Future Tense Fiction
Each month, Future Tense Fiction will bring you a dramatic telling of a short story exploring how tech that's emerging today could dramatically reshape tomorrow. Science journalist Maddie Stone will then have a conversation with the author about what inspired their writing, and their vision of the future.
1
Welcome to the A.I. Haunted House
On this month’s episode of Future Tense Fiction, Janelle Shane discusses her short story “The Skeleton Crew.”
61 min
2
Could a Robot Be Your Dog’s Best Friend?
In the July episode of Future Tense Fiction, Andrew Silverman discusses his short story “Furgen.”
63 min
3
Who Gets to Escape the Climate Crisis?
In the June episode of Future Tense Fiction, Matt Bell discusses his short story “Empathy Hour.”
72 min
4
When Robots Go to War
In the May episode of Future Tense Fiction, Justina Ireland discusses her short story “Collateral Damage.”
58 min
5
Live. Love. Die. Repeat?
In the April episode of Future Tense Fiction, David Iserson discusses his short story “This, but Again.”
51 min
6
Can a Pandemic Story Have a Happy Ending?
Annalee Newitz discusses their short story “When Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louis.”
76 min
7
Future Tense Fiction: Coming March 25
A monthly science fiction fix from Slate, Arizona State and New America.
2 min