The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

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The Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction magazine that offers strange stories for strange listeners.

The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

Episodes

2021
Drabblecast 442 – The Secret of Theta Pi
Sea creatures and sorority sisters on this week’s Drabblecast! We bring you an original tale by Stephanie Gray called, “The Secret of Theta Pi.” Enjoy! We travel back to Tandy’s Cove in a caravan of three, Cindy Q’s Miata leading, followed by the rented van, dirty white with the windows rolled up, and Beneeta G’s […] The post Drabblecast 442 – The Secret of Theta Pi appeared first on The Drabblecast.
March 26, 2021
28 min
Drabblecast 441 – Trifecta: Strange Futures
This week on the Drabblecast– three stories about Strange Futures. We bring you Drabblecast originals, “Department of Invention” by R.L. Thull, “The One’s Who Won’t Be” by Martin Munks, and “Cannabilism in the Inhuman Age” by Jaye Viner. Closing Music by 19 Action News Saul broke down in an unusual way for a robot. Saul […] The post Drabblecast 441 – Trifecta: Strange Futures appeared first on The Drabblecast.
March 4, 2021
56 min
Drabblecast 440 – The Earth-Brain
On this week’s show, every day is Earth Day when you’re living on an Elder God! We bring you a hidden gem from the 1930’s pulp science fiction era, written by Pulp Master General Edmond Hamilton! The post Drabblecast 440 – The Earth-Brain appeared first on The Drabblecast.
February 20, 2021
62 min
Drabblecast 439 – Rocket Surgery
We’d tested plenty of missiles before, but Teeny was the only one that convulsed when we cut him open. Oh, your listeners need more background? OK, I’ll back up a bit. Lemme tell ya, kids today don’t know their history. Even locked up in here for the past ten years, I can tell. No education. […] The post Drabblecast 439 – Rocket Surgery appeared first on The Drabblecast.
February 6, 2021
25 min
Drabblecast 438 – Midnight Clear, or, How Santa Claus Killed the Sun
Norm brings in the New Year with an original Drabblecast story by author Tim Pratt! This story is a sequel to last year’s Holiday Special story, “Comfort and Joy,” check that one out here! She was a blonde — the kind of blonde to make a bishop bite through his altar cloth. I used to […] The post Drabblecast 438 – Midnight Clear, or, How Santa Claus Killed the Sun appeared first on The Drabblecast.
January 9, 2021
22 min
2020
Drabbleclassics- Dirty Santa
A classic Drabblecast Tim Pratt story, presented to you by Guest Host, Avery Alexander! The apartment was a bustle of twenty other people more extroverted and festive than himself, all dressed in the requisite hideous holiday sweaters, drinking bourbon punch and rum punch and some sort of strange vegan eggnog, flirting and joking and ranting […] The post Drabbleclassics- Dirty Santa appeared first on The Drabblecast.
December 30, 2020
36 min
Drabblecast 437 – The Shallow One
The Drabblecast wraps up HP Lovecraft Month this year with a mythos story unlike any variety you’ve likely heard before! We bring you “The Shallow One,” an original Drabblecast story by Matthew Sanborn Smith. Norm closes out with a song about awkward romance called “There’s a Fetus in Your Kitchen.” I first met Madeline at […] The post Drabblecast 437 – The Shallow One appeared first on The Drabblecast.
December 13, 2020
42 min
Drabblecast 436- The Wallpaper Out of Space
Our next original Drabblecast-commissioned story for HP Lovecraft month installment, “The Wallpaper Out of Space!” by Adam-Troy Castro read by Jacob Boris. All right, so it’s Cheryl’s kid, okay? I didn’t know she had a kid until we were two months in and already deeply involved, and then she tells me she has a sixteen […] The post Drabblecast 436- The Wallpaper Out of Space appeared first on The Drabblecast.
November 20, 2020
25 min
Drabblecast 435 – Maternal Instinct
Lovecraft and love life mix on this week’s Drabblecast! As our first offering HP Lovecraft month, we present “Maternal Instinct,” by Chris Lester. They say you can find absolutely anything on the Internet. The authenticity and good condition of said “anything,” however, is by no means guaranteed. This caveat applies to rare movies, import CDs, […] The post Drabblecast 435 – Maternal Instinct appeared first on The Drabblecast.
November 14, 2020
62 min
Drabblecast 434 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth Pt. 2
Part two of a Drabblecast production of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic The Shadow Over Innsmouth. The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background. I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth—and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of […] The post Drabblecast 434 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth Pt. 2 appeared first on The Drabblecast.
October 31, 2020
37 min
Drabblecast 433 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth Pt. 1
The Drabblecast Annual Halloween Special kicks off this year simultaneously with HP Lovecraft month on the show, a full month of original Drabblecast-commissioned stories playing around with elements of Lovecraft’s style and mythos. We kick things off this year with a fullcast adaptation of one of Lovecraft’s most popular stories– The Shadow Over Innsmouth. Do […] The post Drabblecast 433 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth Pt. 1 appeared first on The Drabblecast.
October 18, 2020
52 min
Drabblecast 432 – Housebound
Weirdness is in the air at Drabblecast as we bring you an original story about spousal life and home ownership by author Ao-Hui Lin. “Hey babe, where did the closet go?” The Hubby, Victor, gives me a blank look, like the word “closet” is Swahili for “bratwurst”. He neither understands the question nor the purpose […] The post Drabblecast 432 – Housebound appeared first on The Drabblecast.
October 5, 2020
27 min
Drabblecast 431 – A Promise
This week’s Drabblecast features a poignant story about patience, perspective, parenthood and the paranormal. We bring you “A Promise,” by Jennifer Hudak. Enjoy! I reach out nonexistent fingers to catch your arm, the hem of your shirt. You, there. Sitting on the edge of the bed, head bowed, dripping with sorrow. Your hair is thinning, […] The post Drabblecast 431 – A Promise appeared first on The Drabblecast.
September 3, 2020
26 min
Drabbleclassics- Maybe the Stars
Drabblecast fan Jen Fischer hosts another Drabbleclassics episode this week, bringing you a touching H.P. Lovecraft mythos story called “Maybe the Stars,” by Samantha Henderson. The post Drabbleclassics- Maybe the Stars appeared first on The Drabblecast.
August 26, 2020
37 min
Drabblecast 430 – Notes from the Assistant’s Intern
This week on the Drabblecast: dirty jobs. We bring you a quirky original tale by Bryan Miller about mad scientists and henchmen gone awry. Enjoy! The bulletin board posting specifically stated that the internship required “special skills,” “unorthodox hours,” and an “old-fashioned go-getter,” so I can’t really complain as I’m digging up coffins in search […] The post Drabblecast 430 – Notes from the Assistant’s Intern appeared first on The Drabblecast.
August 17, 2020
37 min
Drabblecast Director’s Cut – On a Clear Day You Can See All the Way to Conspiracy
“Get Your Home Improvement On, Sucka…” Norm and author Desmond Wazell sit down and talk about fiction, ghosts, aliens, and of course his hit stor which frst appeared on the Drabblecast back in August of 2014, “On a Clear Day You Can See All the Way to Conspiracy.” You’re listening to the Mike Colavito Show […] The post Drabblecast Director’s Cut – On a Clear Day You Can See All the Way to Conspiracy appeared first on The Drabblecast.
July 26, 2020
54 min
Drabblecast 429 – Letter from Lynchburg
Alternate history on this week’s show– an original story by Edward J. Knight about the American Civil War that we perhaps only narrowly missed! 7 August 1865 My darling Emily, I do not know if this letter will reach you, but if it does, I hope it finds you well. General Lee has sent word […] The post Drabblecast 429 – Letter from Lynchburg appeared first on The Drabblecast.
July 17, 2020
35 min
Drabblecast 427 – Doubleheader- Matthew Sanborn Smith
On this week’s Drabblecast, Norm and author Matthew Sanborn Smith bring you a dose of perspective during these crazy times where weirdness seems to be the norm. Remember those invisible things around us that support and hold us no matter what our struggles our, and remember to cherish each moment of every day. […] The post Drabblecast 427 – Doubleheader- Matthew Sanborn Smith appeared first on The Drabblecast.
July 4, 2020
19 min
Drabblecast 426- Trifecta: Friends Close, Enemies Closer
This week, another Drabblecast Trifecta, this time with the theme: Friends Close, Enemies Closer. We bring you three stories, with three different narrators, by three different authors! Time Cookie Wars, by Benjamin C Kinney, Sandy, by Bruce McAllister, and Oh What a Privilege to Dwell in the Grand Palace of the Tungerils! by Kelly Moore. […] The post Drabblecast 426- Trifecta: Friends Close, Enemies Closer appeared first on The Drabblecast.
June 22, 2020
31 min
Drabblecast 425 – The Bodies
Another gripping and macabre tale from Drabblecast fan favorite Tim Pratt. Finding that first body wasn’t so bad, though it rattled me at the time. The dead man was curled up on a piece of cardboard in the alleyway I cut through sometimes on my way to the good coffee shop, and I would have […] The post Drabblecast 425 – The Bodies appeared first on The Drabblecast.
May 22, 2020
31 min

The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

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The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

Episodes

Drabblecast 442 – The Secret of Theta Pi

Drabblecast 441 – Trifecta: Strange Futures

Drabblecast 440 – The Earth-Brain

Drabblecast 439 – Rocket Surgery

Drabblecast 438 – Midnight Clear, or, How Santa Claus Killed the Sun

Drabbleclassics- Dirty Santa

Drabblecast 437 – The Shallow One

Drabblecast 436- The Wallpaper Out of Space

Drabblecast 435 – Maternal Instinct

Drabblecast 434 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth Pt. 2

Drabblecast 433 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth Pt. 1

Drabblecast 432 – Housebound

Drabblecast 431 – A Promise

Drabbleclassics- Maybe the Stars

Drabblecast 430 – Notes from the Assistant’s Intern

Drabblecast Director’s Cut – On a Clear Day You Can See All the Way to Conspiracy

Drabblecast 429 – Letter from Lynchburg

Drabblecast 427 – Doubleheader- Matthew Sanborn Smith

Drabblecast 426- Trifecta: Friends Close, Enemies Closer

Drabblecast 425 – The Bodies