The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories

The essential requirements of a first-class triggerman are two: that he know how to pull the trigger–and when not to! Triggerman By J. F. Bone, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Jesse Franklin Bone was born in Tacoma Washington in 1916. Before he was an author Bone was a veterinarian, and a professor of veterinary medicine, served in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel and retiring in 1976. His first short story, Survival Type, didn't appear in Galaxy Science Fiction until he was 41, in 1957.About 30 short stories and 5 novels later his 21 year career as an author came to an end. Today’s story first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in December 1958 in the United States. It was in Astounding in the UK in March of 1959. Three months later it could be found in the Dell Paperback The Year’s Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy: 4th Annual Volume and almost 30 other publications around the world.Which would lead you to believe that this is a really good story. It is, so much so that it was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1959. Bone’s adventure can be found on page 47, Triggerman By J. F. Bone…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It’s remarkable what a bright, eager youngster can accomplish with just a pail and a shovel. The Deep Hole to China by Robert Sheckley.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com===========================Connect with us!🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener

Ripped by an asteroid stray, the space-ship drifted helplessly … until suddenly, across the shuddering deeps, a strange voice called to her. Runaway by Alfred Coppel, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Alfred Coppel has been on the podcast before, with The First Man on the Moon, Wreck Off Titan and The Flight of the Eagle. Every one of them a story set in space and today’s offering is more of the same, with a twist.In 1949 United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson signed the North Atlantic Treaty otherwise known as NATO and the Cold War entered a dangerous new chapter when the Soviet Union became the second country to develop the atomic bomb. Gasoline cost 26 cents a gallon, Bread 14 cents a loaf and a gallon of Milk would set you back 84 cents. And the Spring 1949 issue of Planet Stories magazine contained stories by Henry Hasse, Ray Bradbury, Damon Knight and on page 31, Runaway by Alfred Coppel…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The essential requirements of a first-class triggerman are two: that he know how to pull the trigger–and when not to! By J. F. Bone☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com===========================Connect with us!🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener

Mad with despair, they fought back from the ruins. Whoever these invaders were, they should not have a world which its defenders themselves had destroyed! The Burnt Planet William Brittain, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.If the name William Brittain rings a bell, you know your vintage science fiction. He’s another one of those authors that we know almost nothing about, he wrote a few stories and then… who knows? But there are some authors that you wish wrote a lot more, and for me, he is one of them, because I LOVE William Brittain’s writing.He wrote 3 stories, one in 1942 and two more in 1948. What you are about to hear is the last story ever published written by William. J Brittain. Turn to page 80 in the Winter 1948 issue of Planet Stories Magazine, The Burnt Planet William Brittain…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Ripped by an asteroid stray, the space-ship drifted helplessly … until suddenly, across the shuddering deeps, a strange voice called to her. Runaway by Alfred Coppel.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com===========================Connect with us!🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener

A Fantasy of perfection and imperfection. A tale of a quaint city in the jungle and the curious fate that overtook a very clever thief who came there. The Unfinished City by Donald A. Wollheim, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Another 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, just so you know, your 5 star reviews never get old! This from Slacker Jake, “Hooked. Hooked on the first episode the narration is great I can’t wait to listen to them all.” Thanks Slacker Jake. Just so you know, we are working hard to make sure you never get caught up!!And a shout out to YouTube listener scotleoqueen704 who had this to say, “Wonderful. My #1 fave sci-fi, DUNE and I'd give my right arm to have that 1st printing in the magazine. You're my #1 fave narrator of sci-fi.” Thanks scotleoqueen704! I don’t think you are alone in wishing you had the first appearance of Dune in the December 1963 issue of Analog science fiction magazine. Although it’s been said that Frank Herbert rewrote most of what originally appeared in Analog before releasing Dune in 1965. And thanks for your compliment saying that we were your #1 favorite narrator of sci-fi. That is quite a compliment. Thank you.Donald A. Wollheim makes his 4th appearance on the podcast with an interesting short sci-fi story about a most unusual little city. Stirring Science Stories first appeared in February 1941, four issues later the 15 cent magazine was gone for good. Until now, we had never featured a story from the magazine.Wollheim had an advantage over every other author who appeared in this, here today, gone tomorrow magazine, he was also the editor! Today’s story can be found in the last issue, and it is the last story ever to appear in the magazine. From March 1942, on page 60, The Unfinished City by Donald A. Wollheim…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Mad with despair, they fought back from the ruins. Whoever these invaders were, they should not have a world which its defenders themselves had destroyed! The Burnt Planet William Brittain☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com===========================Connect with us!🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener

Holden made love to his friends wife. Because he couldn’t help it. The Portable Star by Isaac Asimov, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.There will come a time when we will run out of stories in the public domain to share with you that were written by Isaac Asimov, fortunately today, is not that day.Considering when it was published in 1955 this story was more than a little risqué. By today's standards not so much.Our story appeared in the final issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories Magazine in the Winter of 1955. There were 111 issues of the publication which began in August 1936. The magazine was born in 1929 as Wonder Stories but the name was changed when the publication was sold.Turn to page 54, The Portable Star by Isaac Asimov…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A Fantasy of perfection and imperfection. A take of a quaint city in the jungle and the curious fate that overtook a very clever thief who came there. The Unfinished City by Donald A. Wollheim☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com===========================Connect with us!YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener

What happened to the Smith Wrecking and Salvage Company when it tried to tear down the all fluoryl plastic City Hall is enough to make a man with a heart of stone laugh. Fluorocarbons are Here to Stay! By Donald E. Westlake, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Sometimes you read a story and fall in love with the author. Such was the case when I read Donald E. Westlake’s The Spy in the Elevator. So I went in search of another clever Westlake story to narrate and here it is.If you’ve got it, open your March 1958 issue of Science Fiction Stories Magazine to page 92, go ahead we’ll wait for you, okay maybe not, Fluorocarbons are Here to Stay! By Donald E. Westlake…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Holden made love to his friends wife. Because he couldn’t help it. The Portable Star by Isaac Asimov.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com===========================Connect with us!YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener

As long as midnight cloaks the earth with shadows grim and dark, God save us from the Judas kiss of a dead man in the dark. The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Your 5 star reviews on Apple Podcasts are appreciated, nospammers2010 gave us 5 Stars and says, “Expert curation of the golden age. I’ve been a fan of sci-fi for decades, and very much appreciate the quality of the golden age writers. What sets this podcast apart is that the curator and narrator has a perfect discerning eye for the really good stuff--by which I mean his tastes match mine... This is a podcast to cherish.” Thanks for your excellent review nospammers2010!Today marks the debut on the podcast of a man who made his mark on the world in a short 30 years. Robert E. Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. Over the next 11 years young Robert would live in 10 Texas towns. He started writing stories at the age of 9. Sold his first story for $16 to Weird Tales magazine when he was 19.Howard would most likely be forgotten except for diehard sci-fi fans if not for three characters he created that live on to this day. Arnold Schwarzenegger's breakthrough film was the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982. The movie was based on the character Robert E. Howard created in a series of short stories half a century earlier.Before Conan, Howard created Kull the Conqueror, which also appeared on the big screen starring Kevin Sorbo in 1997. And his creative universe also included Solomon Kane, you guessed it, it too got the Hollywood treatment in 2009 starring James Purefoy.He wrote more than 70 short stories with most of them published in Weird Tales magazine. Today’s horrifying tale can be found in the February 1930 issue of Weird Tales on page 269, The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, What happened to the Smith Wrecking and Salvage Company when it tried to tear down the all fluoryl plastic City Hall is enough to make a man with a heart of stone laugh. Fluorocarbons are Here to Stay! By Donald E. Westlake.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com===========================Connect with us!YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener

He walked alone in the dawn and the dusk, and no one knew his name. But the day he perished, and the way he perished–a world will never forget! Mimic by Donald A. Wollheim, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Special thanks to podcast listener Marwin de Haan who bought us 5 coffees and says “Thank you so much for making my daily commute pleasurable. I love the stories you pick to narrate, and think your voice and style are perfect for the era of sci-fi you have chosen. Also, the reason you do this is heart-warming, and reminds me of my father who did something similar before he passed away. Best regards from the Netherlands.” Thank you for buying 5 coffees for us and for your kind words Marwin! We appreciate you!!If you want to buy us a coffee there is a link in the description.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVDonald A. Wollheim made his debut on the podcast with Pogo Planet almost 3 months ago. He’s back today with a terrifying tale of discovery. Let’s turn back the clock almost 82 years to the December 1942 issue of Astounding Stories. Turn to the last story in the issue on page 58, Mimic by Donald A. Wollheim…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, As long as midnight cloaks the earth with shadows grim and dark, God save us from the Judas kiss of a dead man in the dark. The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com======================================================Connect with us!🎧 Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi===========================❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener

All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want? Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thanks for all you do to help promote our podcast. In the last few days, thanks to you, more people have listened than ever before. We have our highest ranking ever in Canada, Great Britain, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, The Philippines and the United States. Thank you!Another 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! August100 says, “Terrific Dose of Sci Fi, I have been reading this old pulp sci fi for decades. It is a refreshing treat to hear it read by such a skilled storyteller. The more I listen, the more it grows on me. Keep it up. Please.” August100 we will keep it up and we thank you for your wonderful review. Today’s author wrote one of the best selling science fiction books of all time, Dune. Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1920. His lied about his age to get the first of many newspaper jobs in 1939. Herbert loved photography, buying his first camera at the age of ten. In 1942, during World War II, he was a photographer in the U.S. Navy’s Seabees. He served for six months but suffered a head injury and was given a medical discharge.Frank Herbert said he had been reading science fiction for about ten years, before he began writing sci-fi, and said some of his favorite authors were H. G. Wells, Robert A. Heinlein, Poul Anderson and Jack Vance.His first science fiction story Looking for Something, was published in the April 1952 issue of Startling Stories. He began researching Dune in 1959 and the novel was published six years later. But, did you know the world was first exposed to the Dune World in a December 1963 issue of Analog science fiction magazine. It was featured on the cover. That 1963 issue contained Part One of Thee Parts of Dune World.Dune was then rejected by almost twenty book publishers, and in his rejection letter one editor wrote, "I might be making the mistake of the decade, but…”Sterling Lanier of the Chilton Book Company, the company most often associated with automobile repair manuals, was exposed to Dune World in Analog and offered Herbert a $7,500 advance plus future royalties for the rights to publish Dune. Obviously Dune was a success, winning the Nebula Award for best novel in 1965 and sharing the Hugo Award in 1966 with Call Me Conrad by Roger Zelazny. However, Dune, was not an immediate bestseller, and following its publication he went back to writing for newspapers. He didn’t become a full-time author until 1972.In addition to his numerous novels Herbert wrote about 30 short stories, six of them are in the public domain. Let’s turn to page 89 in the April 1958 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, for, Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, He walked alone in the dawn and the dusk, and no one knew his name. But the day he perished, and the way he perished–a world will never forget! Mimic by Donald A. Wollheim.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 Anonymous Listener$25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener