The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
Episodes
The Avenger by Damon Knight - Earth’s Last Hope Was No Longer Human
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Karson was creating a superman to fight the weird super-monsters who had invaded Earth. But he was forgetting one tiny thing—like calls to like. The...
The Unnamable by H. P. Lovecraft - They Spoke of the Unseen… Until It Spoke Back
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two men debate the limits of human understanding while sitting atop an ancient, haunted burial ground—only to be confronted by a terror that defies ...
A World to Die For by Sam Carson - To Build, to Love, to Stand Among Titans
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Titans respect men who create, and add to the betterment of others. Surely it is brave to be a Titan and muchly in love. A World to Die For by Sam Car...
Master of the Asteroid by Clark Ashton Smith - Alone, Doomed, and Deified on a Forgotten Asteroid
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They worshipped him as a god, this man condemned to death on that lonely world, Master Of The Asteroid By Clark Ashton Smith. That’s next on The Los...
The Crystal Man by Edward Page Mitchell
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long before superheroes, there was… The Crystal Man. A tale of a vanishing body and visible consequences. He was H.G. Wells before Wells. The Crysta...
Exile of the Eons by Arthur C. Clarke - The Long Sleep and the Longer Exile
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Exiled to an utterly remote future, Trevindor thought he suffered the ultimate punishment . . . until he met the second exile—and learned that the U...
Old Crompton's Secret by Harl Vincent - In the Shadows of Progress, One Man Dared to Play God
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom's extraordinary machine glowed—and the years were banished from Old Crompton's body. But there still remained, deep-seated in his century-old mi...
Return of a Legend by Raymond Z. Gallun - Survival is the Only Law on Mars
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mars' fever they called it. Could the wild boy cheat the Red Planet's skeleton deserts and the dogged trailers from Port Laribee? Return of a Legend b...
Man–Hunting Robot by James Rosenquest
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One man alone on a planet of death. — A deadly robot made especially to pursue a human being. Was it just a cruel sport devised for some bloodthirst...
Forever by Robert Sheckley - Living Forever Comes at a Price
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Of all the irksome, frustrating, maddening discoveries—was there no way of keeping it discovered? Forever by Robert Sheckley. That’s next on The L...
The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker - Humanity’s Last Days Before the Freeze
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alone in a world buried by endless snow and ice the last man on Earth drifts through a twilight of silence and memory. Time has lost all meaning... Th...
Lake of Fire by Frank Belknap Long - After Mars, Earth Is Just a Memory
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you've been to Mars, when you've struggled with men and ships and supplies like some tremendous Herculean figure in the morning of the world, you...
Eight Million Dollars From Mars by Winston Marks - Crime, Corruption, and Crimson Horizons
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pauker had killed ten men to get eight million dollars. Now his flight to Mars would insure his safety from justice. Or would it? Eight Million Dollar...
The Crystal Egg by H. G. Wells - A Window to Another World
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A curious antique dealer discovers a strange crystal egg that reveals eerie glimpses of an alien world teeming with life. As he obsesses over its myst...
The Father Thing by Philip K. Dick - Not All Monsters Come From Outer Space
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Something is wrong with Dad… Charlie knows it, but no one believes him. Is it all in his head, or has something terrifying taken his father’s plac...
The Time Snatcher by Randall Garrett - A High-Stakes Chase Through Time Itself
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tampering with events of the past could bring disastrous results in the future. It was why Brek was given a pair of six-guns to catch—The Time Snatc...
A Prophecy of Monsters by Clark Ashton Smith and The Rag Thing by Donald A. Wollheim
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A creature in the night hunting for fresh meat. Hunting in a way that never fails. A Prophecy of Monsters by Clark Ashton Smith. And, If heat and mois...
Misbegotten Missionary by Isaac Asimov, also known as Green Patches - The Creatures, and the Truth!
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a lovable little creature, anxious to help solve the troubles of the world. Moreover, it had the answer! But what man ever takes free advice? T...
Before the Fact by Zenna Henderson - When Premonitions Become Reality: A Masterpiece of Sci-Fi Suspense
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Renwick, with too much time on his hands, was bored. He turned to Mead, in his discontent, only to discover some frightening aspects of his friend’s...
Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara - A Classic Sci-Fi Adventure Exploring Artificial Intelligence and Cosmic Mystery
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finding a cause worth dying for is no great trick—the Universe is full of them. Finding one worth living for is the genuine problem! Orphans of the ...
Beyond Annihilation by Henry Kuttner - A Cosmic Battle for Survival
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An Earthman and Earthwoman are hurled through worlds within worlds by a diabolical weapon! Beyond Annihilation by Henry Kuttner. That’s next on The ...
Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraft - A Haunting Story of Madness and the Icy Grip of the Unknown
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A tale of dark science, and the ghastly mystery that enveloped the Spanish doctor’s attempts at artificial refrigeration. Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraf...
Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester - A Chilling Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Tale from a Sci-Fi Grand Master
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The last living man on a world rendered utterly lifeless by all–consuming fire– how could he start life alone? Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester. T...
Momentum by Charles Dye - From Future combined with Science Fiction Stories in July 1951
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just because an event "has to" happen, some people think that, of course, it will happen. It ain't necessarily so! Ballard had but a few hours to solv...
Parking Unlimited by Noel Loomis - From Future combined with Science Fiction Stories May-June 1950
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a wonderful plan, a boon to humanity. And solving the parking problem would make a fortune for Slim and me. But when the secret got out… Park...
The Goggles of Dr Dragonet by Fritz Leiber
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To those who wear the goggles of Dr. Dragonet there is another world–of mystery, joy and, yes, terror… The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet by Fritz Leiber...
Trainee for Mars by Harry Harrison - Training for the First Space Flight to Mars
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The important thing was that they survive. Men were needed who’d be able to explore the surface once the ship landed. Trainee for Mars by Harry Harr...
A Moth by H. G. Wells - A Short Story from the "Father of Science Fiction" in The Pall Mall Gazette in 1895
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two bitter rival scientists are locked in a feud that consumes their lives, but nature has a strange way of taking sides. When an eerie moth appears, ...
Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley - Science Fiction Short Story from 1953
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war: Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Po...
The Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The punishment had to fit more than just the crime—it had to suit every world in the Galaxy! The Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord. That’s next on The Lo...
The Elf-Trap by Francis Stevens - Written by the Woman Who Invented Dark Fantasy
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Silently it waited in a woodland glen, baited with dreams to tempt… the strange lost company that time had forgot. The Elf-Trap by Francis Stevens. ...
The Incredible Slingshot Bombs by Robert Moore Williams
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was only a slingshot, but it hurled more death than a thousand-pound bomb. Where did Tommy Sonofagun get those deadly pellets? The Incredible Sling...
Project Hush by William Tenn and Homesick by Lynn Venable - Two Stories from Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest job in history and it had to be done with complete secrecy. It was—which was just the trouble! Project Hush by William Tenn and What thr...
Goliah by Jack London - A Short Sci-Fi Story from 1908 published in The Red Magazine
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if a single mysterious figure could bring the world’s armies to their knees and reshape society overnight? A future where science becomes the u...
Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The captain of the Martian Maid stared avidly at the torn derelict floating against the velvet void. Here was treasure beyond his wildest dreams! How ...
F. O. B. Venus by Nelson S. Bond - Pulp Sci-Fi Short Story from 1939
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lancelot Biggs was perhaps the worst second mate Captain Hanson had ever shipped, and he was convinced of it when he ruined their cargo. But how dumb ...
The Man Who Could Work Miracles by H.G. Wells - Short Story Published in 1898 in The Illustrated London News
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if you had the power to change reality with a single thought? An ordinary man discovers his limitless abilities—only to learn that absolute pow...
The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft - Cosmic Horror Weird Fiction from Amazing Stories in 1927
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1927 Amazing Stories had this to say about our next episode, We could wax rhapsodical in our praise, as the story is one of the finest pieces of li...
The Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan Ellison - Vintage Science Fiction from the 1950s
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The aliens wouldn't accept help, though their world was about to explode. They were adolescents. Adolescence is the time when you aren't smart enough ...
The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake - 1960s Classic Science Fiction
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The men who did dangerous work had a special kind of insurance policy. But when somebody wanted to collect on that policy, the claims investigator sud...
The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The island was drowning—if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed. The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds. That’s next on The Lo...
The Judge's House by Bram Stoker an Episode Swap with the Just Chills Podcast
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Lost Sci-Fi Podcast we will do something we have never done, and something we may never do again. An episode swap with another podcast. T...
Mr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. Simak - From Planet Stories Magazine in Fall 1944
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Meek was having his troubles. First, the educated bugs worried him; then the welfare worker tried to stop the Ring Rats' feud by enlisting his aid...
Mr. Meek - Muskeeter by Clifford D. Simak - From Planet Stories Magazine in the Summer of 1944
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adventure flamed in Mr. Meek's timorous heart, the surge of battle and singing blades. And so, with a rocket-ship for his steed and a ray-gun for his ...
Collision Orbit by Katherine MacLean
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mountain men who opened up the frontier in the west weren’t settlers, they were trappers, traders, fighters and gunmen — the men who didn’t ...
Collision Orbit by Clyde Beck
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The tiny asteroid with the frightened girl and the wrecked spacer with the grim young man slowly spun closer and closer ... but the real danger came a...
Transience by Arthur C. Clarke - Science Fiction Short Story From the 1940s
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Though The World May Die, Man Will Go On. Transience by Arthur C. Clark. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Almost six months ago we shared the ...
The Minions of Midas by Jack London - Jack London Short Stories
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a secret society demands your fortune—or sacrifices innocent lives instead? An electrifying tale of power, greed, and morality. Th...
Solitary by Robert Silverberg - Robert Silverberg Science Fiction from the 1950s
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All the logical answers to Charcot’s escape and disappearances had come up... but why should an escaped convict be logical? Solitary by Robert Silve...
The Tell-Tale Heart and The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe - Short Stories from the 1800s
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two Short stories from the 1800s. The Tell-Tale Heart and The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Did...
The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a distant, semi-barbaric kingdom, a young lover’s fate hinges on a cruelly ingenious trial: choosing between two doors, one hiding a ferocious ti...
James P. Crow by Philip K. Dick
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a robots' world, run by soul-less heaps of haughty metal. But among the humans there was one — only one — who aspired to greatness; only on...
Consignment by Alan E. Nourse
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Revenge drives John Krenner to risk everything in a world ruled by relentless automation. But on the futuristic Rolling Roads, justice isn’t the onl...
Warning from the Stars by Ron Cocking
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don't believe in flying saucers? Neither do we, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there can be no other way for Earth to get its last…. Warning...
A Thousand Deaths by Jack London - The First Published Story by Jack London in 1899
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trapped in a horrifying cycle of death and resurrection, a man becomes the unwilling subject of a mad-mans twisted experiments. A tantalizing tale of ...
The Beast in the Cave by H. P. Lovecraft - A Shocking Story written by 14 year old H. P. Lovecraft
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lost in the pitch-black depths of a cave, a man faces the terror of the unknown—until he discovers he’s not alone. A chilling tale of primal fear....
Nobody Saw the Ship by Murray Leinster - 1950s Science Fiction Short Story
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was only a tiny scout ship from somewhere beyond the stars; only one alien creature occupied it. But the ship's mission spelled life to its fellow ...
The Artist and the Door by Dorothy Quick - A Short Story from Weird Tales Magazine
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I bought the door–even though the auctioneer warned of evil. The Artist and the Door by Dorothy Quick. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Doro...
Or Darwin, If You Prefer by Mel Hunter - A Sci-Fi Short Story from Fantastic Universe September 1954
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Harbinger could not quite believe in the Mouth. But poor Mr. Harbinger—or Darwin, if you prefer—are gone to other times. Or Darwin, If You pre...
Potential by Robert Sheckley - Short Science Fiction Story from the 1950s published in Astounding Science Fiction Magazine
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He was one man, horribly confused, escaping from a destroyed planet, carrying some sort of message which he couldn't recall. But he had tremendous pot...
Yesterday Was Monday by Theodore Sturgeon - A Short Story From Unknown Magazine in 1941
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The scene-shifters slipped—and a man woke up on Wednesday, though yesterday was Monday. But Wednesday wasn’t finished… Yesterday was Monday by T...
Cosmic Striptease by Harlan Ellison - 1950s Science Fiction Short Story
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A picture is worth a thousand words—especially if they're Martian words and nobody can understand them. So Mars put on a spectacular for Earth, usin...
The Outer Quiet by Herbert D. Kastle - A Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction Story from the 1950s
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fear is often Man's greatest enemy. But when there is nothing left to lose, there is everything to gain.... And with everything to gain, where is the ...
My Past is Mine by Gerda Rhoads - From the October 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Take one tiny memory out of a man's life—and the entire universe may turn topsy turvy. My Past is Mine by Gerda Rhoads. That’s next on The Lost Sc...
At The End Of The Orbit by Arthur C. Clarke A Short Sci-Fi Story from the 1960s
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A man with a vendetta, Szabo Tibor, finds himself tasked with recovering a Russian space capsule near New Guinea—but his grudge against the Russians...
Gunnison's Bonanza by Dick Purcell - SciFi Short Story from the 1950s
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All his life he had been searching for the big strike. But always he had failed. Now he had come to Mars—his last chance. This had to be—Gunnison'...
Welcoming Committee and The Robots Strike by Harry Harrison
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They’d long known that they were more than mere machines. They could reason, remember, and teach. And also plan, The Robots Strike and Welcoming Com...
The Man Who Did Things Twice and The Spider and the Fly by Don Mark Lemon
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast we go back 119 years and introduce you to a story by an author we have never featured on the podcast before. The Man ...
Office Call by Charles E. Fritch
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When brilliant mathematician Charles T. Moore steps into Dr. Rawlings’ office, he carries a groundbreaking revelation that could redefine the very f...
The Seven Temporary Moons Murray Leinster
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When enemy space-ships ride aloft in menacing array, Dr. Murfree again calls on the amazing hillbilly genius, Bud Gregory, for help! The Seven Tempora...
The One Who Waits by Ray Bradbury
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a haunting world where an unforeseen inhabitant resides within an ancient well, he relives the echoes of a forgotten past while waiting for an unce...
Spawn of Inferno Hugh B. Cave
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An unusual story, about the darkness that settled like a black cloud, and the horror that came with it. Spawn of Inferno by Hugh B. Cave, that’s nex...
In the Walls of Eryx by H. P. Lovecraft and Kenneth Sterling - The only interplanetary sci-fi story by H. P. Lovecraft
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two Earthmen are trapped in an invisible maze on the planet Venus. In the Walls of Eryx by H. P. Lovecraft and Kenneth Sterling, that’s next on The ...
$1,000 a Plate by Jack McKenty - SciFi Short Story from the 1950s
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works—fireworks! $1,000 a Plate by Jack McKenty, that’s next on The Lost Sci...
S as in Zebatinsky by Isaac Asimov
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An unusual short story you’ve probably never heard, from one of the greatest authors in science fiction history. S as in Zebatinsky by Isaac Asimov,...
A Little Journey by Ray Bradbury - Ray Bradbury Short Stories
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She'd paid good money to see the inevitable… and then had to work to make it happen! A Little Journey by Ray Bradbury, that’s next on The Lost Sci...
The Invisible Enemy by Arnold Castle- Short Science Fiction Story From the 1950s
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At fifteen he was sent to war to fight an enemy he couldn't understand. But more puzzling was the victory to be won—after he met defeat! The Invisib...
The Alien Dies at Dawn by Robert Silverberg - Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1950s
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kendall Stone had twelve hours to save a thousand lives. It wasn't much time, especially since someone was making sure he didn't use it! The Alien Die...
Shipping Clerk by William Morrison - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1950s
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If Ollie knew the work he was doing, he would have resigned—if resigning were possible! Shipping Clerk by William Morrison, that’s next on The Los...
Finis by Frank Lillie Pollock
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A story of the last dawn that human eyes would ever see… Finis by Frank Lillie Pollock, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thanks to Andre’a...
The Space Beasts by Clifford D. Simak - Science Fiction Short Story From the 1940s
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is no life in space–can’t be, because there’s no air. But that undeniable fact loses point when your own existence is threatened by that l...
Yellow Streak Hero by Harlan Ellison - The Bad Boy of Sci-Fi Short Sci-Fi Story from the 1950s
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All your life you’ve crouched, waiting, in the path of impending disaster. That has been your job–what you were trained for. But you can’t help ...
Quarantined Species by J. F. Bone
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Venusian horgels were cute, clever, intelligent. They made perfect pets. They were lovable. – But that was the big trouble. They were much, much...
It Burns Me Up! by Ray Bradbury - 1940s Ray Bradbury Short Story
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Don’t knock a man when he’s down,” they say.… But my cold blooded visitors paid no heed, as they laughed and wondered how I could talk to S...
When the Moon Fell by Morrison Colladay- Apocalyptic Science Fiction Short Story
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a world on the brink of catastrophe due to an unknown lunar invader, one man’s survival amidst universal apathy reveals the chaos that grips huma...
Double–Cross by Frederik Pohl - Sci Fi Short Stories From the 1940s
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Revolt was brewing on Venus, led by the descendant of the first Earthmen to land. Svan was the leader making the final plans—plotting them a bit too...
Come Home From Earth by Edmond Hamilton - Short Sci-Fi Story From the 1940s
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Psychology professor Fred Ellis volunteers as the subject of a dangerous scientific experiment–never counting the cost! Come Home From Earth by Edmo...
Superiority by Arthur C. Clarke - Early Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arthur C. Clarke returns with a plausible and witty tale of Interstellar warfare, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We are so thankful for you....
The Stuff by Henry Slesar a Science Fiction Short Story From the 1960s
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would it work? Yes. How would it work? Exactly like this. The Stuff by Henry Slesar, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.From Galaxy Science Fict...
Arena by Fredric Brown - The Early Days of Science Fiction
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a weird sort of battle for survival–not only of individuals, but each, against his will, represented his whole race. And the battle rested on...
Spawning Ground by Lester Del Rey - Short Sci-Fi Story From the 1960s
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They weren't human. They were something more—and something less—they were, in short, humanity's hopes for survival! Spawning Ground by Lester Del ...
Membership Drive by Murray F. Yaco - 1960s Science Fiction Short Story
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to join our secret organization? Well, first you have to pass the tests. Membership Drive by Murray F. Yaco, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Pod...
Never on Mars by John Wyndham
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy got to Mars, all right, but nobody else came back. And so people would not believe he had actually been there at all. Never on Mars by John Wyn...
The Perfect Woman by Robert Sheckley - The Early Days of Science Fiction
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Somebody once came up with a song title we have never forgotten: “For every man there is a woman, so why did I gel stuck with you?” Not that Mr. M...
The Last Man in New York by Paul MacNamara - Science Fiction Short Story From the 1940s
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Dunn and Julie are the sole survivors in a vast city of silence and death! The Last Man in New York by Paul MacNamara, that’s next on The Lost S...
A Hitch in Space by Fritz Leiber - Science Fiction Short Story From the 1960s
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but his partner was something else! A Hitch in Space by Fritz Leiber, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi...
Hot Planet by Hal Clement - Sci Fi Short Story From the 1960s
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mercury had no atmosphere—everyone knew that. Why was it developing one now? Hot Planet by Hal Clement, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Har...
The Venus Evil by Chester S. Geier - Science Fiction Short Story From the 1940s
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the sweet Venusian spring, when iridescent butterflies swarmed and deer-things scampered, it was both necessary and good for Richard Farris to kill...
The Ultimate Vice by A. Bertram Chandler - The Early Days of Science Fiction
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hallam wanted to get out of space – but even more he wanted to make a fortune first. Now he had found a way to do it – by selling – The Ultimate...
The Parasite by Arthur C. Clarke - Science Fiction Audiobook Short Story
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever done anything for no particular reason at all ? Ever feel as if you were arguing with yourself? Do you sometimes get the feeling that you’re re...