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

The Sexual Morality Act was fierce to buck, but the Algolian sex surrogate was ... er ... even fiercer!… Accept No Substitutes by Robert Sheckley, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Robert Sheckley has been on our podcast twice previously with Watchbird and Seventh Victim. He’s an under appreciated author and one of my favorites.Today’s story first appeared in Infinity Science Fiction Magazine in March 1958. On the cover of the magazine it says, “She was made for love, a rowdy story by Robert Sheckley.” Let’s turn to page 46 for, Accept No Substitutes by Robert Sheckley…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The aliens looked cute as Koalas. But there was a little matter of a graveyard of dead space-ships. The Small Bears by Gene L. Henderson.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $50 Anonymous $25 Stephen Kagan James Van Maanenberg Irma Stolfo Josh Jennings Leber8tr Anonymous Conrad Chaffee $10 Anonymous $5 AnonymousMerchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.comYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiSign up for our newsletterhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/sharePlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The planet hid itself from the Earthmen—and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly! The Masked World by Jack Williamson, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Five star reviews are coming in from everywhere. TTBDBoy from Apple Podcasts Canada gave us 5 stars recently and said, “Great podcast. Excellent narration, fantastic stories.” Thanks for your review. A review can be short and still be effective. Write a short review or a long one, whatever you choose.Kittyandleeloo via Apple Podcasts Great Britain says, “Your voice is…… incredible. The books ain’t so bad either 😉 In all honestly though, the story choices and themes are so wonderful and so exactly what the doctor ordered that I feel blessed to find this podcast. You have a genuine gift to bring these lost gems to life. Please keep it up for a long time! Ekaterina.” Thank you for your review, I think I’m blushing.And this comes to us from Apple Podcasts Romania. meeeeh98898 says, “Excellent production quality and content. Great quality and a pleasure to listen.” Thanks!!Remember you do not have to listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts to review us on Apple Podcasts and since more people listen there your review can make an impact. Thanks for doing everything you do to make us one of the top science fiction podcasts in the world. We get requests for us to make merchandise with a design you choose. Recently we received a request for an Alien Stoner. It made us laugh too. Consider your request fulfilled, your Alien stoner design is ready for sale and it’s already popular, there’s a link in the description.https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-stoner-hey-man-no-judgAt one time we were reluctant to create podcast episodes that were really short but you said you wanted to hear some short stories. You asked for it and we love to give you what you want.Let’s go back in time more than 60 years. From Worlds of Tomorrow Magazine in October 1963 you will find our story on page 160, The Masked World by Jack Williamson…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The Sexual Morality Act was fierce to buck, but the Algolian sex surrogate was ... er ... even fiercer!… Accept No Substitutes by Robert Sheckley.Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiSign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s distinctly ungood to wake up in the middle of a war. Anybody knows that. Breakfast at Twilight by Philip K. Dick, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Philip K. Dick is back on the podcast today at the request of Les Allison. We go live on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter every Thursday and two weeks ago we started something that we plan on doing for a very long time. One of our listeners are randomly selected and given the opportunity to choose a vintage sci-fi short story they want us to record. There are links in the description to our YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages so you can join in the fun. Thursday February 8th we will be live at 8 PM in London for our European listeners, but you can join us no matter where you live.Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiFrom Amazing Stories Magazine in July 1954 our story can be found on page 25, Breakfast at Twilight by Philip K. Dick…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The planet hid itself from the Earthmen—and what lay behind the mask was fierce and deadly! The Masked World by Jack Williamson.Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerchandisehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alan-the-alien-in-the-tulipshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-the-grand-canyonhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-visiting-the-statue-of-lhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/aliens-love-niagara-fallshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-mount-rushmorehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-vacationing-in-the-tuliphttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-sydney-opera-househttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-ulu-u-australiPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hell in reverse temperature–that’s what Jimmy and Roy were going through in their little space-ship! Tricked into the dangerous trip, ironic fate caused them to freeze at 40 below, though they were almost in the sun! Ring Around the Sun by Isaac Asimov, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Future Science Fiction and Science Fiction Stories were two publications that were published under various names from 1939 to 1943 and again from 1950 to 1960. Most of the issues failed to sell a lot of copies because they didn't offer many great stories. But today’s short story is an exception.From Future Fiction Magazine in March 1940 Ring Around the Sun by Isaac Asimov…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It’s distinctly ungood to wake up in the middle of a war. Anybody knows that. Breakfast at Twilight by Philip K. Dick.Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerchandisehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alan-the-alien-in-the-tulipshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-the-grand-canyonhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-visiting-the-statue-of-lhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/aliens-love-niagara-fallshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-mount-rushmorehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-vacationing-in-the-tuliphttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-sydney-opera-househttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-ulu-u-australiYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiSign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George and Lydia Hadley were the perfect parents, or so it seemed. They gave their children everything and in return their children gave them a little something. The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thank you for listening to our podcast and your support of our podcast. An anonymous listener bought us $5 worth of coffee! And another anonymous listener bought $25 worth of coffee. We appreciate everything you do to help us. If you’d like to support us financially there is a link in the description.Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVYour ratings and reviews matter and encourage others to listen. We have an average rating of 5 stars with 175 ratings on Apple Podcasts in the US and an average rating of 5 stars with 142 ratings on Spotify! Thank you!There are some stories we wish we had narrated sooner and this is one of those stories. Originally appearing as The World the Children Made in the September 23, 1950, issue of The Saturday Evening Post, it was republished as The Veldt in the 1951 anthology The Illustrated Man. Follow along on page 26. Do you wonder what goes on in your children’s minds? The Hadleys did–and they dared enter the forbidden doorway to The World The Children Made.The Veldt by Ray Bradbury…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Hell in reverse temperature–that’s what Jimmy and Roy were going through in their little space-ship! Ring Around the Sun by Isaac Asimov.Merchandisehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alan-the-alien-in-the-tulipshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-the-grand-canyonhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-visiting-the-statue-of-lhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/aliens-love-niagara-fallshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-mount-rushmorehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-vacationing-in-the-tulipYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiSign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A man's routine walk reveals something strange, leading to unsettling events and a questioning of reality. He notices changes in his surroundings and explores the power of the mind. The concept of other dimensions and a global plague are explored. A surreal vision leaves him questioning reality.

Kiley felt all-powerful with the alien guiding him in the looting of a world. Now the whole galaxy was his if he could remember to—Never Trust A Thief! by Robert Silverberg, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We’re going live again on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter at 8 PM in Sydney Australia, Thursday January 25th. I hope you’ll join us. Links are in the description.We’re going live onYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiFrom Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy in February 1958, you’ll find our story on page 100, Never Trust A Thief! by Robert Silverberg…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, He did the same thing at the same time every night for 20 years. Then he realized something was wrong, something was very wrong. The Street That Wasn’t There by Carl Jacobi and Clifford D. Simak.Merchandisehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alan-the-alien-in-the-tulipshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-the-grand-canyonhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-visiting-the-statue-of-lhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/aliens-love-niagara-fallshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-mount-rushmorehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-vacationing-in-the-tuliphttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-sydney-opera-househttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-ulu-u-australiBuy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVSign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When atomic destruction threatens, the call goes out for Bud Gregory, the wizard of the Great Smokies, who alone can save the situation! The Nameless Something by Murray Leinster, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We’re going live again on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter at 8 PM in Sydney Australia, Thursday January 25th. I hope you’ll join us. And if you were with us last week you heard one of our listeners recommend we create merchandise with aliens wearing Hawaiian shirts. You will love these designs and there are links so you can check them out in the description.https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alan-the-alien-in-the-tulipshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-the-grand-canyonhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-visiting-the-statue-of-lhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/aliens-love-niagara-fallshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-mount-rushmorehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-vacationing-in-the-tuliphttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-sydney-opera-househttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-ulu-u-australiWe’re going live onYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiBuy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVBud Gregory is back on the podcast! If the name Bud Gregory sounds familiar it’s because he is the star of “The Gregory Circle” which can be heard in an earlier episode. Today he returns in the second installment of the Bud Gregory saga which can be found in Thrilling Wonder Stories Magazine in June 1947. Turn with me to page 116, The Nameless Something by Murray Leinster… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Kiley felt all-powerful with the alien guiding him in the looting of a world. Now the whole galaxy was his if he could remember to—Never Trust A Thief! by Robert Silverberg.Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who was it that lost out in the end? Pursued, or pursuer, on this hideous little rock in space. Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Special thanks to Irma Stolfo who bought us $25 worth of coffee! “Was lead to your YouTube channel by a friend and fell in love instantly. Your excellent story choice and brilliant skill in character voices won me over immediately. I downloaded your podcast before driving the length of Australia and back (5000km) and your company on my journey made the the time and km fly. I was never alone because I had you. Thank you!”Thank you Irma! I had to look it up because I still cannot get kilometers in my brain. That’s over 3,000 miles. Thank you for sharing, thanks for the coffee and thanks for listening. If you would like to buy us a coffee there’s a link in the description.Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVRay Bradbury has been on the podcast several times, in fact, his story The Creatures That Time Forgot is one of the most popular stories we’ve ever done. His co-author, however, Henry Hasse, is making his debut. Hasse, born in 1913, is probably known best for being the co-author of Ray Bradbury's first professionally published story, "Pendulum", which appeared in November 1941 in Super Science Stories. Hasse co-authored two more stories with Bradbury: "Gabriel's Horn” in 1943 and today’s story "Final Victim" in 1946. He wrote more than 40 short stories and 1 novel.From Amazing Stories Magazine in February 1946, our collaboration between Mr. Bradbury and Mr. Hasse can be found on page 114, Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, When atomic destruction threatens, the call goes out for Bud Gregory, the wizard of the Great Smokies, who alone can save the situation!Merchandise https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiSign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fey Mr. Young continues his scholarly researches in the scientific origins of our myth and legend with this tale of an agile—and avaricious—one-man Boarding Party. Boarding Party by Robert F. Young, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.There are a lot of reasons we choose to narrate a story. Sometimes it has everything to do with the popularity of the author. Other times we’re looking to bring an author to the podcast that we’ve never shared before, such was the case recently with Evelyn E. Smith, Leigh Brackett and Andre Norton. And sometimes we narrate a story because one of our listeners requested it.But today you will hear a story because we think it’s fun. It’s as simple as that. Our fun story appeared in Amazing Stories Magazine in September 1963. You’ll find it on page 23, Boarding Party by Robert F. Young…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Who was it that lost out in the end? Pursued, or pursuer, on this hideous little rock in space. Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse.Support the Show https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerchandise https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiSign up for our newsletterhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/sharePlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.