Untold Tales

Episode 103: Interview with Untold Tales Author Howard Loring

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy this coveted interview with lifelong artist, Howard Loring! Howard is an actor, printmaker, painter and sculptor, as well as the author of both ...

Episode 102 : The Unknowable

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Unknowable - There are lines that separate what is, what is not... and what might be. There is a boundary between reality and dreams. When we lose...

Episode 101 : [TRIGGER WARNING - Read Show Notes] Neverwas

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TRIGGER WARNING - CAR ACCIDENT. This is an amazing and redemptive story, but it does involve a car accident. We want to make sure our listeners enjoy ...

Episode 100 : Collaboration

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Collaboration : Two very different beings meet, but are they ancient foes or allies? H.P. Lovecraft lovers, we hope you enjoy this fictional story of...

Episode 99: Contacts

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Contacts: Kyle Winters wakes up one morning to find everything slightly off kilter - the color of the bedroom walls, a small change to the arrangement...

Episode 98: The Traveling Salesman Part 10

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Part 10 - Bob and Glactyl steal back their ship but have to confront new enemies, a giant criminal syndicate Enjoy this collabo...

Episode 97 : Ahead of His Time

15 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of His Time : Many regard Charles Babbage as the father of the computer. His ideas were revolutionary, and they were completely original... were...

Episode 96: The Traveling Salesman Part 9

01 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Part 9 - Bob and Glactyl regain their footing in 33rd century Earth. Enjoy this collaborative story in the Traveling Salesman S...

Episode 95 : Whenever

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Whenver: Politics and science often clash; in this case causing serious 'tubbles'. We hope you loved listening to our THIRD GUEST NARRATOR, h...

Episode 94 : The Traveling Salesman Part 8

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Part 8 - Bob and Glactyl are lost in the multiverse but manage to escape to someplace quite unexpected. Enjoy this collaborativ...

Episode 93: Mom's Dream

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mom's Dream: A woman opts for eternal life to continue her spiritual mission, but got more than she bargained for. Another author collaboration! W...

Episode 92: The Traveling Salesman Part 7

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Part 7 - Bob and Glactyl sell fake Xill artifacts and make a fortune but they then accidentally enter a vast multidimensional n...

Episode 91 : Renewal

15 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Renewal: All men as doomed to die eventually, but there are many different ways that people seek to face that end. We hope you loved listening to our...

Episode 90 : The Traveling Salesman Part 6

01 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Part 6 : Bob and Glactyl outsmart Paraxian privateers. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, pl...

Episode 89 : The October Country

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The October Country : Driven away from the highway by icy roads, a traveler finds himself in the backwoods of New England, where he stumbled upon a th...

Episode 88 : The Traveling Salesman Part 5

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Part 5 : The Traveling Salesman Part 5 Bob becomes a trader and they harvest magnetic monopoles out on an alien world at the ri...

Episode 87 : The Stranger

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Stranger - An eccentric neighbor sees UFOs, insists he is in contact with ‘them.’ The poor old fellow is obviously suffering from a bout of me...

Episode 86 : The Traveling Salesman Part 4

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Part 4 : Bob and Glactyl accidentally cause and then resolve the Zombie Apocalypse. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If...

Episode 85 : Moving On

15 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Moving On: Alien archeologists discover an Earth in the distant future where civilization has collapsed and mankind has long since become extinct. How...

Episode 84 : Cormorant

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cormorant : Politics makes strange bedfellows they say, but when the agents of two rivals empires meet in pursuit of a science terrorist, what is...

Episode 83 : Alternities

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alternities : The past is fixed but largely unknown, while the future is filled with endless possibilities. However, given the right technology almost...

Episode 82 : An Interview with Untold Tales Author Don Muchow

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy this rare interview with our cross-country running, T1 phenomenon, Don Muchow! A lifelong advocate of immersive, dystopian SF, he believes that ...

Episode 81 : The Christmas Man

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Christmas Man - An assassin working for the time police completes a typical job on Christmas Eve, taking out an illegal time traveller. However, a...

Episode 80: The Traveling Salesman Part 3

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Part 3: Bob and Glactyl spend their $10 billion to achieve Glactyl’s real purpose. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! I...

Episode 79: Tesla's Time

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla's Time : Nicola Tesla is the subject of many myths and exaggerations today... But his genius was very real. What if his efforts had been applied...

Episode 78: An Unfortunate Perspective

15 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An Unfortunate Perspective: A man with enhanced vision becomes estranged from reality. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you ...

Episode 77: Behold the Son of Man

01 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Behold the Son of Man: A military robot becomes self-aware and begins asking the big questions about life, existence, and what it means to be human. A...

Episode 76: Dinner with the Doge or Stagnation versus Directional Change

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dinner with the Doge or Stagnation versus Directional Change: Altering the established Timeline has multiple ramifications. A lifelong artist, Howard ...

Episode 75: The Traveling Salesman Part 2

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Series - Part 2: Bob and Glactyl continue their adventures amassing great wealth through unusual business transactions. We love...

Episode 74: Reversing Gravity

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reversing Gravity: Time Travelers thinking outside the box revise the established flow of History. A lifelong artist, Howard Loring is an actor, print...

Episode 73: The Traveling Salesman Part 1

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Traveling Salesman Part 1: An ordinary man meets an unexpected traveler who offers him interesting business opportunities. This is the first episo...

Episode 72: Life is but a Dream

02 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Life is but a Dream: It is often difficult to figure out what dreams mean; sometimes it's even hard to figure out if they are real. We love our listen...

Episode 71: Creating the Timepiece

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Creating the Timepiece: This story is a PREQUEL to Season 1 - Episode 2: The Timepiece. In this story, we learn about Paul’s discovery, it’s unusu...

Episode 70: Miranda

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miranda: Miranda sings in telepath. One of her former lovers remembers a sultry, heart-wrenching concert she gave in France in a student bar, just bef...

Episode 69: Flash Fiction

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

FLASH FICTION (by Jeff Robinson, Don Muchow, and Gill Schmidt) Time for something DIFFERENT! Please enjoy this episode of FLASH FICTION sci-fi stories...

Episode 68: Clash of the Redheads or Methodology and Firmly Fixed Jargon

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clash of the Redheads or Methodology and Firmly Fixed Jargon - A US President meets Time Travelers and alters the Historical Record. A lifelong artist...

Episode 67: Perfect Memories

01 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Perfect Memories - Sometimes even the best memories can be bittersweet. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please l...

Episode 66: The Crazy Old Sandman OR General Mechanics of Warfare

02 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Crazy Old Sandman OR General Mechanics of Warfare: Changing the flow of History is not always a benign undertaking. A lifelong artist, Howard Lori...

Episode 65: Mistaken Identity

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mistaken Identity: Upon his recovery from an accident, a criminal is mistaken for someone else. He decides to use this error to his own advantage, but...

Episode 64: Meet the Authors of The Untold Tales Podcast!

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

MEET THE AUTHORS, LIVE! On March 12, 2022 at 9pm London, UK / 4pm Eastern, U.S.A./ 2pm Arizona, U.S.A. / 1pm Pacific U.S.A. we met with Dr. Jeffrey A....

Episode 63: The Seed of Wisdom

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Seed of Wisdom: A religious pilgrim finds something that can grant virtually any wish he might have. But he is uncertain about what to do and...

Episode 62: Coautl

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coautl: A zoologist finds himself marooned on a mysterious island a hundred miles off the Georgia coast where evolution has kicked into overdrive. But...

Episode 61: VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT! Meet the Authors of Untold Tales

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

MEET THE AUTHORS, LIVE! Calling all listeners, fans, patrons and Untold Tales podcast lovers… Join us on March 12, 2022 at 9pm London, UK / 4pm East...

Episode 60: As Long As You Both Shall Live

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As Long As You Both Shall Live: A newlywed AI researcher dies suddenly in a car accident, but all is not lost: her consciousness is uploaded into one ...

Episode 59: Punching the Clock

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Punching the Clock: Two flippantly engaged PHD’s unexpectantly discover that they have something much more serious in common love, and that their ac...

Episode 58: The Fool

02 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Fool: A homeless man on a bus learns that he's omniscient. It's been driving him crazy, and he's afraid he can't hold on for much longer. Our seco...

Episode 57: Zero Day Exploit

01 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zero Day Exploit: Being the first to discover something can sometimes be a great advantage…. But you can’t always predict the outcome. Welcome to ...

Episode 56: Through Other Eyes

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Through Other Eyes: A story transcending time and space. A very personal story about the true nature of love. Our last story of 2021! Stay tuned ...

Episode 55: Applied Science

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Applied Science - Science can’t solve every problem, but sometimes it can offer solutions you never suspected. We love our listeners, fans and patro...

Episode 54: A Little Knowledge

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Little Knowledge: A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, far more dangerous that you might realize. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! I...

Episode 53: A Day in the Life Of

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Day in the Life Of : If you look at it from one perspective, we’re all time travelers, headed to the future; just one day at a time. This episode ...

Episode 52: Family Matters

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Family Matters: In a universe full of greed and self-interest, altruism is the exceptional choice. Meet out very newest Untold Tales Author, Science F...

Episode 51: The Bump

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Bump: A creepy little story fit for Halloween! Meet Caryn Larrinaga, our newest Untold Tales Author. Thank you Caryn and Tony Pham of TKMV here in...

Episode 50: Gorlak

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gorlak: In the year 2203, Riley lives a life of chosen seclusion in the Yukon Territory. She alone has access to alien ships and technology billions o...

Episode 49: Things That Go Bump In The Night

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Things That Go Bump In The Night: When times get tough, things can get scary. When things get strange, you often find that you can only count on yours...

Episode 48: Waking

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Waking: A man with no memory of who he is keeps awakening in the same prison cell with no memory of why he’s there, until he discovers he's his...

Episode 47: To Protect and Serve

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To Protect and Serve: Solving crimes and enforcing the law is a universal constant across all civilizations, even the most alien ones. We love our lis...

Episode 46: Night Cap

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Night Cap: Steven went to bed on a night similar to thousands before. He was awakened by an ominous feeling and a tap, tap, tapping near his head. He ...

Episode 45: Where All Roads End

01 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Where All Roads End: Some people will go to great ends to find answers to difficult questions, especially those question that have no answers. How exc...

Episode 44: Elsewhere

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Elsewhere: A man thinks he has found a door to another world. But is it real? Is it new or is it very old? And, most importantly, is it dangerous? We ...

Episode 43: Dialogues

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dialogues is a short story demonstrating how human beings learned to talk to stars. This story was submitted to the Tribeca Film Festival in it's newe...

Episode 42: The Voice in the Wilderness

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Voice in the Wilderness: What if there really was a god, and she was a manipulative, egotistical bully? This story is written by Don Muchow, the f...

Episode 41: Father's Day

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Father's Day: A man gives his ailing father a marvelous gift, but finds that he has forgotten something very important. We love our listeners, fans an...

Episode 40: Shattered Sky by Victoria Wieck

01 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shattered Sky: In a fallen dystopian world where citizens pay for air and water, a heartbroken older sister perseveres in rescuing her younger sister ...

Episode 39: The Philosopher's Stone

01 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Philosopher's Stone: Miraculous discoveries often occur quite unexpectedly. But sometimes it turns out that they should not have occurred at all. ...

Episode 38: Timeless Stray

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

ANOTHER Victorian sci-fi episode! Yes! ANOTHER New Author! DOUBLE YES! If you recall, Episode 14: One Last Time was Victorian Sci-Fi, too! Timeless St...

Episode 37: Adventures in Virtual Reality

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adventures in Virtual Reality: New technologies often have marvelous benefits, but there can be a downside to new tech as well. Sadly, there always se...

Episode 36: Destiny's Doorstep

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Destiny's Doorstep: A peaceful, backward-seeming civilization living on an Eden-like planet near a distant wormhole receives existential threats from ...

Episode 35: The Gift of Memory

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Gift of Memory: Forgetting things is natural and can be sometimes be problematic. Not forgetting things, however, has far more serious consequence...

Episode 34: Springtime on Mars

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Springtime on Mars: There are always people who are drawn to the edge or things and those who venture ahead to explore the unknown. But that edge is a...

Episode 33: The Buddhas of the Past

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Buddhas of the Past: Sometimes we forget things as we get old. But what if as we forgot them, those things actually ceased to be? This is the seco...

Episode 32: Conversations With an Uncle on The Occasion of His Passing

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Conversations With an Uncle on The Occasion of His Passing: A young man speeds to the side of his ailing uncle 'to observe his passing.' What he exper...

Episode 31: The Vetting

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Vetting: The tests required to let you travel to distant alien worlds is harder than one would expect and some of the tests aren't what you think ...

Episode 30: Season 2 Kickoff!

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've reached the END of Season 1! Welcome to Season 2!! Show Notes Summary: 1:26 End of Season 1, Beginning of Season 2 2:15  Personal confessio...

Episode 29: The Edge

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Edge: A story about a man trapped many light years away from home who is found and befriended by an alien far older than the universe itself....

Episode 28: A Failure To Communicate

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A Failure To Communicate: An alien visits the Earth and thinks humans are unintelligent bugs. The humans think the alien is an unintelligent beast. We...

Episode 27: False Dawn

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

False Dawn: A scientist predicts the dawning of a new age of achievement promising a miraculous world, only to find that his predictions are very, ver...

Episode 26: Timely Warning

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Timely Warning:  Thanks to a miracle of science, they got the warning in time.  But their salvation wasn’t what they thought it would be. ...

Episode 25: Science Fiction Poetry by Eugene Fitch Ware

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Science Fiction Poetry by Eugene Fitch Ware: Eugene F. Ware was a pioneer, a soldier, lawyer and Poet. The follow poems were written just after the Ci...

Episode 24: The End

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The End:  The end of a story is often both beautiful and bittersweet and perhaps as amazing as the beginning. We love our listeners, fans and pat...

Episode 23: An interview with the narrator of the Untold Tales stories, Melissa Del Toro Schaffner

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

More treats!  I (Melissa the Narrator) get to sit down with the creator, writer and author of the Untold Tales stories, Dr. Jeff Robinson, and th...

Episode 22: Mindgames

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mindgames: The narrated story in this podcast is a short excerpt from the novel "Mindgames: A Knight Gambit" and relates events at the beginning of th...

Episode 21: Deathwish

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Deathwish: This is a tale of a soldier who experiences the horror of war and his journey from a place of unimaginable tragedy back to the real world. ...

Episode 20: Engines of Time - Part 2 of 2

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Engines of Time: In this tale you learn about the adventures of a scientist from a century ago and his timeless journey which spanned generations. &nb...

Episode 19: Engines of Time - Part 1 of 2

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Engines of Time: In this tale you learn about the adventures of a scientist from a century ago and his timeless journey which spanned generations. &nb...

Episode 18: Those Who Watch - Part 2 of 2

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Those Who Watch: This is a story about things that scare you the most; hidden, insidious evil that is powerful and life threatening and as close to yo...

Episode 17: Those Who Watch - Part 1 of 2

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Those Who Watch: This is a story about things that scare you the most; hidden, insidious evil that is powerful and life threatening and as close to yo...

Episode 16: The Waystation - Part 2 of 2

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Waystation: A boy, Billy, befriends a creature from a sideshow circus only to find that the being is a traveller from another world. We love our l...

Episode 15: The Waystation - Part 1 of 2

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Waystation: A boy, Billy, befriends a creature from a sideshow circus only to find that the being is a traveller from another world. We love our l...

Episode 14: One Last Time

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One Last Time: Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis, Dr. Moriarty, meet and it is discovered that a stolen artifact from India can unravel time. We love ou...

Episode 13: The Matriarch

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Matriarch: A local doctor helps a woman give birth only to find that in order to be immortal all she has to do is die. This short story is the pre...

Episode 12: Saving Grace

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Saving Grace: A tongue in cheek first contact story where aliens meet two monks during the middle ages We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you...

Episode 11: Lucid Dreams

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lucid Dreams: A man experiences two dreams, perhaps two realities; one where he can fly and the other where he cannot. We love our listeners, fans and...

Episode 10: An interview with the creator, writer and author of the Untold Tales stories, Dr. Jeff Robinson

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What a treat!  I (Melissa the Narrator) get to sit down with the creator, writer and author of the Untold Tales stories, Dr. Jeff Robinson, and g...

Episode 9: The Prize Beyond the Gate

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Prize Beyond the Gate: Teams of scientists strive to solve puzzles that will lead to an invaluable trove of knowledge, but they discover that the ...

Episode 8: The Final Lesson

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Final Lesson: A new computer program is designed to help rehabilitate prisoners, but the solution may not be allowed because it is the right idea....

Episode 7: Dreamtime - Part 2 of 2

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dreamtime - Part 2 of 2: A doctor visits his dying brother in Australia only to hear an unbelievable story about ancients civilizations, lost secrets ...

Episode 6: Dreamtime - Part 1 of 2

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dreamtime - Part 1 of 2: A doctor visits his dying brother in Australia only to hear an unbelievable story about ancients civilizations, lost secrets ...

Episode 5: A Turn in the Road - Part 3 of 3

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A TURN IN THE ROAD - Part 3 of 3: A story of a man in the 1880’s who falls and strikes his head and gains the ability to see what the consequences o...

Episode 4: A Turn in the Road - Part 2 of 3

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A TURN IN THE ROAD - Part 2 of 3: A story of a man in the 1880’s who falls and strikes his head and gains the ability to see what the consequences o...