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Comedy Fiction · Norm Sherman

The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast

by Norm Sherman

The Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction magazine that offers strange stories for strange listeners.

Chart trend

Position in the Comedy Fiction chart (US), last 90 days.

#20
all-time peak
97
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Drabblecast 511- Mindful Objects

Old tech wants to stay here on the Drabblecast this week! We bring you “Mindful Objects,” by Sandy Parsons (https://www.sandyparsons.com & https://bsky.app/profile/zazzea

Jul 30

Drabblecast 510 – Storage Spaces

This week on the show, the price for knowledge is steep! The Drabblecast presents an original story, “Storage Spaces,” by Hans Ege Wenger.                 Storage Spaces

Jul 13

Drabblecast 509 – All Roads Lead to Roam

Norm gives us the low down on his disgusting clot procedure, and we present the story “All Roads Lead to Roam” by Christopher R. Muscato. Like the story? Why not follow C

May 6
30 min

Drabblecast 508 – The Bridge

Come walk the road (or unsettling staircase leading down into the earth) less traveled this week on the Drabblecast, as we present author Rory Say’s story “The Bridge.” E

Mar 12
30 min

Drabblecast 507 – Fatal Conditions

The Quantum Doctor is in!  …on this week’s Drabblecast.  We bring you “Fatal Conditions,” by Chris Campbell.  Read by Onicia D Mueller. Want to find more of this episode’

Jan 24
26 min

Drabblecast 506 – Window Boy

Silosibyn Sandalhemp (Cryptkeeper Norm) returns to host the Drabblecast Hallowellness Special, and the Drabblecast presents a production of Thomas Ha’s creepy short story

Nov 22 2025
28 min

Drabblecast 505 – No Real Creatures

⁠The Strangies⁠   Would you like to look on the inside of the Drabblecast to see if we look like what the outside does? Come look for fresh insides at our Patreon. We hav

Oct 2 2025
30 min

Drabblecast 504 – The Mub

We can, as well. Create. Respect. His. Might. This story originally appeared in Clarkesworld. Go here to learn more and vote for your favorite stories of 2023 and 2024: ⁠

Jul 31 2025
33 min

Drabblecast 503 – The Bleeding Tree

Listen to the Diggerman, the crooked music in his steps, the muddled drumbeat in his cusses. He can’t walk straight or talk straight. All those years of digging left him

May 29 2025
26 min

Drabblecast 502 – Good Boy

At last! Another touching dog story on the Drabblecast! This week we bring you an original by H. Robert Barland. Enjoy! H. Robert Barland is a teacher, Viking re-enactor

Mar 31 2025
13 min

Drabblecast 501 – Pastorale

In a little pastel house, a seer and a psychopomp have questions. This week on Drabblecast– something’s fishy in a curious small town. We bring you a paranormal murder-my

Mar 21 2025
29 min

Drabblecast 500 – The Repairers of Reality

We made it everyone! On this, the 500th episode, a commissioned original from a Drabblecast favorite– Shaenon Garrity. Episode Art: Bo Kaier Your Local Repairers of Reali

Feb 27 2025
30 min

Drabblecast 499 – Nowhere

John Brown wears brown John Brown pants, on this week’s Drabblecast!  We present an original story by Kay Vaindal called “Nowhere.” Enjoy!  Kay Vaindal (she/her) is a coa

Jan 22 2025
19 min

Drabblecast 498 – The Sol Searching Fool

A lesson on loneliness on this week’s Drabblecast– an original story by Arasibo Campeche called “The Sol Searching Fool.” Arasibo Campeche (he/him)”Arasibo is originally

Jan 9 2025
23 min

Drabblecast 497- The Goat Wife

This week on the Drabblecast- a melancholy story about loss, abandonment, and the perils of old magic. Avra Margariti is a queer author, Greek sea monster, and Rhysling-n

Dec 10 2024

Drabblecast 496 – Sundays with Pop-Pop

Stop asking so many damn questions. Come and listen to the newest weird story from Pop-Pop. He’s got something important to tell you. Zachary Olson(he/him) is a freelance

Nov 29 2024

Drabblecast 495 – Jared Chapel’s The First Car Ballet

Lights! Wheels! Wipers! Curtain! This week, a marvel of machines and carbureted choreography awaits you.  Kay Vaindal (she/her) is a coastal ecologist and weird fiction w

Oct 29 2024
22 min

Drabblecast 494 – Trifecta: The Sherman Evening Post

You have a ring on your door bell, and laid on your stoop is a brown papered parcel, tied with damp twine. You bring the package inside, noticing that the sky is tinged a

Oct 14 2024
24 min

Drabblecast 493 – China Doll

Your curiosity and your inner voyeur are calling. Will you be able to meet their gaze? This week on the Drabblecast we bring you “China Doll,”by Kelsea Yu. Our artists is

Sep 27 2024
28 min

Drabblecast 492 – Doubleheader: Christine Nogle

This week on the Drabblecast, become something new!  We bring you two stories about transformation by author Christine Nogle.  Narrated by The Word Whore. Reach your full

Aug 25 2024
19 min

Chart positions

Where The Drabblecast Audio Fiction Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 13, 2026).

#68 ▲ 10 Comedy Fiction US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Do you have a podcast that makes you really happy, stoked and feeling good when it updates with a new episode? That’s what Drabblecast is for me. I will usually pause whatever I am doing in order to listen to this. Many of the stories are the type that burn into one’s brain and can be recalled weeks-years later. If that’s not enough, Norm Sherman has one of the most enjoyable voices I have ever heard. He is to story telling what Robert Plant is to rock music! The best of the best list!

109Julian · Nov 2023

It seems impossible that I have not written a review for this podcast yet since I’ve been a regular listener for years. However, here we are. I started getting into fiction podcasts around 2015-2016. Since then, I’ve gradually whittled down the number of podcasts I listen to on a regular basis, only focusing on the ones I really like. This podcast always makes the cut. The stories are always bizarre, occasionally funny, occasionally thought provoking, occasionally gory, and always interesting. If that sounds like something you would be interested in, give it a listen. And please consider becoming a Patreon member so this podcast can continue doing its thing for many years to come.

RavRaz · Jun 2023

The other reviews here say it all. I can barely imagine how much time and effort Norm and his crew put in to each episode. The stories are awesome to start with and then they add the sound effects and background music and other details that make the stories come to life in a way that no other podcast does. Norm is a crazy brilliant genius and I hope he eventually produces ten thousand episodes.

Meep Merp 2 · Feb 2023

If you like Nocturnal Transmissions, Pseudopod, or Campfire Radio Theater then this is the podcast for you. I found this show by accident while searching for something else and I was hooked immediately. I love the music and the humor and the whole vibe of the show really makes the bizarre horror stories that much more unexpected and intense. This show keeps you slightly off-balance in a way that would be nauseating if you had no trust in the creators. Listening to this show is like standing shoulder to shoulder with lifelong friends, kicking rocks into the throat of the abyss. So so SO GOOD! Please give us more!

Piper Lauderdale · Sep 2022

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