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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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00:26:47

Cattivo by Alan Nelson

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

2026/06/08

A gifted performer turns his astonishing hands into tools for theft, but every crime leaves him more frightened of what he carries at the ends of his arms. When a fortune in emeralds and murder enters the bargain, one man discovers too late that greed can develop a life of its own. Cattivo by Alan Nelson. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. If you’re new here, welcome. Follow The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast and you’ll get a new vintage science fiction story delivered to your podcast app almost every

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27:31

Farewell to Fuzzies by Henry Hasse

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2026/06/07

Stranded alone on a forgotten asteroid, Craig Wilson survives only because a colony of strange furry creatures refuses to abandon him. When rescue finally arrives, he discovers the real danger isn’t starvation but deciding how far he will go to protect the only friends he has left. Farewell to Fuzzies by Henry Hasse. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Henry Hasse return to the podcast with his first solo story. The only other story on the podcast so far by Henry Hasse was cowritten with Ray

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35:02

Time to Kill by Henry Kuttner

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2026/06/06

As war crushes a city into exhaustion and fear, one man begins hearing the thoughts of a killer whose violent urges grow stronger with every passing night. Each new death brings a terrible question closer to the surface: what happens when the mind receiving the murders finally becomes part of them? Time to Kill by Henry Kuttner. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thanks to gkeramidas for a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, “I have always liked science fiction. I have always admired the

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00:27:31

Farewell to Fuzzies by Henry Hasse

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

2026/06/05

Stranded alone on a forgotten asteroid, Craig Wilson survives only because a colony of strange furry creatures refuses to abandon him. When rescue finally arrives, he discovers the real danger isn’t starvation but deciding how far he will go to protect the only friends he has left. Farewell to Fuzzies by Henry Hasse. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Henry Hasse return to the podcast with his first solo story. The only other story on the podcast so far by Henry Hasse was cowritten with Ray

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00:35:02

Time to Kill by Henry Kuttner

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

2026/06/05

As war crushes a city into exhaustion and fear, one man begins hearing the thoughts of a killer whose violent urges grow stronger with every passing night. Each new death brings a terrible question closer to the surface: what happens when the mind receiving the murders finally becomes part of them? Time to Kill by Henry Kuttner. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Thanks to gkeramidas for a 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, “I have always liked science fiction. I have always admired

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00:26:40

John Thomas’s Cube by John Leimert

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2026/06/05

A strange metal cube turns a quiet neighborhood into a battlefield of scientists, preachers, and officials desperate to explain what no one can move, measure, or understand. But the most unsettling possibility is not where the cube came from — it’s who may have wanted it there in the first place. John Thomas’s Cube by John Leimert. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Author John Leimert makes his first and last appearance on the podcast today. Why? Because he only had one story published and

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26:40

John Thomas's Cube by John Leimert

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

2026/06/05

A strange metal cube turns a quiet neighborhood into a battlefield of scientists, preachers, and officials desperate to explain what no one can move, measure, or understand. But the most unsettling possibility is not where the cube came from — it’s who may have wanted it there in the first place. John Thomas’s Cube by John Leimert. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Author John Leimert makes his first and last appearance on the podcast today. Why? Because he only had one story published and

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24:04

Cast The First Shadow by Marc Brandel

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

2026/05/28

Ernie Combs spends his life hiding a secret that turns every friendship into a risk and every crowded street into dangerous territory. When he finally meets someone who seems to understand him completely, one terrible discovery forces him to decide whether he truly wanted acceptance—or only the chance to feel normal. Cast The First Shadow by Marc Brandel. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.A huge thank you to our listeners in Thailand for taking The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast to #1! 🇹🇭🚀Thailand

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00:24:05

Cast The First Shadow by Marc Brandel

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

2026/05/27

Ernie Combs spends his life hiding a secret that turns every friendship into a risk and every crowded street into dangerous territory. When he finally meets someone who seems to understand him completely, one terrible discovery forces him to decide whether he truly wanted acceptance—or only the chance to feel normal. Cast The First Shadow by Marc Brandel. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. A huge thank you to our listeners in Thailand for taking The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast to #1! Thailand becomes

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00:47:42

The Middle Of The Week After Next by Murray Leinster

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2026/05/25

A taxi driver becomes the most feared man in the city when passengers keep vanishing from his cab, leaving behind only watches, coins, and scattered pieces of metal. While police hunt a murderer and reporters invent a monster, the real danger sits quietly in a retired tinkerer’s workshop. The Middle Of The Week After Next by Murray Leinster. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. You might call today’s story offbeat, absurdist, chaotic, inventive and downright hysterical. First published in

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28:08

Strangers to Straba by Carl Jacobi

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

2026/05/24

A drifting relic from the earliest days of interstellar travel crashes onto a lonely world, carrying the echo of a doomed voyage nobody fully understands. When a second ghost ship appears above Straba, one greedy visitor pushes too far into something that may still remember the people it lost. Strangers to Straba by Carl Jacobi. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Carl Jacobi has been on the podcast twice. The Street That Wasn’t There, a story he cowrote with Clifford D. Simak and a personal

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29:35

The World In The Balance by J. P. Marshall

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2026/05/23

A silent invader hangs over New York while entire buildings and war machines vanish without a sound. As governments prepare for surrender, one desperate idea forces a handful of men to walk straight toward a weapon no one has survived. The World In The Balance by J.P. Marshall. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.It’s always exciting to introduce a new author on the podcast. Only to discover that there is almost no information available about them. Author James. P. Marshall had only two stories

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24:11

Factory In The Sky by Basil Wells

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2026/05/22

Factory workers race to meet impossible wartime production demands while hidden enemies move through the endless machinery of a spinning city in space. One man notices a detail no one else catches, and suddenly millions of lives depend on whether he acts before the shift ends. Factory In The Sky by Basil Wells. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.What can you get for 16 cents a day? Almost nothing anymore.But for less than the price of a cup of coffee once a month, you can unlock all 556 episodes

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00:24:11

Factory In The Sky by Basil Wells

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

2026/05/21

Factory workers race to meet impossible wartime production demands while hidden enemies move through the endless machinery of a spinning city in space. One man notices a detail no one else catches, and suddenly millions of lives depend on whether he acts before the shift ends. Factory In The Sky by Basil Wells. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. What can you get for 16 cents a day? Almost nothing anymore. But for less than the price of a cup of coffee once a month, you can unlock all 556

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23:49

The Incubator Man by Wallace West

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

2026/05/21

For one hundred and fifty years, Columbus Norton has lived untouched by disease while the world outside studies him like a miracle trapped behind glass. But when a single visitor awakens a longing no experiment can control, the man who helped humanity live longer must decide whether freedom is worth dying for. The Incubator Man by Wallace West. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Andrew sent us an email recently: “Loving all the new stories. I’ve noticed there’s been a new episode every day for

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23:00

Star Chamber by H. B. Fyfe

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

2026/05/20

A lawman tracks a violent fugitive to a forgotten planet where no court can reach them and no backup will ever arrive. When the outlaw realizes the detective has no intention of dragging him home, he faces a punishment far worse than a prison cell. Star Chamber by H. B. Fyfe. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Did you know we take requests? If there is ever a story you would like to hear send us an email. We take requests and are always happy to hear from you, send your email to

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21:31

The Outsider by H. P. Lovecraft

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

2026/05/19

A lonely wanderer escapes years of darkness and silence only to find that the world beyond his refuge recoils from him in terror. Every step toward warmth and companionship pulls him closer to a revelation that no living soul could endure unchanged. The Outsider by H. P. Lovecraft. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.H. P. Lovecraft returns to the podcast. A man who had a lasting impact on science fiction but who died penniless and in relative obscurity.We will find our story on page 449 in the

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27:29

The Maugham Obsession by August Derleth

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

2026/05/17

Quintus Maugham built a machine meant to serve him perfectly, but each improvement left him more uneasy in his own home. When a robot begins answering commands in ways its inventor never intended, one man must decide whether he created a servant—or surrendered something far more dangerous. The Maugham Obsession by August Derleth. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.August Derleth has appeared on the podcast twice before, first with “Birkett’s Twelfth Corpse,” followed by “A Traveler in

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27:11

The Builders by Fox B. Holden

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

2026/05/16

The last great city on Earth lives for one purpose: building whatever forgotten machines can still be reconstructed from the ruins of a dead world. When a Research Builder uncovers a mysterious diagram unlike anything ever found before, one reckless decision threatens to repeat the catastrophe that destroyed civilization the first time. The Builders by Fox B. Holden. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.This is the first time we’ve featured a story by Fox B. Holden. He was born in Rochester, New

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30:10

Testing by Sam Merwin Jr.

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

2026/05/15

A routine military assignment drops Hannibal Pryor onto a forgotten world where the people have built a life no crowded empire could understand. With a planet-killing weapon already on its way, Pryor must decide whether duty still matters when the price is an entire civilization. Testing by Sam Merwin Jr. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Yesterday The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast became the #1 science fiction podcast in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 36th country where we hit #1. Today we moved to the top

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