Every year in January Cast of Wonders takes a break to catch our breath, make plans, and highlight some of our favourite episodes from the year just passed. Assembled here for your listening pleasure are some of our favorite episodes. If you’re a new listener to the podcast, this selection is an excellent place to start!
Award Winners
- “Now Cydonia” by Rick Kennett, narrated by Marguerite Kenner. 2013 Parsec Award winner
- Camp Myth: Phoenix Watching by Chris Lewis Carter, full cast production. Parsec Award finalist
2021
- “Langsuir” by Nadia Mikail, narrated by Fash Wahab
- “Armed With Such Stories, I Roamed Into The Woods” by Evan Marcroft, narrated by Elie Hirschman
- “In Real Time” by Avra Margariti, narrated by Julzerator
- “Factory Mother” by Sid Jain, narrated by Nadia Niaz
- “Loving the Falls” by Marie Vibbert, narrated by Kat Kourbeti
- “Cats of Fortune” by Ivy Grimes, narrated by KB Sluss
- “Three Monsters That Are Not Metaphors” by Dani Atkinson, narrated by Jeremy Carter
2020
- “For He Can Creep” by Siobhan Carroll, narrated by Jeremy Carter
- “Mother’s, Watch Over Me” by Maria Haskins, narrated by Amy H. Sturgis
- “From The Editorial Pages of the Falchester Weekly Review” by Marie Brennan, narrated by Katherine Inskip, Alasdair Stewart and Jeremy Carter
- “The Pop-up Artisan of Drink Me Cafe” by Marie Croke, narrated by Kitty Sarkozy
- “The Half-Life of a Broken Heart” by N. R. Lambert, narrated by Caroline Reid
- “Candy Wrappers” by Kaitlyn Zivanovich, narrated by Cherrae L. Stuart
- “The Oak Knowers” by Wesley Jenkins, narrated by Eden Royce, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Cherae L. Stuart, Dominic Rebrun, Alex Jennings & Moses Utomi
- “This is How You Remember” by Phong Quan, narrated by Andrew K. Hoe & Rahsheedah Prioleau
- “The Witches of Athens” by Lara Elena Donnelly, narrated by Nike Harper
2019
- “Why I Spared the One Brave Soul Between Me and My Undead Army” by Setsu Uzume, narrated by Kathrine Inskip
- “Widow Bones Makes Her Rounds” by Gretchen Tessmer, narrated by Kate Baker
- “The Angel” by Kate Cobey, narrated by Julia Rios
- “Soul Cleaver Clarence” by Matthew J. Jarvis, narrated by Rish Outfield, Alexis Goble, M.K.Hobson, Jen Albert & Cheyenne Wright
- “Five Functions of Your Bionosaur” by Rachael K. Jones, narrated by A. J. Fitzwater
- “Barter Queen” by Sarah Pauling, narrated by Alexis Goble
- “Little Wonders 20 – Bunny” by Amy Brennan, narrated by Roberto Suarez
- “Wordslinger, Wordwreaker” by Amanda Helms, narrated by Stephanie Malia Morris
- “Take Heart” by Claire Eliza Bartlett, narrated by Ibba Armanicas
- “Breaking” by Maya Chabra, narrated by Nadia Niaz
- “Knitting in English” by Brit. E. B. Hvide, narrated by Nanna Arnadottir
2018
- “Earn Your Breath” by Jaime O. Mayer, narrated by Ibba Armancas
- “The Penelope Qingdom” by Aiden Moher, narrated by Andrew K. Hoe
- “Widow Bones Makes Her Rounds” by Gretchen Tessmer, narrated by Kate Baker
- “The Raptor Snatchers” by Rachael K. Jones, narrated by Kara Grace
- “An American Refugee” by Tiah Marie Beautement, narrated by Julia Rios
- “Ten Things Sunil and I Forgot to Prepare for, When Preparing for the Apocalypse” by Shane Halbach, narrated by Kyle Akers
- “The Temple of the Whale” by KB Sluss, narrated by Sandra Espinoza
- “Pocosin” by Ursula Vernon, narrated by Eden Royce
- “The Librarian” by Maria Haskins, narrated by Katherine Inskip
- “Your Words There for the World to See” by Aimee Ogden, narrated by Tina Connolly
- “Radio Free Heartland” by Corey Mallonee, narrated by Karen Bovenmyer
2017
- “Single Parent” by Sarah Gailey, narrated by Rish Outfield
- “Old Teacups and Kitchen Witches” by Kate Baker, narrated by Karen Bovenmyer
- “The Scent that Treason Brings” by Holly Schofield, narrated by Katherine Inskip
- “A Wish and a Hope and a Dream” by M. Darusha Whem, narrated by Setsu Uzume
- “Wished” by Amanda Helms, narrated by Dave Robison
- “Lost in Translation” by Afalstin JD Kloosterman, narrated by Alasdair Stuart
- “Blood and Water” by Jason Kimble, narrated by Paul Cram
2016
- Brian Hurrel’s Problematic. Narrated by Tatiana Grey
- Dantzel Cherry’s Miss Darcy’s First Intergalactic Ballet Class. Narrated by M. K. Hobson
- Amanda C. Davis’ Questing for Princesses. Narrated by Katherine Inskip
- Krystal Claxton’s Planar Ghosts. Narrated by Paul Cram
- D. K. Thompson’s The Four Stewpots. Narrated by Tina Connolly
- Michael Merriam’s Twenty-One. Narrated by John Meagher
- Craig DeLancey’s Saurs. Narrated by Marguerite Kenner
2015
- M. R. James’ A School Story. Narrated by Alasdair Stuart
- M. Bennardo’s The Haunted Jalopy Races. Narrated by Alasdair Stuart
- Terry Ibele’s Above Decks. Narrated by Phil Lunt
- Ellen Klages’ Amicae Aeternum. Narrated by Rikki LaCoste, Isis LaCoste, and Fiona Van Verth
- Kelly Sandoval’s Home Isn’t. Narrated by Katherine Inskip
- Rachael K. Jones’ Makeisha in Time. Narrated by Laurice White
- Christian McKay Heidicker’s There Are No Marshmallows in Camelot. Narrated by Marguerite Kenner
- Sarina Dorie’s Princesses Do Not Breathe Fire. Narrated by Jeff Hite and family
- Holly Schofield’s Take A Good Look. Narrated by Stephanie Morris
- Donald Jacob Uitvlugt’s The Tale of the White Tiger. Narrated by Tracey Yuen
2014
- Scott C. Mikula’s Master Madrigal’s Mechanical Man. Narrated by Graeme Dunlop and Marguerite Kenner
- Jamieson Ridenhour’s Captain Cleveland Grackle’s Galactic Cabaret vs. The Goblins of Vishnu 6. Narrated by Norm Sherman
- Amanda C. Davis’ Shimmer. Narrated by Lizzie S
- Matt Wallace’s Sundae. Narrated by Kate Baker
2013
- Rick Kennett’s Now Cydonia. Narrated by Marguerite Kenner
- Jess Hyslop’s The Giant Who Dreamed of Summer. Narrated by M. K. Hobson
- Anatoly Belilovsky’s Kulturkampf. Narrated by Hans Fenstermacher
- Jamie Mason’s The Malthus Alternative. Narrated by Graeme Dunlop