Reviews
“Edit 2024: it’s still so amazing. It’s the best podcast out there. I can’t understand why everyone doesn’t know about it.
Edit 11/2021: starShipSofa is still the best fiction podcast in existence. I’m incredibly grateful to Tony . I love this show so much. I'm trying to even think of positive...”Read full review »
P.TwoBears via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/10/24
“The stories are generally good but too much time before and after with other things. You have to respect how many episodes they have done but likable narrator has gotten a bit odder over time. Song is fun but how many times can one stand it before and after each episode. Bottom line — a good...”Read full review »
OriginalZenBen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/10/23
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“Really, the stories are great, the narrators are always top notch and I even appreciate the commentary about new shows.
Definitely recomend.”
TCBermy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/09/23
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“HellScraper by Chris R Young was wonderfully paced and well written, I loved it! Mike Boris the narrator done an amazing job of bringing the pages alive. His recording was professional and was of the highest quality. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode (#688)!!!”
1979bookworm via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/27/22
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“I listen to a lot of sci-fi and fantasy, and Star Ship Sofa puts out extremely high quality stories and narrations.
Love the show, thanks for doing what you do!”
|ittle Michael via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/19/20
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“I love the variety of stories, the genre notes, the science commentary, and I actually enjoy hearing the opening chat (which I try to minimize in many of my other podcast selections.)”
Maguire708 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/16/20
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“My god this guy sometimes talks for 20 minutes, droning on and on and on. Usually in the most uninteresting topics. Get your iPad the damned stories!!”
Astrodog67 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/26/19
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“Starship Sofa is thought provoking sci-fi read by polished and wonderful narrators. Tony is an enthusiastic and gracious host. You won’t regret putting SS in your podcast rotation.”
3 LITTLE BIRDS via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/16/19
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“This is the first podcast I listen to after downloading the latest batch. Tony is an awesome host. It would be great to share a pint with you if ever I have the pleasure of visiting the UK again.”
Binthruell via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/06/19
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“Great story! More like this please.”
S.Bustamante via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/24/18
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“Excellent sci-fi and you can binge listen for days. The intro music is totally charming.”
DogBeachPeople via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/28/18
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“This is a fine and dandy sci-fi podcast. They pick wonderful writers-and readers/voice artists. The length of the podcast is perfect for me. It doesn’t seem like an hour as you’ll be engrossed in the story. My fav podcast in this genre.”
HotsyShotsy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/14/18
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“I am struck by the extraordinary quality of the stories selected by our wonderful hosts. Following extensive voyages in the sci-fi podiverse, I landed here, and remain amazed. One can’t fake brilliance, and Starship Sofa shines with it.”
Moelightsound via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/29/18
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“Tony and team rock my worlds!”
EvenThisNicknameHasBeenTaken via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/13/18
“Great stories, well told. What more could you want?”
Munsi via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/21/18
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“I have a 45 minute commute each way to work and StarShipSofa fills that void in an awesome way! Keep up the great work!”
BDJack via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/26/18
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“Great but I *wish* they got rid of their horrid intro music”
QantasAirways via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/13/18
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“One of the best sci-fi podcasts, with consistently good stories and a delightful host from Newcastle, if I'm not mistaken.”Read full review »
Jedi Wannabi via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/10/17
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“This show is wonderful!.. You can really tell it's a passion project - a lot of love goes into it
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P.S. There's an unconventional option for donations...drop the middleman..use ZELLE....or ANY other direct exchange. YOU DONT NEED TO PAY SOMEONE TO "manage" your donations... You...”Read full review »
Epic Lamb via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/10/17
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“Great Podcast!!!! I love SF and this is one of the best SF podcasts out there. If you like SF this is the one to subscribe to.”
Jacqueline 7318 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/11/17
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“From the very first episode through till today excellent stories, informative "columns" about a multitude of varied subjects including science, genre history, media, and writing.
Plug-in and enjoy!”Read full review »
P.S.III via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/21/17
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“I listened to no. 389 the “Men of Greywater Station” by George R. R. Martin and I loved it. Great work in being the world first to put it in audio form on the internet!”
Steve Stephanos via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/12/17
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“I don't typically listen to a lot of fiction podcasts, but this podcast caught my attention with the science fiction theme.
I very much enjoyed the episodes I have listened to, and they have awesome production quality.”Read full review »
PDSJosh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/16/17
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“As I said, best one ever”
T.e.d.123 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/31/17
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“From walking the household pet to finishing those annoying chores like mowing the lawn, this is my escape. You would be leading your fantasies down a horrible path if you were to pass this opportunity up. Just saying.....”
Just-Jay via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/17
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“Awesome scifi shorts from around the world. Excellent stories and narrations.”
Gorebortionist via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/10/17
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“I don’t know if the host is Scottish, mentally challenged, or has had a stroke, but bad audio quality and a mush mouth mumble make this one hard to listen to. It wouldn’t be so bad if every episode weren’t like 400 hours long. I’ve never experienced anything more tedious than sitting through a...”Read full review »
Gussie Fink-Nottle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/15/15
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“The sheer volume of great SF stories is staggering here. Science news and SF genre history segments too. What's not to like.”Read full review »
Delta-Whiskey via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/14/15
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“Although the main fiction is ok the host is often unintelligible and blithering. You will have to just forward to the reader. They need to get someone who can be understood to announce the author and reader. All of the giggling and garbled speech made me unsubscribe.”
MissGinger13 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/19/15
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“Tony c smith has done a fantastic job creating this podcast. the stories are great, narrated by some of the best narraters i have ever heard. the artwork is cool too! the fact articles always have me waiting for more! keep up the good work Tony! this podcast is fine and dandy!”
shokuninko via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/15
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“This is my most favourite podcast, it contains all my weekly science fiction dietary requirements. The archive is massive and for now I can keep my iPod stuffed with sci-fi goodness for snacking whenever I wish!”
Mayb3e via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/08/14
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05/21/14
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“Tony has built the best Science Fiction Audio Magazine podcast on the web. Listen once and you will listen forever.”
JohnnyDiamond via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/13/14
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“The best s f podcast. Tony may be a little prolix, but you can't beat this for breadth and quality.”
Pete1111iiii via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/22/13
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“Too good, these guys put so much work in to this.”
TheyRJD2OneAnother via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/03/13
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“So many great stories…really impressive---
David Brin's Crystal Spheres, both the Peter Watts' tales, and the Bruce Sterling's culturally divisive "We see things differently"…
So much good stuff…it should come with a time machine to be able to listen to it all---”Read full review »
Fam_Kolb via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/21/13
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“An excellent window into the world of short story science fiction and those who write it!
With short stories, information segments and writer interviews; this podcast is a must for all who are interested in fiction from this genre.”
Starship Passenger via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/14/13
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“I tune in for the stories. Fantastically done. Love the JJ Campanella pieces too. Simply the best.”
steveflinn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/13/13
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“This is by far my favorite podcast. There are many incredible science fiction authors whose works I first heard on Star Ship Sofa. The narrators are top notch - much better than certain competing science fiction podcasts I could name. I don't know how Tony manages to do it.”Read full review »
noncarbonated via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/22/12
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“The host (Tony Smith) has an infectious enthusiasm.”
Dreaded Pirate Neem via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/09/12
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“Starship Sofa is the place to come to get not only a great mix of stories from a variety of authors new and established but also a range of regular "fact articles" on topics such as science news, classic radio series reviews and science fiction poetry. There are also occasional interviews with a...”Read full review »
raetsel via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/05/12
“This is real treasure for science fiction fans. The podcast contains wide variety interesting stuff related to science fiction, narrated short stories, interesting stuff happening around science and Tony C. Smith.”
tiuhtiviuhti via Apple Podcasts ·
Finland ·
07/29/12
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“I have a couple of dozen podcasts on my iPhone but this is the one I always go to when Tony releases a new episode. If you want more than "just a sci-fi story" from your listening, if you want to be stretched and challenged by fact articles covering a wide range of subjects then this is the...”Read full review »
Octech via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/25/12
“I don't use iTunes to listen to this, but I can't let it go unrecorded that I love Starship Sofa. It's a true audio magazine, and while I am not always riveted by every section, there is always something for me in any episode (issue?) I love the postive attitude that threads...”Read full review »
Reliablereddog via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/21/12
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“This podcast has been so fun to listen to for YEARS now. Tony has introduced me to new authors, and kept the conversation current and exciting about what good sci-fi (and classic scifi) can be. Thank you, and you should definitely listen if you like to hear S/F short stories. I personally enjoy...”Read full review »
Lakemonster2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/19/12
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“Tony is a gifted and gregarious host and has the ability to make a rapidly growing community of writers, listeners, artists and readers feel like family. The caliber of the stories, the narration, and the amazing fact articles just continues to astound me. Tony has surrounded himself with...”Read full review »
dehartid via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/19/12
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