90 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Podcasts

1. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy is a podcast that airs each week on Wired.com. The show is hosted by science fiction author David Barr Kirtley and produced by Lightspeed Magazine editor John Joseph Adams. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy features conversations about fantasy & science fiction in books, movies, games, and comics, as well as related subjects such as science, history, and critical thinking.
Podcast geeksguideshow.com
Host David Barr Kirtley
Email ****@wired.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 6.4KTwitter Followers 5.1KInstagram Followers 1.8M Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 75 min Since Jan 2010 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Imaginary Worlds

Imaginary Worlds is a bi-weekly podcast about science fiction and other fantasy genres. Host Eric Molinsky talks with novelists, screenwriters, comic book artists, filmmakers, and game designers about their craft of creating fictional worlds. The show also looks at the fan experience, exploring what makes us suspend our disbelief, and what happens when that spell is broken. Employing his years of experience in public radio, Eric brings a sophisticated, thoughtfully produced voice to the far-out and fantastical.
Podcast imaginaryworldspodcast.org
Email ****@imaginaryworldspodcast.org
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 3.9KTwitter Followers 4.4KInstagram Followers 3K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 40 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

3. Wednesday Wonders

From the Mutual Audio Network, Wednesday Wonders is a weekly collection of modern audio drama and audio fiction in the genres of science-fiction and fantasy. In a million different worlds, universes apart, and yet right next to you. Wednesday Wonders is exciting Audio!
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Twitter Followers 568 Frequency 4 episodes / week Avg Length 33 min Since Aug 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

4. Unresolved Textual Tension

Fantasy and scifi book reviews, analysis, and sass.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5 Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 105 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

5. PodCastle

PodCastle is the world's first audio fantasy magazine. Weekly, we broadcast the best in fantasy short stories, running the gammut from heart-pounding sword and sorcery, to strange surrealist tales, to gritty urban fantasy, to the psychological depth of magical realism. Our podcast features authors including N.K. Jemisin, Peter S. Beagle, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Jim C. Hines, and Cat Rambo, among others. Terry Pratchett once wrote, 'Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can.' Tune in to PodCastle each Tuesday for our weekly tale, and spend the length of a morning commute giving your imagination a work out.
Podcast podcastle.org
Email ****@podcastle.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 1.6KTwitter Followers 6.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 38 min Since Jul 2007 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

6. Book Reviews Kill

Join Evan and Chad as they delve deep into the world of Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror Novels.
Podcast bookreviewskill.podbean.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 71 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

7. Books and Boba

Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs.
Podcast feeds.captivate.fm
Email ****@booksandboba.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 508Twitter Followers 1.9KInstagram Followers 2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 57 min Since Sep 2016 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

8. SFF Yeah!

SFF Yeah! is a biweekly show dedicated to the latest happenings and our favorite recommendations from the worlds of science fiction and fantasy.
Podcast bookriot.com
Email ****@bookriot.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 880.5KTwitter Followers 244.4KInstagram Followers 300.2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 35 min Since May 2017 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

9. Uncanny Magazine Podcast

A monthly podcast featuring selected material from Uncanny Magazine, including fiction, poetry, and interviews.
Podcast podbay.fm
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 4.8KTwitter Followers 25.8K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 65 min Since Oct 2014 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

10. The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

The Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction magazine that offers strange stories for strange listeners. Stories feature on the Drabblecast are generally narrated by the charismatic host, humorist, and musician Norm Sherman. A full production, the Drabblecast features multiple voice actors, music, and foley effects. The podcast has a finely tuned 'voice' that crosses all genres, including horror, science fiction, fantasy, and 'other.'
Podcast drabblecast.org
Email ****@yahoo.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 4.3KInstagram Followers 665 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 23 min Since Feb 2007 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

11. SFFRomCast

Science Fiction and Fantasy Romance novel addicts and writers, Emma Jackson and Jessica Haines, bringing you all the book chat about the genre we love.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 477 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 59 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

12. Tall Tale TV

An audiobook science fiction and fantasy short story narration podcast. I professionally narrate Audiobooks, speculative fiction, sci-fi & fantasy stories from around the world every Monday and Friday. Most episodes are stand-alone short stories, with a few book excerpts and episodic audiobooks mixed in. From Epic fantasy to space opera, steampunk to urban sci-fi, and everything in between.
Podcast talltaletv.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 1.8KTwitter Followers 3.5K Frequency 2 episodes / week Since Jan 2000 Listen on Apple Get Email Contact

13. Under The Radar SFF Podcast

Promoting and sharing Fantasy and Science Fiction books that are either lost, forgotten, or need a bigger audience
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 42 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

14. The Well Told Tale

Hi everyone. This is Robert. Welcome to The Well Told Tale. Every week I narrate a classic story; the greatest science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction stories ever written, not just in a small chunk at a time, but enough for you to really relax into. No adverts in the middle, just the story itself. All stories are pubic domain and free from copyright.
Podcast feeds.buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 56Twitter Followers 126Instagram Followers 148 Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 28 min Since Jan 2020 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. The Worldshapers

In The Worldshapers, Edward Willett, himself an award-winning writer of science fiction and fantasy, delves into the creative process with science fiction and fantasy writers of every kind, seeking to better understand this magical, mystical skill...the skill of world-shaping.
Podcast theworldshapers.com
Email ****@theworldshapers.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 246Twitter Followers 358 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 43 min Since Mar 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

16. Metaphorosis magazine

Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.
Podcast metaphorosis.podbean.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 2.1K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 40 min Since Jan 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

17. Nerds of the Old Republic

We're a drinking person's SFF club online. Each month, we'll discuss the best pop culture scifi along with enjoying a signature cocktail. Join us as we talk cocktails and give recommendations for those who love sci fi, fantasy and speculative fiction!
Podcast nerdsofoldrepublic.podbean.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 56 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

18. New Books in Fantasy

Interviews with fantasy and adventure authors about their new books.
Podcast newbooksnetwork.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 7.3KTwitter Followers 11.5K Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 40 min Since Feb 2014 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

19. Eye On Sci-Fi Podcast

An exploration of exceptional and intriguing science fiction, fantasy, and genre web series and online short films. Hosted by Rod T. Faulkner, founder of The 7th Matrix dot com, a web site dedicated to promoting the best in indie SF&F web series and online shorts.
Podcast the7thmatrix.com
Email ****@the7thmatrix.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 5.9KInstagram Followers 656 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 11 min Since Oct 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

20. AntipodeanSF

AntipodeanSF Radio Show is devoted to the regular weekly presentation of fabulous and original science-fiction, fantasy, or horror mini-stories of about 500 words each.
Podcast antisf.com
Email ****@antisf.com.au
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 688Twitter Followers 984Instagram Followers 165 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 26 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

21. Backlog Books

Welcome to Backlog Books, a short, bi-weekly podcast for book reviews. Mostly older sci-fi and fantasy with a dash of newer books thrown in for variety.
Podcast backlogbooks.podbean.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 31 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 35 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

22. Beneath Ceaseless Skies Audio Fiction Podcasts

Audio podcasts of New and Audio Vault fiction short stories from Beneath Ceaseless Skies, a Hugo Award, and World Fantasy Award finalist online magazine of literary adventure fantasy.
Podcast beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
Email ****@beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 7.2KTwitter Followers 11.3KInstagram Followers 451 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 26 min Since Nov 2008 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

23. The Bookshelf at the End of the Universe

A podcast for kids and young teens about sci-fi and fantasy books.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 34 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

24. The Mythcreant Podcast

This podcast is for Storytellers of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Tune in to listen.
Podcast mythcreants.com
Email ****@mythcreants.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 2.3KTwitter Followers 1.7K Frequency 1 episode / week Since Nov 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

25. Shit We've Read

Shit, We've Read is a new sci-fi/fantasy book podcast hosted by two geeky friends, Jason and Laura. Join us each month as we (with the occasional special guest) discuss the latest book or graphic novel we've just read. Think of us as your friendly, neighborhood monthly book club, but online.
Podcast shitweveread.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 9Instagram Followers 331 Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 77 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

26. Mythgard Academy

Mythgard Academy aims to make engaging discussions of fantasy and science fiction literature free and open to everyone. The Mythgard Academy program features live discussions with Dr. Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor, and other experts on speculative fiction. Books are nominated and voted on by our supporters, and recordings are available for free via podcast and the Signum University YouTube channel.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@mythgard.org
Facebook Followers 1.7KTwitter Followers 4.6KInstagram Followers 1.5K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 111 min Since Jul 2012 Play Get Email Contact

27. Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci

Interviews with fantasy and sci-fi (science fiction) book authors for readers and new book discovery.
Podcast jamiedavisbooks.com
Email ****@mac.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 2.4KInstagram Followers 5.4K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 45 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

28. Fantasy Book of the Month

Fantasy nerds from across the internet get together to talk about books. Every month you will receive written book reviews, recommendations, and themed discussions from an eclectic collection of readers from Reddit and beyond.
Podcast toomanythoughtsmedia.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 313Twitter Followers 592Instagram Followers 171 Frequency 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 59 min Since Jul 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

29. Tipsy Nerds Book Club

Tipsy Nerds Book Club delivers lively and fun nerdy conversation and tasty cocktails each week. Join the show hosts as they quest to read the NPR top 100 Sci-Fi and Fantasy stories. To enhance the nerdy adventure, the show hosts recreate fictional cocktails from that week's featured story, then drink the libation during the podcast! The show also features author guests (upcoming guests will include authors such as Hugh Howey and D.A. Shaolin Spires), and the guest authors also imbibe that week's tasty beverage.
Podcast tipsynerdsbookclub.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 2.3KInstagram Followers 831 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 48 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

30. Why Must Love Fade?

A Book Club podcast brought to you by co-hosts Donovan Corprue and Daniel Maldonado. We make our journey into Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and literature in general as each week we will be reading, re-reading, and critiquing novels, short stories, and whatever else flights our fancy.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@yahoo.com
Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 140 min Play Get Email Contact