Episode 187: Staff Pick 2015 – The Haunted Jalopy Races by M. BennardoNarrated by
Alasdair StuartAudio production by
Rikki LaCosteOriginally published in
Shimmer (January 2013)Every year in January, Cast of Wonders takes the month off to recharge our batteries, plan the year ahead, and highlight some of our favourite episodes. As part of joining the Escape Artists family, this year we’re pulling out all the stops. We’re running 10 staff pick episodes over the month, each one hosted by a different member of the Cast of Wonders crew.
We hope you enjoy alumnus host and editor
Graeme Dunlop’s favorite story from 2015,
The Haunted Jalopy Races by
M. Bennardo and narrated by
Alasdair Stuart. The story originally aired March 22, 2015 as
Episode 160.It all started when gallant Joe Jones and shiftless Sylvester Sneep agreed to race each other for the hand of pretty Sadie Merriweather. Except that’s not really how it started at all, not the first year anyway, not back in 1938.Click here to listen to Episode 187Click here to read the text of The Haunted Jalopy Races by M. BennardoOriginal Episode 160 notes:M. Bennardo‘s short stories have recently appeared in
Asimov’s Science Fiction,
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and
Clarkesworld. He is also co-editor of the
Machine of Death series of anthologies. He lives in Kent, Ohio, and you can find out more about his work at his
website or on
Twitter.To narrate the story we welcome back the dulcet tones of the man at the top of the Pseudopod Tower,
Alasdair Stuart, who our listeners last heard this Halloween past with the classic Lovercraft tale Dagon on Episode 143.
Alasdair is a literary jack of all trades, who’s credits include freelance culture journalism, comic and film critique, amateur food blogging and PR work, not to mention fiction of his own. He’s most frequently found on
Twitter or his
website.Tags: Alasdair Stuart, cars, Cast of Wonders, driving, Fantasy, ghost story, ghosts, Graeme Dunlop, Humor, Matthew Bennardo, racing, retro, Rikki LaCoste, Staff Pick, Young Adult fiction
