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S3 E3 Oct 29, 2024

SH@25 Episode 3: An interview with Arkady Martine, and a reading of her poem 'Cloud Wall'

In the third episode of SH@25, editor Kat Kourbeti sits down with author Arkady Martine, for an in-depth interview on her multifaceted career, her review writing, and ...

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S E Oct 21, 2024

"Folk Hero Motifs in Tales Told by the Dead" by KT Bryski read by Devin Martin

In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents KT Bryski's "Folk Hero Motifs in Tales Told by the Dead" read by Devin Martin You ca...

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S3 E2 Oct 14, 2024

SH@25 Episode 2: An Interview with Kate Heartfield

In the first guest interview of this series, editor Kat Kourbeti sits down with author Kate Heartfield, whose 2015 story 'Limestone, Lye, and the Buzzing of Flies' mar...

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S E Oct 08, 2024

"A Recipe for Life, A Tonic for Grief" by Christopher Blake Read by Emmie Christie

A Recipe for Life, A Tonic for Grief was originally published in the May 13th 2024 issue of Strange Horizons and is read by Emmie Christie. You can read the full stor...

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S3 E1 Oct 01, 2024

SH@25 Episode 1: A Long-Awaited Celebration

Podcast Editor Kat Kourbeti and Producer Michael Ireland announce our brand new podcast project, SH@25, a year-long interview and feature series that will delve into t...

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S1 E12 Aug 26, 2024

Critical Friends Episode 12: Canon-Building with Abigail Nussbaum

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Aisha and Dan discuss the knotty question of "the canon": what is it, how is it formed...

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S1 E11 Jun 30, 2024

Critical Friends Episode 11: Boundaries in Genre

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Aisha and Dan discuss genre boundaries in texts and criticism: how they're used, where...

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S1 E11 Jan 29, 2024

Critical Friends Episode 10: The Complicity of Science Fiction

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Aisha and Dan discuss ⁠⁠a recent essay⁠⁠ by Jake Casella Brookins that appeared in the...

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S E Sep 25, 2023

Critical Friends Episode 9: Catherine Rockwood and Creative Criticism

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Aisha and Dan talk to critic and poet Catherine Rockwood about her new chapbook, And W...

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S1 E8 Aug 28, 2023

Critical Friends Episode 8: Paul Kincaid and Collecting Criticism

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, the critic and reviewer Paul Kincaid joins Aisha and Dan to discuss how and why critic...

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S1 E8 Jun 19, 2023

Critical Friends: Episode 7

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Aisha and Dan discuss what happens when books make you work. How does a reader know wh...

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S1 E6 May 24, 2023

Critical Friends: Episode 6

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, we air an interview with the reviewer, editor, and critic Niall Harrison which Dan con...

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S1 E7 Apr 24, 2023

Critical Friends: Episode 5

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Reviews Editors Aisha Subramanian and Dan Hartland are joined by Abigail Nussbaum to t...

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S1 E7 Mar 27, 2023

Critical Friends: Episode 4

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Reviews Editors Aisha Subramanian and Dan Hartland talk to novelist, reviewer, and Str...

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S1 E3 Mar 01, 2023

Critical Friends: Episode 3

In this special episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, reviews editors Aisha Subramanian and Dan Hartland introduce audio from a 2018...

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S1 E2 Feb 23, 2023

Critical Friends: Episode 2

In the second episode of Critical Friends, reviews editors Aisha Subramanian, Dan Hartland, and Maureen Kincaid Speller discuss the role of trust in criticism: how is ...

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Feb 05, 2023

Poetry of the 30 January Issue, Read by Ciro Faienza, Catherine Rockwood, Romie Stott, and Maureen Kincaid Speller

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents the poetry of the 30 January issue. “In memoriam Maureen K. Speller” by Catherine Rockwoo...

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May 04, 2022

2 May Poetry, Read by Ciro Faienza and Sara S. Messenger

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents the poetry of the 2 May issue. “i roll up to the club in a gundam” by Eric Wang. You can ...

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Apr 19, 2022

Poetry of the 18 April Issue, Read by Blaize Kelly Strothers, Ken Haponek, and Ciro Faienza

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents the poetry of the 18 April issue. “the West is dead” by Blaize Kelly Strothers, read by B...

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Mar 14, 2022

Poetry of 14 March, Read by Samuel A. Adeyemi and Lalini Shanela Ranaraja

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Ciro Faienza presents the poetry of the 14 March issue with readings by the poets. “Limbs” by Samuel A. Adeyemi...