Show overview
The Baen Free Radio Hour has been publishing since 2013, and across the 13 years since has built a catalogue of 714 episodes. That works out to roughly 750 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 57 min and 1h 10m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 31 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 81 episodes published. Published by Baen Books.
From the publisher
The Baen Free Radio Hour. Baen Books science fiction and fantasy news, interview, audiobooks, and audio drama
Latest Episodes
View all 714 episodesBFRH 2026 07 31 Sean Hazlett interviews David Weber and Thomas Pope on their collaborations; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 74. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/9h7YcwgJi18 and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 07 24 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Melissa Olthoff on Tempered by Fire, Part Three; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 73. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/J9BQwIb49Xk and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 07 17 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Melissa Olthoff on Tempered by Fire, Part Two; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 72. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/-LYsd2sFuGQ and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 07 10 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Melissa Olthoff on Tempered by Fire, Part One; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 71. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/pdnvplHzDGQ and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 07 03 Sean Hazlett interviews Wil McCarthy on Thieves’ Sky, Part Two; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 70. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/s6j3mySiyYQ and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 06 26 Sean Hazlett interviews Wil McCarthy on Thieves’ Sky, Part One; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 69. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/LIRFXwev1Kk and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 06 19 Griffin Barber interviews James L. Cambias on The Ishtar Deception; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 68. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/c5PvVWeflAY and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 06 12 Jeremy Comeaux interviews David West and DJ Butler on Hell on Wheels, P3; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 67. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/9YHC3EK4dXs and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 06 05 Jeremy Comeaux interviews David West and DJ Butler on Hell on Wheels, P2; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 66. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/rbI99lA8sPU and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 05 29 Jeremy Comeaux interviews David West and DJ Butler on Hell on Wheels, P1; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 65. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/hfkRpgPl2CI and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 05 22 Sean Hazlett interviews Sharon Lee on A Liaden Universe Constellation Vol. 6, P2; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 64. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/G4zM0MV0oKE and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 05 15 Sean Hazlett interviews Sharon Lee on A Liaden Universe Constellation Vol. 6, P1; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 63. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/UJmN7psHcO4 and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 05 08 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Lois McMaster Bujold on Penric’s Intrigues; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 62. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/IxObg89zsVA and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 05 01 Summer Lineup of Baen Titles. One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 61. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/z5pWF3bAyPo and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 04 24 Part Two of Twin Star Interview; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 60. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/5SrePmdP5og and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 04 17 Part One of Twin Star Interview; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 59. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/-l6obXakn58 and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 04 10 Blood on the Sand Interview; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 58. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Y_i-RhOvaY and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Griffin Barber sits down with Kacey Ezell to discuss her sequel to the amazing Magelight, Blood on the Sand. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 58. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Y_i-RhOvaY and the Baen YouTube Channel.
BFRH 2026 04 03 The Ship Who Dared Interview; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 57. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/Et0NU0V_cFo and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Jeremy Comeaux sits down with Authors Mercedes Lackey and Veronica Giguere to discuss their new Brainship novel, The Ship Who Dared. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 57. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Et0NU0V_cFo and the Baen YouTube Channel.
BFRH 2026 03 27 Part 2 Anthology Editors Interview; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 56. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/VQwSGqv-VmQ and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Sean Hazlett sits down with Anthology Editors Kacey Ezell, David Boop, Jamie Ibson, and Jason Cordova to discuss the construction of anthologies from idea to final book, Part One. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 56. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/VQwSGqv-VmQ and the Baen YouTube Channel.
BFRH 2026 03 20 Part 1 Baen Anthology Editors Interview; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 55. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/96fRZmPhLWY and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Sean Hazlett sits down with Anthology Editors Kacey Ezell, David Boop, Jamie Ibson, and Jason Cordova to discuss the construction of anthologies from idea to final book, Part One. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 55. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/96fRZmPhLWY and the Baen YouTube Channel.