I recently signed up for my first library card in about 17 years, and I think my library does the same thing with audio book checkouts. For the time being the fiction podcasts are keeping me busy enough, but I think I will try out the audio book thing sooner or later. Thanks for the head’s up.

And, regarding similar posts for Escape Pod and Podcastle, those are in the works. Of course, I have a lot of listening to do before I can write those. I’m working on Podcastle’s backlog right now and I will hopefully have an article for that in a few months, then Escape Pod to follow.

Thanks for stopping by!
,David

I have been enjoying audio books for a while now on my commute, and I agree; night and day difference in my quality of life!

My library allows you to check out full length audio books for free, which is my usual method. But pseudopod is great, thanks for turning me onto them!

If you ever get around to it, a post like this on Escape Pod or Podcastle would be highly appreciated!

And thanks for the suggestions for other audio fiction too. At the moment I’m working my way through Podcastle’s backlog, but I’m now always on the lookout for new audio fiction. The days of boring commutes are over!

If you like Fantasy Magazine’s selection, you might want to check out Podcastle’s newest offering, “The Small Door” by Holly Phillips. Podcastle contacted Cat Rambo of Fantasy Magazine and asked her to choose a story, and this is the one she chose. The reading is well done, and I love the writing. I definitely recommend this one. I’ll be on the lookout for new work by Holly Phillips.

http://podcastle.org/2009/11/05/podacastle-76-the-small-door/

Beneath Ceaseless Skies have a very high quality set of audio stories. Clarkesworld has fewer, and a couple are a bit shoddy soundwise. Also, as you say, the actor chosen changes the experience a lot. Sometimes they give just too much and impose their own viewpoint on the piece. Both these mags are worth listening to, though.

I’m going to check out the pods you feature here. Fantasy works really well for podcasts for me, so Podcastle is a must.

Keep up the good work.