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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 pioneering speculative fiction and the magazine era that shaped modern science fiction. Released several times a week, the podcast explores timeless ideas—alien encounters, artificial intelligence, time travel, dystopian futures, and the human cost of progress—through stories by

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00:53:08

Foster You're Dead by Philip K. Dick

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

2023/11/02

Almost everyone had a bomb shelter. You had to have one. In fact, you needed the latest model because the Russians were always developing new weapons that could penetrate the old bomb shelters. Foster You’re Dead by Philip K. Dick, 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 your support of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. We’re adding new listeners around the world every week. We’ve now got 101 ratings on Spotify, with an average

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45:44

The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley - Mary Shelley...

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

2023/11/01

Would you choose to live forever if you could? What would it be like to outlive all your friends and family, including your spouse? The Mortal Immortal written by Mary Shelley, 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/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/shareWe have come to the end

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23:18

The Night Shift by Frank M. Robinson - Werewolf Stories

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

2023/10/31

Werewolves are supposed to haunt lonely, back-country roads. That seems a little silly, when you consider that most beasts of prey go where the game is thickest. Now at night, in the larger cities… The Night Shift by Frank M. Robinson, 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/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletter

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23:39

Curse of the Blue Man by Lawrence M. Jannifer -...

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

2023/10/29

He roamed the streets of the city at night, striking terror into the hearts of young girls... from his body a strange blue light glowed... in his hand was an iron bar, stained and crusted with blood… Curse of the Blue Man by Lawrence M. Jannifer, 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/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletter

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31:53

The Red Room by H. G. Wells - Gothic Horror Short Story

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

2023/10/28

He was told the brightly colored red room in Lorraine Castle was haunted. Despite vague warnings from the three custodians who reside in the castle, he is not a believer in such things and ascends to "the Red Room" to begin his night's vigil. The Red Room by H. G. Wells, 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/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our

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30:52

The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce - Gothic Horror Story

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

2023/10/27

A sordid tale of jealousy and murder. He suspected his wife was having an affair and unleashed a plan to discover the truth. Would the truth destroy his family and lead him down the path to insanity? The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce, 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/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletter

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40:00

The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson -...

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

2023/10/26

They were in a boat all alone on a foggy night in the middle of the Pacific ocean. But they weren’t alone. A strange voice cries out in the darkness, in search of food, but he is unwilling to be seen. The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson, 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/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletter

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34:55

The Thing Behind Hell's Door by Robert Silverberg -...

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

2023/10/25

A week of scary stories for Halloween begins today, It seemed to be human... but it was inside out, all its organs exposed... the heart beating, the lungs breathing, the stomach digesting... and now, the Thing began to come toward him... its mouth working hideously! The Thing Behind Hell's Door by Robert Silverberg, 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/scottsVMerch -

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22:00

Hero From Yesterday by Robert Silverberg - Robert...

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

2023/10/24

They were a peaceful people and somehow couldn't stand the thought of executing their only criminal. The answer was to discover a—Hero From Yesterday by Robert Silverberg, 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/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/shareTime for another Time Travel

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00:19:07

No Morning After by Arthur C. Clarke

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

2023/10/24

The Supreme Scientist on a planet more than 500 light-years away from Earth recognizes trouble when he sees it. Can a representative from this faraway planet communicate with an Earthling in time to save humanity? No Morning After 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. We are so thankful for you and every one of our listeners around the world. Thanks to you, our podcast is growing, and we are so grateful to be

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19:07

No Morning After by Arthur C. Clarke - Arthur C....

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

2023/10/23

The Supreme Scientist on a planet more than 500 light-years away from earth recognizes trouble when he sees it. Can a representative from this far away planet communicate with an earthling in time to save humanity? No Morning After 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.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletter

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31:41

Nice Girl With 5 Husbands by Fritz Leiber - Fritz...

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

2023/10/22

Adventure is relative to one's previous experience. Sometimes, in fact, you can't even be sure you're having or not having one! Nice Girl With 5 Husbands by Fritz Leiber, 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/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletterhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/shareFritz Leiber has an

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36:32

Dust Unto Dust by Lyman D. Hinckley - Golden Age...

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

2023/10/21

It was alien but was it dead, this towering, sinister city of metal that glittered malignantly before the cautious advance of three awed space-scouters. Dust Unto Dust by Lyman D. Hinckley, 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/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Did you know that every story you hear on the podcast is available for sale? Did you know that we’ve

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57:34

The Turning Wheel by Philip K. Dick - Philip K. Dick...

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

2023/10/20

If after a great struggle, the East were to prevail over the world, what sort of civilization would be imposed by the victors? Would it be an oriental version of the societies we know–or might the great old culture be superimposed upon what was left of Western technology? The Turning Wheel by Philip K. Dick,that’s next onThe Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show

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28:55

A Message From Our Sponsor by Henry Slesar - Henry...

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

2023/10/19

The foot-in-the-door technique wouldwork perfectly forany salesman—ifhe had an invisible foot!A Message From Our Sponsor by Henry Slesar,that’s next onThe Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show -https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch-https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/We are live on YouTube tonight at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central.Henry Slesar makes his debut on the podcast today. Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Slesar launched his 21

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44:00

Chicken Farm by Ross Rocklynne - Ross Rocklynne Short...

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

2023/10/18

Harvey was a most unusual little man. A Cosmos-mindedman with great singleness of purpose. He could discoverasteroid-juncture faults with thegreatest of ease, and"perp" planets, too.... But could he find Anna fromOregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?Chicken Farm by Ross Rocklynne,that’s next onThe Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show -https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch-https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/We’re

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36:33

Rat Race by George O. Smith - George O Smith Science...

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

2023/10/17

The idea was to build an electronic gadget; that it turned out to be a rat trap was purely accidental. And that it turned out to have the highly undesirable effects it had. Rat Race by George O. Smith,that’s next onThe Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show -https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVIf you were planning on getting a Lost Sci-Fi t shirt, hoodie or any of our merch the 15% off coupon expires soon. There’s a link in the

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00:36:33

Rat Race by George O. Smith

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

2023/10/17

The idea was to build an electronic gadget. That it turned out to be a rat trap was purely accidental—and so were the highly undesirable effects that followed. Rat Race by George O. Smith. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Today’s story can be found in the August 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Turn to page 55 for Rat Race by George O. Smith.… Tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Harvey was a most unusual little

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33:11

Before Eden by Arthur C. Clarke - Arthur C Clarke...

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

2023/10/16

Venus wasn’t the virgin planet Mankind had always assumed. It was simply that we got there too soon. Before Eden by Arthur C. Clarke,that’s next onThe Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show -https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch-https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/More great reviews from Spotify,Travis had this to say, “This podcast has become my very favorite, I listen to it every day and look forward to each episode, the

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34:18

The Cosmic Express by Jack Williamson - Short Science...

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

2023/10/15

Human nature is unchanging and will probably not change fundamentally for countless ages in the future. We look back now to the days before the automobile and before electricity and the hundred and one other mechanical conveniences that simplify life in so many ways. Just so people of the future will in all likelihood look back on pre-television and pre-flying days and wish themselves back in the exciting days of primitive life. Our well-known author gives us here a thought-provoking bit of

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