Escape Pod
Hosted by Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes and Alasdair Stuart and Tina Connolly · Escape Artists Foundation
4.7from 1,310 ratings
- 436
- Episodes
- 144
- Transcribed
- 1,310
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 8M
- YouTube views
About Escape Pod
The Original Science Fiction Podcast
- Publisher
- Escape Artists Foundation
- Category
- fiction · fiction · fiction
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
144 of 436 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Escape Pod 1070: Baboon, Brain, Brick (Democratic Futures Month)
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Escape Pod 1069: I Was An Alien Love Machine
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Escape Pod 1068: A Struggle Between Rivals Ends Surprisingly (Flashback Friday)
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Escape Pod 1070: Baboon, Brain, Brick (Democratic Futures Month)
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] These baboons, the forest troop, suffered a plague that wiped out their most aggressive and exploitative members, the clique of then-dominant males. But afterwards, a peaceful equilibrium was reached, and even those baboons who subsequently joined the troop learned to live under its laws of harmony. […]
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Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 8,338,462
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,163 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 147 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 60
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
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Questions about Escape Pod
Who hosts Escape Pod?
Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes and Alasdair Stuart and Tina Connolly host the show. Published by Escape Artists Foundation.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Escape Pod take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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