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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.
Podcast | Year | Host(s)/Narrator(s)/Starring | Produced by | Ref |
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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–present | 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] |
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Mission to Zyxx fuses two genres—narrative science-fiction and unscripted, longform improv—that, while well-established in a general sense, are still in the experimental stages within the burgeoning podcast format.
An improvised weekly science fiction podcast from brothers Tim and Ben Meredith features a new planet suggestion from their listeners every week.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)The Second Oil Age, a scripted science fiction podcast that's already being groomed for television by the United Talent Agency.