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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTwo men debate the limits of human understanding while sitting atop an ancient, haunted burial ground—only to be confronted by a terror that defies all form and logic. What lurks beyond language and reason may not just exist… it may be waiting. The Unnamable by H. P. Lovecraft. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. If you’re enjoying the show, we’d be thrilled if you’d tell your friends. The easiest way to share the sci-fi love is by clicking the social media links in the description and posting our videos on Facebook, X, Instagram—wherever you hang out online. Thanks for listening, and thanks for helping others discover the stories we love to share! H. P. Lovecraft was an unusual man. He wrote more than 60 short stories, plus some novels and novellas, but he also penned somewhere between 80,000 and 100,000 letters to friends and fans. Some of those letters were reportedly up to 50 pages long and he sometimes skipped meals to pay for postage to mail them. During his lifetime, Howard Phillips Lovecraft lived in relative obscurity. Though he wrote all those letters to other writers and his small but dedicated fans his stories were mostly published in pulp magazines, earning little money and he got almost no recognition. Sad story, but if you think that’s sad, when H. P. Lovecraft died only two people attended his funeral. Step back in time nearly a century as we crack open the July 1925 issue of Weird Tales to page 78, The Unnamable by H. P. Lovecraft… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Karson was creating a superman to fight the weird super-monsters who had invaded Earth. But he was forgetting one tiny thing—like calls to like. The Avenger by Damon Knight. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTitans respect men who create, and add to the betterment of others. Surely it is brave to be a Titan and muchly in love. A World to Die For by Sam Carson. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Author Sam Carson is making his debut on the podcast. He is another of those authors that we know almost nothing about. Don’t know when or where he was born. But when this story was published the magazine had this to say, “Another new name for these pages. Here's Sam Carson, veteran writer, TV and Radio editor, former roving newspaperman.” Sam Carson wrote 9 science fiction short stories that were published from 1939 til 1956. Open the July 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe and we will find our story on page 74, A World to Die For by Sam Carson… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Two men debate the limits of human understanding while sitting atop an ancient, haunted burial ground—only to be confronted by a terror that defies all form and logic. What lurks beyond language and reason may not just exist… it may be waiting. The Unnamable by H. P. Lovecraft. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThey worshipped him as a god, this man condemned to death on that lonely world, Master Of The Asteroid By Clark Ashton Smith. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Grab a copy of the October 1932 issue of Wonder Stories magazine and you’ll find today’s story featured right on the cover. Flip to page 434 — yes, this magazine numbered its pages consecutively throughout the entire year — and there you’ll discover, Master of the Asteroid by Clark Ashton Smith… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Titans respect men who create, and add to the betterment of others. Surely it is brave to be a Titan and muchly in love. A World to Die For by Sam Carson. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLong before superheroes, there was… The Crystal Man. A tale of a vanishing body and visible consequences. He was H.G. Wells before Wells. The Crystal Man by Edward Page Mitchell . That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Today we introduce you to an author that some refer to as “ the lost giant of American science fiction .” Perfect for The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast don’t ya think? He wrote about an invisible man, the story you are about to hear, before H.G. Wells The Invisible Man , wrote about a time-travel machine The Clock that Went Backward before Wells's The Time Machine and more. Why was he referred to as lost? Well, Edward Page Mitchell who was born in Maine in 1852 was an editorial and short story writer for The Sun , a daily newspaper in New York City. His stories appeared in the newspaper without a byline. So his work went mostly forgotten until a lot of investigative work by science fiction historian and fellow author Sam Moskowitz in the 1970s unearthed these groundbreaking stories. Originally published in The Sun on Sunday January 30th, 1881, The Crystal Man by Edward Page Mitchell… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, They worshiped him as a god, this man condemned to death on that lonely world, Master Of The Asteroid By Clark Ashton Smith. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 Exile of the Eons by Arthur C. Clarke - The Long Sleep and the Longer Exile 43:26
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedExiled to an utterly remote future, Trevindor thought he suffered the ultimate punishment . . . until he met the second exile—and learned that the Universe holds things more fearful even than loneliness! Exile of the Eons by Arthur C. Clarke. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. More 5 Star Reviews on Apple Podcasts! This one from Molasar7 on Apple Podcasts US, “Great Vintage Science Fiction. I have been listening for about a year, and I love every single one of the stories I have heard. The narrator is great and brings the characters to life, and the stories from the great masters and many unknowns are great!!” Thanks Molasar7 for your 5 star rating and review. Want to help support the podcast? It’s easy—and it makes a big difference! Drop us a review, follow us on X and Facebook, clickable links are in the description, and if you’re feeling extra awesome, share our posts with your friends. Every little bit helps us reach new ears, and we seriously appreciate the love! Arthur C. Clarke returns today with a story from Super Science Stories in March 1950. Turn to page 86, Exile of the Eons by Arthur C. Clarke… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, He was H.G. Wells before Wells. Long before superheroes, there was… The Crystal Man. A tale of vanishing bodies and visible consequences. The Crystal Man by Edward Page Mitchell. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 Old Crompton's Secret by Harl Vincent - In the Shadows of Progress, One Man Dared to Play God 58:49
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTom's extraordinary machine glowed—and the years were banished from Old Crompton's body. But there still remained, deep-seated in his century-old mind, the memory of his crime. Old Crompton's Secret By Harl Vincent. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Harl Vincent was born Harold Vincent Schoepflin in Buffalo, New York, in October 1893. He wrote more than 70 short stories, all but a few of them published from 1928 to 1942. If you had two dimes in February 1930 you could have purchased the 144 page issue of Astounding Stories of Super-Science , where you will find, Old Crompton's Secret By Harl Vincent… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Exiled to an utterly remote future, Trevindor thought he suffered the ultimate punishment . . . until he met the second exile—and learned that the Universe holds things more fearful even than loneliness! Exile of the Eons by Arthur C. Clarke. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 Return of a Legend by Raymond Z. Gallun - Survival is the Only Law on Mars 43:32
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMars' fever they called it. Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee? Return of a Legend by Raymond Z. Gallun. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. You might not know of Raymond Z. Gallun, and yes his last name rhymes with balloon. He was a significant figure in the development of modern science fiction. In recognition of his contributions to science fiction, Gallun received the I-CON Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985, which was later renamed the Raymond Z. Gallun Award. Born on March 22, 1911, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, he began his writing career early, publishing his first stories, “ The Space Dwellers ” and “ The Crystal Ray, ” in 1929 at the age of 18. He wrote more than 100 short science fiction stories and 5 novels. Most of those stories were published before 1950. From Planet Stories Magazine in March 1952 comes a tale of the challenges faced by pioneers on the Red Planet. Turn to page 55, Return of a Legend by Raymond Z. Gallun… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Tom's extraordinary machine glowed—and the years were banished from Old Crompton's body. But there still remained, deep-seated in his century-old mind, the memory of his crime. Old Crompton's Secret By Harl Vincent. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 Man–Hunting Robot by James Rosenquest - Alone on a Dying World—Hunted by a Machine That Never Stops 43:35
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOne man alone on a planet of death. — A deadly robot made especially to pursue a human being. Was it just a cruel sport devised for some bloodthirsty pleasure? Built to Kill, Programmed to Chase—The Ultimate Predator Has No Mercy. Man-Hunting Robot by James Rosenquest. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Today’s featured author is James Rosenquest—and no, not James Rosenquist, the famous American pop artist. When you search for our James Rosenquest online, Google will try to convince you that you meant the other guy. But we’re here to shine a light on the lesser-known Rosenquest—the science fiction writer. So what do we know about him? Honestly, not a whole lot. He published just five sci-fi stories in 1959 and one more in 1960—and then disappeared from the literary scene. That’s the entirety of his known work. But as always, even brief sparks can leave a lasting impression. From page 44 in the August 1959 issue of Super Science Fiction, Man-Hunting Robot by James Rosenquest… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Mars' fever they called it. Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee? Return of a Legend by Raymond Z. Gallun. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 Forever by Robert Sheckley - Living Forever Comes at a Price 26:01
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOf all the irksome, frustrating, maddening discoveries—was there no way of keeping it discovered? Forever by Robert Sheckley. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Robert Sheckley has been a frequent contributor to our podcast and there are still many of his stories to narrate in the future. When this tale appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine in February 1959, the man who was given credit for it was Ned Lang, because another Robert Sheckley story, Time Killer , was in that issue. Open your copy to page 144, Forever by Robert Sheckley … Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, One man alone on a planet of death. — A deadly robot made especially to pursue a human being. Was it just a cruel sport devised for some bloodthirsty pleasure? Man-Hunting Robot by James Rosenquest. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker - Humanity’s Last Days Before the Freeze 46:31
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAlone in a world buried by endless snow and ice the last man on Earth drifts through a twilight of silence and memory. Time has lost all meaning... The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. The year was 1926 and although there had been science fiction stories in magazines, there had never been an entire magazine devoted to science fiction. Hugo Gernsback was the man who would change the course of science fiction with the birth of Amazing Stories magazine which began publishing in April 1926. In case you were wondering the Hugo Award is named after this sci-fi pioneer. The first two magazines were filled with reprints, stories that had already been published, by Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and Edgar Allen Poe among others. G. Peyton Wertenbaker's short story The Man From the Atom appeared in that first issue but it too was a reprint, having been previously published 8 months earlier in Science and Invention magazine which was also published by Gernsback. Wertenbaker was born in New Castle, Delaware in 1907, he wrote a handful of sci-fi stories and then turned his attention to other pursuits, literary and otherwise. He served on the editorial board of Fortune magazine from 1933 to 1938, and became a contributing editor to Time Magazine in 1939. During World War Two he served as an air combat intelligence officer in the Pacific. In 1958 he joined NASA as a speechwriter, eventually becoming chief historian of the Aerospace Medical Division. The story you are about to hear was the first original paid story to appear in Amazing Stories in June 1926 on page 232, The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Of all the irksome, frustrating, maddening discoveries—was there no way of keeping it discovered? Forever by Robert Sheckley. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Lake of Fire by Frank Belknap Long - After Mars, Earth Is Just a Memory 25:04
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWhen you've been to Mars, when you've struggled with men and ships and supplies like some tremendous Herculean figure in the morning of the world, you'll never really feel at home on Earth... Lake of Fire by Frank Belknap Long . That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. We don’t usually tease the next episode before sharing the story you’re about to hear—but today, we’re making an exception. Next time on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, we’ll introduce you to the teenager who wrote the very first original story—not a reprint—ever purchased by the world’s first truly complete science fiction magazine, nearly 100 years ago. You won’t want to miss it. Mars is the most Earth-like planet in our solar system. Close enough to dream about visiting, colonizing, or even finding life, yet alien enough to be mysterious. Mars gave writers a new place to dream big, play with ideas of civilization, survival, and human nature under alien skies. Such is the story you are about to hear. We will find our story on page 49 in the May 1950 issue of Planet Stories Magazine, Lake of Fire by Frank Belknap Long… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 Eight Million Dollars From Mars by Winston Marks - Crime, Corruption, and Crimson Horizons 28:27
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedPauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars. Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice. Or would it? Eight Million Dollars From Mars! by Winston Marks . That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Special thanks to Someone, and yes, sometimes people really do choose to be anonymous when they buy us a coffee. Someone bought us $15 worth of coffee, every month. Thanks someone. If you would like to show your support for the podcast there is a link in the description. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV Winston Marks is not very well known but we love his work. When I was narrating this story I couldn’t help but think that it would have made a great Twilight Zone episode. From Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy in November 1954 on page 90, Eight Million Dollars From Mars! by Winston Marks… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, When you've been to Mars, when you've struggled with men and ships and supplies like some tremendous Herculean figure in the morning of the world,you'll never really feel at home on Earth... Lake of Fire by Frank Belknap Long. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Crystal Egg by H. G. Wells - A Window to Another World 51:28
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedA curious antique dealer discovers a strange crystal egg that reveals eerie glimpses of an alien world teeming with life. As he obsesses over its mysteries, he begins to question whether the visions are mere reflections—or a window into something watching him back. Todays story was first published in The New Review, in May 1897, The Crystal Egg by H. G. Wells. Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars. Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice. Or would it? Eight Million Dollars From Mars!by Winston Marks. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Father Thing by Philip K. Dick - Not All Monsters Come From Outer Space 35:52
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSomething is wrong with Dad… Charlie knows it, but no one believes him. Is it all in his head, or has something terrifying taken his father’s place? The Father Thing by Philip K. Dick. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Philip K. Dick, what a mind. It has been said that Dick believed he was living in two timelines simultaneously, one as himself in 1970s California and another as a persecuted Christian in ancient Rome. These bizarre experiences fueled his paranoia but also deepened the philosophical depth of his later works. Today’s story is one of his earlier works, published in Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine in December 1954 on page 105, The Father Thing by Philip K. Dick … Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A curious antique dealer discovers a strange crystal egg that reveals eerie glimpses of an alien world teeming with life. As he obsesses over its mysteries, he begins to question whether the visions are mere reflections—or a window into something watching him back. The Crystal Egg by H. G. Wells ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 The Time Snatcher by Randall Garrett - A High-Stakes Chase Through Time Itself 31:26
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTampering with events of the past could bring disastrous results in the future. It was why Brek was given a pair of six-guns to catch—The Time Snatcher, by Randall Garrett. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Who doesn’t love a good time travel story? This one reminds me of the 1994 sci-fi movie Timecop starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ron Silver. Turn to page 82 in Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy in February 1957, The Time Snatcher, by Randall Garrett… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Something is wrong with Dad… Charlie knows it, but no one believes him. Is it all in his head, or has something terrifying taken his father’s place? The Father Thing by Philip K. Dick. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 A Prophecy of Monsters by Clark Ashton Smith and The Rag Thing by Donald A. Wollheim 23:32
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedA creature in the night hunting for fresh meat. Hunting in a way that never fails. A Prophecy of Monsters by Clark Ashton Smith. And, If heat and moisture and greasy chemical compounds once combined to make life, the laziness of a slattern landlady might cause them to combine again. In that case, the results would not be pretty. The Rag Thing by Donald A. Wollheim. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Thanks to Denis Kalinin who bought us a coffee and says, “ Sci Fi makes science not war.” Thank you Denis we appreciate you! If you would like to buy us a coffee there is a link in the description. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV Our first story today is shorter than most but I love it and I think you will too. It has been published many times, in Hauntings and Horrors, Ten Grisly Tales, 100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories, 100 Creepy Little Creatures and Werewolf! It’s been titled Monsters in the Night but that’s not the original title. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in October 1954 open your seven decade old copy to page 119, A Prophecy of Monsters by Clark Ashton Smith... We’ve got another short story for you today, and this one is a little different too! It was also first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in October, but three years earlier in 1951, the magazine says it was written by David Grinnel but it was actually written by an old friend of the podcast, turn to page 34, The Rag Thing by Donald A. Wollheim… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Tampering with events of the past could bring disastrous results in the future. It was why Brek was given a pair of six-guns to catch—The Time Snatcher, by Randall Garrett. =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Misbegotten Missionary by Isaac Asimov, also known as Green Patches - The Creatures, and the Truth! 42:25
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt was a lovable little creature, anxious to help solve the troubles of the world. Moreover, it had the answer! But what man ever takes free advice? The Creatures, and the Truth! Misbegotten Missionary by Isaac Asimov. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Did you know that you can leave comments on individual episodes on Spotify? Tonypegel had this to say, “Thanks for the Zenna Henderson. This is one of the reasons I love your podcast; it lives up to its name. If not for this podcast, many such worthy authors might be lost. Thanks for all you do and how well you do it.” Thanks Tony, we appreciate your comment and sharing stories from lesser-known sci-fi authors is exactly why we started The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast! And don’t forget we take requests. Send us an email, scott@lostscifi.com Every time we release an episode featuring a story by Isaac Asimov, it quickly becomes one of our most-listened-to episodes. You may know this story as Green Patches but when it was first published on page 34 in Galaxy Science Fiction in November 1950 it had a different name, Misbegotten Missionary by Isaac Asimov... Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A creature in the night hunting for fresh meat. Hunting in a way that never fails. A Prophecy of Monsters by Clark Ashton Smith. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Before the Fact by Zenna Henderson - When Premonitions Become Reality: A Masterpiece of Sci-Fi Suspense 22:19
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRenwick, with too much time on his hands, was bored. He turned to Mead, in his discontent, only to discover some frightening aspects of his friend’s hobby of collecting children’s games and rhymes. Before the Fact by Zenna Henderson. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Tony from the future recently bought us 20 coffees and had a request, “Since I know you like uncommon authors and also support female writers, please look into Zenna Henderson.” Thanks for the request Tony, without you we may never have known about Zenna Henderson. She was born in 1917 in Tucson, Arizona and began reading science fiction when she was 12. She graduated from Arizona State College, now Arizona State University, in 1940 and taught school, primarily in Tucson, mainly first grade. Zenna is one of 203 women recognized in the book “Partners in wonder : women and the birth of science fiction” who wrote stories that were published in US Science Fiction Magazines from 1926 to 1965. Her debut science fiction short story appeared in 1951, marking the beginning of a prolific career that saw over 60 of her works featured in pulp sci-fi magazines. The 1972 ABC TV movie of the week The People starring William Shatner and Kim Darby is based on the Zenna Henderson story Pottage . You can watch The People on YouTube. Turn to page 60 in Universe Science Fiction Magazine in January 1955, Before the Fact by Zenna Henderson Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It was a lovable little creature, anxious to help solve the troubles of the world. Moreover, it had the answer! But what man ever takes free advice? The Creatures, and the Truth! Misbegotten Missionary by Isaac Asimov. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara - A Classic Sci-Fi Adventure Exploring Artificial Intelligence and Cosmic Mystery 55:38
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedFinding a cause worth dying for is no great trick—the Universe is full of them. Finding one worth living for is the genuine problem! Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. How many vintage science fiction authors won a Pulitzer Prize? Ray Bradbury never won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, but received a Pulitzer Special Citation in 2007 for his impact on literature. The answer is three. Booth Tarkington, MacKinlay Kantor and Michael Shaara. Booth Tarkington is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. Tarkington wrote only three short sci-fi stories. MacKinlay Kantor wrote eight short sci-fi stories and one science fiction novel If the South Had Won the Civil War released in 1961. Michael Shaara is the most well known of the three. Shaara was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1928. Before he began selling sci-fi for 2 cents a word in the 1950s he was a boxer and a police officer. He won his Pulitzer for his novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels which won the award in 1975, and was showcased on the big screen in the 1993 movie Gettysburg starring Tom Berenger and Martin Sheen. Shaara also wrote the 1991 novel For Love of the Game which was made into the 1999 film with the same name starring Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston. But it all began back in 1952. He wrote two dozen short sci-fi stories and this was his first. From Galaxy Science Fiction in June 1952, we will discover this tale of artificial intelligence, and the fate of a forgotten world on page 78, Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara... Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Renwick, with too much time on his hands, was bored. He turned to Mead, in his discontent, only to discover some frightening aspects of his friend’s hobby of collecting children’s games and rhymes. Before the Fact by Zenna Henderson. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Beyond Annihilation by Henry Kuttner - A Cosmic Battle for Survival 41:33
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAn Earthman and Earthwoman are hurled through worlds within worlds by a diabolical weapon! Beyond Annihilation by Henry Kuttner. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Henry Kuttner has been on the podcast before in episode 82, 9 Kinda Short Sci-Fi Stories which was published on July 13th, 2023. Let’s jump in our time machine and spin the dials to April 1939, the publication, Thrilling Wonder Stories , which billed itself as The Magazine of Prophetic Fiction, the story begins on page 37, Beyond Annihilation by Henry Kuttner… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Finding a cause worth dying for is no great trick—the Universe is full of them. Finding one worth living for is the genuine problem! Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraft - A Haunting Story of Madness and the Icy Grip of the Unknown 28:58
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedA tale of dark science, and the ghastly mystery that enveloped the Spanish doctor’s attempts at artificial refrigeration. Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraft. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. The story of H. P. Lovecraft is a sad story. He lived a life marked by poverty, and personal loss. His early years were overshadowed by his father’s descent into madness, which led to his institutionalization and death. His mother, similarly afflicted with mental illness, was overprotective and instilled in him a sense of fragility and isolation. As a child, Lovecraft was a prodigy, reading and writing at an early age, but frequent illnesses and nervous conditions kept him from completing high school. He lived with his controlling mother and struggled throughout his life with self-doubt. His writing, though prolific, was largely unrecognized during his lifetime, and he was forced to become a ghostwriter just to scrape by. Lovecraft was diagnosed with cancer and was virtually unknown at the time of his death at the age of 46, and though he never achieved fame or financial success in life, his influence on horror and science fiction remains unparalleled. Today’s story was published two years after Lovecraft died and appears in the September 1939 issue of Weird Tales Magazine on page 95, Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraft… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, An Earthman and Earthwoman are hurled through worlds within worlds by a diabolical weapon! Beyond Annihilation by Henry Kuttner. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester - A Chilling Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Tale from a Sci-Fi Grand Master 41:08
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe last living man on a world rendered utterly lifeless by all–consuming fire– how could he start life alone? Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. I love a great apocalyptic sci-fi tale, and today we have an exceptional one for you by a legendary author. Alfred Bester, a true icon of the genre, is honored in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, the Prometheus Hall of Fame, and the Fandom Hall of Fame. He was also awarded the prestigious SFWA Grand Master Award by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. Published almost 84 years ago in September 1941 in Astounding Science Fiction on page 35, Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester … Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A tale of dark science, and the ghastly mystery that enveloped the Spanish doctor’s attempts at artificial refrigeration. Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraft. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Momentum by Charles Dye - From Future combined with Science Fiction Stories in July 1951 23:07
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJust because an event "has to" happen, some people think that, of course, it will happen. It ain't necessarily so! Ballard had but a few hours to solve the problem, and he knew that the answer was there, before his eyes—if he could see it in time! Momentum by Charles Dye. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. We are so thankful for your 5 star reviews and they are coming in faster than ever. RCraig had this to say on Apple Podcasts US, “ Sci-Fi at its best! This is the best of the best sci-fi podcasts. I love the stories and the narration and I highly recommend this podcast to anyone who like science fiction!” Thanks RCraig for the 5 stars and that awesome review. We would love it if you would leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, if you think we deserve it. And even though Spotify doesn’t allow reviews you can give us 5 stars on Spotify, where we currently enjoy a 4.9 rating. Thanks for everything you do to support our podcast. Another podcast and another author makes his debut. Charles Dye was born in San Fernando, California, in 1925. His first published story, The Last Orbit , appeared in the February 1950 issue of Amazing Stories . He is credited with having written seventeen short stories and one novel. One of the stories Charles Dye is known for wasn’t actually written by him. If you open Planet Stories magazine from July 1952, you’ll find The Man Who Staked the Stars credited to Dye. However, the story was actually written by Katherine MacLean, who was briefly married to him. The reason MacLean gave Dye credit remains unknown. By the way, The Man Who Staked the Stars is a novella—a work of fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a full-length novel, typically ranging from 17,500 to 40,000 words, according to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Let’s peel back the pages of Future combined with Science Fiction Stories in July 1951 to page 59, Momentum by Charles Dye… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, I don’t normally do this but the story you will hear next on the podcast is one of my favorites, The last living man on a world rendered utterly lifeless by all–consuming fire– how could he start life alone? Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy =========================== ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Parking Unlimited by Noel Loomis - From Future combined with Science Fiction Stories May-June 1950 24:56
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt was a wonderful plan, a boon to humanity. And solving the parking problem would make a fortune for Slim and me. But when the secret got out… Parking Unlimited By Noel Loomis. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Noel Loomis was born in Wakita, Oklahoma Territory in 1905, two years before it became a state. And if Wakita Oklahoma rings a bell it might be because it was one of the filming locations for the motion picture blockbuster Twister. This tiny town near the Oklahoma border with Kansas had less than 400 people when Loomis was born and only around 300 today. Although he wrote science fiction Loomis is best known for his Westerns. He won the Spur award for Best Western Novel in 1958 for Short Cut to Red River . He won the award again the next year for a short story, Grandfather Out of the Past . Noel Loomis penned two science fiction novels and about 30 science fiction short stories. From Future combined with Science Fiction Stories dated May-June 1950, we will discover our story on page 70, Parking Unlimited By Noel Loomis… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Just because an event "has to" happen, some people think that, of course, it will happen. It ain't necessarily so! Ballard had but a few hours to solve the problem, and he knew that the answer was there, before his eyes—if he could see it in time! Momentum by Charles Dye. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Goggles of Dr Dragonet by Fritz Leiber - A Short Science Fiction Story from 1961 54:38
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTo those who wear the goggles of Dr. Dragonet there is another world–of mystery, joy and, yes, terror… The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet by Fritz Leiber. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Fritz Leiber won more than his share of awards for his amazing work. He won six Hugo awards, three Nebula’s, a Bram Stoker, World Fantasy Award, he was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and he won many awards that you’ve probably never heard of, Balrog, Geffen, Gandalf, Locus and others. We’ve already narrated numerous Fritz Leiber stories but thankfully there remain many others that are in the public domain for us to bring to you in the future. From Fantastic Stories of Imagination in July 1961 let us turn to page 96, The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet by Fritz Leiber … Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It was a wonderful plan, a boon to humanity. And solving the parking problem would make a fortune for Slim and me. But when the secret got out… Parking, Unlimited By Noel Loomis. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Trainee for Mars by Harry Harrison - Training for the First Space Flight to Mars 42:38
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe important thing was that they survive. Men were needed who’d be able to explore the surface once the ship landed. Trainee for Mars by Harry Harrison . That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Special thanks to "Tony from the future" who bought us 20 coffees. Tony had this to say, “Just found this podcast and am addicted. My wife is a bit worried as I've been literally listening 24hours a day, even as I sleep. Your selections and narration are unparalleled. As a 60+ year old these are the types of stories I craved as I grew up. I'm so happy to be able to support your efforts. I would like to make a recommendation. Since I know you like uncommon authors and also support female writers, please look into Zenna Henderson.” Thank you Tony from the future for your generous support and please make sure you get some sleep. I had never heard of Zenna Henderson but there is at least one story that she wrote that is in the public domain. Listen for one of her stories in the near future and thanks for your kind words. If you would like to buy us a coffee there is always a link in the description. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV You can never have too much Harry Harrison! His story The Stainless Steel Rat remains one of the most listened-to episodes on our podcast. Today’s tale first appeared in Fantastic Universe in June 1958, accompanied by this note from the magazine: “We seem so close to Space Flight that we’ve been afraid, these last weeks, that history might catch up with us and make Harry Harrison’s exciting story dated. There is that danger, these days.” As it turned out, history took a little longer—nearly three years later, on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, piloting Freedom 7 for 15 minutes and 28 seconds. Open the pages of Fantastic Universe to page 4, Trainee for Mars by Harry Harrison… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, To those who were the goggle of Dr. Dragonet there is another world–of mystery, joy and, yes, terror… The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet by Fritz Leiber. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony From the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 A Moth by H. G. Wells - A Short Story from the "Father of Science Fiction" in The Pall Mall Gazette in 1895 30:43
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedTwo bitter rival scientists are locked in a feud that consumes their lives, but nature has a strange way of taking sides. When an eerie moth appears, the battle takes an unexpected and unsettling turn. A Moth by H. G. Wells. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. If today’s story sounds familiar but you're scratching your head thinking, I thought it was called The Moth , you’re right. It was not uncommon for stories to have more than one title in the early days of science fiction. When a story was reprinted in a different magazine, anthology, or even in another country, the editor or publisher sometimes altered the title to better fit the publication’s style or market. Whether you know it as The Moth or A Moth it’s still the same story and a very good one regardless of the title. Originally published in The Pall Mall Gazette on March 28th 1895, A Moth by H. G. Wells… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The important thing was that they survive. Men were needed who’d be able to explore the surface once the ship landed. Trainee for Mars by Harry Harrison. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley - Science Fiction Short Story from 1953 46:19
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOnly a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war: Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. We’ve featured Robert Sheckley’s work quite often on the podcast. Potential , The Perfect Woman, The Deep Hole to China, The Monsters and the apocalyptic tale Proof of the Pudding are some of the stories you’ve heard on the podcast. Seventh Victim is a story by Sheckley you should listen to if you haven’t already. Let’s peruse the pages of Galaxy Science Fiction in November 1953 and discover aliens on their way to earth, and their intentions are not good, just inside the front cover on page 5, Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Two bitter rival scientists are locked in a feud that consumes their lives, but nature has a strange way of taking sides. When an eerie moth appears, the battle takes an unexpected and unsettling turn. A Moth by H. G. Wells. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord - From Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine April 1958 24:51
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe punishment had to fit more than just the crime—it had to suit every world in the Galaxy! The Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Today’s story was published just before Frank Herbert’s Old Rambling House , which we featured on the podcast about eight months ago. Open the April 1958 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine to page 76, The Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war: Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Elf-Trap by Francis Stevens - Written by the Woman Who Invented Dark Fantasy 1:08:40
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSilently it waited in a woodland glen, baited with dreams to tempt… the strange lost company that time had forgot. The Elf-Trap by Francis Stevens. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Francis Stevens. But after today’s story you will probably never forget her. She has been called “the woman who invented dark fantasy.” She was born Gertrude Mabel Barrows in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1883. Some say her middle name was Myrtle instead of Mabel but since the state of Minnesota and the county where she was born don’t have birth records going back that far we will never know. She wrote her first short story at age 17, a science fiction story titled The Curious Experience of Thomas Dunbar . She mailed the story to Argosy . The story was accepted and published in the March 1904 issue, listing the author as "G. M. Barrows”. Although the initials disguised her gender, this appears to be the first instance of an American female author publishing science fiction, and using her real name. She had only seven short stories published and wrote five novels, with just two released during her lifetime. From Argosy magazine in July 1919, The Elf-Trap by Francis Stevens… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The punishment had to fit more than just the crime—it had to suit every world in the Galaxy! The Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Incredible Slingshot Bombs by Robert Moore Williams - A Short Science Fiction Story from 1942 40:26
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt was only a slingshot, but it hurled more death than a thousand-pound bomb. Where did Tommy Sonofagun get those deadly pellets? The Incredible Slingshot Bombs by Robert Moore Williams. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Our last episode featured an author we had never showcased before, William Tenn, today another, Robert Moore Williams and our next episode we will debut another authors work, Francis Stevens. Although we were not familiar with Robert Moore Williams work, it’s not like he was a minor player in the pulp sci-fi world in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, with more than 170 short stories to his credit along with 20 novels. Williams was born in Farmington, Missouri in 1907, graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in 1931 and published his first story in 1937. Zero as a Limit appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1937 and his career took off. His stories were published 17 times in what was left of the 1930s and 90 stories appeared in the pulps in the 1940s. We will find our story on page 130 in the May 1942 issue of Amazing Stories magazine, The Incredible Slingshot Bombs by Robert Moore Williams… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Silently it waited in a woodland glen, baited with dreams to tempt… the strange lost company that time had forgot. The Elf-Trap by Francis Stevens. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Project Hush by William Tenn and Homesick by Lynn Venable - Two Stories from Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine 35:09
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe biggest job in history and it had to be done with complete secrecy. It was—which was just the trouble! Project Hush by William Tenn and What thrill is there in going out among the stars if coming back means bitter loneliness? Homesick by Lynn Venable. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Until today, we had never narrated a story by William Tenn—though, in truth, William Tenn never actually wrote a story. How is that possible? Because William Tenn was the pen name of Philip Klass. Born in London in 1920, Klass moved to New York City before his second birthday. He grew up in Brooklyn, served in the Army during World War II, and later spent 22 years as a professor at Penn State University. Klass wrote over 60 short stories, beginning in 1946 with Alexander the Bait, which appeared in Astounding Science Fiction . Most of his work was published during the 1950s. Turn to page 100 in the February 1954 publication, Galaxy Science Fiction, Project Hush by William Tenn … Our second story on the podcast today comes from Lynn Venable. Though she wrote only seven stories, each one left a lasting impression. This was her first, published in the December 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction . We will discover our story on page 73, Homesick by Lynn Venable … Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It was only a slingshot, but it hurled more death than a thousand-pound bomb. Where did Tommy Sonofagun get those deadly pellets? The Incredible Slingshot Bombs by Robert Moore Williams. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Goliah by Jack London - A Short Sci-Fi Story from 1908 published in The Red Magazine 1:14:20
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWhat if a single mysterious figure could bring the world’s armies to their knees and reshape society overnight? A future where science becomes the ultimate power—whether humanity is ready or not. Goliah by Jack London. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. We are so thankful for you. The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast continues to grow with new listeners around the world. Special thanks to “Someone” who bought us 5 coffees. They had this to say, “The Lost Sci Fi Podcast is such a joy… Scott Miller is a master storyteller, truly inhabiting each character in a way that makes you forget there is only one narrator! I appreciate all the research that goes into every episode, from finding these obscure gems to the interesting biographical notes about the authors. Thank you for making me look forward to my commute!” Thanks Someone! Your kind words and contribution drives us to provide you with more stories more often. Thanks! Jack London returns with a story published in 1908, in The Red Magazine , a UK fiction magazine. Sadly we couldn’t find a copy so we can’t tell you what page to turn to, Goliah by Jack London … Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, perhaps two stories are better than one! The biggest job in history and it had to be done with complete secrecy. It was—which was just the trouble! Project Hush by William Tenn and What thrill is there in going out among the stars if coming back means bitter loneliness? Homesick by Lynn Venable. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel - Science Fiction Short Story From the 1940s 38:14
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe captain of the Martian Maid stared avidly at the torn derelict floating against the velvet void. Here was treasure beyond his wildest dreams! How could he know his dreams should have been nightmares? Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. He’s not widely known, but he’s one of our favorites—Alfred Coppel returns to the podcast today! You’ve enjoyed his thrilling space adventures before with Runaway, The First Man on the Moon, Wreck Off Triton, and The Flight of the Eagle . Now, from the Fall 1949 issue of Planet Stories , the treasure hunt begins on page 61, Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, What if a single mysterious figure could bring the world’s armies to their knees and reshape society overnight? A future where science becomes the ultimate power—whether humanity is ready or not. Goliah by Jack London ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 F. O. B. Venus by Nelson S. Bond - Pulp Sci-Fi Short Story from 1939 38:20
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLancelot Biggs was perhaps the worst second mate Captain Hanson had ever shipped, and he was convinced of it when he ruined their cargo. But how dumb a man is, may sometimes be a matter of opinion. F. O. B. Venus by Nelson S. Bond. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Nelson S. Bond makes his debut on the podcast today with an interesting character, Lancelot Biggs. Bond wrote 14 short stories featuring Mr. Biggs, and in time we hope to narrate all of them. Nelson Slade Bond was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1908. While he was still in high school he reviewed plays for the Philadelphia Enquirer . He went to Marshall College from 1932 to 1934 and edited the college newspaper, The Parthenon . He met his future wife, Betty Folsom at Marshall and they married in 1934. He briefly worked for his fathers public relations agency but realized he could make more money by writing. And he wrote! Bond wrote more than 200 short stories, more than 200 radio scripts which included stories for the radio drama The Lone Ranger . He also penned about 80 TV scripts. Nelson S. Bond and Betty Folsom were married for 72 years until his passing in 2006 at the age of 97. We will find our story in Fantastic Adventures in November 1939. Turn to page 34, F. O. B. Venus by Nelson S. Bond … Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The captain of the Martian Maid stared avidly at the torn derelict floating against the velvet void. Here was treasure beyond his wildest dreams! How could he know his dreams should have been nightmares? Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Man Who Could Work Miracles by H.G. Wells - Short Story Published in 1898 in The Illustrated London News 49:18
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWhat if you had the power to change reality with a single thought? An ordinary man discovers his limitless abilities—only to learn that absolute power comes with devastating consequences. Our story was first published in 1898 in The Illustrated London News The Man Who Could Work Miracles by H. G. Wells. Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Lancelot Biggs was perhaps the worst second mate Captain Hanson had ever shipped, and he was convinced of it when he ruined their cargo. But how dumb a man is, may sometimes be a matter of opinion. F. O. B. Venus by Nelson S. Bond. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft - Cosmic Horror Weird Fiction from Amazing Stories in 1927 1:32:43
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIn 1927 Amazing Stories had this to say about our next episode, We could wax rhapsodical in our praise, as the story is one of the finest pieces of literature it has been our good fortune to read. The theme is original, and yet fantastic enough to make it rise head and shoulders above many contemporary scientifiction stories. You will not regret having read this marvelous tale. The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. We appreciate your 5-star ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts! If you haven’t left one yet, we’d really appreciate it. Plus, you can leave a review on Apple Podcasts in your country, even if you usually listen elsewhere. This 5-star review was posted by Doctorwoo on Apple Podcasts Canada, “Bingeable Classic Sci-Fi. Wow. Just wow! I have put all my other extensive podcast listening on hold, and I’m listening only to past episodes of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Thanks to Scott for accompanying me on my winter runs, weight lifting sessions, and chores around the house. Scott’s selection of stories is right on the money, and his voice and characterizations are the work of a master. Thank You!” Thank you Doctorwoo!! When we launched The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, our goal was to spotlight truly forgotten science fiction short stories—many of which had never been narrated before. But we’ve been listening to you, and your requests have taken us in unexpected directions. H. P. Lovecraft’s stories have been recorded many times, so we hadn’t planned to include them. However, your enthusiasm made us rethink that decision, and now we realize this is a story we should have shared long ago. So here it is—thanks to you! From the September 1927 issue of Amazing Stories , our eerie tale can be found on page 556, The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, What if you had the power to change reality with a single thought? An ordinary man discovers his limitless abilities—only to learn that absolute power comes with devastating consequences. The Man Who Could Work Miracles by H. G. Wells. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
1 The Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan Ellison - Vintage Science Fiction from the 1950s 43:43
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe aliens wouldn't accept help, though their world was about to explode. They were adolescents. Adolescence is the time when you aren't smart enough to ask for help… The Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan Ellison. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. In a world filled with science fiction one can never ever hear enough Harlan Ellison stories! From the pages of Super-Science Fiction in February 1957 let’s go as fast as we can to page 68 for a story credited to Ellis Hart but in reality penned by Mr. Ellison, The Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan Ellison… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, in 1927 Amazing Stories had this to say about our next episode, We could wax rhapsodical in our praise, as the story is one of the finest pieces of literature it has been our good fortune to read. The theme is original, and yet fantastic enough to make it rise head and shoulders above many contemporary scientifiction stories. You will not regret having read this marvelous tale. The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake - 1960s Classic Science Fiction 1:11:20
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe men who did dangerous work had a special kind of insurance policy. But when somebody wanted to collect on that policy, the claims investigator suddenly became a member of… The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. If you enjoy today’s story by Donald E. Westlake , you might also like The Spy in the Elevator , another Westlake tale we narrated about 10 months ago. Originally published in Amazing Stories in March 1961, today’s treat can be found on page 96. The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The aliens wouldn't accept help, though their world was about to explode. They were adolescents. Adolescence is the time when you aren't smart enough to ask for help… The Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan Ellison ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds - 1960's Science Fiction Short Story from If 34:12
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe island was drowning—if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed. The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds . That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Another 5 Star Review on Apple Podcasts, this from Alec in the Scottish Boarders on Apple Podcasts Great Britain. “Alec had this to say, “Best thing since sliced bread!! My absolute favorite podcast! I love science fiction, this podcast gets me through long days at work, Scott’s narration really brings these stories to life and fires my imagination. Thanks Scott.” Thank you Alec. Your review and others inspires us to work harder and release more episodes faster, thank you for that and please keep em coming! We appreciate everything you do to support us and many of you have asked us how you can help. If you haven’t already left us a review on Apple Podcasts or a 5 star rating on Spotify that would be helpful. We’ve also made a much bigger commitment to social media so you can easily like and share which helps new people discover us. There’s a Facebook page for The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast which is a great place to connect with us and we have Twitter, Instagram, and we just added Threads, Tik Tok and Bluesky. There are links for all of them in the description, and thanks in advance for all of you who choose to like, follow and share our posts. Mack is back, Mack Reynolds, that is. Open your copy of the January 1960 issue of If Worlds of Science Fiction to page 5, The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The men who did dangerous work had a special kind of insurance policy. But when somebody wanted to collect on that policy, the claims investigator suddenly became a member of… The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@scottscifiguy =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 The Judge's House by Bram Stoker an Episode Swap with the Just Chills Podcast 49:02
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedToday on the Lost Sci-Fi Podcast we will do something we have never done, and something we may never do again. An episode swap with another podcast. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Several of you have suggested we do an episode swap with another podcast and today your request has been fulfilled. We’ve been approached before but never felt like it was a good fit, until now. We wouldn’t do an episode swap with just any podcaster, we had to find a quality podcast that we knew you would enjoy. I am excited to share an episode from Just Chills - Short Scary Stories , a horror podcast featuring classic stories from writers like Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley and M R James . If you enjoy stories that make your pulse quicken and send a chill down your spine, this is the perfect treat for you. So, sit back, maybe leave a light on, and dive into this spooky tale. And don’t forget, if you enjoy this story, subscribe to Just Chills wherever you get your podcasts. The link is in the description. Just Chills Link: https://pod.link/1709713164 From the author of Dracula, a student seeks solitude in a small village with an isolated old house. But the rats decide to keep him company... The Judge's House by Bram Stoke r, here’s Taesha from Just Chills… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The island was drowning—if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed. The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 Mr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. Simak - From Planet Stories Magazine in Fall 1944 1:10:31
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMr. Meek was having his troubles. First, the educated bugs worried him; then the welfare worker tried to stop the Ring Rats' feud by enlisting his aid. And now, he was a drafted space-polo player—a fortune bet on his ability at a game he had never played in his cloistered life. Mr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. Simak. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Another first for our podcast today, back to back episodes by the same author featuring the same character. Yesterday Clifford D. Simak’s Mr. Meek got himself in a little trouble and today the mild mannered bookkeeper from Earth finds himself in another pickle. From Planet Stories magazine in the fall of 1944 our space-faring hero’s journey begins on page 56, Mr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. Simak… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, we will do something we have never done on the podcast, and something we may never do again. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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