List of science fiction podcasts
The following is a list of science fiction podcasts . The list contains podcasts that have been explicitly categorized as science fiction by reliable secondary sources that demonstrate each podcast's notability . The type of release can be either episodic or serial . The delivery of each podcast can vary significantly from a fully scripted audio drama to an entirely improvised skit . Other styles include conversational , interview , or narrated short stories . The contents of each podcast can vary from stories of fiction to nonfiction discussions revolving around fiction in media.
List
Podcast
Year
Host(s)/Narrator(s)/Starring
Produced by
Ref
A Winkle in Time
2019
Marcus Haugen
Independent
[ 1]
Black Box
2020–present
Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais
Rooster Teeth
[ 2]
Hyacinth Disaster
2017
David Carlson
Independent
[ 3]
Wolf 359
2014–2017
Zach Valenti, Emma Sherr-Ziarko, Michaela Swee, Cecilia Lynn-Jacobs, Zach Libresco, Noah Masur, Michelle Agresti, Scotty Shoemaker, and Ariela Rotenberg
Kinda Evil Genius Productions
[ 4]
Arca-45672
2019–present
Claire Scherzinger
Erudition Media
[ 5]
Voyage to the Stars
2019–present
Colton Dunn, Felicia Day, Janet Varney, and Steve Berg
Earwolf
[ 6]
Electric Easy
2021–present
Mason Gooding
QCODE
[ 7]
SAYER
2014–present
Adam Bash
GeeklyInc
[ 8]
Liberty
2015–present
K. A. Statz and Travis Vengroff
Fool and Scholar Productions
[ 9]
Chrysalis
2020–present
Michelle Quist
Independent
[ 10]
Imaginary Worlds
2014–present
Eric Molinsky
Independent
[ 11]
Eye on Sci-Fi
2019–present
Rod T. Faulkner
The 7th Matrix
[ 12]
Our Opinions Are Correct
2018–present
Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders
Independent
[ 13]
Welcome to Night Vale
2012–present
Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
Night Vale Presents
[ 14]
Andromeda
2019
Rebecca Carey and Kylie Moss
Independent
[ 15]
Wellspring
2019
Darnell Pierre Benjamin, Audrey Bertaux, Billy Chace, Jeremy Dubin, Kimberly Gilbert, Candice Handy, Jennifer Joplin, and Allyson West
Independent
[ 16]
The Apocrypha Chronicles
2021
Rae Takei, Renae Morriseau, and Mela Pietropaolo
re:Naissance Opera
[ 17]
Girl in Space
2017–present
Sarah Rhea Werner
Independent
[ 18]
Sword and Laser
2008–present
Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
Independent
[ 11]
Steal the Stars
2017–present
Ashlie Atkinson, Sean Williams, Jorge Cordova, and Brittany Williams
Tor Labs, Gideon Media, Macmillan
[ 19]
Clarkesworld Magazine
2008–present
Kate Baker
Clarkesworld
[ 20]
Immunities
2017–present
Bob Koester
Dueling Genre Productions
[ 21]
The Cipher
2020–present
Anya Chalotra and Chance Perdomo
BBC Sounds
[ 22]
Forest 404
2019
Pearl Mackie , Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywood
BBC Sounds
[ 23]
Mission to Zyxx
2017–2022
Jeremy Bent, Alden Ford, Allie Kokesh, Seth Lind, Winston Noel, and Moujan Zolfaghari
Zyxx Quadrant
[ 24]
Illusionoid
2011–2018
Paul Bates, Lee Smart, and Nug Nahrgang
Independent
[ 25]
Stellar Firma
2019–2021
Tim Meredith and Ben Meredith
Rusty Quill
[ 26]
The Message
2015
Annapurna Sriram, Kathy Keane, Robert Stanton , Meryl Jones Williams, Gideon Glick , Emma Galvin, Meetu Chilana, Brian Haley , Gene Jones , and Darius Homayoun
Panoply Media and General Electric
[ 27]
LifeAfter
2016
Annapurna Sriram, Kathy Keane, Robert Stanton , Meryl Jones Williams, Gideon Glick , Emma Galvin, Meetu Chilana, Brian Haley , Gene Jones , and Darius Homayoun
Panoply Media and General Electric
[ 28]
Hypnopolis
2020–present
Saskia de Brauw
BMW
[ 29]
I.T. > Sci-Fi
2016
Chuck and Ravi
VMware
[ 30]
We Are Not Alone
2014–present
Andrew Fletcher, Lisa Thrower, Jon Thrower, and Verity Neeves
Independent
[ 31]
Fantastic stories and where to find them
2019–present
Gabriele Blum, Robert Frank, Wolfgang Wagner and Vanida Karun
Argon
[ 32]
Six Minutes
2018–present
Shahadi Wright Joseph,
Zeph Maffei, and Lily Brooks O’Briant
Gen-Z Media
[ 33]
Historynauts
2021–present
McKenzie Harms, Josiah Mustaleski, and Ethan Turbyfill
Wonkybot Studios
[ 34]
The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
2016–present
Jaiya Chetram, Natalie Mehl, and Kate Wolfson
Gen-Z Media
[ 35]
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian
2016–present
Jonathan Messinger and Griffin Messinger
Gen-Z Media
[ 36]
The Bright Sessions
2015–2019
Lauren Shippen and Julia Morizawa
Atypical Artists
[ 37]
The AM Archives
2021
Lauren Shippen and Julia Morizawa
Atypical Artists
[ 38]
The College Tapes
2021–present
Briggon Snow
Atypical Artists
[ 38]
Earth Break
2019
Jenny Slate
Skylark Media
[ 39]
There Be Monsters
2020–present
John Boyega and Darren Criss
iHeartRadio
[ 40]
From Now
2020–present
Rhys Wakefield and William Day Frank
QCODE
[ 41]
The Oyster
2020–present
Logan Browning, Mamoudou Athie, and Carla Gugino
The Paragon Collective
[ 42]
In Astra
2020–present
Cole Ramirez
Independent
[ 43]
SFF Yeah!
2017–present
Sharifah and Jenn
Book Riot
[ 11]
Hugos There
2017–present
Seth Heasley
Independent
[ 11]
372 Pages We’ll never Get Back
2017–present
Conor Lastowka and Michael J. Nelson
Independent
[ 11]
Flash Forward
2015–present
Rose Eveleth and Julia Llinas Goodman
Independent
[ 11]
Spectology: The Sci-Fi Book Club Podcast
2018–present
Adrian & Matt
Independent
[ 11]
The SFF Audio Podcast
2020–present
Jesse Willis
SFF Audio
[ 11]
Newcomers
2020
Lauren Lapkus and Nicole Byer
Art19
[ 11]
Marsfall
2017–present
Sam Boase-Miller, Dan Lovley, and Shannon Lovley
Independent
[ 11]
The Left Right Game
2020–present
Tessa Thompson
QCODE
[ 11]
Within the Wires
2016–present
Janina Matthewson, Rima Te Wiata, Lee LeBreton, Mona Grenne, Amira Darwish, Norma Butikofer, Leah Minto, April Ortiz, Joey Rizzolo
Night Vale Presents
[ 11]
NULL/VOID
2020–present
Cole Burkhardt
Independent
[ 44]
Murmurs
2020
Various
BBC Sounds
[ 44]
Black Friday
2019–present
Tycho Newman
Independent
[ 44]
A World Where
2019–present
Ani Rider and H.K. Goldstein
Independent
[ 44]
Gay Future
2018–present
Connor Wright, Christina Friel, and Ben Lapidus
Gay Future Productions
[ 44]
The Great Chameleon War
2020
Justin Hellstrom
Independent
[ 44]
Fun City
2019–present
Jenn de la Vega, Nick Guercio, Shannon Odell, and Bijan Stephen
Fun City Ventures
[ 44]
Dreambound
2020–present
Sena Bryer
Independent
[ 44]
Paired
2019–present
Liz Anderson
Independent
[ 44]
The Rest Is Electric
2020–present
Nicola and Michael Wanless
Independent
[ 44]
The Second Oil Age
2019
Robert Lamb
iHeartRadio
[ 45]
Cryptids
2019–present
Alexander V. Thompson, Marianna McClellan, William McNulty, Jenna Krasowski, Logan Preston Hale, Chris Clavelli, Sarah Kinsey, Meryl Jones Williams, and Shannon Spangler
Wild Obscura
[ 46]
Escape Pod
2015–present
Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart
Escape Artists, Inc
[ 47]
Limetown
2015–2018
Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie
Two-Up
[ 48]
Janus Descending
2018–2019
Jordan Cobb and Anthony Olivieri
No Such Thing Productions
[ 49]
Case 63
2022
Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac
Gimlet Media
[ 50]
Midst
2020–present
Third Person
Third Person Productions (2020–22) Metapigeon (2023)
[ 51] [ 52]
The Deca Tapes
2019
Lex Noteboom
Rusty Quill
[ 53]
Moonbase Theta, Out
2018
D.J. Sylvis
Monkeyman Productions
[ 54]
See also
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Further reading
Maria Machado, Carmen; Joseph Adams, John (October 2019). The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . ISBN 9781328604064 .
G. Harwood, Tracy; Grussi, Ben (September 7, 2021). Pioneers in Machinima: The Grassroots of Virtual Production . Vernon Press. ISBN 9781648892141 .
Morris, Tee; Terra, Evo; Miceli, Dawn; Domkus, Drew (November 7, 2005). Podcasting For Dummies . Wiley . ISBN 9780471788881 .
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