314: The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses & Short Fiction Spotlight

<p>This time we discussed <i>The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses</i>, Book 3 of <i>The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti</i>, 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.</p>

<p><i>The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses</i> [<a href="https://tidd.ly/3HVSW6c">Libro.fm</a>] / [<a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11723577/the-potency-of-ungovernable-impulses">OverDrive/Libby</a>] </p>

<b><u>Short Fiction Spotlight:</u></b>

<p>“In My Country” written by Thomas Ha, narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_04_25e/">Clarkesworld</a>] - Issue 223: April 2025 / Short Story</p>

<p>”Unbeaten” written by Grace Seybold, narrated by Summer Fletcher [<a href="https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/unbeaten/">Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 432</a>] / Short Story</p>

<p>“Where Are They Now?” written by Meg Elison, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [<a href="https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/where-are-they-now/">Lightspeed</a>] - May 2025 (Issue 180) / Short Story</p>

<p>”Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War” written by Caroline M. Yoachim, narrated by Erika Ensign [<a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unfinished-architectures-of-the-human-fae-war/">Uncanny Magazine</a>] - Issue Sixty-Four / Short Story</p>

<p>“The Library of the Apocalypse” written by Rati Mehrotra, narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_05_25a/">Clarkesworld</a>] - Issue 224: May 2025 / Short Story</p>

<p>“Pollen” written by written by Anna Burdenko, translated by Alex Shvartsman, and narrated by Kate Baker [<a href="https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_03_25a/">Clarkesworld</a>] - Issue 222: March 2025 / Short Story</p>