Drabblecast 412 – 1977
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the Drabblecast presents a full cast production of “1977” by Carrie Vaughn. “Have a...
Drabblecast 411 – Wholesale Solution
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Drabblecast, something a little different! “Wholesale Solution” is a full cast ...
Drabblecast 410 – Go Between
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Drabblecast, Norm and NPR’s Chioke I’Anson bring you stories about the voices i...
Drabblecast 409 – The Dandelion Man
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast presents an original story: “The Dandelion Man” by Jack Nicholls. A tale of co...
Drabblecast 408- Doubleheader: Robert Reed
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Drabblecast brings you two new, previously unpublished stories by SF genre luminary Ro...
Drabblecast 407 – The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we bring you “The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the ...
Drabbleclassics 30- Doubleheader featuring Mur Lafferty (150)
19 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Drabbleclassics episode, fan and audio producer Fred Greenhalgh presents two classic Drabble...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut – The Box Born Wraith
12 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Just Lookin’ for Chocolate.” Norm and author Kevin Anderson discuss the horror genre, the ori...
Drabblecast 406 – Beauty Tips for the Apocalypse
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today The Drabblecast brings you an original story commissioned by Karen Heuler: “Beauty Tips for ...
Drabblecast 405 – Wet Fur
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Drabblecast presents “Wet Fur” by Jeremiah Tolbert. From Jeremiah: “This story c...
Drabblecast 404 – Witches for Mars
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Closing out Women and Aliens month, The Drabblecast brings you another originally commissioned story...
Drabbleclassics 29 – Primary Pollinator (191)
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drabbleclassics: A fan-hosted Series that features fan-picked stories from the Drabblecast archives,...
Drabblecast 403 – The Translator
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Next up in Women and Aliens month: a Drabblecast original commissioned from author Eboni J. Dunbar, ...
Drabblecast 402 – The Moving Stars
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in the thick of Women and Aliens month, and we’re keeping it going with an original commis...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut – Sing
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“A Musical on a Submarine” Norm and author Kristine Kathryn Rusch discuss her story from way bac...
Drabblecast 401 – We Who Stole The Dream Pt. 2
16 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Women and Aliens Month continues with Part 2 of “We Who Stole The Dream” by James Tiptree Jr., a...
Drabblecast 400 – We Who Stole The Dream Pt. 1
09 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast launches its 8th Annual Women and Aliens Month with Part 1 of “We Who Stole the Dr...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut – Trifecta: Things We Made
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“My Kids Think I’m Nuts” Norm and Drabblecast Audio Producer Adam Pracht talk about the Maker’...
Drabblecast 399 – Trifecta: We Don’t Talk Any More
24 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Drabblecast presents a Trifecta Special: “We Don’t Talk Any More.” “One in Fou...
Drabblecast 398 – The Day After The Day The Martians Came
09 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Drabblecast presents “The Day After the Day the Martians Came” by Frederik Pohl. J...
Drabblecast 397 – Fruit and Words
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Drabblecast presents “Fruit and Words” by Aimee Bender; a story about words and th...
Drabblecast 396 – Trifecta: Losses & Sacrifices
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Drabblecast brings you three stories about shipwrecks, murder, and Nazis. It’s a Los...
Drabbleclassics 28 – Happy Old Year (308)
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drabbleclassics is a fan-hosted monthly series that features fan-picked stories from the Drabblecast...
Drabblecast 395 – The Slaying of the Dragon
12 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Drabblecast we present “The Slaying of the Dragon” by Dino Buzzati. Enjoy this ...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: The Worm Within
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“…And Then What?” Norm and author Vincent Eaton revisit a parasite-oriented listener favorite...
Drabblecast 394 – Dirty Santa
25 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas strangers! The Drabblecast has something rather wicked fixed up for you this holiday...
Drabblecast 393 – Diamante and Strass
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today the Drabblecast brings you “Diamante and Strass” by Lucy A. Snyder. Lucy A. Snyder is a fi...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Jelly Park
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s about getting on the bus…” Norm and author Aliya Whiteley talk double decker busses, d...
Drabblecast 392 – Single Parent
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast brings you “Single Parent” by Sarah Gailey. Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award-winning...
Drabbleclassics 27 – Go Beep (173)
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Drabbleclassics is a fan-hosted monthly series that features fan-picked stories from the Drabblecast...
Drabblecast 391 – Day of The Dog
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, The Drabblecast brings you “Day of the Dog” by Aliya Whiteley. We’ve still got a few bo...
Drabblecast 390 – I Will Remain
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today the Drabblecast brings you “I Will Remain” by David Steffen. It’s a show for all our wei...
Drabblecast 389 – Night of the Living POTUS
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast presents “Night of the Living POTUS” by Adam-Troy Castro. Every President Elect ...
Drabblecast 388 – Skullpocket: Part 2
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast completes its triumphant return with the conclusion of this two-part Halloween speci...
Drabblecast 387 – Skullpocket: Part 1
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast is finally reborn with this special two-part Halloween story: “Skullpocket” by N...
Drabblecast Reborn Metacast
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast Reborn! Yeah, it’s happening! There’s just 48 hours left to be a part of it, fol...
Drabblecast Presents: In Search of The Burmese Floridian Python
14 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cryptozoologist Connor Choadsworth deep into the Florida Everglades in search of the elusive and d...
Drabblecast Presents: The Adventures of Connor Choadsworth
14 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Three days left in the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter! You’ve still got time to get in there and ...
Drabblecast Fan Picks: To Whatever
13 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Drabblecast Fan Zimmerman goes over his first Drabblecast love, remembering his trip through the Wra...
Drabblecast Presents: Far Far Away
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A special throwback episode. With One week left in the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter, Norm pres...
Drabblecast Fan Pick: Followed
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter campaign continues! Today, Fan Picks: Followed, by Will McIntosh ...
Drabblecast Fan Pick: The Belonging Kind
06 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As the Drabblecast Reborn Kickstarter campaign continues, we bring you another Fan Pick: The Belongi...
Drabblecast Presents: Globes
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A very special throwback story from our editor/founder/host and general bon vivant Norm Sherman. Lis...
Drabblecast Presents: Editor Lagerklatsch
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An Editor Lagerklatsch! Just what the hell is a Lagerklatsch? Well if you’ve been to a convention ...
Drabblecast Fan Picks: The Last Dog
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The leadup to our Relaunch Kickstarter campaign continues with this Fan Pick: The Last Dog. This was...
Drabblecast Compilation: Top 5 Drabbles and Twabbles
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As a lead up to our Relaunch, The Drabblecast brings you a compilation of our Top 5 Drabbles and Twa...
Drabblecast Presents: The Parasite Parade
09 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast presents “The Parasite Parade,” an audio version of an original children’s boo...
Drabblecast Compilation: Drabble News
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, The Drabblecast brings you a compilation of our “Drabble News” segments, including so...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Jimmy’s Roadside Cafe
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“Birds are what come after…” We present to you a special Relaunch Prelaunch episode—”The D...
Drabblecast Presents: The Top 10 Post Apocalypse Short Films
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Relaunching and Prelaunching continues: Norm shares and reviews his top 10 best (and free online!) p...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Flying On My Hatred of My Neighbor’s Dog
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Relaunch Prelaunch continues with another listener-requested “Director’s Cut: Flying On My H...
Drabblecast Presents: Inside Drabblecast Audio
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode takes you inside Drabblecast audio production. Ever wonder how we produce an episode of...
Drabblecast Presents: Bases Covered
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Relaunch Prelaunch a chunk of classic Drabblecast musical joy: Bases Covered – “...
The Drabblecast: 10 Years of Strange Stories (Part II)
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
And now we present the thrilling conclusion, Drabblecast: 10 Years of Strange Stories (Part II). The...
The Drabblecast: 10 Years of Strange Stories (Part 1)
14 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of the eleventh tenth year of the podcast, we thought we’d take you back in time through ...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Morris and the Machine
07 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Relaunch Prelaunch marches forward as we present the listener-requested “Director’s Cut: Mor...
Drabblecast Compilation: Holiday Specials
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A compilation of our holiday highlights, including songs, skits and intros from 10 years of Drabblec...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As a part of the Relaunch Prelaunch we revisit a listener favorite with special insight from the aut...
Drabblecast Director’s Cut: Teddy Bears and Tea Parties
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As a part of the Relaunch Prelaunch we revisit a listener favorite for the “Director’s Cut: Tedd...
The Relaunch Prelaunch
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“That is Not Dead, Which Can Eternal Lie.” What is the Relaunch Prelaunch? The Drabblecast is ba...
Drabblecast 386 – Garen and The Hound
02 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Drabblecast presents an originally commissioned story: “Garen and the Hound” by Je...
Drabblecast 385 – The Innsmouth of the South
11 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast continues Lovecraft Month with “The Innsmouth of the South,” an originally commi...
Drabblecast 384 – The Cats of Ulthar
05 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We begin our month-long celebration of H.P. Lovecraft with a dramatic reading of “The Cats of Ulth...
Drabblecast 383 – SUN MOON CAT MAN
05 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast concludes Women and Aliens month with “SUN MOON CAT MAN” by Julia Reynolds. This...
Drabblecast 382 – Down the Well
20 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Women and Aliens month continues with “Down the Well” by Alaya Dawn Johnson. Alaya is the author...
Drabblecast 381 – Unathi Battles the Black Hairballs
08 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Women and Aliens Month slithers forward with this week’s story: “Unathi Battles the Black Hairba...
Drabblecast 380 – The Four Generations of Chang E
21 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off Women And Aliens Month with “The Four Generations of Chang E,” by Zen Cho. It’s a...
Drabblecast 379 – Water Spots
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Drabblecast presents “Water Spots,” by Rebecca Gomezrueda, a troubling tale...
Drabblecast 378 – Giraffe Cyborg Cleans House!
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A plate, a plate, another plate burst upon the kitchen tile. This one broke into three large pieces ...
Drabblecast 377 – Here There Be Monsters?
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The canary yellow shirt read “Camp Fit,” but it didn’t quite fit the bulbous, pre-adolescent b...
Drabblecast 376 – A Last Kiss for Lazarus Winters (A Saint Darwin’s Spiritual)
18 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Drabblecast brings you “A Last Kiss for Lazarus Winters,” another story in D...
Drabblecast 375 – Ghost in the Coffee Machine
02 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to ghosts, my grandmother has one solution: brew a pot of coffee. Like today, in Sadie...
Drabblecast 374 – Jump I’ll Catch You
18 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Anton drew his legs up underneath him. The car seat was huge and puffy, and the leather made a breat...
Drabblecast 373 – Trifecta: Things We Made
30 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sato lay on the cement floor of the workshop in a pool of his own blood and tried desperately to get...
Drabblecast 372 – Delicate Parts
27 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Earnest was in kindergarten when Jackie the Janitor got fired for “choking the chicken” in the g...
Drabblecast 371 – Old Dead Futures
16 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There are two things I love, and one is the tiny grey owl outside my window. He is not afraid of me....
Drabblecast 370 – The Little Mermaid of Innsmouth
13 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Drabblecast presents: “The Little Mermaid of Innsmouth” by Caroline M. Yoachim. This is a ne...
Drabblecast 369 – In The Walls
06 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The deadliest things in war are not bullets and guns, but hunger and desperation. I’m hungry. Penn...
Drabblecast 368 – Restless in R’lyeh
30 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dear Doctor Saperstein, I’m a 44-year-old librarian from Kansas and a loyal reader of askdoctorsap...
Drabblecast 367 – The Whisperer in Darkness pt. 2
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Then, apparently crossing my incoherent note and reaching me Saturday afternoon, September 8th, came...
Drabblecast 366 – The Whisperer in Darkness pt. 1
09 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Bear in mind closely that I did not see any actual visual horror at the end. To say that a mental sh...
Drabblecast 365 – This Secular Technology
13 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Leah woke up, said the blessing upon waking, then turned on her overlay with a mental command. She h...
Drabblecast 364 – All of Our Past Places
06 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Aoife always told me that you could go anywhere, as long as you had the right map. So when it happen...
Drabblecast 363 – The Totals
04 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Clutch has killed somebody recently. This goes without saying. For as long as Clutch can remember, h...
Drabblecast 362 – Starter House
15 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dale looked up through the ribbed Lucite dome of Asteroid Cintas II, his eyes lit from within by tho...
Drabblecast 361 – Time to Say Goodnight
10 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
“Then Duck left Mr. Tomkin’s farm and went to swim in Glacier Lake, just like he’d always want...
Drabblecast 360 – Trifecta: Locked Boxes
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
I didn’t kill God; we should clear that up right away. I just captured him and put him in a little...
Drabblecast 359 – Trifecta: Unnatural Growth
09 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
My twin brother had been a dry-eyed baby, and he grew into a dry-eyed boy. “Yaakov, why don’t yo...
Drabblecast 358 – DoubleHeader: Rachael K. Jones
04 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
10. _Influenza siderius_ begins as a general malaise. That is always the first symptom. Perhaps you ...
Drabblecast 357 – Trifecta: Embarrassing Personal Problems
03 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It looks like a quantity of strawberry jam squeezed into a cheap polythene shower cap. Even down to ...
Drabblecast 356 – An Exodus of Wings
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Before Heidi came along, Michael did everything he could to keep the damn faeries out of his apartme...
Drabblecast 355 – Kiriki Grocery
07 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The last day of orientation at New Plymouth University, Work Placement called students up in pairs. ...
Drabblecast 354 – DoubleHeader XVIII: Sylvia Spruck Wrigley
25 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alone — but not lonely. Three days, we’ve been on this planet. Over a year, Earth-time. But we d...
Drabblecast 353 – Primrose or Return to Il’maril
21 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
“I will not leave this cavern,” the voice said as soon as I stepped into the cave mouth. A barit...
Drabblecast 352 – Snow Day
18 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The shovel bit through the foamy snow on the top stair of my front porch, then stopped with a clang....
Drabblecast 351 – DoubleHeader XVII: Camille Griep
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The fiery orange sun hung high over the Bangkok skyline to the south. Professor Tina Montri rearrang...
Drabblecast 350 – Trifecta XXX: Something Fishy
18 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Izam’s fingers moved on their own. They found his sunken chest. And counted his ribs. His father w...
Drabblecast 349 – The Island of White Houses
09 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am going to the island. I climb the slick wood stairs down to Whitmuth beach. The wind blows...
Drabblecast 348 – DoubleHeader XVI: LiAnn Yim
25 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The fish were restless. They spun the water mossy dark until the pond was the color of crushed bottl...
Drabblecast 347 – Why I Hate Zombie Unicorns
11 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The good news is, zombie unicorns almost never bite. The bad news is, even a tiny scratch from a zom...