Hmm...
I grew up reading literary and my favorite books always stratal the line between literary and speculative. I've always felt bad for authors in the middle because people that love genre don't give them a chance because their work is too literary, and people who read literary don't read their work because of the speculative element.
I, for one, think that Escape Pod does a good job of finding stories that range from pulp to literary, coving all things in between. And I am glad that some sci-fi is finally crossing into lit and vice vera. If there is a story I don't like, I listen to it anyways. Sometimes I am surprised when it comes to the end, sometimes not. But hell, it's free, or cheap, so why not gice them a listen?