Sisters of Sci-Fi

L. Stephanie Tait
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Contrary to the (thankfully) diminishing belief that science fiction is a predominantly male genre, women have been at the forefront of sci-fi and speculative fiction since before it became a popularized literary category. Sisters of Sci-Fi is a bi-monthly podcast that examines the immense amount of science fiction written by women since the 1600s. In order to cover as many writers as possible, over this enormous expanse of time, rich with options, the show is formatted like a sort of book club, so listeners can plan ahead and read along, or sit back and enjoy the discussions between host L. Stephanie Tait, and her fellow guest-hosts. New episodes will be posted the first and third Tuesday of every month.

  1. Jun 10

    Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 5: Cosmic Hope

    Written and read by Nikita Text of the story: Cosmic Hope Looking at the earthrise from the far side of the moon, Niki felt herself gasp. She never thought she'd ever make it high enough to dangle her feet from Earth's North Pole, much less the moon. Nothing mattered here. It didn't matter how cold the air got, how little sunlight was able to make its way here. The craters, the darkness, the silence - none of it mattered. She. Was. Here. She really wanted to light up a cigarette and take it all in, right down to the last cell in her body. All across her little, blue planet, life had exploded and then done everything it could to kill itself. She took another deep breath. Vacuum. Her lungs expanded. She held her breath and let it out slowly, until her back caved in. Far away, her glass sphere spinned around and around. Maybe nothing mattered anymore. Maybe everything still did. Music Credits: "Days of Brightness" by Raighes Factory Sound Credits: Sound Effects from Storyblocks and by L. Stephanie Tait Sound Design by L. Stephanie Tait Sound mixing by L. Stephanie Tait Image credits (everything was made by a human): Poster image, Earth Crew 2042 logo, and animation by Brian Carroll All copyrights of the Cosmic Hope micro fiction story belong to Nikita Bawa. All permissions for this production of Cosmic Hope belongs to Sisters of Sci-Fi. No permissions given for reprinting, reposting, recreating, rerecording, using as a prompt or for expanding into another story, or using for machine learning. Contact Sisters of Sci-Fi for permissions to use in all usages and scenarios.

    2 min

  2. May 27

    Earth Crew 2042 Episode 4: another terrible day

    Episode 4 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi.  Dear Diary, today has been another terrible day for the Empress *squeak french r* of Alactria. Her younger sister has come to visit... Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait Starring the voice talents of: Blerg- Nadia Vazquez Bob- Kimberly Rockwell Dr. Droovnia- Dr. Susan W. Tait Empress/Younger Sister- Romi Dames Grrthnk- Michelle Grey Hhhhhthhhh- Nikita Bawa Mummy 1- Tiffany Cole Mummy 2- Sheryl Scott Professor Plinstik- Dr. Stephen Tait Music Credits: "Melodramatic 1970s Disco" by Ethan Fik "Balanced Pathway Forward" by Jayson Wayne Brown Sound Credits: Sound Effects from Storyblocks and by L. Stephanie Tait Sound Design by L. Stephanie Tait Sound mixing by L. Stephanie Tait Image credits (everything was made by a human): Poster image, Earth Crew 2042 logo, and animation by Brian Carroll All copyrights for images, recordings, texts, animations, promotional material, and scripts associated with Earth Crew and Sisters of Sci-Fi belong to L. Stephanie Tait and the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast.

    23 min

  3. May 13

    Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 4: Flow State

    Written and read by Lili Fox-Lim Text of the story: Flow State Sweat beaded on her temple, not just from the heat. The rhythmic crashing allowed her attention to find its habitual peace. A juicy wave on the horizon. Ale began to sprint. The juvenile edge of the wave walled up. Perfect. It peeled over. Yes. The tunnel of water enclosed her, in darkness. Then, silence. Stars. Ale tensed. Familiar heralds, dancing neon strings, in her periphery. Here we go!  SHHP. Near freezing. Choppy. Maybe the Atlantic— SHHP. Windy. Sand in her eyes. SHHP. Was that a castle? SHHP. Back on her board. Topanga. On Tuesday, Dr. Mills listened intently. He nodded. "Quite an imagination! Surfing clearly makes you very relaxed and, uh, creative." Ale took a measured breath. She would try a new therapist next week. Music Credits: "Nebula Eternal Relaxing Meditative Soundscape" by The Turquoise Moon Sound Credits: Sound Effects from Storyblocks and by L. Stephanie Tait Sound Design by L. Stephanie Tait Sound mixing by L. Stephanie Tait Image credits (everything was made by a human): Poster image, Earth Crew 2042 logo, and animation by Brian Carroll All copyrights of the Flow State micro fiction story belong to Lil Fox-Lim. All permissions for this production of Flow State belongs to Sisters of Sci-Fi. No permissions given for reprinting, reposting, recreating, rerecording, using as a prompt or for expanding into another story, or using for machine learning. Contact Sisters of Sci-Fi for permissions to use in all usages and scenarios.

    2 min

  4. Apr 8

    Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 3: Happy Birthday

    Written and read by Nadia Vazquez Text of the story: Happy Birthday She clutched the tiny bundle of chaos, tiptoeing toward the purple quilt that enveloped her brother. The creaky floorboards betrayed her. He opened his eyes. "Now that you're seven, you can see," she whispered, holding out the fuzzy, smelly chaos. "This is my emotional support time loop." "How does it work?" he asked. "Touch it," she said softly. She clutched the tiny bundle of chaos and tiptoed toward the purplequilt that enveloped her brother. All copyrights of the Happy Birthday micro fiction story belong to Nadia Vazquez. All permissions for this production of Happy Birthday belongs to Sisters of Sci-Fi. No permissions given for reprinting, reposting, recreating, rerecording, using as a prompt or for expanding into another story, or using for machine learning. Contact Sisters of Sci-Fi for permissions to use in all usages and scenarios.

    1 min

  5. Mar 25

    Earth Crew 2042 Episode 3: The crew with two lives

    Episode 3 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi.  While taking a much needed rest on the casino planet of D329 Flamphis Gamma, Earth Crew 2042 must find a way to help one of their own remember who they are. Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait Starring the voice talents of: A13x1s- Dawn Alden Jane the Narrator- Kimberly Rockwell Brian- Brian Carroll Chandra- Lili Fox-Lim Gstlwring- Alexander Scott Mnemosyne- Abhimanyu Katyal Stephanie- L. Stephanie Tait Music Credits: Music licensed from Gavin Keese's original score to the film "Captain Valedor" including "Monsters… from Space!" Additional music "Dig that Disc" and "Get Funked Up" by Jon Presstone. Sound Credits: Sound Effects from Storyblocks and by L. Stephanie Tait Sound Design by L. Stephanie Tait Sound mixing by L. Stephanie Tait Image credits (everything was made by a human): Poster image, Earth Crew 2042 logo, and animation by Brian Carroll All copyrights for images, recordings, texts, animations, promotional material, and scripts associated with Earth Crew and Sisters of Sci-Fi belong to L. Stephanie Tait and the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast.

    39 min

  6. Mar 11

    Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 2: Mitigation Translation

    Written and read by Kimberly Rockwell Text of the story: Mitigation Translation When the alien transmission arrived, every senior analyst agreed on one thing: it was a threat. The syntax was sharp. The cadence hostile. The verbs clearly aggressive. But the youngest linguist in the room saw the anomaly—a single word that refused to align. "Trixdadhl" didn't fit. It didn't match. She reran the translation. Then again.  Then, slowly, aloud. The message changed. We apologize if we frightened you. We did not know how loud we were. Weapons powered down. Sirens fell quiet. History exhaled. Later, they asked her how she prevented a war. She said, "I translated fear into regret." Music Credits: "Majestic Forest" by Humans Win Image credits (everything was made by a human): Sci-Fi Snack Stop logo and images by Brian Carroll All copyrights of Mitigation Translation belong to Kimberly Rockwell. All permission for this production of Mitigation Translation belongs to Sisters of Sci-Fi. No permissions given for reprinting, reposting, recreating, rerecording, using as a prompt or for expanding into another story, or using for machine learning. Contact Sisters of Sci-Fi for permissions to use in all usages and scenarios.

    2 min

  7. Feb 11

    Sci-Fi Snack Stop Episode 1: Transformation

    A short story about a new life for a weapon of war long after they were abandoned on a foreign planet. This is a microfiction from a longer short story by L. Stephanie Tait. Written and read by L. Stephanie Tait Text of the story: Transformation The last thing she'd remembered was destruction. But as her system rebooted, after so many centuries of inactivity, she looked down. And saw the flowers from the field into which she'd been surrendered had joined with her body. Moss flourished in the crevices where weapons used to be. Small creatures moved around her, unafraid. Her body was made new- a hybrid of metal and earth. Her purpose now her own. This was a new era. That she could write herself.  A story with a happy ending.  Or many. All copyrights belong to L. Stephanie Tait. No permissions given for reprinting, reposting, recreating, rerecording, using as a prompt or for expanding into another story, or using for machine learning. Contact Sisters of Sci-Fi for permissions to use in all usages and scenarios.

    1 min

  8. 03/12/2025

    Earth Crew 2042 Episode 2: the coding conundrum

    Episode 2 of Earth Crew 2042, an episodic radio play by the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast that is a light-hearted love letter to 1970s sci-fi.  The members of Earth Crew 2042 encounter a ship run by supercomputer 01000101 and it's impudent humanoid inhabitants. Are they friendly, or is there something else, something... nefarious afoot? Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by L. Stephanie Tait Starring the voice talents of: 01000101- Julia Manis A13x1s- Dawn Alden Bob/Jane the Narrator- Kimberly Rockwell Brian- Brian Carroll Chandra- Lili Fox-Lim Saliani- Renée Torchio MacDonald Stephanie- L. Stephanie Tait Treya- Michelle Grey Music Credits: Music licensed from Gavin Keese's original score to the film "Captain Valedor" Additional music "Smooth Love 1976 (Piano) by Yagull Music and "The Space Between Us" by Boris Skalsky   Sound Credits: Sound Effects from Storyblocks and by L. Stephanie Tait Sound Design by L. Stephanie Tait Sound mixing by L. Stephanie Tait   Image credits (everything was made by a human): Poster image, Earth Crew 2042 logo, and animation by Brian Carroll   All copyrights for images, recordings, texts, animations, promotional material, and scripts associated with Earth Crew and Sisters of Sci-Fi belong to L. Stephanie Tait and the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast.

    22 min
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Contrary to the (thankfully) diminishing belief that science fiction is a predominantly male genre, women have been at the forefront of sci-fi and speculative fiction since before it became a popularized literary category. Sisters of Sci-Fi is a bi-monthly podcast that examines the immense amount of science fiction written by women since the 1600s. In order to cover as many writers as possible, over this enormous expanse of time, rich with options, the show is formatted like a sort of book club, so listeners can plan ahead and read along, or sit back and enjoy the discussions between host L. Stephanie Tait, and her fellow guest-hosts. New episodes will be posted the first and third Tuesday of every month.

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  • Creator
    L. Stephanie Tait
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    ©2018 L. Stephanie Tait
  • Show Website
    Sisters of Sci-Fi