{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/652cab3808a248001210aa70/662c22c4b5e6200013a26eca?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Skin Game by Charles E. Fritch - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1950s","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/652cab3808a248001210aa70/1714168498657-e624f83ce75f5d25e3a6f48411332b82.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Working on the theory that you can skin a sucker in space as well as on Earth, the con team of Harding and Sheckly operated furtively but profitably among natives of the outer planets. That is—until there was a question of turnabout being fair play in a world where natives took their skinning literally! Skin Game by Charles E. Fritch</em>, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s been more than two year since Charles E. Fritch has been on the podcast with <em>Danger In The Void.</em> Let’s go back in time almost 70 years ago and open the pages of the May 1954 publication of<em> If World’s of Science Fiction</em>. You will find two stories we’ve featured previously. <em>Prominent Author by Philip K. Dick</em> and <em>Forsyte’s Retreat by Winston Marks</em>. Our third story from that magazine is found on page 55, <em>Skin Game by Charles E. Fritch</em>…</p><p><br></p><p>Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, <em>As a mysterious star hurtles toward Earth, bringing with it unprecedented chaos and destruction, humanity grapples with the impending apocalypse and the uncertain fate of their world. Amidst the turmoil, a diverse array of individuals—from scientists to lovers, from scholars to refugees—navigate the cataclysmic events and search for meaning in the face of annihilation. The Star by H. G. Wells.&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p>☕ Buy Me a Coffee <a href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV</a></p><p><br></p><p>=========================== </p><p>👕 Merchandise - <a href=\"https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com</a></p><p>===========================</p><p><br></p><p>=========================== </p><p>Connect with us! </p><p>🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks <a href=\"http://lostscifi.com/free/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://lostscifi.com/free/</a></p><p>Pinterest - <a href=\"https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/</a></p><p>YouTube - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psA</a></p><p>Facebook - <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast</a></p><p>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi</a></p><p>=========================== </p><p><br></p><p>❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee </p><p><br></p><p>$50 </p><p>Anonymous Listener</p><p><br></p><p>$25 </p><p>Kevin Eckert</p><p>Stephen Kagan </p><p>James Van Maanenberg </p><p>Irma Stolfo </p><p>Josh Jennings </p><p>Leber8tr </p><p>Anonymous Listener</p><p>Conrad Chaffee </p><p><br></p><p>$15</p><p>Buz C.</p><p>Fressie</p><p>Anonymous Listener</p><p><br></p><p>$10</p><p>Anonymous Listener</p><p><br></p><p>$5</p><p>Chrystene</p><p>Richard Hoffman</p><p>Anonymous Listener</p>","author_name":"Scott Miller"}