Podcasts by Sometimes I Read

Episode 9 - In The Dream House from 2022-04-30T19:06:07

We're back, and this time we're featuring an excerpt from Carmen Maria Machado's haunting, emotional, experimental and deeply powerful memoir - In The Dream House, one of my absolute favourite b...

Episode 8 - Standard Loneliness Package from 2022-03-10T20:36:27

Hello listeners, we're back after an insanely long hiatus! Today we're reading Charles Yu's speculative short story 'Standard Loneliness Package' from the Nov 2010 issue of Lightspeed Magazine. ...

Episode 7 - Tune In, Drop Out by Ann Babe from 2020-07-22T23:44:48

Hello listeners, today we're doing something a little different. Instead of a sci-fi short story, we're reading a non-fiction, longform article instead. This one is about South Korea and the cul...

Episode 6 - Selkie Stories Are For Losers by Sofia Samatar from 2020-07-12T01:49:11

Welcome back! You're listening to episode 6 of Sometimes I Read, where I'll be reading Sofia Samatar's Selkie Stories Are For Losers, which was nominated for the 2014 Hugo Award For Best Short S...

Episode 5 - And Now His Lordship is Laughing by Shiv Ramdas from 2020-07-05T06:10:06

It's been a while, but here's episode 5, and we seem to be on a trend with authors of South Asian descent. This time we're featuring a really new piece, by Shiv Ramdas, which was written in late...

Episode 4 - Fandom For Robots by Vina Jie-Min Prasad from 2020-05-13T14:52:10

It's not a queer episode at last, but it's about fanfic! And robots writing fanfic! Written by a Singaporean author! Fandom For Robots was nominated for both the 2017 Nebula Award For Best Short...

Episode 3 - Bridesicle by Will McIntosh from 2020-05-13T06:19

It's episode 3! We're reading another queer sci-fi short story! It's got almost dead but not quite women in cryogenically frozen states hoping that a man revives her! Sounds icky? Yes! But has a...

Episode 2 - The Water That Falls On You From Nowhere by John Chu from 2020-04-24T09:41:06

Today, we're reading The Water That Falls On You From Nowhere by John Chu, winner of the 2014 Hugo Award For Best Short Story. From Tor.com:

In the near future water falls from the sk...