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THE SPACE BEASTS Episode #289 · Written by Clifford D. Simak · Narrated by Scott Miller Out beyond the safe lanes of space, rumors turn real as a living terror shadows a lone ship in the Asteroid Belt. What begins as a search for a miracle metal becomes a confrontation […]

HOME IS THE SPACEMAN Episode #115 · Written by George O. Smith · Narrated by Scott Miller Captain Billy Enright returns to Earth after humanity’s first faster-than-light journey, expecting celebration and disbelief. Instead, he finds procedure, suspicion, and silence. His mission succeeded, but success has made his return uncomfortable in […]

HERO FROM YESTERDAY Episode #130 · Written by Robert Silverberg · Narrated by Scott Miller A ruthless criminal from the past is pulled forward in time to do what no one in the peaceful future can. But when violence is the only currency he knows, the line between savior and […]

HALL OF MIRRORS Episode #151 · Written by Fredric Brown · Narrated by Scott Miller A quiet moment collapses without warning, and Norman Hastings finds himself standing in a room that should not exist, wearing a life that is no longer his. Everything around him suggests care, preparation, and intent—but […]

Our next story was written by one of those guys we know almost nothing about. In addition to 6 short science fiction stories in the 1950s, Robert Zacks wrote TV episodes for 7 shows in the 50s. From “Startling Stories Magazine” in May 1952, the first story ever published written […]

EVEREST Episode #156 · Written by Isaac Asimov · Narrated by Scott Miller A daring plan sends a man to the summit of Everest by air instead of rope. What he discovers waiting at the top isn’t human—and it isn’t from Earth. It begins with a few fuzzy photographs—dark shapes […]

FORSYTE’S RETREAT Episode #111 · Written by Winston Marks · Narrated by Scott Miller Sextus Rollo Forsyte prides himself on professionalism, distance, and control. He believes problems can always be managed, systems can always be stabilized, and personal involvement is a liability best avoided. When he steps into his new […]

It was alien but was it dead, this towering, sinister city of metal that glittered malignantly before the cautious advance of three awed space-scouters. Dust Unto Dust by Lyman D. Hinckley, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Listen […]

EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS FROM MARS! Episode #357 · Written by Winston Marks · Narrated by Scott Miller Eight Million Dollars From Mars! is a masterclass in restrained, relentless science fiction tension. The story trades explosions and chases for something far more unsettling: a flawless system doing exactly what it was […]