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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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37:58

The Last Plunge by S.J. Sackett - Science Fiction...

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2022/07/05

We would love it if you would rate The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, leave a review wherever you can, leave comments or requests and give us a thumbs up. We appreciate your feedback, send an email with your requests or comments toscott@lostscifi.com.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletterhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/shareToday’s author, Samuel John Sackett wrote only 6 short sci-fi

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30:02

The Beachcomber by Damon Knight - Damon Knight Short...

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

2022/06/28

Today’s author is yet another sci-fi fan turned sci-fi writer. But unlike many sci-fi writers he was also a harsh sci-fi critic. Damon Francis Knight was born September 19th, 1922 in Baker City, Oregon. A brave soul,Knight movedacross the countryto New York City when he was 17 to livein poverty in a number of shared apartmentswith science-fiction fans, writers and editors. He was a member of the Futurians along with CM Kornbluth, Frederic Pohl and others.Support the show -

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47:00

Paradise Planet by Richard S. Shaver - Richard S....

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2022/06/21

When you think of science fiction the word controversy doesn’t normally come to mind, but today’s author stirred up more than his share of controversy in the 1940s.Born Richard Sharpe Shaver in Berwick Pennsylvania in 1907 he claimed to have worked in a factory in 1932 when a welding gun, ‘by some freak of its coil's field atunements’ was allowing him to hear the thoughts of the men working around him. If that’s not weird enough he also said he telepathically received record of a torture session

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35:58

The Old Martians by Rog Phillips - Rog Phillips Short...

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

2022/06/14

How does aplumber, construction worker, carpenter, power plant engineer, shipyard welder and longshoreman become a science fiction writer? Rog Phillips seems like the kind of guy you’d want to sit down and have a beer with, a hard-working blue-collar guy. Born in 1909 in Spokane Washington,Roger Phillip Graham wasn’t only a man with many different jobs, he was also a man of many names. In fact, Phillips had morepseudonyms than any sci-fi writer that we’ve discovered so far. Twenty of them!Support

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37:05

Let The Ants Try by Frederik Pohl - Frederik Pohl...

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

2022/06/07

Thank you for listening toThe Lost Sci-Fi Podcast and thanks for your reviews and ratings. Special thanks to our new listeners in The Canary Islands, Iceland, Finland, South Africa,the Czech Republic and New Zealand. If we haven’t mentioned your city, state or country send an email toscott@lostscifi.com and please let us know where you’re from.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our

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37:09

Morgue Ship by Ray Bradbury - Ray Bradbury Short Story

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2022/05/31

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast continues to grow all over the world and we have you to thank for that. In the last few weeks we’ve added new listeners in Germany, Greece, Spain, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India and in the US, Mesa, Phoenix, Midland Texas, Birmingham and Montgomery Alabama and the big island of Hawaii. There are many more. Wow! Thanks for listening and sharing the Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch -

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37:27

Stop, You're Killing Me! By Damon Knight - Time...

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2022/05/24

Today’s episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast features another short science fiction story from an author we’ve heard from before, but if you’re scouring past episodes for Darius John Granger you won’t find him.Darius John Granger was actually a pen name for Stephen Marlowe which was also a pen name for Brooklyn New York born Milton Lesser. You’ll find his story Pariah in Episode 11.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our

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44:50

Task of Kayin by William Morrison - William Morrison...

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

2022/05/17

Today’s episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast features another short science fiction story from one of our favorite authors, William Morrison, whose real name wasJoseph Samachson.Two of Morrison’s stories can be heard in episode 13, Unwelcomed Visitor and Spoken For.Welcome to our new listeners in Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Denmark, India, Madagascar, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and the US. We appreciate you, and your comments and suggestions, and we’d love to hear from you. Send us an email

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43:34

Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick - Author Philip K Dick...

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

2022/05/10

We’ve got new listeners around the globe in New Zealand, Portugal, Hungary, Poland the US, Canada and many other places around the world. Thank you for listening and for sharing The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletterhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/shareToday we once again hear the words from one of the greats in science fiction. A man whose work wasn’t

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1:00:17

WANTED: One Sane Man by Frank M. Robinson - Author...

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2022/05/03

Do you remember the 1974 Hollywood blockbuster, The Towering Inferno? The movie starred Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner and Richard Chamberlain. So what does that have to do with the author of our lost sci-fi short story?Well, after writing sci-fi for more than two decades Frank M. Robinson switched gears and started writing disaster novels with a partner. And one of those novels “The Glass Inferno” was used to

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50:46

Three Spacemen Left To Die! by Russ Winterbotham and...

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

2022/04/26

Our first authorRussell Robert Winterbothamwas born onAugust 1st, 1904in Salina, Kansas, population 6,000 or so when he was born.He began writing short fiction in 1935 and continued until 1958 with a short break from the mid 40s to the early 50s. In all he wrote almost 60 short stories that were published inIf Worlds of Science Fiction, Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy, Planet Stories and others.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch -

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46:47

Unwelcomed Visitor and Spoken For by William Morrison...

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

2022/04/19

We’ve got two short science fiction stories for you today on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast with at least one lost 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/shareWe’ve already narrated 5 sci-fi stories written by William Morrison and many more are on the way. We had no idea that William Morrison was born Joseph Samachsonon

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39:16

Export Commodity By Irving Cox Jr. - Irving Cox Jr...

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2022/04/12

Very often we find it hard to learn much about the authors on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. In many cases they had a short career and disappeared as quickly as they appeared as if they were abducted by aliens never to be seen again.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletterhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/shareThe author of today’s story wrote 54 short sci-fi stories from 1951 to 1965,

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41:10

The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick and Pariah by...

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

2022/04/05

He was sure he had discovered an incredible invasion of Earth by lifeforms from another planet. He didn’t know what to do! He tried to warn the government before things got out of hand. And, Harry spent three years in space waitingto get home to Earth—and his family. They werewaiting for him too—that is, for his corpse...Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our

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45:30

Zurk by Richard O. Lewis - Richard O. Lewis Short...

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

2022/03/29

A thousand colonists were headed for Mars but they didn't make it. They crash landed on this moon of Jupiter’s. They were trying to contact the earth, trying to survive. Evil creatures from the land of darkness on the other side of the moon are coming for his daughter. Will he save her from a fate worse than death with his huge part-human war-machine? That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for

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39:00

The Martians and the Coys by Mack Reynolds - Mack...

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

2022/03/22

Lem was told to guard the still, what he wanted was to go after the Martins. The Martins and The Coys had been feuding for some time and there was nothing better than shootin a Martin. Or was there? That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletterhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/shareYour honest 5 star ratings and positive reviews on Apple Podcasts are

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44:17

The Fugitives by Malcolm B. Morehart Jr. and Leave...

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

2022/03/15

We've got two short science fiction stories in Lost Sci-Fi Podcast Episode 8. Just like last time when we had twp sci-fi stories on the podcast we know almost nothing about the authors. Both wrote two short science fiction stories published in the 1950s, that we know of, and that’s all we can find for either author.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our

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43:39

Danger In The Void by Charles E. Fritch - Charles E....

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

2022/03/10

Today on the lost sci-fi podcast an author who knew what he wanted to be when he was only 10 years old, how many of us can say that? This native New Yorker kept story ideas in a notebook before he was a teenager.Born in Utica New York on the 20th of January 1927. Like many authors of his time he served in the United States Army during World War II, he was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. After the war he graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in English and a minor in Psychology. Why

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45:07

The Plagiarist From Rigel IV By Evan Hunter - Evan...

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

2022/03/01

We have an amazing story for you today on the podcast, certainly one of the most fascinating stories we’ve ever heard. This author lived a pretty extraordinary life. He was hired by legendary Hollywood director Alfred Hitchcock to write a screenplay for what would become one of Hitchcock’s greatest movies. It was one of several screenplays written by our featured author. Actors who starred in projects he wrote and developed for the big screen and Television include Richard Chamberlain, F. Murray

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52:52

The Fifty-Fourth of July by Alan E Nourse - Alan E...

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

2022/02/24

The author of today’s short sci-fi story had an interesting life. Born on August 11th 1928 in Des Moines Iowa, after graduating high school he went to Rutgers University, two years in the Navy, then on to the University of Pennsylvania to become a Doctor. He helped pay for his medical degree by writing science fiction for magazines. In a 1952 issue of Other Worlds he said he started reading science fiction while at Rutgers and was reading sci-fi like a man possessed. Saying he ended up being the

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