We are in an audio-drama renaissance, and some of the best stories are science-fiction.
We’re not being spooked by War of the Worlds as we gather around hefty, wooden radio consoles, but we are, more and more, pulling up podcasts about dystopian futures on our phones.
While listeners are mostly flocking to non-fiction podcasts, according to audience industry rankings compiled by PodTrac, fiction fans have plenty of podcast options. Even more so if you’re a fan of Black Mirror or are nostalgic for The X-Files.
Sci-fi, or sci-fi adjacent, stories (looking at you: thriller/horror/dark humor genre blenders) are crowding the fictional podcast realm. Here are some quality options to keep you distracted from our own robot uprising.
The Big Loop
Like Black Mirror, The Big Loop is an anthology series; each episode is self-contained so you can hop around. And like Black Mirror, the episodes will keep your mind churning long after they’re over.
The characters in The Big Loop…
