My e-friend Steve Eley hosts a podcast called “Escape Pod,” which features readings of science fiction stories. Steve’s a real leader in the podcasting community, and he does a great job with the show, which is, last I checked, significantly more popular than The Sound.
I offered to read a story for him, and he provided me with a real doozy. “Craphound” is a story by Boing-Boing blogger (and renowned SF writer) Cory Doctorow about an alien with a flea market fetish, and his fraught relationship with a junk dealer. It touches on themes of authenticity, nostalgia, and cross-cultural communication. It’s also very funny. I had a great time reading it.
You can download the story for free from EscapePod’s Website.