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

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 canceled the flight. How did he get that way? Rocket Summer 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. The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast is proud to be the #1 Science Fiction Po...

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 by Bjarne Kirchhoff... that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. As we begin our 2nd year of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast we do so with incredible momentum. More people around the world are...

They were like creatures painted by a drunken artist, ghastly, utterly repulsive caricatures of humanity! Yet, twisted though they were, they were still human... Monsters That Once Were Men 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. Our 1st Anniversary week comes to an end with a superb story Silverberg scribble...

Did he have a right to feel this way? Was this really forbidden by law—this wonderful frightening emotion! And, His plans were thorough. Every risk had been closely considered. Now Ron Carnavon, ruthless convict, was ready to loot the wrecked spaceship of its sapphire treasure, and thrust his warped power around the entire, antagonistic EMV triangle. The Robot Who Wanted To Know by Harry Harrison...

Welcome to The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, today we begin celebrating our 1st anniversary with three episodes, featuring 4 stories in 5 days! Greg was sure the kids had no right being in control of a planet; after all what had they learned about life? Still, what had he learned? The Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr. that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in ever...

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... this starship seemed to offer the ideal escape from it all. “…So They Baked A Cake 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 always love hearing from ou...

It was the dawn of a golden age of transportation. Terran Development was ready to market a fourth dimension “vehicle” which afforded almost instantaneous travel. For instance, Henry Ellis commuted 160 miles to work in five steps and a few seconds. Then, one morning, he met some people on the way… Prominent Author by Philip K. Dick…, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost v...

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 crazy?… Your Servant Sir by Sol Boren, 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 been getting a lot of attention in the Republic of India since we started. We’...

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 next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Thanks to the thousands of you who listen to The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast every week and we always look forward to your comments, suggestions, and requests. TG Dom...

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 years .... Willie’s Planet by Mike Ellis, 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 continues to grow with 100’s of new listeners around the world in the last...

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! Asleep in Armageddon 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. We’re hearing from a lot of you lately, Paul writes, "Being a sci-fi fan my whole life I was often times...

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 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. We’ve received another 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. User1234xyz writes, “These podcasts are the “perfect storm” for people lik...

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, Harry Fletcher, Isaac Asimov and 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. A few weeks ago Blind Voyager said and I quote, “It would be fun to do an episode of several...

Robinson Crusoe ... Gulliver ... Paul Bunyan; the story of their adventures is nothing compared to the Saga of Mitkey… The Star Mouse by Fredric Brown , 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 podcast listener Bill Farley who requested the story you’ll hear today. Yes, we do take requests for stories or authors t...

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 by Paul Ernst, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Thanks for listening to the Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with new listeners around the world every week. To show our appreciation we’re...

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, surrounded by beings who know nothing of our traditions, how might these men teach their alien work-mates how we celebrate Christmas? Christmas on Ganymede by Isaac Asimov, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi s...

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 Leiber, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Like the author we’ll hear from next week, Isaac Asimov, today’s author, Fritz Leiber had a long and successful sci-fi career. But he also had...

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 Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. One of our favorite vintage sci-fi authors is back on the podcast today. We heard from Frederik Pohl a little more than 5 months ago with Let The Ants Try and we will no doubt he...

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 Billion Years, written by C.H. Thames , that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Author C.H. Thames is back on the podcast for the second time in less than a month. Today’s story can be f...

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 Leinster, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Murray Leinster was a pen name for William Fitzgerald Jenkins a man who wrote a lot of science fiction, although he wrote more than s...

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 pens this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman—survivor ... He was running, running down the long tunnels, the shadows hunting him, claws clutching at him, nearer ... Small World by William F. Nolan, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Po...

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 were soon to die on this—Planet Of Doom. Planet Of Doom by C. H. Thames, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. We’ve just released 50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 2 with, as you might have...

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" thesis to grasp is that the thesis itself is part of what must and shall be. Will time travel cause the end of the human race? Or will it allow them to fix the future? Meddler, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci...

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” has been used many ways in many stories, but never with more tense and chilling effect than in this tight little yarn by the very able Mr. Dick. You’ll like it, we’re sure. Small Town by Philip K. Dick, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one l...

Colonizing Mars was hell, because of one thing—large, hungry critters. They flew, crawled, snarled, howled, burrowed up under the floors, chewed at doors and windows. And then, to make things worse, came the Monster.... Monster 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. Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee...