{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"342: Of Monsters and Mainframes","description":"<p>This time we discussed <i>Of Monsters and Mainframes<\/i>, written by Barbara Truelove, and narrated by Chris Devon, Emana Rachelle, Charlie Albers, Eve Passeltiner, Zura Johnson, Cary Hite & Gail Shalan. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.<\/p> <p><i>Of Monsters and Mainframes<\/i> [<a href="https:\/\/tidd.ly\/3YQogbN">Libro.fm<\/a>] \/ [<a href="https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/media\/11530719\/of-monsters-and-mainframes">OverDrive\/Libby<\/a>] <\/p> <p><i>Starfleet Academy<\/i> (2026) [<a href="https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/shows\/star-trek-starfleet-academy\/">Paramount+<\/a>] <\/p> <p><i>The Locked Tomb<\/i> (Series): <i>Gideon the Ninth<\/i> [<a href="https:\/\/tidd.ly\/3xUqI46">Libro.fm<\/a>] \/ [<a href="https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/media\/4942008\/gideon-the-ninth">Overdrive\/Libby<\/a>] <\/p> <p><i>The Murderbot Diaries<\/i> (Series) - <i>All Systems Red<\/i> [<a href="https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4aocWHe">Libro.fm<\/a>] \/ [<a href="https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/media\/10103215\/all-systems-red">Overdrive\/Libby<\/a>]<\/p> <p><i>Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy<\/i> [<a href="https:\/\/tidd.ly\/3Qkglg3">Libro.fm<\/a>] \/ [<a href="https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/media\/109966\/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy">Overdrive\/Libby<\/a>] <\/p> <p><i>Wayfarers<\/i> (Series): <i>The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet<\/i> [<a href="https:\/\/tidd.ly\/3AZECGI">Libro.fm<\/a>] \/ [<a href="https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/media\/2847416\/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet">Overdrive\/Libby<\/a>]<\/p> <p><i>Someone You Can Build a Nest In<\/i> [<a href="https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4aIs7Mg">Libro.fm<\/a>] \/ [<a href="https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/media\/10393756\/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in">OverDrive\/Libby<\/a>] <\/p> <p><i>Space Opera<\/i> [<a href="https:\/\/tidd.ly\/3hjuSN6">Libro.fm<\/a>] \/ [<a href="https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/media\/3918668\/space-opera">Overdrive\/Libby<\/a>] <\/p> <b>Short Fiction Spotlight:<\/b> <p>\u201cWire Mother\u201d written by R.T. Ester, narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https:\/\/clarkesworldmagazine.com\/ester_12_25\/">Clarkesworld<\/a>] - Issue 231: December 2025 \/ Short Story<\/p> <p>\u201dThe Teleporting Disaster Fairy\u201d written by Rati Mehrotra, narrated by Matt Peters [<a href="https:\/\/www.uncannymagazine.com\/article\/the-teleporting-disaster-fairy\/">Uncanny Magazine<\/a>] - Issue Sixty-Seven \/ Short Story<\/p> <p>\u201cThe Space Between Us\u201d written by P.A. Cornell, narrated by Justine Eyre & Stefan Rudnicki [<a href="https:\/\/www.lightspeedmagazine.com\/fiction\/the-space-between-us\/">Lightspeed<\/a>] - December 2025 (Issue 187) \/ Short Story<\/p> <p>\u201cMessage in a Babel\u201d written by Adam-Troy Castro, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki [<a href="https:\/\/www.lightspeedmagazine.com\/fiction\/message-in-a-babel\/">Lightspeed<\/a>] - March 2025 (Issue 178) \/ Short Story<\/p> <p>\u201dYour Hold is Ready\u201d written by Laura Duerr, narrated by Dani Cutler [<a href="https:\/\/www.castofwonders.org\/2025\/10\/cast-of-wonders-658-your-hold-is-ready\/">Cast of Wonders 658<\/a>] \/ Short Story<\/p> ","author_name":"Narrated","author_url":"https:\/\/narratedpodcast.com","html":"