Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson and Melissa Del Toro Schaffner

Untold Tales

Fiction EN ↓ 205 episodes

Authored and led by Dr. J. A. Robinson, technologist and author, and narrated by Melissa Del Toro Schaffner, The UNTOLD TALES Audio Anthologies is a collection of original science fiction short stories of the highest caliber, perfect for your commute or unexpected downtimes. These bite-sized audio dramas come in different flavors and highlight the works of new authors. Victorian Sci-Fi, parallel realities, cautionary tales, horror, time travel - each episode of UNTOLD TALES is an independent short story drenched in the luscious promises of danger, technology, love, hope, discovery, & mystery.

Author

Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson and Melissa Del Toro Schaffner

Category

Fiction

Podcast website

www.untold-tales.com

Latest episode

Feb 9, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 150 - The End - Encore 22.01.2025

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 patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology and consider visiting our patreon site at ⁠www.patreon.com/melissadeltorovoiceover⁠ If you'd like to purchase books in the Untold Tales series, which have many more st...

Episode 149 - The Grand Tour 15.01.2025

The Grand Tour: This is a story about an unexpected gift to a tourist in Chicago, a grand tour that spans both time and space. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology at ⁠http://www.untold-tales.com⁠ If you'd like to purchase books in the Untold Tales series, which have many more stories for your reading enjoyment, you...

Episode 148 - Mindgames Intro - encore 08.01.2025

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 the story. It is about discoveries that change the world, the people in it and, most importantly, how we perceive it. It is a story of wonder and beauty, blending science and legend into a tale of self-discovery and hope. You can find the full novel he...

Episode 147 : Steamwork Hearts 01.01.2025

Author of six Science Fiction action adventure novels, Marc Neuffer, an avid reader of this genre since the early 1960s, uses his extensive science and engineering background to pen novels of future time and space with plausible science as a backdrop for his imaginative stories built around normal characters. Before becoming an author, Marc spent 20 years roaming the world with the U.S. Navy as a...

Episode 146: Deathwish 22.12.2024

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.  It is a tale about loss, guilt, and revenge and those things we experience that literally haunt us the most. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology at http://www.untold-...

Episode 145 - A Different Point of View 15.12.2024

Sometimes technology is more than it seems and is more powerful that people imagine. Another original science fiction story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson

Episode 144: Engines of Time 08.12.2024

A tale about the adventures of a scientist from a century ago and his timeless journey which spanned generations.  It is a story about forbidden knowledge and alien evil that lurks unseen and unsuspected in the world around us.  There are things that are best kept secret, questions that should not be asked, and answers that should remain unknown. We hope you enjoy this story by our own Dr. Jeffrey...

Episode 143 : The Peace of Unclaimed Genies 01.12.2024

The Peace of Unclaimed Genies : What if the whole world could suddenly know the inner feelings of everyone--except you? Enjoy this newest story by Mark W. Tiedemann! Mark has been writing since childhood, publishing since 1990, and has 13 novels and 70 short stories to his credit. His newest novel is not SF (or is it?): Granger's Crossing, from Blank Slate Press. He resides in St. Louis, MO, q...

Episode 142: Those Who Watch 22.11.2024

This is a story about things that scare you the most; hidden, insidious evil that is powerful, life threatening and as close to you as your next breath. It is a tale about the terror of the mind that is nevertheless both real and inexorable. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology If you'd like to purchase books in the...

Episode 141 - The Darkening Deep 14.11.2024

A terrifying tale of an unexpected discovery at sea and a horror many decades old. Another original story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson

Episode 140: Waystation 08.11.2024

The Waystation: A boy, Billy, befriends a creature from a sideshow circus only to find that the being is a traveler from another world. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology If you'd like to purchase books in the Untold Tales series, which have many more stories for your reading enjoyment, you can find them here...  h...

Episode 139 : Dayworker 01.11.2024

Dayworker - In the near future there is a job for everyone, a random job dolled out based on your aptitude and society's need. Skills are slotted and uploaded as needed to those best suited for the day's tasks. An ideal system of need merged with aptitude. Of course it's destined to go horribly wrong.  But what happens when you find your ideal job, but not every one wants a job. Andrew...

Episode 138 - One Last Time 22.10.2024

One Last Time: Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis, Dr. Moriarty, meet and discover that a stolen artifact from India can unravel time. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology www.untold-tales.com If you'd like to purchase books in the Untold Tales series, which have many more stories for your reading enjoyment, you can fin...

Episode 137 - The Three Stages of Wisdom 15.10.2024

The following story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson defines the Three Stages of Ignorance and the Three Stages of Wisdom (a story also told in the forthcoming book THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM)

Episode 136 - The Matriarch 08.10.2024

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. We hope you enjoy new original story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson We love our listeners, fans, patrons, and supporters ! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology updates on our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠untold-tales.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and consider leaving us a 5...

Episode 135 : Litton House 01.10.2024

Litton House - Sequestering himself to finish his latest novel, Thomas Becket learns what the mind can conceive leads to limits unfathomable. In his search for certainty, he encounters a kaleidoscope of people and places.  Another great story by Marc Neuffer! Author of six Science Fiction action adventure novels, Marc Neuffer, an avid reader of this genre since the early 1960s, uses his extensive...

Episode 134 - Saving Grace 22.09.2024

Saving Grace: A tongue in cheek first contact story where aliens meet two monks during the middle ages We hope you enjoyed this encore presentation of an original science fiction story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson. We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology Music by HookSounds ⁠ https://www.hooksounds.com

Episode 133 - Starforce 15.09.2024

Starforce - Sometimes realistic video games can be a little too real. We hope you enjoy new original story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson and his son Matthew Robinson. We love our listeners, fans, patrons, and supporters ! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology updates on our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠untold-tales.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Po...

Episode 132 - Lucid Dreams 08.09.2024

Lucid Dreams: Sometimes lucid dreams can seem too real and leave you wondering whether they are really dreams or not. We hope you enjoyed this encore presentation of another original science fiction story by Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology Music by HookSounds ⁠ https://www.hooksounds.com

Episode 131 : We Unseen 01.09.2024

Episode 131 - People often only see what they expect to see and the unexpected remains to be seen. Another NEW Untold Tales Author! Please say 'hello' to Matilda Scotney. Writer on the autism spectrum, Star Wars nerd, and chihuahua mother with a background in theatre and classical music, Matilda writes handwavium (Plot over reality), thought-provoking science/speculative fiction about ordi...

Episode 130 - The Prize Beyond the Gate 22.08.2024

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 prize is not what they think it is. We hope you enjoyed this ENCORE presentation of an original story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology Mus...

Episode 129 - Terror From Across Time 15.08.2024

Terror From Across Time - Ancient evil lurks in unexpected places Another original Story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson We love our listeners, fans, patrons, and supporters ! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology updates on our website at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠untold-tales.com⁠⁠⁠⁠  and consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you'd like to purchase books or a...

Episode 128 : The Final Lesson - ENCORE! 08.08.2024

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. We hope you enjoy this ENCORE PRESENTATION of The Final Lesson! We love our listeners, fans, patrons, and supporters ! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio anthology updates on our website at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠untold-tales.com⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 127 : Chance Choices 01.08.2024

Chance Choices - When humans realize they may go extinct, one choice is to create a new version not affected by the Primate Reproduction Virus, an artificial species that is better in all respects but one.   Enjoy our newest story by Marc Neuffer! Author of six Science Fiction action adventure novels, Marc Neuffer, an avid reader of this genre since the early 1960s, uses his extensive science and...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Melissa’s departure from the production team! 31.07.2024

Message from Melissa I have been trying to figure out the best way to communicate this through our social channels for the past month, and now we are down to the last day… Can you relate? I’ve had so much fun leading the charge as CEO of Dreamspeaker Media LLC, and the chief Host/Narrator of the Untold Tales Podcast for the past four years!  Life is taking me in a new direction, with new projects...

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