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

As long as midnight cloaks the earth with shadows grim and dark, God save us from the Judas kiss of a dead man in the dark. The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Your 5 star reviews on Apple Podcasts are appreciated, nospammers2010 gave us 5 Stars and says, “Expert curation of the golden age. I’ve been a fan of sci-fi for decades, and very much appreciate the quality of the golden age writers. What sets this podcast apart is that the curator and narrator has a perfect discerning eye for the really good stuff--by which I mean his tastes match mine... This is a podcast to cherish.” Thanks for your excellent review nospammers2010!Today marks the debut on the podcast of a man who made his mark on the world in a short 30 years. Robert E. Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. Over the next 11 years young Robert would live in 10 Texas towns. He started writing stories at the age of 9. Sold his first story for $16 to Weird Tales magazine when he was 19.Howard would most likely be forgotten except for diehard sci-fi fans if not for three characters he created that live on to this day. Arnold Schwarzenegger's breakthrough film was the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982. The movie was based on the character Robert E. Howard created in a series of short stories half a century earlier.Before Conan, Howard created Kull the Conqueror, which also appeared on the big screen starring Kevin Sorbo in 1997. And his creative universe also included Solomon Kane, you guessed it, it too got the Hollywood treatment in 2009 starring James Purefoy.He wrote more than 70 short stories with most of them published in Weird Tales magazine. Today’s horrifying tale can be found in the February 1930 issue of Weird Tales on page 269, The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, What happened to the Smith Wrecking and Salvage Company when it tried to tear down the all fluoryl plastic City Hall is enough to make a man with a heart of stone laugh. Fluorocarbons are Here to Stay! By Donald E. Westlake.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com===========================Connect with us!YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He walked alone in the dawn and the dusk, and no one knew his name. But the day he perished, and the way he perished–a world will never forget! Mimic by Donald A. Wollheim, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Special thanks to podcast listener Marwin de Haan who bought us 5 coffees and says “Thank you so much for making my daily commute pleasurable. I love the stories you pick to narrate, and think your voice and style are perfect for the era of sci-fi you have chosen. Also, the reason you do this is heart-warming, and reminds me of my father who did something similar before he passed away. Best regards from the Netherlands.” Thank you for buying 5 coffees for us and for your kind words Marwin! We appreciate you!!If you want to buy us a coffee there is a link in the description.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVDonald A. Wollheim made his debut on the podcast with Pogo Planet almost 3 months ago. He’s back today with a terrifying tale of discovery. Let’s turn back the clock almost 82 years to the December 1942 issue of Astounding Stories. Turn to the last story in the issue on page 58, Mimic by Donald A. Wollheim…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, As long as midnight cloaks the earth with shadows grim and dark, God save us from the Judas kiss of a dead man in the dark. The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com======================================================Connect with us!🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want? Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thanks for all you do to help promote our podcast. In the last few days, thanks to you, more people have listened than ever before. We have our highest ranking ever in Canada, Great Britain, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, The Philippines and the United States. Thank you!Another 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! August100 says, “Terrific Dose of Sci Fi, I have been reading this old pulp sci fi for decades. It is a refreshing treat to hear it read by such a skilled storyteller. The more I listen, the more it grows on me. Keep it up. Please.” August100 we will keep it up and we thank you for your wonderful review. Today’s author wrote one of the best selling science fiction books of all time, Dune. Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1920. His lied about his age to get the first of many newspaper jobs in 1939. Herbert loved photography, buying his first camera at the age of ten. In 1942, during World War II, he was a photographer in the U.S. Navy’s Seabees. He served for six months but suffered a head injury and was given a medical discharge.Frank Herbert said he had been reading science fiction for about ten years, before he began writing sci-fi, and said some of his favorite authors were H. G. Wells, Robert A. Heinlein, Poul Anderson and Jack Vance.His first science fiction story Looking for Something, was published in the April 1952 issue of Startling Stories. He began researching Dune in 1959 and the novel was published six years later. But, did you know the world was first exposed to the Dune World in a December 1963 issue of Analog science fiction magazine. It was featured on the cover. That 1963 issue contained Part One of Thee Parts of Dune World.Dune was then rejected by almost twenty book publishers, and in his rejection letter one editor wrote, "I might be making the mistake of the decade, but…”Sterling Lanier of the Chilton Book Company, the company most often associated with automobile repair manuals, was exposed to Dune World in Analog and offered Herbert a $7,500 advance plus future royalties for the rights to publish Dune. Obviously Dune was a success, winning the Nebula Award for best novel in 1965 and sharing the Hugo Award in 1966 with Call Me Conrad by Roger Zelazny. However, Dune, was not an immediate bestseller, and following its publication he went back to writing for newspapers. He didn’t become a full-time author until 1972.In addition to his numerous novels Herbert wrote about 30 short stories, six of them are in the public domain. Let’s turn to page 89 in the April 1958 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, for, Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, He walked alone in the dawn and the dusk, and no one knew his name. But the day he perished, and the way he perished–a world will never forget! Mimic by Donald A. Wollheim.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when a robot programmed to obey commits murder in the heat of summer? Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Another 5 star rating and review! This from Johnny Vancouver on Apple Podcasts Canada who says, “The best! Simply, the best vintage sci fi podcast ever. Great stories here that I would never have heard of if not for this podcast.” Thank you Johnny Vancouver!!Alfred Bester makes his debut on the podcast today thanks to a request from our listener Xephael. Born in 1913 Bester was a science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and he was a scriptwriter for comic books!Sci-Fi author Harry Harrison said, “"Alfred Bester was one of the handful of writers who invented modern science fiction.”Not long before he died in 1987, the Science Fiction Writers of America named Bester its ninth Grand Master, presented posthumously in 1988. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 2001.Bester married in 1936. His wife Rolly was a Broadway, radio and television actress and was the first to ever play Lois Lane. She starred as Lois on the radio program The Adventures of Superman beginning in 1940.Regarded as one of the best science fiction novelettes of all time, Fondly Fahrenheit has been included in a large number of prestigious science fiction anthologies.Bester adapted it for tv as Murder and the Android which aired on October 18th 1959, and starred Kevin McCarthy, Rip Torn, Suzanne Pleshette and Telly Savalas. Murder and the Android was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1960 for Best Dramatic Presentation.From The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in August 1954, we’ll find our story on page 3, Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want? Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com======================================================Connect with us!🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To the mighty lords of infinity he sent a burning message–“You can deny a man everything–everything but his heritage… the stars!” Outcast of the Stars by Ray Bradbury, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.One of the most celebrated writers of science fiction returns to the podcast today. This is the 13th Ray Bradbury story on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Initially published as Outcast of the Stars but, sometimes titled The Rocket.From the time worn pages of Super Science Stories in March 1950, turn to page 41 for, Outcast of the Stars by Ray Bradbury…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, What happens when a robot programmed to obey commits murder in the heat of summer? Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV=========================== 👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com====================================================== Connect with us! 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi=========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“You ask us of Mars for a weapon to save your world. We have it–but it is not for you Earthman. Men may die and planets perish, but we break not the law of the universe–Every civilization must work out its own destiny!” The Weapon by Isaac Asimov, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.When we started The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast a little over two years ago we had no idea what to expect, would anybody listen? Would anybody care? That’s why you’re overwhelming worldwide support means so much to us.Curious Jon showed his support by buying us 3 coffees. Thanks Curious Jon. If you would like to buy us a coffee there’s a link in the description. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVWe get more requests for today’s author than anybody else. He was 18 years old when he wrote this story in 1938, it wasn’t published until 1942, under a pseudonym. Perhaps because he used a pseudonym he forgot that this story was ever published and so, assuming it had been rejected and believing he no longer had a copy of it he didn't include it in a collection of his earliest stories in 1972. In that book he listed today’s story among the eleven of his short stories that has been lost forever.Seven years later in 1979 while writing the first volume of his autobiography he came across an entry in his diary that reminded him that the story had indeed been published.This story truly is “lost sci-fi”. From the pages of Super Science Stories in May 1942, let’s turn to page 115. H. B. Ogden was credited in the publication with having written this story, but we know that it was really written by a legendary sci-fi author, The Weapon by Isaac Asimov…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, To the mighty lords of infinity he sent a burning message–“You can deny a man everything–everything but his heritage… the stars!” Outcast of the Stars by Ray Bradbury.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV=========================== 👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com====================================================== Connect with us! 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi=========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cordovir and Hum encounter a mysterious metallic object balancing on fire! As they debate its origins, a chilling realization sets in: what lurks inside could challenge everything they know about morality and truth. The Monsters by Robert Sheckley, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thanks to our thousands of listeners who listen on Spotify where we have 191 ratings with an average rating of 4.9.After listening to “The Magnificent Possession by Isaac Asimov”, Arthur Carroll says, “Loved it! Thank you!” Thank you Arthur!Commenting on “The Elephant Circuit” MAS2 says, “When Heinlein was on a roll his measured words flow as prose poems. This is art.” We agree, thanks for your comment and thanks for listening.Commenting on “Message From Mars” by Clifford D. Simak Spotify user “My collection” had this to say, “Excellent story and excellent reading. Thank you.” We appreciate your comment!After listening to “The Star Mouse by Fredric Brown” AnitaB had this to say, “A very nicely told story, a pleasant voice to listen to. I like that the professor has an accent.” Thank you AnitaB. We appreciate your comments and ratings on Spotify.Robert Sheckley is one of our favorite authors and there are more of his stories on the way. Today we go back in time 71 years to the March 1953 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction where we will discover that things are not always as they appear. Turn to page 15, The Monsters by Robert Sheckley…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, “You ask us of Mars for a weapon to save your world. We have it–but it is not for you Earthman. Men may die and planets perish, but we break not the law of the universe–Every civilization must work out its own destiny!” The Weapon by Isaac Asimov.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV=========================== 👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com====================================================== Connect with us! 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi=========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a dream house; yet the dream could have been a nightmare… The Missing Room by Lynn Venable, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Your support for our podcast has been phenomenal and we thank you. Future Space Engineer bought us 5 coffees and says, “Great narration and story curation!” Thanks Future Space Engineer!☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVWe will never get tired of your 5 star reviews on Apple Podcasts. NoIamYourFather had this to say, “Best Podcast Around - I love this podcast! The narrator does a wonderful job. He is a master of changing his voice just slightly so you can hear each character distinctly and allow yourself to become fully immersed in each and every story. I’ve been listening nearly since the beginning and have loved every minute so far! Keep up the great work!” Thank you for your glowing review NoIamYourFather!! If you haven’t left us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts we would appreciate it if you would, if you think we deserve 5 stars of course.You may remember Lynn Venable for the Post-Apocalyptic Story Time Enough At Last that we shared with you about six months ago. A story so good it was adapted for The Twilight Zone in an episode starring Burgess Meredith. Today’s short sci-fi story can be found on page 58 in Weird Tales Magazine in July 1953 , The Missing Room by Lynn Venable…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Cordovir and Hum encounter a mysterious metallic object balancing on fire! As they debate its origins, a chilling realization sets in: what lurks inside could challenge everything they know about morality and truth. The Monsters by Robert Sheckley. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV=========================== 👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com====================================================== Connect with us! 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi=========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price—denial of life! The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Once again we’ve received another 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, this from Amgreenbean “Great stories. So happy I found this podcast! The background information on the authors and stories are phenomenal! Thanks.” Thank you Amgreenbean! Your 5 star reviews make a difference and we'd appreciate it if you would leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, if you think we deserve it.We’re the #1 science fiction podcast in another country!! We are #1 in Bhutan and we’ve hit # 1 in 15 countries on Apple podcasts and #2 in 15 more. Thank you for your incredible support!   This is the 5th time author Fritz Leiber has been on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Previously you’ve heard The Black Ewe, Nice Girl With 5 Husbands, The Foxholes of Mars and A Pail of Air. Today’s Apocalyptic Sci-FI Story first appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction in April 1952. Open your 35 cent copy of the magazine to page 89, The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It was a dream house; yet the dream could have been a nightmare… The Missing Room by Lynn Venable.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV=========================== 👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com====================================================== Connect with us! 🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi=========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture. But blowouts have small beginnings… The Engineer by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Your support of our podcast is amazing. We’ve received a lot of emails recently, this is one of them, “I've recently discovered your podcast and it has been a God send. I have an hour commute to work every day and these stories are the perfect entertainment to keep me alert on the drive. I sometimes listened to full-length audio books but those can get quite expensive. When you related your story of using this platform to help care for your wife after you are gone, it touched me deeply. I recently lost my precious wife and I can understand the love and caring you have for yours. I'd love to buy you a coffee or 3, but for the life of me I can't find the link.”We gave him the link and were shocked to discover that he bought 40 coffees!! Thank you! If you’d like to buy us a coffee there’s a link in the description.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVRecording and editing these sci-fi stories keeps us busy so we’re looking for volunteers. Here’s how you can help, we are in need of more trivia to post on YouTube, Facebook, X, and other social media platforms. Things like Name the Decade, Name the Movie, Sci-Fi Trivia and others. If you think you’d like to help send an email, scott@lostscifi.com and we will send you the details.And there’s another 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, villian75 says, “Love the podcast. Great podcast finding so many authors that I had forgotten about or never knew.” Thanks villian75!!We’re the #1 science fiction podcast in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to you!! We’ve hit # 1 in 14 countries where Apple podcasts tracks listeners. Thank you for making that happen!   Today’s story was written by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth. Pohl has been on the podcast before but this marks Kornbluth’s debut. Born and raised in New York he learned to read by the age of three, wrote his own stories by the time he was seven, graduated from high school at thirteen, received a CCNY scholarship at fourteen, and was "thrown out for leading a student strike" without graduating. As a teenager, he became a member of the Futurians, an influential group of science fiction fans and writers. That’s where he met and became friends with Frederik Pohl, Donald A. Wollheim, Robert Lowndes, and his future wife Mary Byers.He wrote a handful of stories before the war and then penned 8 novels and more than 80 short stories. Kornbluth was scheduled to interview for the position of editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He was running late because he had to shovel snow from his driveway and ran to meet his train, he suffered a fatal heart attack on the platform. He was only 34 years old.Today’s story can be found on page 112 of Infinity Science Fiction in February 1956, The Engineer by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price—denial of life! The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber.❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.