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

On the deadly sands of Mars, a grieving pioneer turns survival into a ruthless game of patience, grit, and vengeance. As the desert closes in, every mile reveals who is truly prepared to face death. Death Walks on Mars by Alan J. Ramm. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.A slightly belated—but very enthusiastic—thank you to TLD, who bought us a coffee before Christmas and somehow managed to wait patiently while we finally caught up. About a month ago, TLD sent along this message from Canada:“A Merry Early Christmas to you from Canada!”Well… Merry Very Belated Christmas, TLD! 🎄☕Seriously though, thank you. We truly appreciate you—and everyone who supports the podcast by buying us a coffee. It helps keep the vintage sci-fi flowing. If you’d like to buy us a coffee too, you’ll find the link in the description.Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffeeAlan J. Ramm makes his debut on the podcast today, joining the ever-growing—and slightly mysterious—list of science fiction authors we know almost nothing about.Alan John Ramm was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1914 and passed away in 1985. Somewhere in between, he wrote four science fiction short stories in the 1950s… and then vanished quietly into the pages of pulp history.And that—believe it or not—is the complete Alan J. Ramm biography.From Imagination Stories in February 1958 comes the last of his stories, which can be found on page 66, Death Walks on Mars by Alan J. RammNext on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, They took years to build the rocket and minutes to launch it, sending two ordinary men where three others had vanished forever. Officially, it was a simple trip around the moon. Unofficially, it was a gamble born of desperation, pride, and a belief that ignorance might succeed where genius had failed. They Reached For The Moon by William Oberfield.Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/Rise - http://Lostscifi.com/riseX - http://Lostscifi.com/xInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguyFacebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebookYouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube❤️ ❤️ Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$100 Tony from the Future$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener$25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Every Month Someone$15 SueTheLibrarian, Joannie West, Amy Özkan, Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue$5 TLD, David, Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listenerhttps://lostscifi.com/podcast/death-walks-on-mars-by-alan-j-ramm-episode-471/Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A down-on-his-luck private detective takes the strangest case of his life when an alien asks him to track down his missing wife. What follows is a whirlwind of body-swapping, mistaken identities, and temptation that’s far more complicated than it first appears. An Eye for the Ladies by Milton Lesser. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast is now #1 in 34 countries — and it’s all because of you.We’ve reached the top spot in South Korea and we’re knocking on the door of #1 in several other countries around the world. What started as a passion for forgotten and underrated vintage science fiction has become a truly global community of listeners.None of this happens without you. Your ratings and reviews, your shares on social media, and the simple act of telling a friend all make a real difference. Every listen helps bring these classic stories back to life — and helps the podcast continue to grow.Thank you for being part of the Lost Sci-Fi journey. We’re just getting started.Milton Lesser isn’t making his debut on the podcast. But he has been featured more than you think. Most of the time we credited one of his aliases, there was, Prison of a Billion Years and Planet of Doom by C. H. Thames and Stop, You're Killing Me! by Darius John Granger. The only story Milton Lesser was given credit for was Pariah.There are more stories by Lesser on the way and from now on if he wrote it, we will give him credit for it. Today’s tale can be found in Fantastic Magazine in October 1956 on page 60, An Eye for the Ladies by Milton LesserNext on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, On the deadly sands of Mars, a grieving pioneer turns survival into a ruthless game of patience, grit, and vengeance. As the desert closes in, every mile reveals who is truly prepared to face death. Death Walks on Mars by Alan J. Ramm.Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/Rise - http://Lostscifi.com/riseX - http://Lostscifi.com/xInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguyFacebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebookYouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube❤️ ❤️ Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$100 Tony from the Future$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener$25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Every Month Someone$15 Joannie West, Amy Özkan, Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue$5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listenerhttps://lostscifi.com/podcast/an-eye-for-the-ladies-by-milton-lesser-episode-470/Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A violin-carrying stranger moves quietly through glittering parties, leaving invisible wounds that only a rare few can truly see. But when someone finally recognizes who — and what — he really is, everything he thought he controlled begins to unravel. The Wounded by Philip José Farmer. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We’re going live again on Thursday, January 15th at 8 PM in London, streaming on Facebook and YouTube. We hope you will join us, and yes there will be science fiction trivia.https://lostscifi.com/facebookhttps://lostscifi.com/youtubeYou can also stay up to date on our live shows anytime. There’s a page where you can see when the next broadcast is happening and catch replays of past streams — just visit http://lostscifi.com/live, or find the live link directly on https://lostscifi.com.And be sure to join our free weekly newsletter — it’s the best way to keep up with new episodes, live events, and special updates. You’ll find the signup link in the description and on lostscifi.com.Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/freeToday on the podcast, we welcome a true original making his debut — Philip José Farmer.Farmer was born on January 26, 1918, in North Terre Haute, Indiana, and his love of science fiction started early. Like so many writers of his generation, he fell hard for the pulp magazines as a kid, discovering worlds that were stranger, bolder, and more imaginative than anything around him. Over his career, Farmer wrote almost 60 novels and over 100 short stories, constantly pushing the boundaries of what science fiction could talk about — from religion and sexuality to identity and mythology. He won multiple Hugo Awards, including one for his groundbreaking novel To Your Scattered Bodies Go, and later received the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America.Philip José Farmer was hugely influential because he refused to play it safe. He expanded the emotional and intellectual range of science fiction — and today, we’re finally welcoming his voice to the Lost Sci-Fi universe with a story that first appeared in Fantastic Universe magazine in October 1954. Turn to page 69, The Wounded by Philip José Farmer…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A down-on-his-luck private detective takes the strangest case of his life when an alien asks him to track down his missing wife. What follows is a whirlwind of body-swapping, mistaken identities, and temptation that’s far more complicated than it first appears. An Eye for the Ladies by Stephen Marlowe.Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/Rise - http://Lostscifi.com/riseX - http://Lostscifi.com/xInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguyFacebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebookYouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube❤️ ❤️ Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$100 Tony from the Future$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener$25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Every Month Someone$15 Joannie West, Amy Özkan, Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue$5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listenerhttps://lostscifi.com/podcast/the-wounded-by-philip-jose-farmer-episode-469/Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A curious Sirian pauses on his journey to investigate strange, nuclear-playing creatures on a small blue planet. What begins as a casual study becomes a hilarious, dangerous, and eye-opening lesson in humanity. The Vegans Were Curious by Winston Marks. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We’re going live again on Thursday, January 15th at 8 PM in London, streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Haven’t joined us yet? The links to follow and subscribe are waiting for you in the description.https://lostscifi.com/facebookhttps://lostscifi.com/youtubeThere’s also a link where you can always check when we’ll be live next and watch recorded broadcasts. Head to https://lostscifi.com/live/ or use the link on https://lostscifi.com.Sue the Librarian recently bought us three coffees and shared this message: What a fine narrator you are! These great stories deserve someone who really knows what he's doing; I can always differentiate characters and am always caught up in what's going on. (One of my fave podcasts, and I listen to a *lot* of them.) Enormous thanks! Thank you Sue!! We appreciate you.If you would like to buy us a coffee you will find a link in the description.https://lostscifi.com/coffeeWinston Marks was a frequent contributor in the early days of the podcast but we haven’t heard from him in a while. From Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy in December 1954 we will find our story on page 80, The Vegans Were Curious by Winston Marks…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A violin-carrying stranger moves quietly through glittering parties, leaving invisible wounds that only a rare few can truly see. But when someone finally recognizes who — and what — he really is, everything he thought he controlled begins to unravel. The Wounded by Philip José Farmer.Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/Rise - http://Lostscifi.com/riseX - http://Lostscifi.com/xInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguyFacebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebookYouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube❤️ ❤️ Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$100 Tony from the Future$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener$25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Every Month Someone$15 Joannie West, Amy Özkan, Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue$5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listenerhttps://lostscifi.com/podcast/the-vegans-were-curious-by-winston-marks-episode-468/Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A restless ex-boxer on Mars is haunted by memories of Earth and tempted by impossible dreams. When a deadly Martian creature invades the colony, he must face both the illusion and the truth about what “home” really means. Martian Homecoming by Frank Belknap Long. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We’re going LIVE! Thursday, January 8 at 8 PM U.S. Eastern Time on Facebook and YouTube.If you haven’t joined us on Facebook or subscribed on YouTube yet, you’ll find the links in the description.https://lostscifi.com/facebookhttps://lostscifi.com/youtubeWe will see you Thursday!Something exciting is happening — listeners from the UK, Ireland, Spain, Finland, Denmark and all across Europe are discovering The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast! We don’t know exactly what triggered the surge, but we’re so grateful you’re here. And we love seeing so many of you join our FREE weekly newsletter. If you haven’t signed up yet, just use the link in the description or visit LostSciFi.com.Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/Frank Belknap Long is starting to feel like an old friend. This marks the seventh story by this remarkable author that we’ve featured on the podcast. First published in Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories in March 1951, we turn to page 70 for Martian Homecoming by Frank Belknap Long.Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A curious Sirian pauses on his journey to investigate strange, nuclear-playing creatures on a small blue planet. What begins as a casual study becomes a hilarious, dangerous, and eye-opening lesson in humanity. The Vegans Were Curious by Winston Marks.Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/Rise - http://Lostscifi.com/riseX - http://Lostscifi.com/xInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguyFacebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebookYouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube❤️ ❤️ Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$100 Tony from the Future$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener$25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Every Month Someone$15 Joannie West, Amy Özkan, Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue$5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listenerhttps://lostscifi.com/podcast/martian-homecoming-by-frank-belknap-long-episode-467/Please participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.