khōréō magazine

Jan 28 2025 90 ep. 24 mins 29
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khōréō is a quarterly magazine of speculative fiction and migration. We publish fiction, non-fiction, and art by immigrant and diaspora authors and artists. Winner of the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast.

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4.3 Nightskin's Landing by Chris Campbell

Jan 28 2025 29 mins  
Aliens who share distant human ancestors with Earthlings arrive on Earth seeking refuge, and their African lineage run into issues with the US government. Content warnings: Racism, genocide Copyright khōréō magazine 2025. Story by Chris Campbell, edited by Isabella Kestermann. Audio edition read by Mike Castoro and produced by Lian Xia Rose, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta. Visi

4.3 The Universe & Miss Debbie by Cindy Phan

Jan 07 2025 43 mins  
Deb is dead set on getting a pedicure, now, damn anyone else's time! But the Universe has its own plans, and she's not the only VIP to walk through the doors of SALON LA BELLE, eager to have her wish granted. Content warnings: Blood, violence, death, racism Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by Cindy Phan, edited by Kanika Agrawal. Audio edition read by Tricia Nguyen and Grif

4.3 The Last Flesh Figure Skaters by Claire Jia-Wen

Dec 12 2024 22 mins  
Rival figure skaters use dangerous body modification technology to outperform each other in the rink. Content warnings: Racism Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by Claire Jia-Wen, edited by Zhui Ning Chang. Audio edition read by Lauren Choo and produced by Melissa Ren, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta. Visit khoreomag.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @Khor

4.3 A Little Like Sap, a Bit Like a Tree by Natalia Theodoridou

Nov 28 2024 18 mins  
“A Little Like Sap, a Bit Like a Tree” by Natalia Theodoridou is a story about a transmasc nursing birds, based on true events. Content warnings: Blood, breastfeeding, loss of a child (not shown) Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by Natalia Theodoridou, edited by Danai Christopoulou. Audio edition read by Rue Dickey, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta. Visit

4.3 In the Age of Fire by Ana Rüsche

Nov 14 2024 38 mins  
“In the Age of Fire” by Ana Rüsche follows the journey of a boy from Panama to the United States, through the immigration crisis and the climate crisis, to meet creatures from future generations in the caldera of a volcano. Content warnings: Discrimination and violence against immigrants (including children), mentions of death, climate change and eco-anxiety Copyright khōré�

4.3 Cuckoo by Esra Kahya, translated by Aysel K. Basci

Nov 09 2024 15 mins  
Nuran struggles with her mental health and an abusive household. Is escape possible with a voice down the well? Content warnings: Mental Illness, death Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by Esra Kahya, translated from Turkish by Aysel K. Basci, edited by Zhui Ning Chang. Audio edition read by Shakyra Dunn and produced by Lian Xia Rose, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

4.2 Mappamundi by Angelisa Fontaine-Wood

Sep 26 2024 30 mins  
A Croat refugee comes to terms with his trauma through studying metaphorical maps to his own lostness. Content warnings: Graphic wartime violence and implied torture, death of friends and strangers, hateful language directed at ethnic groups, mental illness Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by Angelisa Fontaine-Wood, edited by Kanika Agrawal. Audio edition read by Goran Kra

4.2 Human Trials by Madeleine Vigneron

Sep 05 2024 19 mins  
A young scientist struggles to find purpose in life after being left behind by those fleeing a post-apocalyptic Earth. Content warnings: Suicide and suicidal ideation, death, and animal death Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by Madeleine Vigneron, edited by Sachiko Ragosta. Audio edition read by Loretta Chang and produced by Melissa Ren, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

4.2 Ace of Knives by E. A. Xiong

Aug 29 2024 30 mins  
Someone has to be the best at something, and when a new technology begets a new sport, it may as well be her. Content warnings: Knife violence, blood, death Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by E. A. Xiong, edited by Isabella Kestermann. Audio edition read by Alexa Aguinaldo, with casting and production by Jenelle DeCosta.

4.2 High Performer by Jason Pangilinan

Aug 22 2024 37 mins  
Peace (Filipino, Scorpio, middle child) encounters Leon, a shapeshifter. Leon's inability to commit to one form challenges Peace's concept of identity during a time when her professional reputation and cultural authenticity have come into question. Content warnings: References to ICE/deportation Copyright khōréō magazine 2024. Story by Jason Pangilinan, edited by Zhui Ning Chang