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

The climate was perfect, the sky was always blue, and–best of all–nobody had to work. What more could anyone want? Planet of Dreams by James McKimmey Jr. , that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Thanks for your 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts. SouthernSands says. “What a gem! This podcast has been a fantastic find. The golden ag...

Achieving immortality is only half of the problem. The other half is knowing how to live with it once it's been made possible—and inescapable!. Second Childhood by Clifford D. Simak , that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Clifford D. Simak worked as a newspaperman for most of his life and only became a full-time science fiction...

History was repeating itself; there were moats and nobles in Pennsylvania and vassals in Manhattan and the barbarian hordes were overrunning the land. The Barbarians by Algis Budrys , that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. “He was in some ways the best writer of his kind around. He made sentences come alive better than most write...

A zoo is a place where some people make sport of lower animals. That included Kemper, but for him people were the lower animals! The Man Who Liked Lions by John Bernard Daley , that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. John Bernard Daley makes his debut on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast today. Daley was born in Pittsburgh in 1918 and died...

“ Only Shervane dared to learn the mind-shattering truth of that incredible barrier!” The Wall of Darkness by Arthur C. Clarke , that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Last week was a record for us, more podcast listeners, and more YouTube listeners than ever before. We also received more emails, comments, ratings, and reviews. T...

Today’s episode is a combination of two requests. You asked for more super short science fiction stories and you asked for longer episodes. So, why not both? We’ve got 9 kinda short sci-fi stories for you in an episode that’s almost two hours long! That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. We begin with a story from “ Weird Tales - A Magazine of the Bizarre and Unusual” in July 1938. Let’s go to pag...

Strange how often the Millenium has been at hand. The idea is peace on Earth, see, and the way to do it is by figuring out angles.  Watchbird by Robert Sheckley, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. We added 3 episodes to the podcast last week, and we’re doing it again this week, to say thank you for the explosion of new listen...

The inhabitants of Dunhill V were gigantic. They were peaceful and good natured until something happened to upset them–and then their wrath was truly terrific! Planet of the Angry Giants by Robert Silverberg, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Welcome to our new listeners in Leicester England, Luxembourg, Omaha Nebraska, Ingl...

She Brought Death to All Who Walked Behind Her! The Black Ewe by Fritz Leiber, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Welcome to this special edition of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. No, it hasn’t been a week since our last episode, but I couldn’t wait to share today’s story with you. I’ll admit I like every one of the stories we narr...

There was a reason why his scripts were smash hits—they had realism. And why not? He was reliving every scene and emotion in them! The Mind Digger 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. Thanks to miss hitler who left us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, “A Million miles from here. The stories take me away from...

Nothing moved or stirred. Everything was silent, dead. Only the gun showed signs of life ... and the trespassers had wrecked that for all time. The return journey to pick up the treasure would be a cinch ... they smiled. The Gun 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. In the last week we have added hundreds of n...

Mad, impossible world! Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night—and life condensed by radiation into eight days! Sim eyed the Ship—if he only dared reach it and escape! ... but it was more than half an hour distant—the limit of life itself! The Creatures That Time Forgot 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. T...

After space, there was always one more river to cross ... the far side of hatred and murder! The Hated by Frederik Pohl, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. 5 Star reviews continue to pour in from all over the world. DiverBR via Apple Podcasts Brazil gave us 5 stars and writes “I’m glad I found this. Hi from Brazil. This podca...

Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter. From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all. But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian! Duel on Syrtis by Poul Anderson, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi s...

For twenty long unholy years Hurtz, the pilot, dreamed of retirement ... and found his "acre of heaven" on a Death Star. Death Star by James McKimmey Jr., that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. We have several new 5 star ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts. This was written by TCBermy, “Classics from the Masters. Great stories!...

Wives always try to cure husbands of bad habits, even on lonely asteroids! The Addicts by William Morrison, 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 podcast has hit #2 on Apple Podcasts in the Cayman Islands, #3 in Belarus, and we’ve recently been #3 in Poland, Denmark, #6 in Brazil and #9 in Australia! Thanks to al...

Ralph Banks editor of Popular Crafts Monthly, was a short stocky man with a round pink face, a crisp crew cut, an intensely energetic manner. When a letter from the Smithsonian Institute came across his desk it caught his attention, A Practical Man's Guide by Jack Vance, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Thanks to K Vomer fo...

Fear and misfortune stalk the strange byways of a lonely planet. A Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. Clarke, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Thanks to uncle shaun for his 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! “Just what I wanted! This is a superb Sci-Fi podcast. I love everything about it. Keep ‘em coming!” Thanks uncle shaun, we w...

The remarkable thing about Atummyc Afterbath Dusting Powder was that it gave you that lovely, radiant, atomic look—just the way the advertisements said it would. In fact, it also gave you a little something more! Breeder Reaction 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. We received more emails and comments last we...

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 Ethics by Russ Winterbotham, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Thanks to Mur Dam for his 5 star review a few days ago on Apple Podcasts Great Britain, “Killer sci fi. Eagerly awaitin...

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 Signal by Ross Rocklynne, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Born in 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ross Rocklynne said his love of science fiction began at the age of 12 when he sai...

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 Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Our latest 5-star review comes from Bedford Nick on Apple Podcasts in the UK. “ Great discovery - Just found this and it’s a real gem. I love the enthusiasm and the narr...

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 witnesses—to be perfectly exact, we have six and a half pairs of eyes, and one undeniable fact; and on the other we have—what is it?—prejudice, common sense, the inertia of opinion. The Plattner Story by H. G. Wells that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast,...

Earth maintained an important garrison on Asteroid Y-3. Now suddenly it was imperiled with a biological impossibility—men becoming plants! Piper in the woods written 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. Piper in the Woods is the 10th Philip K. Dick story here on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. While it won’t be the...

Shaan made the longest crawl in history—to avoid crawling before tyrants!... The Martian Shore written by Charles L. Fontenay... that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Charles Louis Fontenay was born in Brazil in 1917, and raised in Tennessee from infancy, where he worked as a newspaperman for about half a century. He eventually...