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EXILE OF THE EONS Episode #364 · Written by Arthur C. Clarke · Narrated by Scott Miller A tyrant escapes judgment by sealing himself in suspended animation, certain he will rise again to reclaim the future. But when he finally awakens, the world he once sought to conquer has become […]

The Shisti and the Assistant Shisti of Mars chose Chicago, U.S.A., for their vacation spot. No worries; they were invisible. Plenty of rich food; the joint was loaded. A whole year of frolicking in store. Only one thing they overlooked—there was a curious convention going on. Con-Fen by James R. […]

COOL AIR Episode #348 · Written by H. P. Lovecraft · Narrated by Scott Miller A desperate writer discovers an enigmatic doctor who thrives in unnatural cold, drawing him into a web of secrets that defy life itself. As their friendship deepens, he realizes the truth behind the doctor’s frigid […]

CAPTAIN MIDAS Episode #335 · Written by Alfred Coppel · Narrated by Scott Miller There’s a special kind of temptation that only space can offer: a prize so huge it feels like destiny. In Captain Midas, that temptation arrives as something impossible—an immense, wounded vessel drifting in silence, daring a […]

BEYOND ANNIHILATION Episode #349 · Written by Henry Kuttner · Narrated by Scott Miller Paul Dent has survived battles, betrayal, and imprisonment, but nothing prepares him for what happens when a scientist decides to turn human beings into test subjects. Instead of dying, Dent is pushed into a hidden layer […]

Renwick, with too much time on his hands, was bored. He turned to Mead, in his discontent, only to discover some frightening aspects of his friend’s hobby of collecting children’s games and rhymes. Before the Fact by Zenna Henderson. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Listen to Before the Fact […]

ADAM AND NO EVE Episode #347 · Written by Alfred Bester · Narrated by Scott Miller Stephen Crane crawls across a planet that has already paid the price for human ambition. The Earth is no longer hostile so much as indifferent, offering no resistance and no forgiveness. Every mile forward […]

A creature in the night hunting for fresh meat. Hunting in a way that never fails. A Prophecy of Monsters by Clark Ashton Smith. And, If heat and moisture and greasy chemical compounds once combined to make life, the laziness of a slattern landlady might cause them to combine again. […]

A MOTH Episode #342 · Written by H. G. Wells · Narrated by Scott Miller A brilliant scientist retreats to the countryside to recover from professional defeat and mental exhaustion. What follows is an unsettling encounter that blurs obsession, rivalry, and reality itself. In The Moth, H. G. Wells crafts […]