The Post Apocalyptic Podcast
“...the stories are great and this is a small, interesting British show that’s worth supporting.”— THE GUARDIAN
About Ash Tales
Short stories exploring end-of-the-world scenarios, from nuclear Armageddon to bio-engineered super-weapons, from zombie apocalypse to global pandemic.
Ash Tales’ contributors include seasoned authors, professional journalists and award-winning novelists, all turning their talents to a single question: what would the end of the world really look like?
Ash Tales is produced and narrated by Ryan Law.
All episodes available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Overcast, Castro, Breaker, Castbox, RadioPublic & Stitcher.
Recent episodes
I step through the door clearly marked FIRE EXIT and the cold December air wraps around me like an icy blanket.
After nearly a decade of analysis, the Linguistics Department of Gabonium University cracked the enigma that is the Sea Lords Script.
“I’ll take five diamond earrings,” the lady from the fourth encampment north said. “Five pairs of diamond earrings?” I asked. “Yes, five pairs, and I want them all fingertip.”
“Hear that si–” …lence, boy? That’s right, the generator’s down.
Terra gives her best impression of a scowl up at me, though to my eye she looks more like a puppy that’s about to sneeze.
Fire took out the whole damn block down to the foundations, but not our place.
Anders is crying. His face remains composed, not a single twitch, but his eyes are shining.
Michael grinned widely to see the little girl in the pink puffa jacket, bouncing as she ran towards him, probably more vertical motion than forward movement.
Halvar sheltered under the branches of an old willow tree, hidden from sight by a thick curtain of fronds that trailed the river’s surface.