This time we discussed The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses, Book 3 of The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, written by Malka Older, and narrated by Lindsey Dorcus. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight.

The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Short Fiction Spotlight:

“In My Country” written by Thomas Ha, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 223: April 2025 / Short Story

”Unbeaten” written by Grace Seybold, narrated by Summer Fletcher [Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 432] / Short Story

“Where Are They Now?” written by Adelehin Ijasan, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - May 2025 (Issue 180) / Short Story

”Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War” written by Caroline M. Yoachim, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Sixty-Four / Short Story

“The Library of the Apocalypse” written by Rati Mehrotra, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 224: May 2025 / Short Story

“Pollen” written by written by Anna Burdenko, translated by Alex Shvartsman, and narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 222: March 2025 / Short Story

This time we discussed Wearing the Lion, written by John Wiswell, and narrated by Elizabeth Klett & Christian Black.

Thank you to Wunderkind PR and Tantor Media, Inc for providing audio review copies of Wearing the Lion for today’s episode.

Wearing the Lion [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Discussions from ReaderCon - Part II [https://narratedpodcast.com/episodes/215">Episode 215]

Someone You Can Build a Nest In [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 253]

Mythos [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Lisa and Scott discuss the 2025 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novella.

2025 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella:

The Brides of High Hill [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 256]

The Butcher of the Forest [Overdrive/Libby]

Navigational Entanglements [Overdrive/Libby]

The Tusks of Extinction [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 243]

The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain [Overdrive/Libby]

What Feasts at Night [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 247]