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Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine·Hosted by Kate Baker·1000 episodes

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Science fiction and fantasy stories from Clarkesworld, a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning digital magazine. Stories from Clarkesworld have been nominated for or won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Locus, BSFA, Ditmar, Aurora, Shirley Jackson, WSFA Small Press and Stoker Awards.

Why listen

Clarkesworld Magazine is a steady stream of polished science fiction and fantasy short stories from one of the genre's most respected digital magazines. Each episode is a complete story, usually read by Kate Baker, so listeners get literary speculative fiction without needing to follow a long plot arc. It is a strong fit for readers who like award-caliber short fiction, translated voices, strange futures, and stories that can be finished in one sitting.

Series(1)

Episodes

38 min
Jun 1, 2026
Up the Line to Death by Carrie Vaughn (audio)

This episode features "Up the Line to Death" written by Carrie Vaughn. Published in the June 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/vaughn_06_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

29 min
May 28, 2026
The Scent of Memory by Zhao Haihong (audio)

This episode features "The Scent of Memory" written by Zhao Haihong and translated by S. Qiouyi Lu. Published in the May 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhao_05_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

52 min
May 28, 2026
Decimation Circles by Raahem Alvi (audio)

This episode features "Decimation Circles" written by Raahem Alvi. Published in the May 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/alvi_05_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

1 hr 2 min
May 25, 2026
Aly by Grace Chan (audio)

This episode features "Aly" written by Grace Chan. Published in the May 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/chan_05_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

59 min
May 24, 2026
Paper Airplane Poet by Sheri Singerling (audio)

This episode features "Paper Airplane Poet" written by Sheri Singerling. Published in the May 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/singerling_05_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

53 min
May 20, 2026
Conquerors by Nick Wolven (audio)

This episode features "Conquerors" written by Nick Wolven. Published in the May 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/wolven_05_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

46 min
May 14, 2026
Archaeological Evidence for the Time Traveler by Tia Tashiro (audio)

This episode features "Archaeological Evidence for the Time Traveler" written by Tia Tashiro. Published in the May 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_05_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

24 min
May 1, 2026
The Profitable Sentience of Household Goods by Louis Inglis Hall (audio)

This episode features "The Profitable Sentience of Household Goods" written by Louis Inglis Hall. Published in the May 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_05_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

9 min
Apr 30, 2026
Human Studies 401 by Abby Nicole Yee (audio)

This episode features "Human Studies 401" written by Abby Nicole Yee. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/yee_04_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

19 min
Apr 29, 2026
The Forgetting Code by Malena Salazar Maciá (audio)

This episode features "The Forgetting Code" written by Malena Salazar Maciá. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/macia_04_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

34 min
Apr 28, 2026
Shelter by Nadia W. Aldsen (audio)

This episode features "Shelter" written by Nadia W. Aldsen. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/aldsen_04_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

41 min
Apr 27, 2026
Eternity in Their Hearts by Katherine Khan (audio)

This episode features "Eternity in Their Hearts" written by Katherine Khan. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/khan_04_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

2 hr 7 min
Apr 24, 2026
The Trajectory of Memory is Forward by Rajeev Prasad (audio)

This episode features "The Trajectory of Memory is Forward" written by Rajeev Prasad. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/prasad_04_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

1 hr 13 min
Apr 17, 2026
D0G by Tania Fordwalker (audio)

This episode features "D0G" written by Tania Fordwalker. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/fordwalker_04_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

33 min
Apr 1, 2026
Macaroni Art in the Age of Filtration by Ryan Cole (audio)

This episode features "Macaroni Art in the Age of Filtration" written by Ryan Cole. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/cole_04_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

19 min
Mar 31, 2026
Person, Place, Thing by Marissa Lingen (audio)

This episode features "Person, Place, Thing" written by Marissa Lingen. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/lingen_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

46 min
Mar 27, 2026
Those Who Left History by Wanxiang Fengnian (audio)

This episode features "Those Who Left History" written by Wanxiang Fengnian and translated by Stella Jiayue Zhu. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/fengnian_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

30 min
Mar 26, 2026
Scion: Afterword by Thomas Ha (audio)

This episode features "Scion: Afterword" written by Thomas Ha. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha2_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

2 hr 12 min
Mar 26, 2026
Scion by Thomas Ha (audio)

This episode features "Scion" written by Thomas Ha. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

40 min
Mar 23, 2026
Crosstalk, Elysium by Carolyn Zhao (audio)

This episode features "Crosstalk, Elysium" written by Carolyn Zhao. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhao_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

28 min
Mar 16, 2026
First Human Ghost on Mars by R.L. Meza (audio)

This episode features "First Human Ghost on Mars" written by R.L. Meza. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/meza_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

26 min
Mar 1, 2026
Bend Like the Palm by David D. Levine (audio)

This episode features "Bend Like the Palm" written by David D. Levine. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/levine_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

34 min
Feb 28, 2026
Three Fortunes on Alcestis as Told by the Fraud Baeliss Shudal by Louis Inglis Hall (audio)

This episode features "Three Fortunes on Alcestis as Told by the Fraud Baeliss Shudal" written by Louis Inglis Hall. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

36 min
Feb 25, 2026
Painstaking by Rich Larson (audio)

This episode features "Painstaking" written by Rich Larson. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/larson_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

42 min
Feb 23, 2026
The Iron Piper by Fiona Moore (audio)

This episode features "The Iron Piper" written by Fiona Moore. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

1 hr 1 min
Feb 17, 2026
A Sleeper Ship Is Like a Game of Go by Claire Jia-Wen (audio)

This episode features "A Sleeper Ship Is Like a Game of Go" written by Claire Jia-Wen. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

55 min
Feb 11, 2026
Think of Me Before I Disappear by Raahem Alvi (audio)

This episode features "Think of Me Before I Disappear" written by Raahem Alvi. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/alvi_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

39 min
Feb 7, 2026
Chip by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (audio)

This episode features "Chip" written by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/spires_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

37 min
Feb 1, 2026
Remember Me in the Meat by Sarah Pauling (audio)

This episode features "Remember Me in the Meat" written by Sarah Pauling. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/pauling_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

23 min
Jan 30, 2026
Space is Deep by Seth Chambers (audio)

This episode features "Space is Deep" written by Seth Chambers. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/chambers_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

30 min
Jan 28, 2026
The Desolate Order of the Head in the Water by A. W. Prihandita (audio)

This episode features "The Desolate Order of the Head in the Water" written by A. W. Prihandita. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/prihandita_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

39 min
Jan 27, 2026
Tomorrow's Beautiful Dream by Ju Chu (audio)

This episode features "Tomorrow's Beautiful Dream" written by Ju Chu and translated by Carmen Yiling Yan. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ju_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

1 hr 48 min
Jan 26, 2026
Je Ne Regrette Rien by James Patrick Kelly (audio)

This episode features "Je Ne Regrette Rien" written by James Patrick Kelly. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kelly_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

51 min
Jan 23, 2026
Donor Unknown by Nika Murphy (audio)

This episode features "Donor Unknown" written by Nika Murphy. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/murphy_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

31 min
Jan 21, 2026
Down We Go Gently by M. L. Clark (audio)

This episode features "Down We Go Gently" written by M. L. Clark. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/clark_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

35 min
Jan 1, 2026
The Stars You Can't See by Looking Directly by Samantha Murray (audio)

This episode features "The Stars You Can't See by Looking Directly" written by Samantha Murray. Published in the January 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/murray_01_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

26 min
Dec 30, 2025
Home Grown by Madeleine Vigneron (audio)

This episode features "Home Grown" written by Madeleine Vigneron. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/vigneron_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

53 min
Dec 28, 2025
This Sepulchral Aegis by Rob Gillham (audio)

This episode features "This Sepulchral Aegis" written by Rob Gillham. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/gillham_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

1 hr 34 min
Dec 22, 2025
Between Here and Everywhere by Robert Reed (audio)

This episode features "Between Here and Everywhere" written by Robert Reed. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/reed_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

1 hr 14 min
Dec 20, 2025
The Hole by Ferenc Samsa (audio)

This episode features "The Hole" written by Ferenc Samsa. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/samsa_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

40 min
Dec 18, 2025
The Cold Burns by Anne Wilkins (audio)

This episode features "The Cold Burns" written by Anne Wilkins. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/wilkins_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

22 min
Dec 17, 2025
Imperfect Simulations by Michelle Z. Jin (audio)

This episode features "Imperfect Simulations" written by Michelle Z. Jin. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jin_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

Dec 1, 2025
Tomorrow. Today. by R.T. Ester (audio)

This episode features "Tomorrow. Today." written by R.T. Ester. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ester_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

11 min
Nov 30, 2025
The Fire Burns Anyway by Kemi Ashing-Giwa (audio)

This episode features "The Fire Burns Anyway" written by Kemi Ashing-Giwa. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

9 min
Nov 27, 2025
Ratlines by Brent Baldwin (audio)

This episode features "Ratlines" written by Brent Baldwin. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/baldwin_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

31 min
Nov 24, 2025
Prerequisites for the Creation of a Possible Predicted World by Chisom Umeh (audio)

This episode features "Prerequisites for the Creation of a Possible Predicted World" written by Chisom Umeh. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/umeh_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

40 min
Nov 19, 2025
Trees at Night by Ramiro Sanchiz (audio)

This episode features "Trees at Night" written by Ramiro Sanchiz and translated by Sue Burke. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. Originally published in Spanish in Ruido Blanco #9, 2021. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sanchiz_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

2 hr 35 min
Nov 14, 2025
The Apologists by Tade Thompson (audio)

This episode features "The Apologists" written by Tade Thompson. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/thompson_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

1 hr 12 min
Nov 8, 2025
Jade Fighter by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (audio)

This episode features "Jade Fighter" written by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/spires_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership

46 min
Nov 1, 2025
The Stone Played at Tengen by R.H. Wesley (audio)

This episode features "The Stone Played at Tengen" written by R.H. Wesley. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/wesley_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership