

Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 31
May 7, 2023
Topics discussed in the podcast include investigating a deadly disease, deception and consequences during a game of bridge, a lab discovery of a suspicious infection, exiling to a new planet, the transformation of companions into simian ancestors, a man's surrender to a giant, restoring normalcy on Mars, a plan to obtain a valuable necklace, challenges faced on the planet Mars, a man filled with hatred and a pattern of disappearances, being trapped and defeated, trading houses, a heroic act involving jumping on a grenade, the power of the human mind, frustration and retaliation, scarcity of liquor and tobacco, exploring the disappearance of alcohol-producing organisms, mental telepathy and ESP, uncovering secrets in an apartment, a walking and talking plant, hunting for time travelers, blending in at Oktoberfest, a peculiar assignment involving finding a time traveler, suspicion at Oktoberfest, perspective and the nature of reality, and the struggles of adjusting to life without a loved one.
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Episode notes
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Discussing Epsilon's Potential and the Test Colony's Secret
01:42 • 10min
Deception and Consequences
11:33 • 6min
A Lab Discovery and a Suspicious Infection
17:13 • 5min
Exiled to a New Planet
22:22 • 8min
Degeneration on the Exile Asteroid
30:25 • 18min
The Transformation and Encounter with a Beast-man
48:51 • 2min
Par's Surrender
50:44 • 18min
Parr's Abandonment and Deal with Marina
01:08:17 • 17min
Restoring Normalcy and Choosing a Governor on Mars
01:25:29 • 2min
The Plan to Obtain the Necklace
01:27:55 • 25min
The Haunted Heroes
01:52:40 • 14min
A Man Filled with Hatred
02:06:59 • 15min
Reflecting on Actions and Continuing the Search
02:21:39 • 2min
The Haunted Heroes and The Last Supper
02:23:13 • 4min
Trapped and Defeated: The Last Supper and Old Rambling House
02:26:47 • 2min
Trading Houses
02:28:29 • 15min
Larry's Heroic Act
02:43:25 • 7min
The Power of the Mind
02:50:19 • 6min
Frustration and Retaliation
02:56:08 • 19min
The Scarcity of Liquor, Tobacco, and a Radio Set Argument
03:14:42 • 4min
Radio, Friends, and the Cemetery
03:18:39 • 17min
Stop Look and Dig
03:36:08 • 2min
Uncovering Secrets
03:37:43 • 33min
The Walking and Talking Plant
04:10:50 • 8min
The Mystery of the Mentally Active Machine
04:18:28 • 14min
Hunting for Time Travelers
04:32:41 • 7min
Blending in at Oktoberfest
04:39:20 • 4min
A Peculiar Assignment
04:43:01 • 2min
Suspicion at Oktoberfest
04:44:56 • 18min
The Perspective Machine and Reflections
05:02:58 • 11min
Lost Without Tilly
05:13:43 • 18min