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

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.https://lostscifi.com/podcast/the-nameless-something-by-murray-leinster-episode-173/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.

The general was bucking for his other star–and this miserable contraption bucked right back! Doorstep by Keith Laumer, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Doorstep marks the debut of Keith Laumer on the podcast. Laumer was born in Syracuse New York in 1925. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force during World War II and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service.He is perhaps best known for the character James Retief, a cynical spacefaring diplomat, who is based or at the very least inspired in part on Laumer’s service as a diplomat. We will meet Mr. Retief in future episodes of the podcast.Was today’s story influenced by Laumer’s time in the military? We’ll let you decide. Let’s peruse the pages of the February 1961 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine and on page 64 we will find Doorstep by Keith Laumer… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, 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.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 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 touching tale of an Astronette–and why the gentle rain from Heaven has the quality of mercy. I Bring Fresh Flowers by Robert F. Young, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Special thanks to James van Maanenberg who bought us $25 worth of coffee! “I was craving some sci-fi short stories a while ago. I searched high and low, and found very few podcasts that combined high production values and a quality selection. Here at the Lost Sci-fi Podcast, we have both! I've been a huge fan, since I discovered the channel on YouTube and I recommend it to all my friends. Thank you Scott, for the attention to detail in the production and respect paid to the source material.”Thank you James! If you’d like to support The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast you can buy a cup of coffee, there’s a link in the description.Robert F. Young makes his second appearance on the podcast with a beautifully written story first published in Amazing Stories Magazine in February 1964, not quite 60 years ago. Let’s turn to page 107 for I Bring Fresh Flowers by Robert F. Young…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The general was bucking for his other star–and this miserable contraption bucked right back! Doorstep by Keith Laumer.Support the Show https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerchandisehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/dystopia-today-utopiahttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/parallel-universes-2024https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/time-travel-9665https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/warp-speed-2024https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/probe-fashion-not-humanshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/in-a-world-full-of-humansFacebook 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.

She was the guardian of the worlds, but HER world was dead. The Gifts of Asti by Andre Norton, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.The first story we ever narrated by Andre Norton, All Cats Are Gray, was so popular that we decided to do another one of her stories as soon as possible.I had never heard of the publication Fantasy Book which, like many publications of the time, didn't last long. Fantasy Book published 8 issues from 1947 thru 1951 and disappeared for more than 30 years with an issue in 1985 and another in 1986.From Fantasy Book Volume 1 Number 3 in July, 1948 our story is found on page 8, The Gifts of Asti by Andre Norton…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A touching tale of an Astronette–and why the gentle rain from Heaven has the quality of mercy. I Bring Fresh Flowers by Robert F. Young.Support the Show https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerchandise New Designshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/get-psychedelic-alienhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/blue-alien-with-headphoneshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/earth-sagas-alien-earshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/in-a-world-full-of-humansFacebook 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.