Clarkesworld Magazine
Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine
Clarkesworld Magazine
Show overview
Clarkesworld Magazine has been publishing since 2008, and across the 18 years since has built a catalogue of 1,175 episodes. That works out to roughly 870 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 30 min and 56 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Fiction show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 29 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 94 episodes published.
From the publisher
Science fiction and fantasy stories from Clarkesworld Magazine
Latest Episodes
View all 1,175 episodesThe Profitable Sentience of Household Goods by Louis Inglis Hall (audio)
Human Studies 401 by Abby Nicole Yee (audio)
The Forgetting Code by Malena Salazar Maciá (audio)
Shelter by Nadia W. Aldsen (audio)
Eternity in Their Hearts by Katherine Khan (audio)
The Trajectory of Memory is Forward by Rajeev Prasad (audio)
D0G by Tania Fordwalker (audio)
Macaroni Art in the Age of Filtration by Ryan Cole (audio)
This episode features "Macaroni Art in the Age of Filtration" written by Ryan Cole. Published in the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/cole_04_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
Person, Place, Thing by Marissa Lingen (audio)
This episode features "You Are Invited to Our SPRING CELEBRATION" written by Thoraiya Dyer. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/dyer_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
Those Who Left History by Wanxiang Fengnian (audio)
This episode features "Those Who Left History" written by Wanxiang Fengnian and translated by Stella Jiayue Zhu. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/fengnian_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
Scion: Afterword by Thomas Ha (audio)
This episode features "Scion: Afterword" written by Thomas Ha. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha2_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
Scion by Thomas Ha (audio)
This episode features "Scion" written by Thomas Ha. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
Crosstalk, Elysium by Carolyn Zhao (audio)
This episode features "Crosstalk, Elysium" written by Carolyn Zhao. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhao_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
First Human Ghost on Mars by R.L. Meza (audio)
This episode features "First Human Ghost on Mars" written by R.L. Meza. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/meza_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
Bend Like the Palm by David D. Levine (audio)
This episode features "Bend Like the Palm" written by David D. Levine. Published in the March 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/levine_03_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
Three Fortunes on Alcestis as Told by the Fraud Baeliss Shudal by Louis Inglis Hall (audio)
This episode features "Three Fortunes on Alcestis as Told by the Fraud Baeliss Shudal" written by Louis Inglis Hall. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
Painstaking by Rich Larson (audio)
This episode features "Painstaking" written by Rich Larson. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/larson_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
The Iron Piper by Fiona Moore (audio)
This episode features "The Iron Piper" written by Fiona Moore. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
A Sleeper Ship Is Like a Game of Go by Claire Jia-Wen (audio)
This episode features "A Sleeper Ship Is Like a Game of Go" written by Claire Jia-Wen. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership
Think of Me Before I Disappear by Raahem Alvi (audio)
This episode features "Think of Me Before I Disappear" written by Raahem Alvi. Published in the February 2026 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/alvi_02_26 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership