CatsCast publishes speculative cat stories monthly. We hope that each story leaves its cat-loving listeners a little happier after listening than they were before. See the sidebar for instructions on how to subscribe, or listen to (or read) individual episodes on Patreon.
CatsCast is a production of the Escape Artists Foundation. Be sure to check out our sister shows: Cast of Wonders for the best in YA fiction, PseudoPod for horror, PodCastle for fantasy, and Escape Pod for science fiction.
CatsCast is currently closed to submissions.
Episodes
August, 2024: CatsCast Episode 25: The Invention of a Cat by Carolina Valentine
July, 2024: CatsCast Episode 24: Queen of the Mouse Riders by Annie Reed
February, 2024: CatsCast Episode 23: The Best Way to Procure Breakfast by Dana Vickerson (patron-only)
January, 2024: CatsCast Episode 22: Blood Water by J. A. Bryson
December, 2023: CatsCast Episode 21: Kindly, Stop for Me by K. M. Veohongs (patron-only)
November, 2023: CatsCast Episode 20: Re-Release: The Cat by Nicole Walsh
October, 2023: CatsCast Episode 19: Short Tales: Memories by Nathan Susnik and Monica Joyce Evans (patron-only)
September, 2023: CatsCast Episode 18: Match.Cat by Ember Randall
August, 2023: CatsCast Episode 17: The Absolutely True and Correct Account of the Honorable Mlle. Cassandra von Archambault, Affectionately and Begrudgingly Known to Her Friends and Family as Echo by Jolie Toomajan (patron-only)
June, 2023: CatsCast Episode 16: Don’t Mess with the Boss Cat by Nikki Knight
May, 2023: CatsCast Episode 15: The Tenth Life by Sheryl R. Hayes
April, 2023: CatsCast Episode 14: A Feline Familiar by Rayne Hall (patron-only)
March, 2023: CatsCast Episode 13: A Routine Vet Visit by Anya Ow
February, 2023: CatsCast Episode 12: Mandy and Lulu Welcome Walter by S. M. Hallow
January, 2023: CatsCast Episode 11: Headspace by Beth Cato (patron-only)
December, 2022: CatsCast Episode 10: The Stray by Christina Westcott
November, 2022: CatsCast Episode 9: The Kipnibbles Singularity by by Andrea M. Pawley (patron-only).
October 31, 2022: CatsCast Episode 8: Love Tokens by Constance Fay.
October 2022: CatsCast Episode 7: Four Stories About … Cats?.
September 2022: CatsCast Episode 6: Magnificent Maurice, or the Flowers of Immortality by Rati Mehrotra (patron-only).
August 2022: CatsCast Episode 5: Daisies by Marshall J. Moore.
July 2022: CatsCast Episode 4: The Cat by Nicole Walsh (patron-only).
June 2022: CatsCast Episode 3: What Cats (and Dragons) Do by KT Bryski.
May 2022: CatsCast Episode 2: Tin Opener by Charlotte Platt (patron-only).
April 2022: CatsCast Episode 1: The Cat Lady and the Petitioner by Jennifer Hudak.
April 2021: CatsCast 341 (April Fools 2021) – Bargain by Sarah Gailey
April 2020: CatsCast 289 (April Fool’s 2020) – The Thing in the Basement by Gerri Leen
You can find us on Bluesky at @catscast.org, on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter at @catscastpod, or on the Escape Artists Discord server. For general inquiries, email catscast@escapeartists.net.
Our Staff
Editor: Laura Pearlman (she/her)
Laura Pearlman’s short fiction has appeared in Nature, Shimmer, Flash Fiction Online, and a handful of other places. Her LOLcat captions have appeared in McSweeney’s. She’s a former associate editor at Escape Pod and has guest-edited episodes of Escape Pod and Cast of Wonders. She has a tragically neglected blog called Unlikely Explanations and can be found on Bluesky at @laurasbadideas.bsky.social.
Assistant Editor: Tarver Nova (he/him)
Tarver Nova is a spec-fic writer and professional night owl. His stories are found in Baffling Magazine, Air & Nothingness Press, Daily Science Fiction, and other fine places. He is found in New York with an ever-growing number of forever and foster cats. Visit him at tarvernova.com or show him your cats on Twitter @tarvernova.
Associate Editor: Aurora Hurd (they/them)
Aurora Hurd is a Vermont speculative fiction writer and a graduate of Goddard College’s Creative Writing MFA program. They teach creative writing classes for all levels, co-own the StoryWilds writing coaching, and are currently working on editing their first (several) novel(s). You can find updates on what they’re up to at their website aurorahurd.com
Audio Producer: Wilson Fowlie (he/him)
Wilson Fowlie lives in a suburb of Vancouver, Canada and has been reading aloud since the age of 4. His life has changed recently: he lost his wife to cancer, he has joined the Escape Artists team, and he changed day jobs, from programming to recording voiceovers for instructional videos, which he loves doing, but not as much as he loved Heather.
Audio Producer: Dave Robison
Dave Robison has lent his voice to dozens of stories for Escape Artists Inc. where he also supports the organization as Production Concierge. He’s currently shepherding several enterprises, including ARCHIVOS, a story mapping and presentation tool, a zombie-themed coffee company (complete with a weekly webcomic) called CORPSE COFFEE AND TEA, and his voice acting career.
Supervising Editor: Purrsephone (she/her)
Purrsephone (or Seffie, as she likes to be called) divides her time between the sunny living spaces of her home and the dark nether regions of her human’s bedroom closet. Her hobbies include purring and chasing the laser dot.
Editorial Intern: Frankie (she/her)
Frankie “Bartleby”, Esq. is a full-time snuggler and part-time dust mop from Queens. In her free time, she enjoys playing fetch with bottle caps and chirping at anything that moves (and some things that don’t).
Editorial Intern: Janeway (she/her)
Editorial Intern: Grendel (he/him)
Editorial Intern: Momo (he/him)
Momo primary duty is to greet visitors and come running when the doorbell rings, while his siblings sprint in the other direction. When not making friends, he can be found scratching things he shouldn’t and looking sad when Janeway stole the lap he wanted to sit in.
Production Intern: Grover
Cover Model: Guinness (he/him)
GUINNESS IS AN AUTHOR, MODEL, ACTOR, AND CON-RUNNER. HE ENJOYS BOXES AND BLANKIES, AND HE LIVES WITH HIS HUMAN (AND PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHER) KT BRYSKI. FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER @GuinnessIsACat.
Alumni
Supervising Editor: Thunder
Thunder (August 19, 2004 – January 6, 2023) served as supervising editor at CatsCast from the beginning. He also worked in a research computing group in southern California, participating enthusiastically in conference calls. Always an overachiever, he held an additional job as a food critic. He was the best cat ever.