Characters in these stories often encounter scenarios that involve space exploration, extraterrestrials, time travel, parallel universes, artificial intelligence, robots, and human cloning.
Science fiction podcasts often focus on themes such as time travel, space exploration, robots, and artificial intelligence.
[3] Examples of science fiction podcast centered on space travel are The Hyacinth Disaster,[4] Wolf 359,[5] Arca-45672,[6] and Voyage to the Stars.
[27] Science fiction podcasts that are delivered in an improvised fashion include Mission to Zyxx,[28] Illusionoid,[29] and Stellar Firma.
[30] Science fiction podcasts that are delivered in an audio drama format include Marsfall, The Call of the Void [31] The Left Right Game, Wolf 359, Within the Wires, [18] and Red Valley.
Others include NULL/VOID, Murmurs, Black Friday, A World Where, Gay Future, The Great Chameleon War, Fun City, Dreambound, Paired, and The Rest Is Electric.
[43][44] Young adults have also produced science fiction podcasts such as Lauren Shippen, who was only twenty-four at the time that she started The Bright Sessions.
[45] Businesses have utilized science fiction podcasts as a method of increasing brand visibility and advertising.
For instance, the science fiction podcast called We Are Not Alone was used as an audio tour of the Louvre Abu Dhabi art museum.
[54][55] The audiobook publishing company Argon released a science fiction podcast with the title Fantastic stories and where to find them.
[56] The audiobook company Tor Labs also produced a science fiction podcast called Steal the Stars.
[66][67] Science fiction podcasts that have been adapted into film and TV series include Limetown,[68][69] The Left Right Game,[70][71] Carrier,[72][73] The Second Oil Age,[66] and The Bright Sessions.