30 Best Speculative Fiction Podcasts

1. Cast of Wonders

Cast of Wonders is the leading voice in young adult speculative short fiction. Every week we present short stories from some of today's best genre fiction writers, featuring everything from hard science fiction to urban fantasy, horror, steampunk, superheroes, and more. Our stories are defined by their deep emotional resonance and that critical spark of wonder.
Podcast castofwonders.org
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Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 518Twitter Followers 2.3K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 29 min Since Oct 2014 Listen on Apple 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. The Sci-Fi Christian

We see The Sci-Fi Christian, in all its iterations, as being about the collision between faith and nerdom. We believe that good genre fiction is about more than just entertainment. We seek to engage with the themes and philosophies behind our favorite stories, wrestling with the big ideas within speculative fiction.
Podcast thescifichristian.com
Hosts Matt Anderson, Ben De Bono
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 641Twitter Followers 459 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 32 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. Alzabo Soup

Alzabo Soup is a literary analysis podcast where we literally become our favorite authors by devouring portions of their brains. We do a chapter-by-chapter analysis of our favorite speculative fiction, researching the details and discussing the implications. We are currently covering The Book of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe.
Podcast alzabosoup.com
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 1.2K Frequency 16 episodes / year Avg Length 66 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

4. The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast

Brandon Budda and Glenn McDorman travel through the works of the great speculative-fiction writer Gene Wolfe one story at a time.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 60 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

5. 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
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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

6. Space Cowboy Books Presents

A science/speculative fiction anthology podcast. Winner of the 2023 Laureate Award for Best Podcast.
Podcast podomatic.com
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 1.9KInstagram Followers 2.2K Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 25 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Atoz

College-level conversations about sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction with writer G.L. McDorman.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 48 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

8. Dissecting Dragons

Authors J.A. Ironside and M.E. Vaughan talk about books, films and all aspects of speculative fiction, from the nuts and bolts of writing it, to its (occasionally) obscure origins.
Podcast dissectingdragons.podbean.com
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Facebook Followers 225Twitter Followers 2.9K Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 78 min Play Get Email Contact

9. Metaphorosis magazine

Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.
Podcast podcast.metaphorosis.com
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. Writing Fright

A podcast dedicated to the art of writing horror and speculative fiction. Join me weekly as I learn the ins and outs of genre fiction with guest authors, editors, and publishers.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 25 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

11. The Writer and the Critic

A monthly podcast devoted mostly to speculative fiction books, reviews, and the odd bit of idle gossip. Hosted by Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond.
Podcast writerandcritic.podbean.com
Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 90 min Play Get Email Contact

12. Fantastic Fiction at KGB

A monthly speculative fiction reading series in New York City and now live on YouTube.
Podcast listennotes.com
Email ****@sensesfive.com
Twitter Followers 4.5K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 54 min Play Get Email Contact

13. Strange Horizons

Speculative fiction and poetry from award-winning Strange Horizons magazine, updated weekly on Mondays/Tuesdays.
Podcast strangehorizons.podbean.com
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Twitter Followers 36.5K Frequency 9 episodes / year Avg Length 29 min Play Get Email Contact

14. Afronauts Podcast

A podcast to promote Black speculative fiction.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Twitter Followers 197Instagram Followers 171 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 46 min Play Get Email Contact

15. The Fantasy Inn Podcast

A podcast about fantasy, science fiction, and the broader speculative fiction industry. Episodes air twice a month and include discussions about trending topics in the industry; interviews with authors, editors, podcasters, and more; and the occasional raving about the books we love.
Podcast the-fantasy-inn-podcast.pinecast.co
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Facebook Followers 202Twitter Followers 3.6KInstagram Followers 652 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 53 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

16. If This Goes On (Don't Panic)

Bringing hope to the world through Speculative Fiction. Interviews with Science Fiction and Fantasy writers, gamers, creators, and activists.
Podcast itgodp.libsyn.com
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Facebook Followers 152Twitter Followers 680 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 48 min Play Get Email Contact

17. ReReading Wolfe

A spoiler-dense, chapter by chapter discussion of Gene Wolfe's science fantasy masterpiece The Book Of The New Sun, covering all four volumes and a little bit from Urth of the New Sun when necessary. They don't try to spoil anything else but, then again it's not a prepossessing podcast.
Podcast rereadingwolfe.podbean.com
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 114 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

18. Brodacious Book Club

A podcast for people who love to read...and for those who don't! Want to know what's hot and happening in the world of fiction, but don't have the energy to read a 400-page book, or the time to listen to 20 hours of audio? This podcast is for you! We summarize and then analyze, some top titles in today's speculative fiction. New episodes every other Thursday!
Podcast feeds.buzzsprout.com
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 12Twitter Followers 53 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

19. Wild Speculation

Wild Speculation is an anthology podcast that explores the many worlds of speculative fiction through short stories.
Podcast wildspeculation.buzzsprout.com
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 101Twitter Followers 360 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

20. Untold Podcast

Capturing the culture's imagination through speculative fiction.
Podcast untoldpodcast.com
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 356Twitter Followers 413Instagram Followers 93 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 27 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

21. Soothing Stories Podcast

Listen in as speculative fiction writer and Bram Stoker Award Finalist Thersa Matsuura reads and shares some great tales. Each episode aims to showcase the most immersive storytelling with both classics and Thersa's own writing accompanied by high-quality soundscapes created for hours of relaxation. Also check out her other podcast, Uncanny Japan for Japanese folklore, folktales, cultural tidbits, and superstitions!
Podcast soothingstoriespodcast.com
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

22. Labyrinth of the Bizarre

Labyrinth of the Bizarre is a podcast by two QTPOC that review and discuss speculative fiction, which is an umbrella term for all subgenres of science fiction and fantasy such as urban fantasy, dark fantasy, horror, superhero, and post-apocalyptic. Elia forgets the definition every episode.
Podcast feeds.buzzsprout.com
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Twitter Followers 23Instagram Followers 1.2K Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. AE Reads Skiffily

A podcast featuring science fiction stories with sound effects. The speculative fiction featured in this scifi podcast will be the kind that taps into your imagination and takes you to new and intriguing places. I see this science fiction podcast as a way for people to blow each other's minds. For you, this starts today. Enjoy and share!
Podcast podomatic.com
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24. Androids and Assets

The political economy of speculative fiction.
Podcast androidsandassets.ca
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Facebook Followers 24Twitter Followers 505Instagram Followers 83 Play Get Email Contact

25. In My Expert Opinion

Join Dr. Marcus Cole, Dr. Sarah Ward, and Abby Cole as they explore the nonfiction side of speculative fiction, with varying levels of expertise.
Podcast listennotes.com
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Facebook Followers 54Instagram Followers 63 Play Get Email Contact

26. Independent Claws

Specializing in anthropomorphic speculative fiction.
Podcast chriswilliamsauthor.com
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Twitter Followers 174 Play Get Email Contact