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List Of Science Fiction Podcasts
The following is a list of science fiction podcasts. The list contains podcasts that have been explicitly categorized as science fiction by reliable secondary sources that demonstrate each podcast's notability. The type of release can be either episodic or serial. The delivery of each podcast can vary significantly from a fully scripted audio drama to an entirely improvised skit. Other styles include conversational, interview, or narrated short stories. The contents of each podcast can vary from stories of fiction to nonfiction discussions revolving around fiction in media. List See also * Science fiction *Science fiction film *Science fiction on television *History of science fiction *Outline of science fiction References Further reading * Maria Machado, Carmen; Joseph Adams, John (October 2019)The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. . * G. Harwood, Tracy; Grussi, Ben (September 7, 2021)Pioneers in Machinima: The Grassroot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the technological singularity, singularity. Science fiction List of existing technologies predicted in science fiction, predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many #Subgenres, sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception
Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight of hand as well as distraction, camouflage or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith. It can also be called, with varying subjective implications, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, ruse, or subterfuge. Deception is a major relational transgression that often leads to feelings of betrayal and distrust between relational partners. Deception violates relational rules and is considered to be a negative violation of expectations. Most people expect friends, relational partners, and even strangers to be truthful most of the time. If people expected most conversations to be untruthful, talking and communicating with others would require distraction and misdirection to acquire reliable information. A significant amount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stanton (actor)
Robert Lloyd Stanton (born March 8, 1963) is an American actor, director and playwright. Early life Stanton was born on March 8, 1963 in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Annandale, Virginia, the son of federal workers Billie Loree (née Baker) and Lloyd Winter Stanton, Jr. Career Theater Stanton trained at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program and began his acting career in Joseph Papp's production of the play ''Measure for Measure'' at the Delacorte Theater in 1985. He was in the resident company of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1989 to 1991. He appeared on Broadway in James Graham’s '' Ink'', George Bernard Shaw’s '' Saint Joan'', John Guare's ''A Free Man of Color'', Friedrich Schiller's ''Mary Stuart'', Tom Stoppard's '' The Coast of Utopia'', and Alan Ayckbourn's ''A Small Family Business''. Two-dozen Off Broadway credits include David Lindsay-Abaire's ''Fuddy Meers'', A. R. Gurney's ''A Cheever Evening'', and Cary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Message (podcast)
''The Message'' is a science fiction podcast co-produced by Panoply and GE Podcast Theater. Diegetically its title is ''CypherCast'' and it is hosted by the fictional character Nicky Tomalin, portrayed by Annapurna Sriram. Tomalin's fictional podcast covers the decoding of a message from outer space received 70 years ago. Over the course of 8 weeks, listeners follow a team of top cryptologists as they attempt to decipher, decode, and understand the alien message. It won the Webby Award in 2016 for the best use of native advertising. Premise ''The Message'', hosted by Nicky Tomalin, follows a team from a modern-day cryptography consultant group, called Cipher Centers For Communication, as they attempt to decode The Message. The first episode of the show aired on October 4, 2015. ''The Message (Transmission 7-21-45)'' is the name given to a fictional transmission that is being investigated in the podcast. The transmission was received by Officer Marvin Weller at Station Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission To Zyxx
''Mission to Zyxx'' is a space opera comedy podcast series, created by and starring Alden Ford, Allie Kokesh, Jeremy Bent, Seth Lind, Winston Noel and Moujan Zolfaghari. The series premiered on September 6, 2017, and concluded its run on September 22, 2022, with the completion of its fifth season. The series was produced on the AudioBoom network for its first two seasons, before switching to Maximum Fun for the remainder of its run. ''Mission to Zyxx'' is a science fiction story set in a fictional universe where most of the known universe is under the authority of the Federated Alliance, and follows a crew tasked with acting as Federation ambassadors in the Zyxx Quadrant, an isolated part of space, to establish diplomatic relations with the inhabitants of its many planets. The overall story arc revolves around the crew progressively coming to revolt against the Federation and confront threats to the universe. 99 episodes were released, alongside a number of special episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Mackie
Pearl Mackie is a British actress. She is best known for playing Bill Potts in the long-running television series '' Doctor Who''. Mackie is a 2010 graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Her first major television role came in 2014, when she played Anne-Marie Frasier in BBC One soap opera '' Doctors''. Early life Mackie grew up in Brixton in south London and is of paternal West Indian and maternal English descent. She is the granddaughter of Philip Mackie, who wrote the screenplay for '' The Naked Civil Servant.'' She earned a degree in Drama from the University of Bristol, and speaks English, French and Spanish. During her studies she went to workshops and took part in many extra-curricular plays. In 2010 she graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In the same year Mackie was nominated for the ''BBC Carleton Hobbs Award'' for outstanding duologues in the school play ''Noughts & Crosses''. Career Mackie appeared in an early mainstream role as a front of ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest 404
''Forest 404'' is a science fiction podcast written by composer Timothy X Atack, produced by BBC Radio 4 and hosted by Pearl Mackie. Background The University of Bristol, the University of Exeter, and the Open University partnered with BBC Radio 4 to produce the podcast. Every episode in the nine-part series is accompanied by a soundscape and a discussion on the themes. The story follows an audio archivist named Pan who is tasked with deleting recordings that were made before a cataclysmic event. Pan is living in the 24th century. Timothy X Atack credited works by Ursula K. LeGuin, and his own experiences in the BBC's archive of natural history sounds, as influences in the creation of ''Forest 404''. The show stars Pearl Mackie as Pan, Tanya Moodie as her boss Daria, and Pippa Haywood as Theia. Reception ''The Guardian'' called ''Forest 404'' "darkly funny but also infuriating", and "a drama that niggles as much as it intrigues." Sam Fritz at the Mississippi Valley Conserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Sounds
BBC Sounds is a walled garden streaming media and audio download service from the BBC that includes live radio broadcasts, audio on demand, and podcasts. The service is available on a wide range of devices, including mobile phones and tablets, personal computers, cars, and smart televisions. Media delivered to UK-based listeners does not feature commercial advertising. Service The BBC Sounds website replaced the iPlayer Radio service for UK users in October 2018. An initial beta version of the BBC Sounds app was launched in June 2018, with both the new app and the iPlayer Radio app supported until September 2019, when the iPlayer Radio app was finally decommissioned in the UK. Since 22 September 2020, BBC Sounds has been available to international users; it replaced BBC iPlayer Radio for international audiences at the end of October 2020. An app for Connected TVs (including Amazon Fire TV) was released in March 2020. An Apple tvOS app is also in development. BBC Sounds differs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cipher (podcast)
The Cipher is a science fiction thriller podcast by Goldhawk Productions and BBC Sounds starring Anya Chalotra and Chance Perdomo. Background The podcast debuted in late December 2020 and reached #1 on the iTunes' drama chart as well as #5 on the fiction chart. The podcast was recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was produced by Goldhawk Productions. The show is on BBC Sounds and is available as a boxset. John Dryden, the director of ''Passenger List'' also directed ''The Cipher''. The show stars Anya Chalotra and Chance Perdomo. The show is a science fiction thriller podcast that follows the story of a protagonist named Sabrina. The podcast was a 2021 nominee for best scripted fiction podcast at the Webby Awards The Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over two thousand industry experts and technology innovators. Categories includ .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarkesworld Magazine
''Clarkesworld Magazine'' (ISSN 1937-7843) is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It released its first issue October 1, 2006 and has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, Kij Johnson, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Sarah Monette, Catherynne Valente, Jeff VanderMeer and Peter Watts. Formats ''Clarkesworld Magazine'' is published or collected in a number of formats: * All fiction is collected annually in print anthologies published by Wyrm Publishing * Apps are available for Android, iPad and iPhone devices * EPUB, Amazon Kindle, and Mobipocket ebook editions of each issue are available for purchase * All content is available online via the magazine website * All fiction is available in audio format via podcast or direct download * Ebook subscriptions for the Kindle and EPUB readers * Print issues are sold on Amazon and also available as a Patreon subscription option History ''Clarkesworld'' was founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers. Founded in London in 1843 by Scottish brothers Daniel and Alexander MacMillan, the firm would soon establish itself as a leading publisher in Britain. It published two of the best-known works of Victorian era children’s literature, Lewis Carroll's ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book'' (1894). Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Harold Macmillan, grandson of co-founder Daniel, was chairman of the company from 1964 until his death in December 1986. Since 1999, Macmillan has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group with offices in 41 countries worldwide and operations in more than thirty others. History Macmillan was founded in London in 1843 by Dani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steal The Stars
''Steal the Stars'' is a science fiction podcast produced by Tor Labs and created by Mac Rogers. Background The show is a serialized audio drama produced by Tor Labs. Tor Labs was started by Jen Gunnels and Marco Palmieri. The show was written and created by Mac Rogers, directed by Jordana Williams, and produced by Sean Williams. Mac Rogers was previously the writer for '' The Message'' and ''LifeAfter.'' The show debuted on August 2, 2017. The show released 14 episodes weekly on a weekly basis until November 1, 2017. The show has a cast of 24 actors. The show is a science fiction love story set in a dystopian future. The story follows protagonists Dakota Prentiss and Matt Salem, ex-military employees at a lab deep underground, protecting an extraterrestrial secret. The podcast was concurrently adapted and expanded into a prose novel by Nat Cassidy (who also played the character of Lloyd in the show), and the novel was published to correspond with the release of the series' fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
