Story Radio Podcast

Story Radio Podcast
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A monthly podcast dedicated to celebrating the literary short story and all things bookish. Bite-size short fiction for writers and readers everywhere. Listen to a short story or interview on the 1st of each month at 12:00am. Hosted by Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan open to established, new and emerging writers in the English language. Always free to submit. Story Radio Podcast is a Community Interest Company (CIC), established to support and promote emerging writers, actors and literary voices. As a CIC, we operate for public benefit, reinvesting any future profits back into the organisation to sustain and grow opportunities for the writing community. We are a small organisation run by volunteer writers and producers (Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan) hoping to benefit the writing community. Our eventual aim is to be self-funding and to pay our writers and actors for each short story we produce. Visit our https://patreon.com/storyradio (Patreon) if you would like to support our work and access exclusive content. Send us your stories Visit the Submissions page on our website https://www.storyradio.org/submissions/ (https://www.storyradio.org) Or contact Tabitha Potts at submit@storyradio.org About us Tabitha Potts is a writer living in East London. She has had several short stories published in print and online and short-listed for various awards, most recently the https://alpinefellowship.com/writing-prize (Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize). In a previous life, she was a BBC Radio Drama producer. Read more at http://www.tabithapotts.com/ (http://www.tabithapotts.com). Martin Nathan has worked as a labourer, showman, pancake chef, fire technician, and a railway engineer. His short fiction has been published by Tangent Press, HCE and Grist and his poetry has appeared in Finished Creatures, Erbacce and Aesthetica. His novel – A Place of Safety is published by Salt Publishing. Website: https://www.martinnathan.co.uk/ (http://www.martinnathan.co.uk)

  1. 1d ago

    Interview with Miki Lentin about his novel Bird in Space

    In this episode of Story Radio, Tabitha is joined by Miki Lentin, whose new novel Bird in Space is published on 2 February 2027 by Afsana Press. The book follows Jerry, a man in his late forties, who is sent by his mother on what seems an impossible quest: to travel through Romania and Ukraine and save a carved wooden house built by his grandfather before the Second World War. Miki talks about the family stories and 1980s photographs that sparked the book, why Jerry is the age he is, and how he wove surreal and uncanny moments into a realist novel. He also discusses the two women closest to Jerry, the friends he makes along the way, the symbolism of painted eggs, the influence of the Romanian New Wave, what happens to the memories held in the houses we leave, and why the novel begins and ends with Brancusi’s sculptures. He finishes with a look at his next project, then reads from chapters 1, 5 and 18. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction01:11 About the novel02:19 Writing inspiration04:19 Jerry’s midlife crisis06:20 Surreal elements09:40 The women in Jerry’s life12:12 Friends in Romania14:52 Symbolism17:32 Romanian New Wave cinema20:31 Houses and heritage23:09 Brancusi’s sculptures25:42 Next project26:28 Reading: Chapter 128:39 Reading: Chapter 532:31 Reading: Chapter 1834:44 Closing About Miki Lentin Miki Lentin took up writing while travelling the world with his family. His first novel, Winter Sun, was published in 2024. He holds an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London, and has been placed in the Fish Publishing Short Memoir Prize and the Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Award. He also volunteers with Freedom from Torture’s Write to Life programme, supporting refugees and asylum seekers with their creative work. Book details Bird in Space by Miki Lentin will be published 2 February 2027 by Afsana Press. Credits The producer was Tabitha Potts Tabitha Potts is a podcaster, short story writer and novelist, recognised with an Honourable Mention in the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize. Her debut novel was published by Rowan Prose Publishing in June 2026. About Story Radio Story Radio is the podcast for readers, writers and lovers of literature everywhere. Find out more at storyradio.org. Story Radio is taking a break for Christmas and will return in the New Year. Story Radio CIC is supported by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Allia Impact. Support Story Radio Podcast

    Interview with Miki Lentin about his novel Bird in Space

  2. Sep 30

    Interview with S A Sizemore about Whispers of the Pale Witch

    In this Halloween-themed episode, Story Radio talks to author S.A. Sizemore about her debut horror novel, Whispers of the Pale Witch, the first instalment in the Beckett Coven trilogy, published by Rowan Prose Publishing. Partially inspired by Sizemore's own ancestral connection to the Salem witch trials, the novel is released on 29 September 2026 and has already won several awards, including American Fiction Awards Winner for Best Occult/Horror Novel and Finalist for Best LGBTQ Novel. S.A. Sizemore was drawn to the stage from an early age and began writing professionally while studying theatre arts in college. After producing several plays regionally in Southern California, she pivoted to the themed entertainment industry before turning to fiction. You can find her at her author website, beckettcoven.com. This episode was produced by Tabitha Potts. Tabitha Potts is a podcaster, short story writer and novelist, recognised with an Honourable Mention in the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize. Her debut novel was published by Rowan Prose Publishing in June 2026. Donate We are a volunteer-led organisation and appreciate any donations towards our running costs. Buy us a coffee Become a patreon Contact us Visit our our website Storyradio.org

    Interview with S A Sizemore about Whispers of the Pale Witch

  3. Aug 31

    Chateau d'Orquevaux Writers' Salon

    Tabitha Potts interviews Beulah Van Rensburg, who helps run the writers' and artists' residency at the Chateau d'Orquevaux, about its history and aims. We then hear a selection of poets' and writers' works-in-progress. Alison Clarke is a poet, historical fiction and fantasy author, and visual artist. She is the author of M: The Mystical Odyssey of Harriet E. Wilson and Phillis: A Poetry Collection (University of Calgary Press, 2020), a #1 Amazon bestseller, as well as the award-winning YA fantasy series The Sisterhood, for which she won Diversity Magazine's 2016 Writer of the Year. She received the 2020 Fil Fraser award for her contributions to literary and visual art, and was a panellist at Seattle Worldcon 2025. Alison believes that stories can change the world. Buy M: The Mystical Odyssey of Harriet E. Wilson: UK: amzn.eu/d/f1sUgPn USA: a.co/d/6NqDbom Canada: a.co/d/1i8bo2f Eli Schaub: Eli is a fourth year creative writing major at the University of South Dakota, yet has been writing since his sophomore year of high school. He has written poems, plays, and short stories over the years. His goal when he graduates is to become a fantasy author, although he also loves writing stories in different genres and modes. Sophia Bea: @sophiabea.dot on Instagram Karin Hadadan is a three-times author, filmmaker, speaker and teacher, and the author of When Nothing Makes Sense: Finding God in the Gap Between Prayer & Answer. She also runs the PORTAL app and a Substack newsletter. Follow her at @icietnu on Instagram. Michelle Lizet Flores is the author of the chapbook Cuentos from the Swamp, alongside the titled works Invasive Species, Places We Build in the Universe and Carlito the Bat. Follow her at @shellyflowers on Instagram. Anna Maria Manalo is a recipient of the Denis Diderot award as a literary artist in residence at the Chateau d'Orquevaux, and holds a residency at Studio Faire for autumn 2027. She is the first Filipina-American author writing in the supernatural historical suspense genre, and the first to bring a creative nonfiction approach to it. A former screenwriter and therapist, her screenplays Under Tango Road, The Tulpa Effect and Uncharted Darkness have placed as quarterfinalists and top-ten finishers in competitions. Drawing on true accounts of the paranormal gathered across 27 countries, she is the Amazon bestselling author of Haunted Heirlooms and Unholy Structure. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Follow Anna Maria at annamariamanaloauthor.com or @TheSinisterArchives on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Substack. To contribute a true encounter to her blog, email cinescriber@gmail.com. Tabitha Potts is the host of Story Radio and the author of the gothic novel The House of Dust and Shadows (Rowan Prose Publishing), as well as the short story collection A Book of Short Stories (Wish Hounds Press). She holds a creative writing MA from Birkbeck and attended a residency at the Chateau d'Orquevaux, where she began work on her second novel, The Devil's Picture Book, a historical novel set in 1980s Oxford. In this episode, she reads from her work in progress.

    Chateau d'Orquevaux Writers' Salon

  4. Jul 31

    Interview with Marc S Perlman about his spy thriller The Riddle of the Trees

    This month on Story Radio, Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan talk to Marc S. Perlman about his debut novel, The Riddle of the Trees, published by Koehler Books on 10th March 2026. The novel opens with two journeys that will soon collide. In Belarus, a physicist is murdered by a KGB agent; in America, Jack Miller boards a flight to Eastern Europe hoping to understand the rift that has divided his Holocaust-surviving father and grandfather for decades. Before too long, their stories intersect in a tense international conflict focused on the Polish and Belarusian borders which meet in the Belavezskaya Forest. It's a fast-paced espionage novel with a fascinating backdrop. We talk to Marc about how he was inspired to write the novel while cycling through the Belavezskaya Forest from Poland into Belarus, about how he worked on the motivations for his main character and how he researched the spycraft used in the story. Marc S. Perlman lives with his wife and son in New York City, where he works as a lawyer and does much of his writing after his son finally agrees to go to bed. A graduate of Bowdoin College and Cardozo Law School, he has a lifelong interest in history and has travelled extensively throughout Eastern Europe. The Riddle of the Trees is his first novel. Produced by Martin Nathan. Martin Nathan has worked as a labourer, showman, pancake chef, fire technician and a railway engineer. His short fiction has been published by Tangent Press, HCE and Grist and his poetry has appeared in Finished Creatures, Erbacce and Aesthetica. His novel, A Place of Safety, is published by Salt Publishing. Story Radio CIC is supported by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Allia Impact. Support Story Radio Podcast

    Interview with Marc S Perlman about his spy thriller The Riddle of the Trees

  5. Jun 30

    Interview with Darren Coffield about Hen, Mistress of Mayhem: A Portrait of Henrietta Moraes

    In this episode, Martin Nathan and Tabitha Potts speak to Darren Coffield, artist, author and host at the Colony Room Green, about his book Hen, Mistress of Mayhem: A Portrait of Henrietta Moraes. We learn about Moraes' appalling childhood, her work as a writer, her life in Bohemian Soho, her friends, lovers and husbands and what it was like to be a muse and model for Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Maggi Hambling. This episode was produced by Martin Nathan.Martin Nathan has worked as a labourer, showman, pancake chef, fire technician, and a railway engineer. His short fiction has been published by Tangent Press, HCE and Grist and his poetry has appeared in Finished Creatures, Erbacce and Aesthetica. His novel – A Place of Safety is published by Salt Publishing. Donate We are a volunteer-led organisation and appreciate any donations towards our running costs. Buy us a coffee Become a patreon Contact us Visit our our website Storyradio.org Story Radio CIC is supported by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Allia Impact.

    Interview with Darren Coffield about Hen, Mistress of Mayhem: A Portrait of Henrietta Moraes

  6. May 31

    Interview with Tabitha Potts about The House of Dust and Shadows

    Tabitha Potts is interviewed by Martin Nathan about her debut novel, The House of Dust and Shadows, published by Rowan Prose Publishing on June 16th 2026. The House of Dust and Shadows is a Gothic mystery novel about the death of a famous painter and how it affects his three daughters when he disinherits all three of them in favour of someone else. We discuss ghosts, art and monstrous fathers in our first ever video interview. The House of Dust and Shadows is available for pre-order and is being published by Rowan Prose Publishing on June 16th, 2026. Tabitha Potts is a podcaster, short story writer and novelist, recognised with an Honourable Mention in the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize. Her debut novel was published by Rowan Prose Publishing in June 2026. Story Radio CIC is supported by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Allia Impact.

    Interview with Tabitha Potts about The House of Dust and Shadows

  7. Apr 30

    Wolf. Normal. by Lynne Curry

    In Wolf.Normal., a divorced mother impulsively decides to go on a challenging wilderness hike with a group of strangers. Over a day's hiking and a night sleeping in a remote cabin, she finds a strength and power within herself that she never realised existed before. Wolf. Normal was written and read by Lynne Curry. The producer was Tabitha Potts. The short story was first published in Literally Stories on March 27, 2026. Alaska/Washington author Lynne Curry—nominated for the 2025 Best of the Net Anthology, the 2024 Pushcart Prize and Best Microfiction—founded “Real-life Writing,” https://bit.ly/45lNbVo and publishes a monthly “Writing from the Cabin” blog, https://bit.ly/3tazJpW and a weekly “dear Abby of the workplace” newspaper column. Curry has published twenty-six short stories; seven poems; two articles on writing craft, and six books. Sound: Wolves - Yellowstone National Park by Nivatius -- https://freesound.org/s/519592/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Photo of wolf courtesy of Scott Liddell at Morguefile.com It has come to our attention that individuals posing as Story Radio have been approaching writers asking for payment to be on the show. We never ask writers to pay to submit to us; you can visit our Submissions page and send us a story for free or contact us via email to offer us an author interview. If you want to support us, we do have a Patreon and other ways to donate on our website (below). Support Story Radio Podcast

    Wolf. Normal. by Lynne Curry

  8. Mar 31

    Ava Glass talks about her spy novel The Hiding Season

    Ava Glass: The Hiding Season This week on Story Radio, Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan talk to Ava Glass (shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger and dubbed "the new Queen of spy fiction" by The Guardian) about her compelling new novel, The Hiding Season, published by Penguin on 26th March 2026. The Hiding Season marks a bold departure from Ava's acclaimed Emma Makepeace series. Where those novels followed a trained British intelligence officer, this book places an entirely ordinary woman — Maya Landry, recently escaped from a broken marriage and working at a remote Montana ski resort — at the centre of a deadly conspiracy. When Maya witnesses a murder and finds herself with no one to believe her, she is forced to abandon her identity, her home, and everything she knows in order to survive. In this conversation, we find out what drew Ava to write a different kind of spy story, told in the first person, set firmly on American soil, and focused on the collateral damage an intelligence operation can inflict on those who stumble, unwittingly, into its path. We learn about the craft decisions behind The Hiding Season: the novel's distinctive time structure, which resists a straightforward linear narrative; the challenge of writing a resourceful but untrained protagonist; and the atmospheric weight that the landscapes of Montana, Texas, and Chicago bring to the story. We also talk about what it means to reinvent yourself — a theme that resonates far beyond the world of espionage — and about the two figures at the novel's heart: Maya, who must outwit her pursuers on instinct alone, and Riley Maguire, the FBI agent whose motives she cannot quite bring herself to trust. Drawing on her years working alongside British intelligence and her earlier career as a crime reporter in America, Ava Glass brings a rare depth of knowledge to The Hiding Season, her most personal novel yet. Produced by Martin Nathan.Martin Nathan has worked as a labourer, showman, pancake chef, fire technician, and a railway engineer. His short fiction has been published by Tangent Press, HCE and Grist and his poetry has appeared in Finished Creatures, Erbacce and Aesthetica. His novel – A Place of Safety is published by Salt Publishing. Story Radio CIC is supported by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Allia Impact. Support Story Radio Podcast

    Ava Glass talks about her spy novel The Hiding Season
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A monthly podcast dedicated to celebrating the literary short story and all things bookish. Bite-size short fiction for writers and readers everywhere. Listen to a short story or interview on the 1st of each month at 12:00am. Hosted by Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan open to established, new and emerging writers in the English language. Always free to submit. Story Radio Podcast is a Community Interest Company (CIC), established to support and promote emerging writers, actors and literary voices. As a CIC, we operate for public benefit, reinvesting any future profits back into the organisation to sustain and grow opportunities for the writing community. We are a small organisation run by volunteer writers and producers (Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan) hoping to benefit the writing community. Our eventual aim is to be self-funding and to pay our writers and actors for each short story we produce. Visit our https://patreon.com/storyradio (Patreon) if you would like to support our work and access exclusive content. Send us your stories Visit the Submissions page on our website https://www.storyradio.org/submissions/ (https://www.storyradio.org) Or contact Tabitha Potts at submit@storyradio.org About us Tabitha Potts is a writer living in East London. She has had several short stories published in print and online and short-listed for various awards, most recently the https://alpinefellowship.com/writing-prize (Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize). In a previous life, she was a BBC Radio Drama producer. Read more at http://www.tabithapotts.com/ (http://www.tabithapotts.com). Martin Nathan has worked as a labourer, showman, pancake chef, fire technician, and a railway engineer. His short fiction has been published by Tangent Press, HCE and Grist and his poetry has appeared in Finished Creatures, Erbacce and Aesthetica. His novel – A Place of Safety is published by Salt Publishing. Website: https://www.martinnathan.co.uk/ (http://www.martinnathan.co.uk)

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  • Creator
    Story Radio Podcast
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    82
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    © 2025 Story Radio
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