/22
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“I enjoyed it when it was just about good sci-fi, but once the original host had a sex change, the show seems more and more to feel the need to promote alternative sexuality and awkward pronouns. I just want great stories.”
nospammers2010 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/20/22
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“I’ve been listening since the podcast started back in 2005. Nice variety of material; silly fun stuff to hard-science stories.”
Mr Temagami via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/02/22
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“Lately, it seems like every story has been told by a woman who totally over-acts. I like a narrator who delivers a story without interpreting the content. Because when they add too much inflection, It destroys any reason for me to use my imagination, and robs my ability to visualize the action....”Read full review »
Mommabird25 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/28/21
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“The stories are reliably thought-provoking and engaging but the audio quality is all over the place. Sometimes great and others so bad that I have skipped stories that I know I would have loved otherwise. This is a five-star podcast with two-star audio. I rounded up and hope they find a way to...”Read full review »
i care a lot via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/13/21
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“A variety of science fiction material well written with solid narration and audio quality. Flashback episodes with editor comments provide some interesting insight into stories that have stood out from the crowd.”
DavidCFar via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/21
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“Best thing to happen to my sci-fi nerd ears.”
@MastaZulu via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
07/06/21
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“They use to be good but have gone downhill over the years - change of management?”
Alt-X via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/01/21
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“Escape pod has been my favourite venue for short fiction for more than a decade. Their stories are top quality, as is their production.”
S/V Scream via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
06/28/21
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“I came to Escape Artists podcasts via Pseudopod and Escape Pod was the last one of their line, since SF is not my favorite speculative fiction genre. This podcast is very good though, because it offers a great mix of different SF subgenres, and goes from classics to current work. The very early...”Read full review »
MoritzBt via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
06/06/21
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“Escape Pod used to have memorable and powerful stories. In the past year or two it’s been mostly social dramas with minimal SF shown in. But there are still occasional gems.”
Optimist runner via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/02/21
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“Unsubscribe as fast as possible. What once was entertaining sci-fi has become someone’s soapbox to push leftist crap. Now you hear poorly written stories with banal plots that are conspicuously retrofitted with identity politics.
Yep those folks made a big left turn and are in the ditch....”Read full review »
xyzzy43509 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/13/21
“Fabulous. You must subscribe. I’m hard of hearing so I enable Bluetooth and crank It up. So worth it.
Just found You tube Dust. 15 minute films from many countries. Of 20 so far only 2 have not been captioned. Check it out. Same caliber.”
Mary Carroll via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/21
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“I absolutely love this podcast! So many brilliant stories, very well put together. I highly recommend this to fellow sci-fi fans. Weirdly I have found more enjoyable short-form sci-fi here than I have ever read in print.
Very diverse range of contributors and characters.”
Mazzatronicon via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/09/21
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“This is a great poscast that really holds your attention and keeps you coming back for more”
Bunnygirl1990 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/23/21
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“The concept is as awesome as most of the stories. Well worth subscribing to!”
Great Uncle Epic via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/09/21
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“Great production quality and the best Sci-Fi short fiction out there!”
Roonechr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/10/20
“Production quality is good, but the content isn’t as good as it used to be. When I started listening years ago, EscapePod was top notch and the stories were varied and interesting. A lot more “pure” Sci Fi: lots of classic space operas, aliens, and exploration of the human condition. Seems...”Read full review »
IceLore via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/08/20
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“Excellent story. Thank you.
George”
Catalyst 1143 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/04/20
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“Have been listening to these stories for years and they do a fantastic job of picking great stories.”
JFG42 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/09/20
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“Narrator selection got sloppy, production of stories went down, writing just turned into typical SJW narrative parroting without a nod to increasing quality. Sad to say goodbye after over a decade.”
Hapi Djus via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/30/20
“I listened since the episodes were in their early 200s I loved the stories and how they are presented, but lately I’m just getting tired on how hard they push the LGBT agenda. A large portion of their selected stories are aimed at that. I feel that a large portion of the stories are selected less...”Read full review »
K-loe via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/18/20
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“These stories have brought me so much joy! As far as current stories... the “ Rule of Three” blew me away!
Thank you! Thank you!”
deams66 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/03/20
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“As a far left leaning individual I regret saying that there has been some sort of progressive left take over of this podcast and the content is going downhill in a number of ways. Why does every story have to cater to an extreme minority within the sci-fi culture? This is driving a wedge in the...”Read full review »
knockonkyle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/28/20
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“good readers, wide range of authors, have even started listening to the intro music”
davidautrey via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/06/20
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“Has ALL Sci-Fi devolved into homogenous social justice warrior fan fiction?
Does EVERY story HAVE to be an orgy of pop culture virtue?
80s and 90s Sci-Fi was full of, well, Sci-Fi.
90% of the stories are just depressing social commentary. History will not judge these times kindly.
This is...”Read full review »
Akloki via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/01/20
“Every night I love to listen to a couple of these short stories as I go to sleep... The authors and readers are amazing! But then... there’s the loud metallic music at the beginning and end of each and it’s awful to hear after a soothing reading.... please change the music - or at least lower its...”Read full review »
Rougetète via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
03/30/20
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“Have been listening for over ten years, ever since my father showed me this beautiful collection of stories when I was small. He’s no longer around, but I continue to be amazed by the content here. I was blown away by ‘A Box, a Pocket, a Spaceman’. Thank you, all of you who make hearing gems like...”Read full review »
in memory of my pop via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/28/20
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“Escape Pod tends to run fun and funny stories, though occasionally you'll hear darker and more serious fare. I've been enjoying this podcast for years, especially the Hugo nominees they've sometimes run. A favorite fun story from the archives is "How I Mounted Goldie" (actual...”Read full review »
Opal Castmin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/20
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“Top notch SF that everyone can enjoy. Makes my Friday commute so much better. Thank you to everyone involved and keep up the good work!”
Altered St. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/06/20
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“I love the escape artist podcasts and I listen every week but I am getting really really weary of deleting 100+ episodes every time there’s some kind of technical glitch. Is there a fix for this? :(”
RainbowAshlyn via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/29/19
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“What's the use of an escape pod if it returns you to where you wanted to escape from in the first place?! Exactly. Zero SF to find here, in its best moments, rare & far between, you'll find possibly puzzling single moments/narrative points revealed at a sudden turn in the plot/story,...”Read full review »
ndjuxhhehaijdbehbbxk via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
12/27/19
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“Erinnert ihr euch an euren ersten Podcast? Ich noch genau. Escape Pod hat mir mit seinen wunderbaren Science Fiction-Kurzgeschichten zahllose Stunden verkürzt. Mittlerweile über 700 Folgen schwer und mit zahlreichen Genre-Spinoffs ist er ein Urgestein der englischsprachigen narrativen...”Read full review »
Timm S. via Apple Podcasts ·
Switzerland ·
12/01/19
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“Gorgeous.
Simple as that. Every story is powerful, and every one will take you to new places.”
Otterkit via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/21/19
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