# Uncanny Magazine Podcast #71A Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-magazine-podcast-768037/uncanny-magazine-podcast-71a Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-magazine-podcast-768037/uncanny-magazine-podcast-71a.md Podcast: [Uncanny Magazine Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-magazine-podcast-768037) Published: 2026-07-07T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://uncannymagazine.libsyn.com/uncanny-magazine-podcast-71a Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uncannymagazine/uncanny71a.mp3?dest-id=227615 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/uncanny-magazine-podcast-768037/episodes/uncanny-magazine-podcast-71a Duration seconds: 3522 ## Resource Editor's Intro: Michael Damian Thomas Short Fiction: "Leavetaking" by Tia Tashiro, as read by Erika Ensign Poetry: "Instructions for Becoming Fire" by Chisomaga Umenyi, as read by Matt Peters Interview: and Michael Damian Thomas interviewing Tia Tashiro Want to join the Space Unicorn Ranger Corps? You can find new science fiction and fantasy stories, poetry, and nonfiction every month in Uncanny Magazine . Go to uncannymagazine.com or subscribe to the eBook version at weightlessbooks.com. This podcast was produced by Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky. Music created by Null Device and used with permission. Copyright © 2026 by Uncanny Magazine ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/uncanny-magazine-podcast-768037/episodes/uncanny-magazine-podcast-71a/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-magazine-podcast-768037/uncanny-magazine-podcast-71a.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.