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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 […]

DISTRESS SIGNAL Episode #67 · Written by Ross Rocklynne · Narrated by Scott Miller Two teenage runaways disappear into deep space and are never supposed to be found. Years later, stranded beneath the surface of an uncharted planet orbiting a dying red star, survival has become routine rather than hopeful. […]

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 […]

PLANET OF THE ANGRY GIANTS Episode #80 · Written by Robert Silverberg · Narrated by Scott Miller The Terran colony on Dunhill V exists by permission rather than force. Its human population is small, temporary, and vastly outmatched by the planet’s native inhabitants—giant humanoids whose physical presence alone makes violence […]

THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT Episode #132 · Written by William Hope Hodgson · Narrated by Scott Miller A voice calls out across a motionless sea, asking for food but refusing light, distance, or rescue. From the first exchange, something is wrong—not because of what is said, but because of […]