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Sci-Fi Snacks

Sci-Fi Snacks

By: Liz J. Bradley
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I’m Liz J. Bradley, a science fiction author and poet who adores short fiction and snacks. Each episode of Sci-fi Snacks is a short and sweet (or salty!) discussion of what I loved, what I learned, and what I snacked on while reading new-to-me short science fiction. Hop on board and listen anywhere you consume podcasts

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  • 37. Unlikeable Women and Alternate Universes: Some Desperate Glory

    37. Unlikeable Women and Alternate Universes: Some Desperate Glory
    Apr 2 2026

    If you could live your life over and over, with all your memories could you stop the end of the universe?

    This week's story: Some Desperate Glory, by Emily Tesh

    Hugo Award

    Arthur C. Clarke Award Finalist!

    Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Finalist!


    This week's snack: Chocolate (Devil's Food) Cake! IYKYK

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    54 mins
  • 36. Megafauna and Fatherhood from Beyond the Grave: Uncertain Sons

    36. Megafauna and Fatherhood from Beyond the Grave: Uncertain Sons
    Mar 26 2026

    Grounding your weird fiction with a throughline that cuts right through all the horror to the humanity at all has me crying while reading this week's award-nominated novelette.

    This week's story: Uncertain Sons, by Thomas Ha. Published in Uncertain Sons and Other Stories.

    • Nebula Award Nominee (novelette)
    • Philip K. Dick Award Nominee
    • British Science Fiction Association Awards Nominee
    • Bram Stoker Awards Nominee in Long Fiction (for title novelette)
    • Locus Recommended Reading List
    • New York Public Library 'Best of 2025'


    This week's snack: Bread Machine Coffee Cake

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    Next Week's Story: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

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    32 mins
  • 35. Naughty Goats and Joy: Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200

    35. Naughty Goats and Joy: Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200
    Mar 12 2026

    When a farmhand robot appears at Tantie Merle's house as a gift, she doesn't realize she is on the precipice of change, for not only her life, but the world.

    This week's story: Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200, by R.S.A. Garcia Published in Uncanny Magazine


    • Nebula Awards 2024 — short story — winner

    • Eugie Awards 2024 — finalist

    • Ignyte Awards 2024 — short story — nomination

    • Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2024 — winner


    This week's snack: Carrot Cake

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    32 mins
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