Episodes – Cast of Wonders

Cast of Wonders 683: Born of the Mountain’s Chill

Katherine Inskip — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:55:09 +0000

Author : Louise Hughes Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in The Future Fire in May 2025 Image by Celio Nicoli from Pixabay Colonialism Born of the Mountain’s Chill by Louise Hughes I was born on a day of deepest cold, on a mountain wrapped in […]

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Cast of Wonders 682: The Bear Wife

Katherine Inskip — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:41:46 +0000

Author : Catherine George Narrator : Samantha Loney Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Episode art from an image by ImaArtist from Pixabay First published in Metaphorosis in February 2019 This story can be read as a postpartum depression allegory The Bear Wife by Catherine George The bear wife took the cub […]

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Cast of Wonders 681: Little Wonders 48 – Coping Mechanisms

Katherine Inskip — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:08:11 +0000

Authors : E. M. Linden and Elisabeth Ring Narrators : Dan Carter and Valerie Valdes Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 681: Little Wonders 48 – Coping Mechanisms is a Cast of Wonders original. Episode art adapted from an image by Hello Cdd20 from Pixabay A Chest Full of […]

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Cast of Wonders 680: Firecrackers on 28 Mott Street

Katherine Inskip — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:00:51 +0000

Author : Angela Liu Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Worlds of Possibility in February 2024. Image by Pfeilgiftfeder from Pixabay Firecrackers on 28 Mott Street by Angela Liu The children wield firecrackers as they enter the old shop on Mott Street. Copper wind […]

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Cast of Wonders 679: Sometimes It Happens That Way (Staff Picks 2025)

Katherine Inskip — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:21:56 +0000

Author : Jamie Lackey Narrator : Jason Arquin Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 631, February 2025 Sometimes it happens that way by Jamie Lackey I stood on the platform bundled up in one of my pa’s old work coats, its stained, fraying cuffs hanging well […]

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Cast of Wonders 678: It Grows Back (Staff Picks 2025)

Katherine Inskip — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:34:05 +0000

Author : Grant Collier Narrator : Wilson Fowlie Host : Jeremy Carter Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 662, October 2025 Broken bones, body horror, monster under the bed. It Grows Back by Grant Collier When Billy was four, a tall construction man’s arm broke beside the street. Billy was […]

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Cast of Wonders 677: Your Hold is Ready (Staff Picks 2025)

Katherine Inskip — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:00:20 +0000

Author : Laura Duerr Narrator : Dani Cutler Host : Andrew Jack Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 658, October 2025 homophobia, censorship, fascist dystopia Your Hold Is Ready by Laura Duerr The news is spreading. We try to keep working through our English tests, but it’s becoming impossible to […]

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Cast of Wonders 676: A Siren Stranded in a Sea of Grass (Staff Picks 2025)

Katherine Inskip — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:07:56 +0000

Author : Courtney Farr Narrator : Jo Moran Host : Ryn Yee Audio Producers : Andrew Jack and Jeremy Carter First published as Cast of Wonders 665, November 2025 Content note: transphobia and queerphobia, family intolerance A Siren Stranded in a Sea of Grass by Courtney Farr 1. Sowing The Great Plains can be disorientatingly […]

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Cast of Wonders 675: Habitat (Staff Picks 2025)

Katherine Inskip — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:16:29 +0000

Author : Juliette Beauchamp Narrator : Alexis Goble Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producers : Andrew Jack and Jeremy Carter Image by Kohji Asakawa from Pixabay First published as Cast of Wonders 652, September 2025 spider-like creatures Habitat by Juliette Beauchamp The orb appeared on a Friday. Just popped up in the northeast corner of […]

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Cast of Wonders 674: Witches Racing Cars (Staff Picks 2025)

Katherine Inskip — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:41:35 +0000

Author : Nadav Schul-Kutas Narrator : Alicia Atkins Host : Adri Joy Audio Producers : Jeremy Carter and Andrew Jack Image adapted from a photo by JAMES OKAJA from Pixabay First published as Cast of Wonders 650, August 2025 Witches Racing Cars by Nadav Schul-Kutas A small crew is waiting at the starting line. They’re […]

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