Best Gary Liu Podcasts (2025)

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Tomorrow. Today. by R.T. Ester (audio)

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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…

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Episode 688: The Coode Street Advent Calendar - Nina Allan 16:19

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The end of the year is fast approaching, we're behind on episodes and we're keen to end the year on a high note. So this year we're going back to something we did in 2022. We’ve invited 24 creators of some of this year’s best and most interesting books to join us for ten minutes or so to talk about what they’re reading now, their favourite holiday …

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The Fire Burns Anyway by Kemi Ashing-Giwa (audio) 11:35

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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…

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Ratlines by Brent Baldwin (audio) 9:35

1d ago9:35

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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…

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Prerequisites for the Creation of a Possible Predicted World by Chisom Umeh (audio) 31:58

1d ago31:58

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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/m…

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Trees at Night by Ramiro Sanchiz (audio) 40:27

12d ago40:27

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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 Patr…

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The Apologists by Tade Thompson (audio) 2:35:10

16d ago2:35:10

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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…

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Episode 687: Jetlagged and tired, we ramble 50:11

18d ago50:11

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The World Fantasy Convention was held in Brighton, England two weeks ago. Gary and Jonathan both attended, so we shouldn't be surprised that they were jetlagged and not making to much sense when they recorded this ramble a week ago. As always, we hope you enjoy it!By Jonathan Strahan & Gary K. Wolfe

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Jade Fighter by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (audio) 1:12:16

23d ago1:12:16

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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…

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The Stone Played at Tengen by R.H. Wesley (audio) 46:21

30d ago46:21

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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…

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In Luck's Panoply Clad, I Stand by Phoebe Barton (audio) 27:25

1M ago27:25

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This episode features "In Luck's Panoply Clad, I Stand" written by Phoebe Barton. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/barton_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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The Job Interview by Carrie Vaughn (audio) 43:38

1M ago43:38

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This episode features "The Job Interview" written by Carrie Vaughn. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/vaughn_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Giant Grandmother by Liu Maijia (audio) 48:44

1M ago48:44

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This episode features "Giant Grandmother" written by Liu Maijia and translated by Blake Stone-Banks. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Understudies by Greg Egan (audio) 1:46:39

1M ago1:46:39

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This episode features "Understudies" written by Greg Egan. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/egan_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Episode 686: Kemi Ashing-Giwa and The King Must Die 54:33

1M ago54:33

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Our guest this week is the remarkable Kemi Ashing-Giwa, whose new novel The King Must Die is out in November. We talk about science fantasy—or whether genre labels mean much at all to the new generation of writers—her own influences, her well-received first novel, the space opera The Splinter in the Sky, and even her current scientific work on mass…

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Crabs Don't Scream by H.H. Pak (audio) 54:31

2M ago54:31

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This episode features "Crabs Don't Scream" written by H.H. Pak. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/pak_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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The Cancer Wolves by Fiona Moore (audio) 39:05

2M ago39:05

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This episode features "The Cancer Wolves" written by Fiona Moore. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Episode 686: Ken Liu, Technothrillers and AI Dreaming 59:04

2M ago59:04

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This week we have a lively conversation with the remarkable Ken Liu, whose new thriller All That We See or Seem introduces a new protagonist, the gifted hacker Julia Z, in a tale that explores the growing role of AI, the possibility of a technology of shared dreams, a variety of near-future surveillance tech, and some pretty fearful players with ev…

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Wire Mother by Isabel J. Kim (audio) 22:57

2M ago22:57

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This episode features "Wire Mother" written by Isabel J. Kim. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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A World of Their Own by Robert Falco (audio) 18:01

2M ago18:01

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This episode features "A World of Their Own" written by Robert Falco. Published in the September 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/falco_09_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Five Impossible Things by Koji A. Dae (audio) 27:09

2M ago27:09

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This episode features "Five Impossible Things" written by Koji A. Dae. Published in the September 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/dae_09_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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The Fury of the Glowmen by David McGillveray (audio) 38:39

2M ago38:39

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This episode features "The Fury of the Glowmen" written by David McGillveray. Published in the September 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/mcgillveray_09_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Aperture by Alexander Jablokov (audio) 52:59

2M ago52:59

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This episode features "Aperture" written by Alexander Jablokov. Published in the September 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jablokov_09_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Four People I Need You to Kill Before the Dance Begins by Louis Inglis Hall (audio) 1:23:14

2M ago1:23:14

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This episode features "Four People I Need You to Kill Before the Dance Begins" written by Louis Inglis Hall. Published in the September 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_09_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/…

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Wireworks by Sheri Singerling (audio) 51:00

2M ago51:00

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This episode features "Wireworks" written by Sheri Singerling. Published in the September 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/singerling_09_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Episode 685: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and the Anthropic AI case 32:40

3M ago32:40

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In a rare shorter episode, we chat about the late and much missed Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, with whom Jonathan and Gary had strangely similar encounters some years ago, and her early career as an SF writer before her decades-long success with her Saint-Germain series of vampire novels. That leads, briefly, to considering midlist vs. niche authors, befo…

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Abstraction Is When I Design Giant Death Creatures and Attraction Is When I Do It for You by Claire Jia-Wen (audio) 36:15

3M ago36:15

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This episode features "Abstraction Is When I Design Giant Death Creatures and Attraction Is When I Do It for You" written by Claire Jia-Wen. Published in the September 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_09_25 Support us on Patreon at ht…

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Vwooom! by Uchechukwu Nwaka (audio) 11:10

3M ago11:10

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This episode features "Vwooom!" written by Uchechukwu Nwaka. Published in the August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/nwaka_08_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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A Dream of Twin Sunsets by Ryan Cole (audio) 31:34

3M ago31:34

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This episode features "A Dream of Twin Sunsets" written by Ryan Cole. Published in the August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/cole_08_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Heart of Thunder by Raahem Alvi (audio) 53:09

3M ago53:09

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This episode features "Heart of Thunder" written by Raahem Alvi. Published in the August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/alvi_08_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Sea of Fertility by Bella Han (audio) 1:47:26

3M ago1:47:26

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This episode features "Sea of Fertility" written and translated by by Bella Han. Published in the August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/han_08_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Memories Are Only Valuable if They Can Be Lost by Ai Jiang (audio) 33:02

3M ago33:02

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This episode features "Memories Are Only Valuable if They Can Be Lost" written by Ai Jiang. Published in the August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jiang_08_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Episode 684: On stories, awards, and reading 1:13:57

3M ago1:13:57

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With Gary recently returned from Worldcon in Seattle, we chat a bit about the Hugos (mostly avoiding second-guessing the results), which leads to some discussion of the differences between Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. Jonathan raises an intriguing question about the novella category, with its rather reductive word-length definition of th…

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Sleeper by R.T. Ester (audio) 30:46

3M ago30:46

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This episode features "Sleeper" written by R.T. Ester. Published in the August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ester_08_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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And The Planet Loved Him by L Chan (audio) 22:07

3M ago22:07

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This episode features "And The Planet Loved Him" written by L Chan. Published in the August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/chan_08_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Episode 683: China Mieville and 25 Years of Bas Lag 1:10:51

4M ago1:10:51

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Twenty five years ago China Mieville's second novel, Perdido Street Station, introduced the world to the fantastical city of Bas Lag. It went on to win the Arthur C Clarke and British Fantasy awards, and be nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Tiptree, and Locus awards among others. Perdido Street Station was followed by two further novel…

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A Shaky Bridge by Marissa Lingen (audio) 19:47

4M ago19:47

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This episode features "A Shaky Bridge" written by Marissa Lingen. Published in the August 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/lingen_08_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Hunter Harvester by Bam Bruin (audio) 23:33

4M ago23:33

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This episode features "Hunter Harvester" written by Bam Bruin. Published in the July 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/bruin_07_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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A Land Called Folly by Amal Singh (audio) 24:17

4M ago24:17

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This episode features "A Land Called Folly" written by Amal Singh. Published in the July 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/singh_07_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Bits and Pieces on This Floor by Eric Del Carlo (audio) 26:56

4M ago26:56

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This episode features "Bits and Pieces on This Floor" written by Eric Del Carlo. Published in the July 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/delcarlo_07_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Episode 682: Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz 58:59

4M ago58:59

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In this week’s episode, we’re joined by two of our most exciting writers, each of whom has a new book out in August. Charlie Jane Anders’ Lessons in Magic and Disaster offers a wonderful combination of witchcraft, academia, and generational family tensions, while Annalee Newitz’s Automatic Noodle features a team of robots trying to establish a nood…

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Serpent Carriers by K.A. Teryna (audio) 1:34:11

4M ago1:34:11

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This episode features "Serpent Carriers" written by K.A. Teryna and read by Alex Shvartsman. Published in the July 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/teryna_07_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…