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I’m Liz J. Bradley, a science fiction author and poet who adores short fiction and snacks. Each episode of Sci-fi Snacks is a short and sweet (or salty!) discussion of what I loved, what I learned, and what I snacked on while reading new-to-me short science fiction. Hop on board and listen anywhere you consume podcasts

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38. BONUS Birthday Episode! Sci-Fi Snacks is One: Birthdays

It's our Birthday! Celebrate a whole year of science fiction short stories and snacks. This week's story: Birthdays, by Fred Saberhagen. Published in Galaxy Magazine This week's snack: Birthday Cake Biscotti (it's amazing check out this whole blog!) To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening! Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley ----------------------------------------------------------- Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

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37. Unlikeable Women and Alternate Universes: Some Desperate Glory

If you could live your life over and over, with all your memories could you stop the end of the universe? This week's story: Some Desperate Glory, by Emily Tesh Hugo Award Arthur C. Clarke Award Finalist! Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Finalist! This week's snack: Chocolate (Devil's Food) Cake! IYKYK To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening! Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley ----------------------------------------------------------- Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

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36. Megafauna and Fatherhood from Beyond the Grave: Uncertain Sons

Grounding your weird fiction with a throughline that cuts right through all the horror to the humanity at all has me crying while reading this week's award-nominated novelette. This week's story: Uncertain Sons, by Thomas Ha. Published in Uncertain Sons and Other Stories. Nebula Award Nominee (novelette)Philip K. Dick Award NomineeBritish Science Fiction Association Awards NomineeBram Stoker Awards Nominee in Long Fiction (for title novelette)Locus Recommended Reading ListNew York Public Library 'Best of 2025' This week's snack: Bread Machine Coffee Cake To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening! Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley ----------------------------------------------------------- Next Week's Story: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

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35. Naughty Goats and Joy: Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200

When a farmhand robot appears at Tantie Merle's house as a gift, she doesn't realize she is on the precipice of change, for not only her life, but the world. This week's story: Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200, by R.S.A. Garcia Published in Uncanny Magazine • Nebula Awards 2024 — short story — winner • Eugie Awards 2024 — finalist • Ignyte Awards 2024 — short story — nomination • Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2024 — winner This week's snack: Carrot Cake To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening! Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley ----------------------------------------------------------- Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

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34. Bodybuilders and Superheros: If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You

In which gym bros save their community and fall in love. This week's story: If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You, by John Chu. Published in Uncanny Magazine Hugo Awards 2023 — novelette — nominationNebula Awards 2023 — novelette — winnerIgnyte Awards 2023 — novelette — winnerLocus Awards 2023 — novelette — winner This week's snack: Snacky Clusters from Trader Joes To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening! Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley ----------------------------------------------------------- Next Week's Story: Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200 Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

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33. The Art and Beauty of Being Known: Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being

When medical information is controlled by a conglomerate, and knowledge behind a paywall can be the difference between life and death, one 'doctor' goes to great lengths to learn and know her alien patient. This week's story: Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being, by A. W. Prihandita. Published in Clarksworld Winner: 2024 Nebula Award for Best NoveletteFinalist: 2025 Ignyte Award for Outstanding NoveletteFinalist: 2025 Eugie Award This week's snack: Five Flavor Pound Cake To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening! Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley ----------------------------------------------------------- Next Week's Story: If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

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32. Anthropomorphizing and Archives: The Portmeirion Road

What if the knowledge to your survival would cost you your friend? And what if that friend was a robot? This week's story: The Portmeirion Road, by Fiona Moore. Published in Clarksworld 2024 BSFA Award Finalist for Best Short Fiction This week's snack: Airheads Xtremes Candy To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening! Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley ----------------------------------------------------------- Next Week's Story: Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

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31. Exorcisms and Climate Fiction: What Any Dead Thing Wants

In the gray space in between terraforming and colonization, an exorcism crew captain confronted by a human ghost has to grapple with his purpose. This week's story: What Any Dead Thing Wants, by Aimee Ogden. Published in Psychopomp Nebula Novelette Finalist This week's snack: Animal Crackers and Frosting To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening! Let's connect on Socials! @lizjbradley.bsky.social | @lizjbradley ----------------------------------------------------------- Next Week's Story: The Portmeirion Road Intro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

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I’m Liz J. Bradley, a science fiction author and poet who adores short fiction and snacks. Each episode of Sci-fi Snacks is a short and sweet (or salty!) discussion of what I loved, what I learned, and what I snacked on while reading new-to-me short science fiction. Hop on board and listen anywhere you consume podcasts

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