20250608 - 25 Fiction Podcasts this week

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LIBRARIAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS

Apogee - Science fiction Serial Audio Drama

In the year 2043, a private research coalition known as ORION funds an ambitious mission aboard the ISS—an experiment in closed loop life support and the future of long term space habitation. Then, the unthinkable happens, a catastrophic cascade of orbital debris severs communications, the international crew aboard the ISS finds themselves stranded—cut off, drifting, and forced to watch as the world ends below. With just 15 months before orbital decay brings them back to a dead planet, trust begins to crack, secrets surface, and the real purpose of the mission becomes impossible to ignore.Apogee is a sci-fi audio drama about isolation, survival, and the weight of knowing you were never meant to go home. It was never about saving the world. It was about what comes after.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250524-03

Hearthbound | An Untelling of the Odyssey - Post-apocalypse, Classics, Western Serial Audio Drama

Hearthbound is a queer musical audio drama podcast set across a post-apocalyptic Great Basin. It’s a love story, a road trip, and a ballad for ecological restoration.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250603-01

Perfect Face Productions Presents - Junkyard by Clifford D. Simak - Science fiction Anthology Audio Drama

JUNKYARD unfolds as a spaceship crew explores a planet they’ve spied from afar, and what looks to them to be an inexplicable pile of junk on the planet’s surface. They land to investigate. One by one the crew exhibits memory loss, and soon can’t remember how to start the ship’s engines for take-off. The mystery becomes curiouser and curiouser, taking several unanticipated twists. Will the crew not only discover what is causing their memory loss, but be able to do so before they forget what they are attempting? One mystery leads to another in this cleverly imagined story.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250506-07

Stephen Cavitt Presents - Science fiction Serial Audio Book

Enjoy new science fiction from Stephen Cavitt, the author ofThe Und Wars series, which spans 800+ years and begins with The Distance Between Stars. Stephen Cavitt, MFA, teaches creative writing at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has lived in a tipi, studied with shamans, fed wild bears, walked on fire, and climbed New Mexico's highest mountains in skinny jeans. The lead sniper for a SWAT team taught him to shoot. Tom Brown Jr. taught him to track animals. His mother taught him to sing. Stephen is the author of The Distance Between Stars, available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at online booksellers., and the poetry collection Noctis Terrores.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250423-09

The Chester Higgensworth Detective Series - Crime and Mystery Serial Audio Drama

"The Chester Higgensworth Detective Series" A Radio Play by Peppur Chambers.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250530-02

OTHER NEW RELEASES

Dead Arcology - Science fiction, Horror Serial Audio Book

A Science-Fantasy Horror podcast written, recorded, and produced by Michael Austice.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250531-01

Dødehavet - En DnD podcast av Kast og Kaos - Fantasy Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG

Dødehavet er en podcast produsert av brettspillkollektivet Kast og Kaos, vi spiller Dungeons and Dragons på norsk og utforsker de syv hav for å finne skatter og gull! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250525-02

En enda önskan - Thriller and Psychological Serial Audio Book

Södermåla är ett av Sveriges många självdöende samhällen. På fyrtio år har invånarantalet mer än halverats. Alla fabriker har lagts ned, liksom skolorna, affärerna, posten, vårdcentralen och biografen. Medelåldern är en av landets högsta. Kommunalskatten likaså. En dag flyttar en smal, svartklädd man till Södermåla. Han erbjuder alla invånarna att få en önskan uppfylld, vad som helst, men han kräver också ett offer som är minst lika stort som värdet av önskningen. Hans ankomst blir starten för en prövning av moral, förnuft, mod, demokrati, byråkrati och feghet för alla i Södermåla. Han kallar sig Armand Villeneuve och i "En enda önskan" ställer han samma frågor till den som lyssnar eller läser som ställs till de boende i Södermåla. Vilka flyr? Vem spelar död? Tar någon upp kampen? Går det att rädda något när allt är förlorat?

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250508-06

Iniciativa Zero - Fantasy Longform Dungeons & Dragons Audio RPG

SEJAM BEM VINDOS AO INICIATIVA ZERO!Um podcast com campanhas de RPG, besteiras e tudo mais!

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250511-03

Käpylän Jengi - Realistic Serial Audio Book

Suomalainen Sakari ”Hitman” Saarela joutuu jättämään asemansa Millwallin pelätyn huligaanijengin kakkosjohtajana, kun hänen työlupansa Lontoossa perutaan. Palattuaan rauhalliseen Käpylään Sakari päättää tuoda mukanaan Millwallin kovat opit. Nyt myös Suomen jalkapallokentillä on alkamassa uusi, väkivaltaisempi aika.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250501-04

Lies I Tell My Kids - Comedy Serial Audio Book

A fictional memoir by a truthful man without children.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250514-01

My Bluebell Doll - Thriller and Psychological, Realistic Standalone Audio Drama

My Bluebell Doll is about Ririko a member of the J-pop girl group Bluebell Girls dealing with a situation where a fan is trying to hurt her in some way to get her out of the group. The stalker uses letters and texts until it gets to the point that the stalker needs to use brute force. Starring Alice Kaseki, Imogen Harlow and Alexander Kim the drama deals with the extreme things celebrities go through.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250513-02

Obojima Actual Play Podcast - Fantasy, Slice of life Longform Nimble Audio RPG

A Studio Ghibli-inspired actual play set in the whimsical world of Obojima. Led by GM Maia, follow four childhood friends — Beebee, Bogo, Mako, and Maki — as they begin their journey in the children’s arc at level 0, growing into their adult stories. We use the Nimble RPG, a system built for fast rolls and creative storytelling. Cozy, heartfelt, and full of discovery.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250324-08

Queen of Daggers, Heart of Fire: A Daggerheart Adventure - Fantasy Longform Daggerheart Audio RPG

Join our young Poets of Lacuna as they weather a royal clash between Hope and Fear--and fight to save a land born of both. A love letter to the brand new Daggerheart TTRPG system by Darrington Press. (By/for fans of Actual Play who love drama and gaming in equal measure.)

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250526-02

Rol Degenerado - Urban fantasy Longform Monster of the Week Audio RPG

Partidas de rol y risas con una fuerte voluntad de irritar.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250508-05

Rotary Club Landkirchsteinberg - Comedy Serial Audio Book

Audio-Comedy mit Episoden rund um den fiktiven österreichischen Rotary Club Landkirchsteinberg und seine Mitglieder. Provinzposse trifft Weltverbesserung: Im idyllischen Herzen Österreichs tagt ein chaotisch-charmanter Rotary Club. Zwischen Fiaker-Plänen, veganen Menükatastrophen und Würstel-Spenden wird hier mit Herz gestritten, geplant – und aus Überzeugung werden die Werte Rotarys gelebt – jeden Montag um 19 Uhr im Franz-Joseph-Saal des Kaiserhofs.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250504-03

SACRED MACHINATIONS - Science fiction Longform Sacred Machinations Audio RPG

When ancient monsters re-awaken, five resistance fighters must embrace their destinies as divinely endowed mech pilots—despite clashing duties and domains. These pilots are Yazrin Wali, a mechanic-turned-mech prodigy who only feels human in the cockpit; Ifunanya, a bionic experiment designed to be the perfect pilot; Five, a simple farmer who’s secretly struggling with their path; Dr. Nemesis Zhong, a renowned but reckless xenogeneticist; and Sirin Wolfe, a former hero of the resistance grown old in the shadow of grief. SACRED MACHINATIONS is the official actual play of the upcoming TTRPG of the same name inspired by Gundam, metaphysical narratives, diverse approaches to divinity.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250429-04

The Midnight Manuscripts - Horror Serialised anthology Audio Book

The Midnight Manuscripts is an adult horror podcast where each episode follows Kyle, who inherits a supernatural quill that writes terrifying stories at midnight. As the stories unfold, eerie items from the tales bleed into his reality, blurring the line between fiction and fear. Expect dark twists, creepy theories, and supernatural horrors as listeners shape the narrative with their own contributions. Step into the world of The Midnight Manuscripts, where every page written brings something darker to life.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250519-01

The Naturolls - Fantasy Longform Daggerheart Audio RPG

A Daggerheart actual play TTRPG podcast set in the tumultuous world of The Shatterlands.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250505-03

The Prefab Covenant - Comedy Serial Audio Drama

Step into the realm of the Prefab Covenant. Dysfunctional DJ's, clueless quiz-masters, and angry Scousers. A dream-like journey to the outer reaches of human comprehension and back just in time for afternoon tea. Strap on some headphones and join the Prefab Covenant for a mind-melting pilgrimage through the ministry of the unknowable.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250514-03

The Thread: Echoes Through Time - Fables and Fairy Tales and Folklore Serial Audio Drama

A Tanzanian techie named Amani, whose side hustle is ghostwriting folklore, accidentally stumbles upon an ancient digital relic—an audio file from the future. As she investigates, she realizes the voices in the recordings are narrating events before they happen, from across different eras and cultures. The podcast becomes her logbook—interweaving her real-time search with the narrated stories. The mystery deepens when she realizes each story contains a hidden code—and someone (or something) is trying to stop her from uncovering the last one.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250421-04

UN CERCUEIL POUR EDGARD ? - Western, Comedy Serial Audio Drama

Un film radiophonique (Podcast/audiobook) sur le thème western comédie: des épisodes de 15 min. Les personnages: des salariés et des habitués du Bistro des tilleuls (Annecy). Laissez passer les premières minutes pour vous mettre dans l'ambiance et laissez-vous emporter dans cette aventure complétement....

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250513-04

Vision | A Dark Fantasy Audio Drama - Fantasy Serial Audio Book

Based on the novel by Wrenna Stone... Eva has a world inside her head: the land of Astraela, where Darkness and Corrupted beasts threaten eternal doom. Vivid dreams have given her four books as an up-and-coming author, but when undead fiends appear on Earth for a killing spree, she is caught in the crossfire between fantasy and reality. These creatures shouldn't exist outside the pages of her books—and neither should Emrys, the fictional hero who slips in from the shadows to tell her Astraela is facing its ultimate destruction.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250521-03

We’ve Gotta Get Out of Here! - Occult and Supernatural Serial Audio Drama

Tale as old as time– you try to drive your newly-ex boyfriend home after he breaks up with you and you’re so busy fighting with him that you take a wrong turn straight into a pocket dimension. Classic. Ellie and James, two average twenty-somethings from San Jose, California, have found themselves in a very not-average situation. They’re stuck in a desert wasteland where there’s auroras in the sky every night, the buildings disappear if you look away too long, and there’s apparently a diner run by zombies? Cool. They have to– for the most part, at least– put their differences aside for now, work with the denizens of this place (even if they’re a human-sized leech who runs a motel), and get the hell out of Here.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250525-01

Zones Sensibles - Thriller and Psychological, Crime and Mystery Anthology Audio Book

Zones Sensibles est un podcast de fictions audio courtes, écrites et contées par Marie Phoel’s. Des récits psychologiques ou criminels, parfois doux, parfois sombres, toujours immersifs. Chaque épisode explore les silences, les souvenirs, les gestes qui débordent. À écouter seul.e… ou pas. Un vendredi sur deux. Pour les esprits sensibles, les amateurs de thriller mental, et celles et ceux qui aiment quand les mots font trembler doucement… ou déraper sans bruit.

AF Link: https://audiofiction.co.uk/show.php?id=20250528-01