Escape Pod 1021: Butter Side Down (Part 1 of 2)

Escape Pod

Escape Artists Foundation

Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Author : Kal M Narrators : Valerie Valdes, Eric Valdes, Dominick Rabrun and Alasdair Stuart Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Butter Side Down originally appeared in Writers of the Future (volume 40) – May 2024. Butter Side Down (Part 1 of 2) By Kal M DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CASE FILE […]

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0:00.0	EscapeBOD, Episode 1221, Butterside Down, Part 1, by Cal M. Hello and welcome to Escape Pod, your weekly science fiction podcast. I'm Valerie Valdez, your host for this episode.
0:48.2	Our story this week is Butterside Down by Cal M. This story was originally published in Writers of the Future,
0:55.5	Volume 40 in 2024. It will be presented in two parts. Cal M is a Malaysian author who writes
1:05.3	from the crowded outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. She loves sci-fi and fantasy, romance, and a good belly laugh.
1:13.6	Our narrators for this episode are Eric Valdez, Dominic Rabram, Alistair Stewart, and Valerie Valdez.
1:21.6	Eric Valdez is a sound mixer, performer, and creative human, like you.
1:26.6	He lives with his family in a cozy house made of puns, coffee, and chaos.
1:32.1	Catch him making up silly songs on Saturdays on Twitch.tv slash the Kids Are Asleep
1:36.6	or stare in wonder while he anxiously avoids posting on Blue Sky at Intensely Air.
1:51.0	Dominic Rabrin is an award-winning Haitian American multimedia artist and voice actor, specializing in short fiction. He's also directing a computer game set during the Haitian Revolution featuring telepaths.
1:57.0	Discover more at Domrabran.com.
2:08.4	Alster Stewart is a professional enthusiast, pop culture analyst, writer, and voice actor.
2:13.8	He co-owns the Escape Artist Podcasts and co-hosts both EscapePod and Pseudapod.
2:19.1	Alist is an Audioverse award winner, a multiple award finalist including the Hugo, the Ignite, and the BFA, and has won the Carl Edward Wagner Award twice.
2:25.3	He writes the multiple award-nominated weekly pop culture newsletter, The Full Lid.
2:30.3	Visit Alistairstewart.com for all the places he blogs, writes, streams, acts, and tweets.
2:38.0	Valerie Valdez lives in an elaborate meme palace with her husband and kids, where she writes,
2:43.1	edits, and loomlights as a muse. When she isn't co-editing EscapePod, she enjoys playing
2:48.3	video games and admiring the outdoors from the safety of her living
2:51.6	room. Now, get ready for the power of love to cause a toast of problems because it's story time.
3:04.7	Department of Law Enforcement Case File 10023869
3:12.1	United Intergalactic Space Council of Free Sentient Persons Plaintiff
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