Escape Pod is so honored to be a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine again! Thanks to all who nominated us and believe in our brave little podcast!
You can download our Award Voter Packet in the following formats:
- PDF (8 Mb)
- ePub (1.5 Mb)
- Zip file of episode audio (406 Mb)
Links to all of the stories included in our voter materials can also be found below; you can read and listen to the story directly from our website. All episodes include content warnings, which may contain spoilers.
Voting for the Hugo Awards is now open and will close on October 1st, 2023 at 17:59pm China Standard Time (more info). You must be a member of the Chengdu WorldCon to vote for the 2023 Hugo Awards (more inf0). The winners will be announced on Saturday, October 21st.
Voter Selection Episodes
- Escape Pod 820: “Tony Roomba’s Last Day On Earth“ by Maria Haskins, narrated by Roderick Aust, hosted by Mur Lafferty, with audio production by Adam Pracht. Originally published in Diabolical Plots. Published on Escape Pod January 20, 2022. [29 minutes, 3143 words]
- Escape Pod 849: “There Are No Hot Topics on Whuka“ by Andrea Kriz, narrated by Valerie Valdes, hosted by Tina Connolly, with audio production by Summer Brooks. Originally published in Lighspeed Magazine. An Escape Pod original published August 11, 2022. [44 minutes, 5699 words]
- Escape Pod 850: “Laser Squid Goes House Hunting“ by Douglas DiCicco, narrated by Mur Lafferty, hosted by Valerie Valdes, with audio production by Adam Pracht. An Escape Pod original published August 18, 2022. [22 minutes, 2586 words]
- Escape Pod 851: “Time Bomb Time“ by C.C. Finlay, narrated by Heather Thomas, hosted by Mur Lafferty, with audio production by Summer Brooks. Originally published in Lighspeed Magazine and translated into Chinese by Geng Hui (耿辉) for ZUI Found (文艺风赏) (June 2015). Published on Escape Pod August 25, 2022. [29 minutes, 3022 words]
- Escape Pod 854: “Pickled Roots and Peeled Shoots and a Bowl of Farflower Tea“ by Chaz Brenchley, narrated by Dani Daly, hosted by Valerie Valdes, with audio production by Adam Pracht. Originally published in Galactic Stew, Zombies Needs Brains. Published on Escape Pod September 15, 2022. [48 minutes, 5250 words]
- Escape Pod 863: “A Shoreline of Oil and Infinity“ by Renan Bernardo Conchinha, narrated by Diogo Ramos, hosted by Valerie Valdes, with audio production by Summer Brooks. An Escape Pod original published November 17, 2022. [39 minutes, 4270 words]
- Escape Pod 866: “The Sea Goddess’ Bloom“ by Uchechukwu Nwaka, narrated by Somto Ihezue, hosted by Tina Connolly, with audio production by Adam Pracht. An Escape Pod original published December 8, 2022. [47 minutes, 4296 words]
- Escape Pod 869: “Excuse Me, This Is My Apocalypse“ by Amy Johnson, narrated by Christiana Ellis, hosted by Tina Connolly, with audio production by Summer Brooks. An Escape Pod original published December 29, 2022. [52 minutes, 6115 words]
