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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast restores and narrates forgotten and underrated vintage science fiction short stories spanning from the 1700s through the mid-1960s. Each episode features a professionally narrated classic drawn from early speculative fiction, pioneering 19th-century tales, and the pulp magazine era that shaped modern science fiction.Released several times a week, the podcast explores timeless speculative ideas—alien encounters, artificial intelligence, time travel, dystopian futures, and the

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28:18

Savage Galahad by Bryce Walton - Sci-Fi Short Stories...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/02/11

Tons of sinuous muscle, buried in fetid Venusian slime, he knew how to survive. Equipped with an ageless brain and lightning instincts, he also knew how to die! Savage Galahad by Bryce Walton, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Today marks the debut of author Bryce Walton on the podcast. Walton was born in 1918 in tiny Blythedale, Missouri, population about 300 when he was born.He wrote nearly 100 short stories but wasn’t recognized as one of the great sci-fi authors of the 1940s and 50s

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42:11

Dance of the Dead by Richard Matheson - Richard...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/02/10

She was sad and lonely, this 19 year old college freshmen. So when he paid attention to her she reluctantly did the very things her mother warned her about. Dance of the Dead by Richard Matheson, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Stephen Kagan bought us $25 worth of coffee and says, “Thank you so much for all the great stories and wonderful storytelling. Listening to your podcast has kept me company many mornings on my long commute to work and makes it more pleasurable as the traffic dissolves

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17:51

Two Weeks in August by Frank M. Robinson - Frank M....

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2024/02/07

The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings. You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance! Two Weeks in August by Frank M. Robinson, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thanks for another 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! DSBoston1 says, “ Great!Although the original Star Trek is almost considered “vintage”; by now, these stories go back even further. Short compelling tales, read perfectly by Scott with no unnecessary bells and whistles. You can of

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31:57

The Small Bears by Gene L. Henderson - Sci-Fi Short...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/02/06

The aliens looked cute as Koalas. But there was a little matter of a graveyard of dead space-ships. The Small Bears by Gene L. Henderson, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.One of the reasons we named it The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast was because we wanted to narrate stories that had never been narrated before and were little known, if known at all. Our story today, written by Gene L. Henderson, is one of those lost sci-fi short stories.Who was he, where was he born? Questions we cannot answer. We do

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29:57

Accept No Substitutes by Robert Sheckley - She Was...

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2024/02/06

The Sexual Morality Act was fierce to buck, but the Algolian sex surrogate was ... er ... even fiercer!… Accept No Substitutes by Robert Sheckley, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Robert Sheckley has been on our podcast twice previously with Watchbird and Seventh Victim. He’s an under appreciated author and one of my favorites.Today’s story first appeared in Infinity Science Fiction Magazine in March 1958. On the cover of the magazine it says, “She was made for love, a rowdy story by Robert

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12:22

The Masked World by Jack Williamson - Short Sci-Fi...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/02/04

The planet hid itself from the Earthmen—and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly! The Masked World by Jack Williamson, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Five star reviews are coming in from everywhere. TTBDBoyfromApple Podcasts Canada gave us 5 stars recently and said, “Great podcast. Excellent narration, fantastic stories.” Thanks for your review. A review can be short and still be effective. Write a short review or a long one, whatever you choose.KittyandleelooviaApple PodcastsGreat

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44:43

Breakfast at Twilight by Philip K. Dick - Philip K....

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2024/02/03

It’s distinctly ungood to wake up in the middle of a war. Anybody knows that. Breakfast at Twilight by Philip K. Dick, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Philip K. Dick is back on the podcast today at the request of Les Allison. We go live on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter every Thursday and two weeks ago we started something that we plan on doing for a very long time. One of our listeners are randomly selected and given the opportunity to choose a vintage sci-fi short story they want us to

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40:03

Ring Around the Sun by Isaac Asimov - Short Sci-Fi...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/01/31

Hell in reverse temperature–that’s what Jimmy and Roy were going through in their little space-ship! Tricked into the dangerous trip, ironic fate caused them to freeze at 40 below, though they were almost in the sun! Ring Around the Sun by Isaac Asimov, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Future Science Fiction and Science Fiction Stories were two publications that were published under various names from 1939 to 1943 and again from 1950 to 1960. Most of the issues failed to sell a lot of copies

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33:59

The Veldt by Ray Bradbury - Ray Bradbury Short Stories

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/01/30

GeorgeandLydia Hadley were the perfect parents, or so it seemed. They gave their children everything and in return their children gave them a little something. The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thank you for listening to our podcast and your support of our podcast. An anonymous listener bought us $5 worth of coffee! And another anonymous listener bought $25 worth of coffee. We appreciate everything you do to help us. If you’d like to support us financially there is a

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45:48

The Street That Wasn’t There by Carl Jacobi and...

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2024/01/26

He did the same thing at the same time every night for 20 years. Then he realized something was wrong, something was very wrong. The Street That Wasn’t There by Carl Jacobi and Clifford D. Simak, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thank you for your incredible support of our podcast. An anonymous listener bought us $50 worth of coffee! “Your podcast was great company while this ‘shade-tree mechanic’ rebuilt an engine over the past 13 weekends and holidays for a family member. Hearing that you

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17:06

Never Trust A Thief! by Robert Silverberg - Short...

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2024/01/24

Kiley felt all-powerful with the alien guiding him in the looting of a world. Now the whole galaxy was his if he could remember to—Never Trust A Thief! by Robert Silverberg, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We’re going live again on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter at 8 PM in Sydney Australia, Thursday January 25th. I hope you’ll join us. Links are in the description.We’re going live onYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook -

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1:25:07

The Nameless Something by Murray Leinster - Murray...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/01/23

When atomic destruction threatens, the call goes out for Bud Gregory, the wizard of the Great Smokies, who alone can save the situation! The Nameless Something by Murray Leinster, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We’re going live again on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter at 8 PM in Sydney Australia, Thursday January 25th. I hope you’ll join us. And if you were with us last week you heard one of our listeners recommend we create merchandise with aliens wearing Hawaiian shirts. You will love these

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1:06:51

Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse - Short...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/01/19

Who was it that lost out in the end? Pursued, or pursuer, on this hideous little rock in space. Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Special thanks to Irma Stolfo who bought us $25 worth of coffee! “Was lead to your YouTube channel by a friend and fell in love instantly. Your excellent story choice and brilliant skill in character voices won me over immediately. I downloaded your podcast before driving the length of Australia and back (5000km) and your

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24:27

Boarding Party by Robert F. Young - Short Sci-Fi...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/01/15

The fey Mr. Young continues his scholarly researches in the scientific origins of our myth and legend with this tale of an agile—and avaricious—one-man Boarding Party. Boarding Party by Robert F. Young, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.There are a lot of reasons we choose to narrate a story. Sometimes it has everything to do with the popularity of the author. Other times we’re looking to bring an author to the podcast that we’ve never shared before, such was the case recently with Evelyn E

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15:47

Doorstep by Keith Laumer - Short Sci-Fi Story From...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/01/15

The general was bucking for his other star–and this miserable contraption bucked right back! Doorstep by Keith Laumer, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Doorstep marks the debut of Keith Laumer on the podcast. Laumer was born in Syracuse New York in 1925. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force during World War II and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service.He is perhaps best known for the character James Retief, a cynical spacefaring

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14:03

I Bring Fresh Flowers by Robert F. Young - Short...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/01/14

A touching tale of an Astronette–and why the gentle rain from Heaven has the quality of mercy. I Bring Fresh Flowers by Robert F. Young, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Special thanks to James van Maanenberg who bought us $25 worth of coffee! “I was craving some sci-fi short stories a while ago. I searched high and low, and found very few podcasts that combined high production values and a quality selection. Here at the Lost Sci-fi Podcast, we have both! I've been a huge fan, since I

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43:35

The Gifts of Asti by Andre Norton - Andre Norton...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/01/13

She was the guardian of the worlds, but HER world was dead. The Gifts of Asti by Andre Norton, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.The first story we ever narrated by Andre Norton, All Cats Are Gray, was so popular that we decided to do another one of her stories as soon as possible.I had never heard of the publication Fantasy Book which, like many publications of the time, didn't last long. Fantasy Book published 8 issues from 1947 thru 1951 and disappeared for more than 30 years with an issue

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38:09

Jokester by Isaac Asimov - Isaac Asmiov Sci-Fi Short...

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories ·

2024/01/09

What really happened to the traveling salesman and the farmer’s daughter–and why? Here’s the ultimate, horrifying answer… Jokester by Isaac Asimov, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the Show https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVWe have a lot of new merchandise in our store, there are direct links to several new designs in the

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18:58

Castaway by Arthur C. Clarke - Arthur C. Clarke Short...

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2024/01/07

Caught in a storm he is thrown far from home and his very existence is in doubt. Castaway by Arthur C. Clarke, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.In the UK in 1938 a new magazine appeared, Fantasy would publish an issue that year and two the next and then disappear. It reappeared in 1946 with 3 issues over the next two years and, poof, it was gone again, this time for good. Our story appeared in the April 1947 issue but it was

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23:11

All Cats Are Gray by Andre Norton - Andre Norton...

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2024/01/06

An odd story, made up of oddly assorted elements that include a man, a woman, a gray cat, a treasure—and an invisible being that had to be seen to be believed. All Cats Are Gray by Andre Norton, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Thank you for making us one of the most popular science fiction podcasts in the world. According to Apple Podcasts we are #2 in Romania, and #3 in Portugal. More 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts, this

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