Meta Archives - PodCastle https://podcastle.org/category/meta/ The Fantasy Fiction Podcast Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:47:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://podcastle.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-PC-Chip2-32x32.png Meta Archives - PodCastle https://podcastle.org/category/meta/ 32 32 January 2023 Metacast https://podcastle.org/2023/01/31/january-2023-metacast/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:40:52 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=8630 Presenters: Marguerite Kenner and Alasdair Stuart Hey folks, welcome to an Escape Artists metacast. I’m Marguerite Kenner. And I’m Alasdair Stuart. For those of you who have never heard a metacast before, think of this like a mini State of the Union address, a way for us to update you about what’s been happening at EA. The […]

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]]> March 2020 Metacast https://podcastle.org/2020/03/28/march-2020-metacast/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:54:43 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=6898 Transcript (Alasdair) Hi everyone, Alasdair here. We’re not going to ask how you are right now, because we have a pretty good idea. You’re fine. You’re FINE. You’re the same version of fine as everyone right now, the one Aerosmith sang about. The one where you’re alternately anxious, terrified, furious and calm. We empathise. We’re […]

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]]> Artemis Rising 4 : The Rise of Swag! https://podcastle.org/2018/03/09/artemis-rising-4-rise-swag/ Fri, 09 Mar 2018 05:00:47 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=4526 This year’s cover art is by Geneva Benton, whose rich and striking work graced the 2017 covers of FIYAH magazine. Layout by PodCastle’s own Matt Dovey.   To commemorate this year’s event, you can get this cover for your very own as a Teepublic shirt, an array of redbubble swag, and as a fine art print directly from […]

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]]> EA Metacast, January 2017 https://podcastle.org/2017/01/26/ea-metacast-january-2017/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:59:41 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=2808 In our first 2017 metacast, we present the Escape Artists (EA) stories that ran in 2016 that are eligible in the upcoming nomination season. PodCastle’s Award Eligible stories from 2016 are all listed below. Give the metacast a listen and visit our sister podcasts Escape Pod, Pseudopod, Cast of Wonders, and our sister magazine Mothership Zeta to check […]

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]]> For Your Consideration https://podcastle.org/2016/01/27/for-your-consideration/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:01:57 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=1967 In our first 2016 metacast, we present the Escape Artists (EA) stories that ran in 2015, which are eligible in the upcoming Hugo nomination season. A quick plug. For us. All four EA shows – PodCastle, Pseudopod, Escape Pod and Cast of Wonders – are themselves eligible in the SEMIPROZINE Hugo category. Not Fancast. Not […]

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]]> EA Metacast, October 2015 (Part 3) https://podcastle.org/2015/10/14/ea-metacast-october-2015-part-3/ Wed, 14 Oct 2015 22:03:09 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=1750 Part 3 of the October 2015 EA Metacast.

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]]> EA Metacast, October 2015 (Part 2) https://podcastle.org/2015/10/14/ea-metacast-october-2015-part-2/ Wed, 14 Oct 2015 22:02:45 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=1748 Part 2 of the October 2015 EA Metacast.

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]]> EA Metacast, October 2015 (Part 1) https://podcastle.org/2015/10/14/ea-metacast-october-2015/ Wed, 14 Oct 2015 10:01:27 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=1745 Hello everyone, Alasdair here. We tend to do a metacast every year around this time, and this year we’ve done something a bit different. This one was recorded LIVE at WorldCon in Spokane in August 2015! In the past, you’ve let us know our metacasts are too long, so we’ve split this one into three parts: […]

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]]> Flash Fiction Contest 4: Bloodlines https://podcastle.org/2015/08/26/flash-fiction-contest-4-bloodlines/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 03:40:27 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=1673 The original paraphernalia for the Flash Fiction Contest had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Stuart, the oldest man in town, was born. Mr. Lieberman spoke frequently to the forum members about making a new box, but no one […]

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]]> EA Metacast, December 2014 https://podcastle.org/2014/12/29/ea-metacast-december-2014/ Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:25:22 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=1406 What’s in store for Escape Artists — and for you — in 2015? Listen and find out!

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]]> EA Metacast, October 2013 https://podcastle.org/2013/10/13/ea-metacast-october-2013/ Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:34:08 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=889 An urgent update on the status of Escape Artists, its three podcasts, our plans for the future, and why we desperately need your help getting there. Mailing Address: Escape Artists, Inc. P.O. Box 83 Woodstock, GA 30188 Additional music provided by D-Form – http://www.reverbnation.com/dform. Sound effects provided by users kasa90 (http://freesound.org/people/kasa90/) and TasmanianPower (http://freesound.org/people/TasmanianPower/) of […]

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]]> PodCastle Miniature 57: Apex https://podcastle.org/2010/12/13/podcastle-miniature-57-apex/ Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:15:18 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=229 Author : Lauren M. Roy Narrator : Laura Denson Audio Producer : Pria Wood Discuss on Forums PodCastle Miniature 57: Apex is a PodCastle original. Rated PG: Contains riddles Apex by Lauren M. Roy Bronze-plated dragons with snapping shrapnel teeth guarded the landings. Those who weren’t eaten faced a wind-up Sphinx that spat out ticker-tape riddles. […]

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]]> PodCastle 118: Sugar https://podcastle.org/2010/08/18/podcastle-118-sugar/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:58:46 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=205 Author : Cat Rambo Narrator : Rachel Swirsky Host : M.K. Hobson Audio Producer : Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Originally Published in Fantasy Magazine Rated PG: Contains a Rush of Sugary Sweetness (No Corn Syrup or Artificial Flavoring!) Sugar by Cat Rambo They line up before Laurana, forty baked-clay heads atop forty bodies built of […]

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]]> PodCastle Miniature 52: The Sphinx in Thebes (Massachusetts) https://podcastle.org/2010/07/18/podcastle-miniature-52-the-sphinx-in-thebes-massachusetts/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:05:14 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=198 Author : Lord Dunsany Narrator : Steve Anderson Audio Producer : Pria Wood Discuss on Forums Rated PG: Contains Riddles, Greed, and Death by Lord Dunsany, who is dead. Read by Steve Anderson, who is not. The Sphinx in Thebes (Massachusetts) by Lord Dunsany There was a woman in a steel-built city who had all that money could […]

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]]> PodCastle Metacast #3 https://podcastle.org/2009/12/31/podcastle-metacast-3/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:06:32 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=157 On the eve of the New Year, Rachel Swirsky and Dave Thompson talk about the Changing of the Guard and what’s in the works at PodCastle. An excerpt is included with the post. The full text of the metacast will be available at the forums. Feel free to extend your well wishes to any of […]

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]]> PodCastle Metacast #2 https://podcastle.org/2008/08/31/podcastle-metacast-2/ https://podcastle.org/2008/08/31/podcastle-metacast-2/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:52:23 +0000 https://podcastle.org/?p=44 PodCastle editor Rachel Swirsky introduces three new features: Flash Fiction Fall: wherein a flash episode will be aired once a week along with the feature episode, beginning with a set of four fables by Peter Beagle. Flash fiction fall will let PodCastle work through the archive of flash episodes which we’ve inherited from Escape Pod, […]

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]]> https://podcastle.org/2008/08/31/podcastle-metacast-2/feed/ 3 PodCastle Metacast #1 https://podcastle.org/2008/03/11/podcastle-metacast-1/ https://podcastle.org/2008/03/11/podcastle-metacast-1/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:50:53 +0000 https://podcastle.org/2008/03/11/podcastle-metacast-1/ PodCastle editor Rachel Swirsky talks about the vision for PodCastle, the team behind it, the arc for the first few months of stories, and the launch on April 1. LINKS: PodCastle official site: https://podcastle.org PodCastle forums: http://forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?board=57.0 PodCastle livejournal (with slush updates): http://podcastle.livejournal.com CONTACT: Submissions: https://podcastle.org/guidelines/ Music credit: “Light Longing” by Catya Maré. Courtesy of […]

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]]> https://podcastle.org/2008/03/11/podcastle-metacast-1/feed/ 2 PodCastle to Debut on April Fool’s Day https://podcastle.org/2008/02/09/podcastle-to-debut-on-april-fools-day/ https://podcastle.org/2008/02/09/podcastle-to-debut-on-april-fools-day/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:43:00 +0000 https://podcastle.org/2008/02/09/podcastle-to-debut-on-april-fools-day/ Things are Officially Getting Rolling. We’re going to cast the first episode on April 1. An April Fool’s Day joke, you ask? I’ll let you determine that for yourselves. What proof do I have that this is for real? Well, check out our opening line-up. Barring crises with contracts or reading, behold what you’ll listen […]

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]]> https://podcastle.org/2008/02/09/podcastle-to-debut-on-april-fools-day/feed/ 27 Welcome! https://podcastle.org/2007/07/05/hello-world/ https://podcastle.org/2007/07/05/hello-world/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:56:42 +0000 http://860999802 You’ve found the future home of PodCastle, the world’s first fantasy audio magazine. We’re still in site development right now, but look here for news and details as we prepare to launch our podcast in October. If you’re a writer, please be sure to check out our submission guidelines as well. We’re open to submissions […]

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