The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
Episodes
A Matter of Ethics by Russ Winterbotham - Alien Sci Fi Audiobook
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Homer was a shy Faderfield bachelor; his visitor was a beautiful Pleiades girl. At any rate she was a girl, and Homer had a problem—A Matter of Ethi...
Distress Signal by Ross Rocklynne - Space Exploration Science Fiction Audiobook
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marooned! On the cold satellite of a dying sun, light-years away from home.... For Rex there was only one escape. But Carl called it murder! Distress ...
The Water Eater by Winston Marks - Sci Fi Short Story Audiobook
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most experiments were dropped because they failed—and some because they worked too well! The Water Eater by Winston Marks, that’s next on The Lost...
The Plattner Story by H. G. Wells
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether the story of Gottfried Plattner is to be credited or not, is a pretty question in the value of evidence. On the one hand, we have seven witnes...
Piper in the Woods by Philip K. Dick
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earth maintained an important garrison on Asteroid Y-3. Now suddenly it was imperiled with a biological impossibility—men becoming plants! Piper in ...
The Martian Shore by Charles L. Fontenay - Mars Science Fiction Audiobook
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shaan made the longest crawl in history—to avoid crawling before tyrants!... The Martian Shore written by Charles L. Fontenay... that’s next on Th...
Rocket Summer by Ray Bradbury - Ray Bradbury Sci Fi Audiobook
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon. The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley c...
Day of Wrath by Bjarne Kirchhoff - Vintage Science Fiction Audiobook
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The men of the Norgan System had a tough decision to make concerning the planet in A93. Yet there was no hesitation. Can you blame them? Day of Wrath ...
Monsters That Once Were Men by Robert Silverberg - Space Exploration Sci Fi Audiobook
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They were like creatures painted by a drunken artist, ghastly, utterly repulsive caricatures of humanity! Yet, twisted though they were, they were sti...
The Robot Who Wanted To Know by Harry Harrison and Wreck Off Triton by Alfred Coppel - At Least One Vintage Sci-Fi Short Story In Every Episode
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did he have a right to feel this way? Was this really forbidden by law—this wonderful frightening emotion! And, His plans were thorough. E...
The Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr. - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Story
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, today we begin celebrating our 1st anniversary with three episodes, featuring 4 stories in 5 days! Greg ...
So They Baked A Cake by Winston Marks - Space Exploration Sci-Fi Short Story
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He was tired of people—a "human interest" columnist, who specializes in glamorizations of the commonplace and sordid is likely to get that way. So.....
Prominent Author by Philip K. Dick - Sci Fi Short Stories Podcast
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was the dawn of a golden age of transportation. Terran Development was ready to market a fourth dimension “vehicle” which afforded almost insta...
Your Servant Sir by Sol Boren - Sci-Fi Robots Short Story
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that every android has its little idiosyncrasies. But what can a civilized human being do about it when his perfect servant drives him cra...
Day of the Hunters by Isaac Asimov - Isaac Asimov Short Stories
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The little old man had a new slant on the mystery of what really happened to the great dinosaurs… Day of the Hunters by Isaac Asimov, that’s ...
Willie’s Planet by Mike Ellis
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man. Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of...
Asleep in Armageddon by Ray Bradbury - Ray Bradbury Science Fiction
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Avoid Planetoid 787. Lush and sunny, with fine air and no dangerous beasts, it'll tempt you to curve in for some nice solid-ground sleep. DON'T! Aslee...
The Skull by Philip K. Dick - Philip K Dick Sci Fi Audiobook
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Conger agreed to kill a stranger he had never seen. But he would make no mistakes because he had the stranger's skull under his arm. The Skull by Phil...
Super Short Sci-Fi Stories by Various Authors - Sci-Fi Short Stories
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is without a doubt the most unusual episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, featuring 8 short sci-fi stories for you by Fredric Brown, Ray Bradbury, ...
The Star Mouse by Fredric Brown - Fredric Brown Short Stories
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robinson Crusoe ... Gulliver ... Paul Bunyan; the story of their adventures is nothing compared to the Saga of Mitkey… The Star Mouse by Fredric Bro...
The Planetoid of Peril by Paul Ernst - On Asteroid Z-40, Legends Are Made of Stone
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Undaunted by crazy tales of an indestructible presence on Asteroid Z-40, Harley 2Q14N20 sets out alone to face and master it. The Planetoid of Peril b...
Christmas on Ganymede by Isaac Asimov - Isaac Asimov Audiobook
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Consider the problems of miners who work on Ganymede, moon of Jupiter, 390,000,000 miles from earth: isolated on a world so different from our own, su...
A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber - Fritz Leiber Audiobook
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation! A Pail of Air by Fritz Leib...
Asteroid of the Damned by Frederik Pohl - Science Fiction Short Stories
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Somewhere on that asteroid of sin lurked the crime king of the Universe. Asteroid of the Damned by Frederik Pohl, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Pod...
Prison of a Billion Years by C. H. Thames - Time Travel Science Fiction Audiobook
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Slade was a man who had nothing to lose by making a break for it. The trouble was, he knew that no one had ever escaped from the—Prison Of A Bi...
The Other Now by Murray Leinster - Sci-Fi Audiobook
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He knew his wife was dead, because he'd seen her buried. But it was only one possibility out of infinitely many!... The Other Now, written by Murray L...
Small World by William F. Nolan - William F. Nolan Audiobook
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth? And later? Who will survive? What will life be like in that latter-day jungle? William F. Nolan pe...
Planet of Doom by C. H. Thames - Vintage Science Fiction Short Stories
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast… As a galactic reporter Jane Crowley knewshe had hold of the biggest story of the year; thousands of people we...
Meddler by Philip K. Dick - Philip K Dick Short Story Audiobook
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast… The second of two back-to-back episodes written by Philip K. Dick. The hardest part of the "preordained"...
Small Town by Philip K. Dick - Philip K Dick Sci Fi Audiobook Short Story
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast… The first of two back-to-back episodes written by Philip K. Dick. The theme of “the man who played God” h...
Monster by William Morrison - William Morrison Science Fiction Audiobooks
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Colonizing Mars was hell, because of one thing—large, hungry critters. They flew, crawled, snarled, howled, burrowed up under the floors, chewed at ...
The Monster That Threatened the Universe by Russ Winterbotham - Science Fiction Monsters
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From Chaos a space-consuming creature reached slimy tentacles toward trembling planets. And no man of the old fighting breed remained on effete Earth ...
Glow Worm by Harlan Ellison - Harlan Ellison Short Stories
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He was the last man on Earth, allright. But—was he still a man? Glow Worm by Harlan Ellison, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least...
And the Gods Laughed by Fredric Brown - Fredric Brown Short Stories
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank was spinning quite a space lie—something about earrings wearing their owners. The crew got a boot out of the yarn—until they got to thinking....
Journey For the Brave by Alan E. Nourse - Alan E. Nourse Author Audiobook
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Courage will be a big qualification for the pilot who flies the first moon rocket. But who decides if a man is brave—or a coward?...Journey For The ...
A Zloor For Your Trouble by Mack Reynolds - Dallas McCord Reynolds Science Fiction Short Story
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prescott stood to make a young fortune if he could capture a martian zloor—dead or alive! Was there a catch to it? Only for the hunter!...A Zloor Fo...
Space-Lane of No-Return by George Whittington - George Whittington Science Fiction Audiobooks
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You were bored—keeping the endless, dull space-lanes clear. You wanted excitement, danger, to see the weird planets of the System. You wanted—And ...
The Monster Maker by Ray Bradbury - Ray Bradbury Sci Fi Audiobook Full Length
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Get Gunther," the official orders read. It was to laugh! For Click and Irish were marooned on the pirate's asteroid—their only weapons a single gun...
Rescue Mission by Robert Silverberg - Robert Silverberg Short Stories Sci Fi Audiobook
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath. But once you've caught your prey—how do you get rid of them?... that’s next ...
Human Is by Philip K. Dick - He Came Back Changed—But Was He More Human Than Ever?
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Her husband changed, but she’d married for better or worse… legendary science fiction author Philip K. Dick is back, that’s next on The Lost Sci...
Six Frightened Men by Robert Silverberg - Author Robert Silverberg Short Science Fiction Stories
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Silverberg is an accomplished author, prolific, award winning, you may have noticed I said is, not was, because unlike all the authors we’ve ...
Madmen of Mars by Erik Fennel - Science Fiction Short Stories
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new listeners in Homer Alaska, Wenatchee Washington, Mankato Minnesota, Lincoln Nebraska, Chile, Grenada, Israel, Kuala Lumpur, Thailan...
Fee of the Frontier by H. B. Fyfe - Short Stories Audiobook Sci Fi
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Horace Browne Fyfe Jr. also known as H. B. Fyfe, was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1918. He had his first sci-fi short story published in 1940 bu...
The Flight of the Eagle by Alfred Coppel - Alfred Coppel Audiobook Full
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was a new and mysterious plant. It could make its own weather; it was sentient, and it prospered on Venus. ButEarth needed it desperately. And Bat ...
The Last Plunge by S.J. Sackett - Science Fiction Audiobooks Full Length
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We would love it if you would rate The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, leave a review wherever you can, leave comments or requests and give us a thumbs up. We ap...
The Beachcomber by Damon Knight - Damon Knight Short Stories
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s author is yet another sci-fi fan turned sci-fi writer. But unlike many sci-fi writers he was also a harsh sci-fi critic. Damon Francis Knigh...
Paradise Planet by Richard S. Shaver - Richard S. Shaver Short Stories
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of science fiction the word controversy doesn’t normally come to mind, but today’s author stirred up more than his share of controv...
The Old Martians by Rog Phillips - Rog Phillips Short Stories Sci Fi Audiobook
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does a plumber, construction worker, carpenter, power plant engineer, shipyard welder and longshoreman become a science fiction writer? Rog P...
Let The Ants Try by Frederik Pohl - Frederik Pohl Short Stories
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you for listening to The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast and thanks for your reviews and ratings. Special thanks to our new listeners in The Canary Isl...
Morgue Ship by Ray Bradbury - Ray Bradbury Short Story
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast continues to grow all over the world and we have you to thank for that. In the last few weeks we’ve added new listeners in G...
Stop, You're Killing Me! By Damon Knight - Time Travel Science Fiction Short Stories
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast features another short science fiction story from an author we’ve heard from before, but if you’re sc...
Task of Kayin by William Morrison - William Morrison Author Sci Fi
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast features another short science fiction story from one of our favorite authors, William Morrison, whose re...
Sales Pitch by Philip K. Dick - Author Philip K Dick Short Stories
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Morris didn’t know what sales technique was until the fasrad invaded his life…There are pushy salesmen and then there are PUSHY salesmen who re...
WANTED: One Sane Man by Frank M. Robinson - Author Frank M Robinson Short Stories
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember the 1974 Hollywood blockbuster, The Towering Inferno? The movie starred Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Fred...
Three Spacemen Left To Die! by Russ Winterbotham and Wanderlust by Alan E. Nourse
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our first author Russell Robert Winterbothamwas born on August 1st, 1904 in Salina, Kansas, population 6,000 or so when he was born.&nb...
Unwelcomed Visitor and Spoken For by William Morrison
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got two short science fiction stories for you today on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast with at least one lost sci-fi short story in every episode.Supp...
Export Commodity By Irving Cox Jr. - Irving Cox Jr Short Stories
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Very often we find it hard to learn much about the authors on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. In many cases they had a short career and disappeared as quickl...
The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick and Pariah by Milton Lesser
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He was sure he had discovered an incredible invasion of Earth by lifeforms from another planet. He didn’t know what to do! He tried to warn the gove...
Zurk by Richard O. Lewis - Richard O. Lewis Short Stories
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A thousand colonists were headed for Mars but they didn't make it. They crash landed on this moon of Jupiter’s. They were trying to contact the eart...
The Martians and the Coys by Mack Reynolds
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lem was told to guard the still, what he wanted was to go after the Martins. The Martins and The Coys had been feuding for some time and there was not...
The Fugitives by Malcolm B. Morehart Jr. and Leave Earthmen or Die! by John Massie Davis
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've got two short science fiction stories in Lost Sci-Fi Podcast Episode 8. Just like last time when we had twp sci-fi stories on the podcast we kno...
Danger In The Void by Charles E. Fritch - Charles E. Fritch Sci Fi
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the lost sci-fi podcast an author who knew what he wanted to be when he was only 10 years old, how many of us can say that? This native New Y...
The Plagiarist From Rigel IV By Evan Hunter - Evan Hunter Short Stories
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have an amazing story for you today on the podcast, certainly one of the most fascinating stories we’ve ever heard. This author lived a pretty ex...
The Fifty-Fourth of July by Alan E Nourse - Alan E Nourse Sci-Fi Audiobook
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The author of today’s short sci-fi story had an interesting life. Born on August 11th 1928 in Des Moines Iowa, after graduating high school he went ...
Never Gut-shoot A Wampus by Winston Marks - Winston Marks Science Fiction Audiobook
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we heard from two authors who produced few works and we were unable to discover anything about them. However we know more about the author w...
And All The Girls Were Nude by Richard Magruder and The Queen of Space by Joseph Slotkin
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’ve got two lost sci-fi short stories for you. On the surface they would appear to be dissimilar. But they do have a few things in common. B...
The Voyage Of Vanishing Men by Stanley Mullen - They Boarded the Ship… and Were Never Seen Again
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the lost sci-fi podcast we’ll feature an author born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 20th, 1911. Our featured author is a pretty tale...
The Hanging Stranger by Philip K. Dick - A Corpse in the Square, and No One Cared
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re old enough you may be surprised to discover that this short sci-fi story was written by a man whose work you have enjoyed on the big scree...
The Beginning of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast With At Least One Vintage Sci-Fi Story Every Week
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, featuring sci-fi short stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60s with a few from the 1930s and one from 1899. In this ep...