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

Sextus Rollo Forsyte had his trouble with the bottle, but nothing out of a bottle ever produced such a hotel as the Mahoney-Plaza: only 260 rooms ... only two guests to a room ... but accommodating 5200 guests—all at the same time!... Floor please? Forsyte’s Retreat by Winston Marks, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/ We decided to do a story every day in October to say thank you for your overwhelming support. We now have 83 ratings on Spotify with an average of 4.9, 136 ratings on Apple Podcasts with an average of 4.99 and more 5-star reviews.  Sci-fi-guy2001 says, “If podcasting went away completely, I would miss The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast more than any other podcast I have ever listened to. The narration is outstanding and the story selection never fails to impress me. Thank you, thank you. Rich in Texas” Thank you, Rich, that is an amazing review. Your ratings and reviews encourage others to check us out and we thank you for your support. Please keep those Spotify ratings and Apple Podcast reviews coming! Little known Winston Marks turned out some interesting stories during his career. This one appeared in the May 1954 issue of, If Worlds of Science Fiction Magazine. Open the yellowed pages to the illustration on page 96 and the text of the story on page 97 for, Forsyte’s Retreat by Winston Marks… Tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, one of my newfound favorites, “Who is Sylvia? What is she?” Oh, no! What is Sylvia… and who isn’t she? Upon the Dull Earth by Philip K. Dick. That’s tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A madman can be prevented frombomb-throwing—but a mad world? King of the Hill by James Blish, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. We love hearing from you! Odette wrote us an email recently, “Dear Mr. Miller,Thank you for your fantastic reading voice. Your accent and pronunciation and rhythm of the reading you do for the world is a delight to the mind. You are one of two readers who have this special resonance in your voice. Thank you, and thank you againOdette” Odette, thank you! Your kind words are music to my ears.  If you’d like to send us an email, we’d love it! scott@lostscifi.com Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV We’re going live tomorrow, Thursday October 5th on YouTube. We will be live at 8 PM in London. That’s 3 PM in Toronto, 2 in Kansas City and Chicago, Noon in Seattle and Los Angeles. There’s a link in the description so you can join us. https://www.youtube.com/Vintagescifiaudiobooks Author James Blish makes his debut on the podcast today. Blish was born in 1921 in East Orange, New Jersey. While he was in high school, he published a sci-fi fanzine, The Planeteer. Blish became a member of the Futurian Science Fiction Society in New York City and became close friends with members Damon Knight and C. M. Kornbluth.He wrote just over 90 short stories and 9 novels. Our story can be found in the very first issue of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine in November 21955, on page 56, King of the Hill by James Blish… Tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Sextus Rollo Forsyte had his trouble with the bottle, but nothing out of a bottle ever produced such a hotel as the Mahoney-Plaza: only 260 rooms ... only two guests to a room ... but accommodating 5200 guests—all at the same time!... Floor please? Forsyte’s Retreat by Winston Marks. That’s tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The exposition was easily the biggest John Watts had ever seen, and he’d seen them all. Yet, besides its size, there was something else strange about this fair­–it was just a little out of this world! The Elephant Circuit by Robert A. Heinlein, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Special thanks to listener J Paul Parker who bought 3 coffees along with the comment “Thank you, good narration.” Thank you, J Paul Parker!! If you’d like to show your appreciation for the podcast, there’s a link in the description where you can buy us a cup of coffee. Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV We’re going live again in two days on October 5th on YouTube. We will be live at 8 PM in London. There’s a link in the description so you can join us and I hope you do.https://www.youtube.com/Vintagescifiaudiobooks We receive a lot of requests and many of them are for stories by Robert A. Henlein.  He was born on July 7th, 1907, in Butler Missouri. His family moved to Kansas City later that year. He was a voracious reader and using the library cards of his siblings he read all the science fiction books in the Kansas City Public Library. He was in the Navy for a short period of time before he was medically discharged. He gave politics a shot but that didn’t go well so in 1938 he was unemployed and broke. A year later he wrote his first short story, “Life Line” which he sold to Astounding Science Fiction magazine for 70 dollars, equivalent to about $1,500 today. He would go on to write 32 novels and 59 short stories during his incredible career. From the pages of the October 1957 issue of Saturn magazine, let’s turn to page 116 for The Elephant Circuit by Robert A. Heinlein… Tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A madman can be prevented from bomb-throwing—but a mad world? King of the Hill by James Blish. That’s tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The computer classified it "rabbit" and Montresig was not one to argue, long ears or not! Rabbits Have Long Ears by Lawrence F. Willard, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV Two days ago, we heard from Isaac Asimov, yesterday Philip K. Dick and tomorrow Robert A. Heinlein. Three very accomplished and recognized science fiction authors. Today, not so much.  The man who wrote today’s offering only authored one story that we could find. We couldn’t find when he was born or when he died nor where he lived, until we unearthed a response he wrote to an article in Astounding Science Fiction in 1956. He wrote about “road hypnosis” and how it can cause accidents. He suggested several solutions including the use of radar to warn the driver that he is getting close to another motorist. Radar wouldn’t be used for more than 30 years in Japanese vehicles and high end cars in the US and Europe wouldn’t use radar for more than 40 years after Willard brought it up in Astounding Science Fiction Magazine. We also learned that at the time he was a news photographer and he gave his address as, Box 262, Yalesville, Connecticut. Two and a half years later Mr. Willard’s lone story appeared in the August 1958 issue of, If Worlds of Science Fiction Magazine. Turn to page 70 for Rabbits Have Long Ears by Lawrence F. Willard… Tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The exposition was easily the biggest John Watts had ever seen, and he’d seen them all. Yet, besides its size, there was something else strange about this fair­–it was just a little out of this world! The Elephant Circuit by Robert A. Heinlein. That’s tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As curator of the Twentieth Century Exhibit, George Miller felt that to do a good job he had to live his work. Then, one day, somebody got into his exhibit, and he went to investigate… Exhibit Piece by Philip k. Dick, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV More 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts. Tinkeration says, “Golden Age Sci-Fi shorts on audio. Anyone who’s ever enjoyed a collection of sci-fi short stories published in the Golden Age of science fiction magazines will enjoy this podcast. Some stories are well-known classics, many are not, and are more enjoyable for being fresh discoveries. Like every collection of stories, some are standouts and some are duds, depending on your taste, but Scott Miller’s soothing voice makes even the bad stories not a terrible listening experience." Thanks Tinkeration!! Even if you don’t listen on Apple Podcasts you can rate and review us there and we appreciate it if you do. We kick off the month of October, and a story a day, with legendary science fiction author Philip K. Dick.  From the pages of If Worlds of Science Fiction in August 1954 let’s open the issue to page 63 for Exhibit Piece by Philip K. Dick … Tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The computer classified it "rabbit" and Montresig was not one to argue, long ears or not! Rabbits Have Long Ears by Lawrence F. Willard. That’s tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when things go wrong at the Atomic Energy Commission? When meters stop working and there is no uranium? Is the enemy about to strike? The Pause by Isaac Asimov, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Special thanks to all of you who have bought us a cup of coffee. JonathanG and DonS we appreciate you!! If you’d like to show your support by buying us a cup of coffee the link is in the description. Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV We’ve got Merch! The Lost Sci-Fi merchandise store has t shirts, hoodies, jackets, coffee mugs and pints to consume your favorite beverage. There’s a link to the store in the comments with a coupon code to save 15% for a limited time. https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com  Use the coupon code EARLYBIRD and save 15% for a limited time. Tomorrow we’ll kick off the month of October with a new short sci-fi story every day. That’s 32 straight days with a new episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast! During his lifetime, Isaac Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. We will hear from all three of these fabulous authors in consecutive days in October. Today we go back to the days when the U.S. launched its first satellite and NASA was established. You could buy a bleacher seat to see the New York Yankees win their 18th World Series title for $2.10. Gas was 30 cents a gallon in the US, and the Peace Symbol was designed by a British textile designer named Gerald Holtom for use by England's Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.  The year was 1958 and nuclear war was on the mind of author Isaac Asimov. From the pages of the paperback publication Time To Come edited by August Derleth The Pause by Isaac Asimov… Tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, As curator of the Twentieth Century Exhibit, George Miller felt that to do a good job he had to live his work. Then, one day, somebody got into his exhibit, and he went to investigate… Exhibit Piece by Philip K. Dick. That’s tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At one time—this was before the Robot Restriction Laws—they'd even allowed them to make their own decisions... Arm of the Law by Harry Harrison, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. The Lost Sci-Fi Merchandise store is open for business. There are several designs and a multitude of t shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, cups and pint size glasses so you can drink your favorite beverage while listening to the podcast. The link to our store is in the description and when you use the code in the description you get 15 percent off for a limited time. https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com  Use the coupon code EARLYBIRD and save 15% for a limited time. And in case you didn’t hear the big announcement on our YouTube Live last week, there will be a new episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast every day in October which starts Sunday.How could a robot—a machine, after all—be involved in something like law application and violence? Harry Harrison, tells what happens when a police robot hits an outpost on Mars. From the August 1958 issue of Fantastic Universe turn to page 132 for Arm of the Law by Harry Harrison... In two days on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, What happens when things go wrong at the Atomic Energy Commission? When meters stop working and there is no uranium? Is the enemy about to strike?The Pause by Isaac Asimov. That’s in two days on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two miles of American front had gone dead. And on two lone infantrymen, lost in the menace of the fog-gas and the tanks, depended the outcome of the war of 1932, Tanks by Murray Leinster, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. You asked for it and now it’s here! The Lost Sci-Fi Merchandise store is open for business. There are several designs and a multitude of t shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, cups and pint size glasses so you can drink your favorite beverage while listening to the podcast. The link to our store is in the description and when you use the code in the description you get 15 percent off for a limited time. https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com  Use the coupon code EARLYBIRD and save 15% for a limited time. And in case you didn’t hear the big announcement on our YouTube Live last week, there will be a new episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast every day in October which starts Sunday. This is the 3rd Murray Leinster story on the podcast. To say Leinster was prolific would be a vast understatement, having written more than 1,500 short stories and articles. Many of his short stories are longer than the short stories written by most vintage sci-fi authors. Let’s go back in time almost 94 years ago to the January 1930 issue of Astounding Stories of Super­–Science. We’ll find out story on page 100. Row after row of the monsters roared by, going greedily with hungry guns into battle. Tanks by Murray Leinster  In two days on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, At one time—this was before the Robot Restriction Laws—they'd even allowed them to make their own decisions... Arm of the Law by Harry Harrison. That’s in two days on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Lionel Wallace told me this incredible story about the door in the wall, I thought that so far as he was concerned it was a true story. But the next day… The Door in the Wall by H. G. Wells, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Another new 5 star rating and review on Apple Podcasts. This from “the last time I listened”, “Lucky Find. I felt lucky to find this. I think I have listened to most science fiction podcasts. This is the best. I listen while running and the miles melt away.” Thank you, the last time I listened! In case you didn’t hear the big announcement on our YouTube Live Thursday night, there will be a new episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast every day in October!! I can’t wait.    Today’s story first appeared in The Daily Chronicle, a British newspaper that was published from 1872 to 1930 before a merger with the Daily News when it became the News Chronicle. The Door in the Wall by H. G. Wells… Next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Two miles of American front had gone dead. And on two lone infantrymen, lost in the menace of the fog-gas and the tanks, depended the outcome of the war of 1932, Tanks by Murray Leinster. That’s next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neither Peter Horn nor his wife ever expected that their child would be a small blue pyramid of another dimension! The Shape of Things by Ray Bradbury, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. If you’re listening to us on Thursday September 21st, we hope you’ll join us at 8 PM Eastern, the time in New York as we go live on YouTube. There’s a link to our YouTube channel in the description. We’ve got a big announcement tonight and we’ll answer your questions, so I hope you’ll join us. https://www.youtube.com/@VintageSciFiAudiobooks This is the 5th story by Author Ray Bradbury on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast and it’s different from the previous tales. Previously Bradbury wrote about space or some strange planet but today we come back down to earth and a story about an unusual birth of a child. We turn to the pages of Thrilling Wonder Stories magazine in August 1948, we will find this twisted tale of woe on page 47, The Shape of Things by Ray Bradbury… In two days on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, When Lionel Wallace told me this incredible story about the door in the wall, I thought that so far as he was concerned it was a true story. But the next day… The Door in the Wall by H. G. Wells.  That’s in just two days on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the showPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.