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LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)

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Edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams, LIGHTSPEED is a Hugo Award-winning, critically-acclaimed digital magazine. In its pages, you'll find science fiction from near-future stories and sociological SF to far-future, star-spanning SF. Plus there's fantasy from epic sword-and-sorcery and contemporary urban tales to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folk tales. Each month, LIGHTSPEE... more

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This episode features "A Heap of Petrified Gods" by Adelehin Ijasan (©2025 by Adelehin Ijasan) read by Caleb Mose, and "Tell Them A Story To Teach Them Kindness" by B. Pladek (©2025 by B. Pladek) read by Stefan Rudnicki.

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This episode features "Sleeping Beauty and the Restless Realm" by Lincoln Michel (©2024 by Lincoln Michel) read by Mirron Willis, "The Godhood of Ima Day" by Cressida Blake Roe (©2024 by Cressida Blake Roe) read by Roxanne Hernandez, and " What We Pl... more

This episodes features "Inside the House of Wisdom" by Tamara Masri (©2024 by Tamara Masri) read by the author, and "Ol' Big Head" by Melissa A. Watkins (©2024 by Melissa A. Watkins) read by Mirron Willis.

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 846 ratings
  • Lights peed should avoid polluting the future with present day antisemitic bias. Let's hope that wisdom tribunals of the future won't look kindly on murders, kidnappings, and rapes of Jews.

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    reviewer5
    a month ago
  • So disillusioned

    This podcast was one of the bright spots that kept me going through the despairing months after the 2016 election. And now you are selling your souls by accepting political ads. I can no longer support the podcasts of John Joseph Adams.

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    Languorous Lass
    United States3 months ago
  • Best podcast ever

    Been here almost since the beginning and it’s been amazing to watch the writers that you feature blossom and grow. I hope you get everything you want in life whoever does this podcast because it’s wonderful.

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    P.TwoBears
    United States6 months ago
  • Not good

    Don’t waste your time

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    1
    Row'sTow's
    Canadaa year ago
  • Episodes are of very mixed quality

    The latest episode „Money in the Bank“ was not up to standard to a point that made me unsubscribe from the show.

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    Karsten Aichholz
    United Statesa year ago

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