{"podcast":{"title":"It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton","slug":"it-s-storytime-with-wil-wheaton-7260298","podcast_index_feed_id":7260298,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/itsstorytime","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/94732354-045d-11f0-bc01-f7a4b1f2fa1e/image/f08ca86a0c0d228c36f8cd5574a51738.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Wil Wheaton","episode_count":42,"summary":"You may recognize Wil Wheaton's name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985's timeless classic, Stand By Me. You may recognize his voice from one of the many audio books he's narrated, including number one New York Times bestseller, Ready Player One, John Scalzi's award-winning Collapsing Empire Trilogy, or even his own bestselling memoir, Still Just A Geek. Beginning on March 26th, Wil brings you It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton, a weekly audiobook podcast, featuring stories that Wil loves, pulled from the pages of Uncanny, Lightspeed, On Spec, and others. You're going to meet authors you don't yet know you love, including some who are being narrated for the very first time. Listeners will travel through time, meet some gods, watch people fall in and out of love, and more, brought to life by Wil's remarkable narrative voice.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:17:59.118617+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-storytime-with-wil-wheaton-7260298"},"episode":{"title":"\"Notes From a Pyre\" by Amal Singh","slug":"notes-from-a-pyre-by-amal-singh","published_at":"2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-storytime-with-wil-wheaton-7260298/notes-from-a-pyre-by-amal-singh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-storytime-with-wil-wheaton-7260298","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1008/tracking.swap.fm/track/2IMk17EdnEqyRhJTIpIU/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RHAPSODYVOICES3455344905.mp3?updated=1773176787","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1008/tracking.swap.fm/track/2IMk17EdnEqyRhJTIpIU/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RHAPSODYVOICES3455344905.mp3?updated=1773176787","summary":"\"Notes From a Pyre\" by Amal Singh, narrated by Wil In just a moment, I will take you to the far future, where we will meet a dead man who spent his life traveling the universe, chronicling the grieving and funerary practices of extra-terrestrial species. It turns out that death, and grief, and loss, aren't just human conditions; they are literally universal experiences. His grandson, no stranger to his own grief and loss, has picked up that work, and is doing his best to complete it. Maybe, if he does, his own burden will be lifted. Original Publication Credit: Originally published in The Deadlands, March 2023. Reprinted in Apex Magazine, January 2025. It's Storytime was produced in 2025 by Traveler Enterprises, Inc., who holds the copyright. Our producer is Harris Lane. Our Story Producer and Director is Gabrielle de Cuir. Our Content Editor is Michael Thomas. Our Podcast is mixed, edited, and mastered by Alex Barton of PhaseShift AV. Special thanks to Wes Stevens and Christopher Black. It's Storytime is recorded at Skyboat Media in the beautiful San Fernando Valley, California. If you'd like to support the show and get an ad-free feed, visit ⁠patreon.com/storytime⁠ I'm your Creator, Executive Producer, and host, Wil Wheaton. You can find me online at ⁠wilwheaton.net⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"\"Notes From a Pyre\" by Amal Singh, narrated by Wil In just a moment, I will take you to the far future, where we will meet a dead man who spent his life t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2541,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-storytime-with-wil-wheaton-7260298/episodes/notes-from-a-pyre-by-amal-singh/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-storytime-with-wil-wheaton-7260298/notes-from-a-pyre-by-amal-singh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}