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S3 E16 Oct 21, 2025

A Masterclass in Writing (and Finding Love) with Tim Melody Pratt

In this episode of Strange Horizons at 25, Tim Melody Pratt walks Podcast Editor Kat Kourbeti through their extensive oeuvre in the SH archives, recounts meeting their...

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S E Oct 15, 2025

'City Grown From Seed' by Diana Dima read by Emmie Christie

In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, editor Michael Ireland presents Diana Dima's 'City Grown From Seed' read by Emmie Christie.You can read the fu...

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S1 E16 Oct 06, 2025

Critical Friends Episode 16: Length and Breadth with Redfern Jon Barrett and Nileena Sunil

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Dan Hartland is joined by the novelist and critic Redfern Jon Barrett and the reader a...

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S E Sep 09, 2025

'Of Flowing Stone, of Liquid Gold, of Justice, Ash, and Battle' by Malda Marlys read by Emmie Christie

In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents Malda Marlys' 'Of Flowing Stone, of Liquid Gold, of Justice, Ash, and Battle' read by...

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S1 E15 Sep 01, 2025

Critical Friends Episode 15: On Time-Pass with Sneha Pathak and Tansy Gardam

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Dan Hartland is joined by the literary reviewer Sneha Pathak and the host of the Going...

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S1 E14 Aug 04, 2025

Critical Friends Episode 14: Hard Times with Octavia Cade and M.L. Clark

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Dan Hartland speaks with writers and critics Octavia Cade and M. L. Clark about writin...

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S3 E15 Jul 29, 2025

On Artistic Honesty with Debbie Urbanski (SH@25 Episode 15)

In this episode of Strange Horizons at 25, editor Kat Kourbeti chats to author Debbie Urbanski about her 2018 Strange Horizons publication and the 13 years of submissi...

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S E Jul 22, 2025

'Time is an Ocean' by Angela Liu read by Emmie Christie

In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents Angela Liu's 'Time is an Ocean' read by Emmie Christie. You can read the full text of...

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S3 E14 Jul 17, 2025

An Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal - SH@25 Ep13

In this episode of Strange Horizons at 25, editor Kat Kourbeti talks to Mary Robinette Kowal about the fractal nature of story structure, , and writing to please the t...

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S1 E13 Jul 07, 2025

Critical Friends Episode 13: SF In Translation

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Dan Hartland speaks with reviewers and critics Rachel Cordasco and Will McMahon about ...

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S2 E3 Jun 30, 2025

An Interview with Donyae Coles - Writing While Disabled S2E3

In the third episode of Writing While Disabled, Kristy Anne Cox and Kate Johnston sit down with author Donyae Coles for a frank and candid discussion around adjusting ...

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S E Jun 17, 2025

'Sister, Silkie, Siren, Shark' by Ariel Marken Jack read by Emmie Christie

In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents Ariel Marken Jack's 'Sister, Silkie, Siren, Shark' read by Emmie Christie.You can rea...

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S E Jun 03, 2025

'A City on It's Tentacles' by R.B. Lemberg read by Jenna Hanchey

In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents R.B. Lemberg's A City on It's Tentacles' read by Jenna Hanchey.You can read the full ...

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S3 E13 May 28, 2025

SH@25 Episode 13: A Conversation with Nghi Vo

In this episode of Strange Horizons at 25, editor Kat Kourbeti talks to Nghi Vo about how Strange Horizons kickstarted her publishing journey, her weird and interestin...

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S E May 20, 2025

'Half Sick of Shadows' by Elle Engel read by Emmie Christie

In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents Elle Engel's 'Half Sick of Shadows' read by Emmie ChristieYou can read the full text ...

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S3 E12 May 16, 2025

SH@25 Episode 12: A Conversation with Naomi Kritzer

In this episode of Strange Horizons at 25, editor Kat Kourbeti talks to Naomi Kritzer about her non-linear writing journey, imagining positive futures, and how to deal...

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S E Apr 29, 2025

'By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars' by Premee Mohamed read by Kat Kourbeti

In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Kat Kourbeti reads Premee Mohamed's Hugo Finalist Novelette 'By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars'.You can read ...

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S3 E11 Apr 16, 2025

SH@25 Episode 11: A Conversation with Charlie Jane Anders

In this episode of Strange Horizons at 25, editor Kat Kourbeti talks to Charlie Jane Anders about her Strange Horizons publications dating all the way back to 2002, ch...

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S E Apr 09, 2025

'BRIDE / BUTCHER / DOE' by Lowry Poletti read by Emmie Christie

In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents Lowry Poletti's 'BRIDE / BUTCHER / DOE' read by Emmie ChristieYou can read the full t...

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S2 E2 Apr 01, 2025

Writing While Disabled S2E2: Farah Mendlesohn

In the second audio episode of Writing While Disabled, hosts Kristy Anne Cox and Kate Johnston welcome Farah Mendlesohn, acclaimed SFF scholar and con-runner, to talk ...