PodCastle is live (well sorta, it is a podcast). As with it’s sister casts EscapePod and PsuedoPod, PodCastle is a short audio magazine; it’s particular genre is fantasy. I am a big fan of EscapePod which focuses on Science Fiction. You have good stories and the host, Steve Eley is usually funny, occasionally thought provoking and always likeable. I have to say I don’t regularly listen to PsuedoPod (horror). This is not due to the quality of the stories or production, it just a little too gritty for my tastes. With EscapePod I can only think of one or two stories were I hit the skip button, with PsuedoPod I have had a couple stories I loved, but they have been the exception. I think part of this is timing. I tend to listen to Podcasts on the commute and 495 is horror enough. But back to PodCastle, their focus is fantasy and it is a welcome addition to my audio library. All three magazines are free to download and share. They do pay their authors, so if you like the stories make a donation.
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