Podcast appearances and mentions of Clifford D Simak

Michael, Ethan, and special guest Jacob discuss Way Station, by Clifford D. Simak, while drinking Glenlivet 12.In this episode:The witness is treated as hostileFinding the Hodag where the Way Station is in the Driftless regionThe dispelling of illusionsThe CIA defeated by a conversationBible as metaphor for technology vs. technology as metaphor for BibleScience fiction basllica!Rat assassin! (Ratsassin?)Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss Way Station, by Clifford Simak! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Get on our Substack!Donate to our Patreon! MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.(Links to books & products are affiliate links.)In this episode:Language, Migration, Faith, Treachery, Faith, and the Great River: a Star Trek analogy that only Michael caused to happenEnglish as a “grabby” languageLots of talk about God and faith and vulnerability, a lot of it not very fun to be sassy about in a bullet point (thanks guys)De-validating pedantry (for perhaps the first time in this podcast's history)Deeply uneasy fart-based transitionsThe Battle of Waterloo, by William McGonagallFor context, because the boys fail to give ANY, McGonagall was a Victorian poet who is often considered the worst poet in the English languageAlso, McGonagall IS CthuluMidwest Immigration Bond FundNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Way Station, by Clifford Simak! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Join us on GoodReads!Get on our Substack!Donate to our Patreon! MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.(Links to books & products are affiliate links.)

Mr. Meek was having his troubles. First, the educated bugs worried him; then the welfare worker tried to stop the Ring Rats' feud by enlisting his aid. And now, he was a drafted space-polo player—a fortune bet on his ability at a game he had never played in his cloistered life. Mr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. Simak. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Another first for our podcast today, back to back episodes by the same author featuring the same character. Yesterday Clifford D. Simak's Mr. Meek got himself in a little trouble and today the mild mannered bookkeeper from Earth finds himself in another pickle.From Planet Stories magazine in the fall of 1944 our space-faring hero's journey begins on page 56, Mr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. Simak…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, we will do something we have never done on the podcast, and something we may never do again.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

Adventure flamed in Mr. Meek's timorous heart, the surge of battle and singing blades. And so, with a rocket-ship for his steed and a ray-gun for his sword, he sallied forth ... carrying cavalier justice to the resentful shining stars. Mr. Meek—Musketeer by Clifford D. Simak. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.There have been a flood of 5 star reviews in countries all over the world recently. This 5 star review is from Paulzzzzzz on Apple Podcasts Great Britain, “Wondrous stories. I absolutely love the podcasts. Scott is such a wonderful voice actor and brings every character to life! Keep up the great work guys! From a fellow Astral Traveler.”Thanks Paulzzzzzz! We will never be able to thank you and all our listeners around the world enough for our success. Your reviews make a difference and help grow our audience, thank you!Clifford D. Simak has been on the podcast many times and he's back today with the first of two stories back to back. Let's turn back the clock almost 81 years ago to the Summer 1944 issue of Planet Stories magazine. Today's story can be found right after a story we featured on the podcast a long time ago, Morgue Ship by Ray Bradbury. Go to page 58 and you will find, Mr. Meek—Musketeer by Clifford D. Simak…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Mr. Meek was having his troubles. First, the educated bugs worried him; then the welfare worker tried to stop the Ring Rats' feud by enlisting his aid. And now, he was a drafted space-polo player—a fortune bet on his ability at a game he had never played in his cloistered life. Mr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. Simak.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

The mountain men who opened up the frontier in the west weren't settlers, they were trappers, traders, fighters and gunmen — the men who didn't fit back home. The kind of men who will be needed on the frontier of space… Collision Orbit by Katherine MacLean. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.As we get ready to celebrate our 3rd anniversary, we thought it was the perfect time to try something new! Today's story is a great example—it shares the same title as yesterday's, but it's by a completely different author and tells a totally different tale. And that's not the only first! We're also thrilled to welcome author Katherine MacLean to the podcast for the very first time.Katherine Anne MacLean was born in 1925 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and she was one of the early female voices in science fiction. Unlike some women writers of the 1950s who used male pen names, MacLean published most of her work under her own name. She made her debut with Defense Mechanism in the October 1949 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, and over the years, she wrote more than 40 short stories—most of them in the 1950s, though she kept writing all the way into the 1990s.Katherine MacLean even got a chance to write for television! She penned an episode for the 1962 British sci-fi series Out of This World, which was hosted by none other than Boris Karloff. Her episode, Pictures Don't Lie, aired on August 11, 1962, and was based on her short story of the same name. Out of This World on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhWWABp1BJ4Her work also made it to the big screen—her 1953 short story The Carnivore was adapted into the 2016 Brazilian film Carnívora. Let's flip through the May 1954 issue of Science Fiction Adventures magazine and turn to page 78, Collision Orbit by Katherine MacLean…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Adventure flamed in Mr. Meek's timorous heart, the surge of battle and singing blades. And so, with a rocket-ship for his steed and a ray-gun for his sword, he sallied forth ... carrying cavalier justice to the resentful shining stars. Mr. Meek—Musketeer by Clifford D. Simak.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

On Ron's Amazing Stories we begin with Ron's thoughts on the relationship between science fiction and real science, highlighting the blend of plausibility and artistic license. Next we review the audiobook, Way Station by Clifford D. Simak, a classic science fiction novel about a man who encounters alien travelers. On These Are Your Stories we have two listener-submitted stories: Night Ride Through Kandal from Cambodia and The Whisper in the Orchard from the Philippines.  The featured story is The Man in the Moon from the OTR series Dimension X, a suspenseful tale set in the future. We end the show with an AI generated story. Ron asked Google's Gemini to write a three minute science fiction story about a fight between a turtle and an alien. You won't believe the results. Featured Story - The Man in the Moon Our featured story comes from the OTR series Dimension X. It is titled The Man in the Moon and was an original story written by George Lefferts. The Bureau of Missing persons are in the process of putting out a radio broadcast of a missing person when they receive an SOS from the Moon. It first aired on Dimension X on July 14, 1950. Other Stories Include - Warp Drive Meets Duct Tape, Review - Way Station by Clifford D. Simak, Night Ride Through Kandal, The Whisper in the Orchard, and The Terrapin Warrior Ron's Amazing Stories Is Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at . Your Stories: Do you have a story that you would like to share on the podcast or the blog? Head to the main website, click on Story Submission, leave your story, give it a title, and please tell me where you're from. I will read it if I can. Links are below. Music Used In This Podcast: Most of the music you hear on Ron's Amazing Stories has been composed by Kevin MacLeod () and is Licensed under . Other pieces are in the public domain. You can find great free music at which is a site owned by Kevin. Program Info: Ron's Amazing Stories is published each Thursday. You can download it from , stream it on or on the mobile version of . Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on . Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this . Social Links: Contact Links:

There is no life in space–can't be, because there's no air. But that undeniable fact loses point when your own existence is threatened by that life which can't exist. The Space Beasts by Clifford D. Simak, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Clifford D. Simak is one of my favorite vintage sci-fi authors and we get a lot of requests for his stories. Today's story was written early in his career before any of his novels and comes from Astonishing Stories in April 1940, turn to page 6, The Space Beasts by Clifford D. Simak…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A story of the last dawn that human eyes would ever see… Finis by Frank Lillie Pollock.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@VintageSciFiAudiobooksFacebook - 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 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 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All your life you've crouched, waiting, in the path of impending disaster. That has been your job–what you were trained for. But you can't help visualizing its arrival–prophesying what form it will take. So how could you be blamed for not recognizing it on arrival? Yellow Streak Hero by Harlan Ellison, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Special thanks to Craig Hamilton who bought us $25 worth of coffee, “I grew up on Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, and so many more of the old masters that you bring to life so delightfully! Much appreciated.” We appreciate you Craig. If you have ever thought about buying us a coffee this would be a great time to do it. We are going on vacation but don't worry we have narrated enough stories so you won't miss The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast while we're gone. If you'd like to buy is a coffee there is a link in the description.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVWe haven't heard from Harlan Ellison in over two years, so for those of you who enjoy hearing from the Bad Boy of Sci-Fi we have a story for you today and another in three weeks. From the May 1957 Amazing Stories turn to page 110, Yellow Streak Hero by Harlan Ellison…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, There is no life in space–can't be, because there's no air. But that undeniable fact loses point when your own existence is threatened by that life which can't exist. The Space Beasts by Clifford D. Simak.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@VintageSciFiAudiobooksFacebook - 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 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 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 16 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time, in the late 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book. In this episode, I am joined by two experts on the history of science fiction. Joachim Boaz is a Historian and Teacher who has been writing about vintage Science Fiction since 2010 and can be found at sciencefictionruminations.com. Greg Mollin is a writer and Bookseller and the longtime owner of the amazing Artifact Books in Encinitas California. Artifactrarebooks.com We are talking about The Huddling Place by Clifford Simak, The story that eventually became a chapter of one of my all-time favorite novels CITY. We talk about Simak in general, the history of the story, and the novel. Read the story here: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v33n05_1944-07_AK/page/n131/mode/1up City can be found at many used bookstores do try to search indies before buying at Amazon. •You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW •And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/

Over the years we've built up a pretty big backlog of short novels that we really liked but hadn't had a chance to cover on the show - so today we're bursting that dam.Join the book club on discord (and vote for our next book club book!): https://discord.gg/fHejh3PpR2Video version of the show on YouTube https://youtube.com/@hugonautspod The seven books we recommend in this ep:This is how you Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneThe Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamCat's Cradle by Kurt VonnegutBabel-17 by Samuel DelanyAll Systems Red by Martha WellsTusks of Extinction by Ray NaylerThe Way Station by Clifford D. Simak

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His saucer was parked in the woods, and Mr. Steariot (from Venus) was parked in the lobby.... Short Snorter by Charles Einstein, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.What does Willie Mays, Curb Your Enthusiasm, stuntman Super Dave Osborne and the 1991 movie Defending Your Life starring Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep and Rip Torn have to do with today's story? The answer coming up.Thanks for listening, sharing and commenting on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. Comments on our YouTube channel have exploded in the last few weeks. Mirzamay says “I am loving your channel! Thank you for the blast from the past and the great entertainment. Phenomenal quality podcast, one of the best!” Thank you @mirzamay! Thunderace4588 had this to say “How you narrate these stories makes the characters come to life for me. Thank you Scott Miller.” Thank you @thunderace4588! Commenting on The World That Couldn't be by Clifford D. Simak @chrisgale5634 says, “Simak was just brilliant. He is largely forgotten about these days, so it's great to honour his stories.” I agree chrisgale5634 and thanks for your comment. And harrygrimley4352 says “Narrator's voice is great. Makes me think of Casey Kasem.” Thanks harrygrimley4352 I hear that quite frequently and have heard it dating back to my days on the radio. As Casey Kasem was listened to by millions of adoring fans I accept your kind words as a huge compliment.Charles Einstein, the author of today's story was an author and sportswriter. He was born in Boston is 1926. He was a newspaperman, specifically a baseball writer and his 1979 book, “Willie's Time: Baseball's Golden Age,” telling of Mays's career and the events in American society when he starred for the Giants, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Einstein had two younger half-brothers, Bob and Albert. Bob Einstein was an actor, comedy writer and producer. He created and performed the character Super Dave Osborne and appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Arrested Development. His brother and our authors half-brother was born Albert Lawrence Einstein, also known as Albert Brooks. The 1991 romantic comedy-fantasy film Defending Your Life, one of my favorite movies, was written, directed and starred Albert Brooks.There was a lot of talent in that family. Charles Einstein wrote several novels including, The Bloody Spur, on which the 1956 film While The City Sleeps, directed by Fritz Lang of Metropolis fame, was based. Charles wrote 5 short fiction stories in the late 1950s and early 60s. Look for his first short fiction story Tunnel 1971, written in 1957 in a future episode. Discover the third of Einstein's 5 stories on page 77 of If Worlds of Science Fiction in August 1958, Short Snorter by Charles Einstein…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, we'll hear a story written by a teenage descendant of Simon Bolivar, What lasts forever? Does love? Does death?... Nothing lasts forever.... Not even forever Homecoming by Miguel Hidalgo

It's time, Abyss time!!! On this week's episode the Abyss crew sit down to spotlight some of their favorite Black horror writers and their books. Before the deep dive they discuss All the Fiends of Hell by Adam Nevill, Maurice Broaddus' Knights of Breton Court, The Kill List, Mark Russell's Cereal, Enchanted Pilgrimage by Clifford D. Simak, Invincible, and The Marvels. Now listen in and hopefully you'll find a new favorite writer!

He did the same thing at the same time every night for 20 years. Then he realized something was wrong, something was very wrong. The Street That Wasn't There by Carl Jacobi and Clifford D. Simak, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thank you for your incredible support of our podcast. An anonymous listener bought us $50 worth of coffee! “Your podcast was great company while this ‘shade-tree mechanic' rebuilt an engine over the past 13 weekends and holidays for a family member. Hearing that you are doing it to provide for your wife when you are gone is heart warming. Thank you for the entertainment and inspiration!” Thank you for your generous contribution! Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVComet magazine began publishing in December 1940 and 5 issues later in July 1941 it was done. Open your copy of the last publication of this short-lived magazine to page 18 for The Street That Wasn't There by Carl Jacobi and Clifford D. Simak…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, George and Lydia Hadley were the perfect parents, or so it seemed. They gave their children everything and in return their children gave them a little something. The Veldt by Ray Bradbury.Merchandisehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alan-the-alien-in-the-tulipshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-the-grand-canyonhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-visiting-the-statue-of-lhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/aliens-love-niagara-fallshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-mount-rushmorehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-vacationing-in-the-tuliphttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-sydney-opera-househttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-ulu-u-australiYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiSign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kiley felt all-powerful with the alien guiding him in the looting of a world. Now the whole galaxy was his if he could remember to—Never Trust A Thief! by Robert Silverberg, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We're going live again on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter at 8 PM in Sydney Australia, Thursday January 25th. I hope you'll join us. Links are in the description.We're going live onYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiFrom Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy in February 1958, you'll find our story on page 100, Never Trust A Thief! by Robert Silverberg…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, He did the same thing at the same time every night for 20 years. Then he realized something was wrong, something was very wrong. The Street That Wasn't There by Carl Jacobi and Clifford D. Simak.Merchandisehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alan-the-alien-in-the-tulipshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-the-grand-canyonhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-visiting-the-statue-of-lhttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/aliens-love-niagara-fallshttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-mount-rushmorehttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-vacationing-in-the-tuliphttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-at-sydney-opera-househttps://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/listing/alien-selfie-at-ulu-u-australiBuy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVSign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The castaway was a wanted man — but he didn't know how badly he was wanted! The Shipshape Miracle by Clifford D. Simak, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Today we go back in time only 60 years ago to the pages of If Worlds of Science Fiction Magazine in January 1963. Turn to page 32 for The Shipshape Miracle by Clifford D. Simak…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The Tarks were attacking, the bosomy princess was clinging to him in terror, and Harold Smith realized he was at the end of his plot-line. What a dilemma! And what an opportunity!! The Blonde From Barsoom by Robert F. Young.Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fihttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletterhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perhaps you're read how Everest has now been climbed? But have you heard of Planetary Survey? Here's the real truth about it. Everest has been climbed twice. Everest by Isaac Asimov, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.We receive a lot of suggestions and we listen to what you have to say. The idea to add super short stories was yours, we've done longer stories too, based on your suggestions. Today we bring you the shortest story we've ever featured, all by itself, because you asked for it. And if you've noticed that we've been narrating a plethora of stories by Isaac Asimov lately, well, you've asked for that too!Universe Science Fiction Magazine began publishing in June 1953, its third issue is dated December 1953 and features a short story about Mt. Everest. Edmund Hillary became the first person to climb the gigantic mountain just a few months before this story was printed. Let's turn to page 30 for Everest by Isaac Asimov…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The castaway was a wanted man — but he didn't know how badly he was wanted! The ShipShape Miracle by Clifford D. Simak.Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fihttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVMerch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/Sign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La calle que no estaba ahí (The Street that Wasn’t There) es un relato de terror de los escritores norteamericanos Carl Jacobi (1908-1997) y Clifford D. Simak (1904-1988), publicado originalmente como La calle perdida (The Lost Street) en la edición de julio de 1941 de la revista Comet, y luego reeditado por August Derleth en la antología de 1948: Extraños puertos de escala (Strange Ports of Call). La calle que no estaba ahí, uno de los grandes cuentos de Carl Jacobi, relata la historia de Jonathon Chambers, un científico ermitaño, completamente aislado de la sociedad, cuyo paseo diario se ve perturbado inoportunamente por la desaparición de una calle (ver: Horror Cósmico: el universo conspira para destruirnos) SPOILERS. El señor Chambers es un hombre rutinario. Camina diariamente por las mismas calles, haciendo el mismo recorrido, desde hace veinte años. Tal es así que la variación de tiempo en esos paseos no supera el par de segundos. Sin embargo, un día regresa a casa quince minutos antes. Atónito, descubre que una de las calles que forman parte de su recorrido ha desaparecido misteriosamente. Chambers no es el único que nota estas irregularidades. Hay esquinas que desaparecen, casas, edificios enteros... y personas. Hay reportes en la radio que aseguran que está sucediendo en todo el mundo. Las cosas simplemente se están desvaneciendo. El mundo se está convirtiendo en... nada. Chambers tiene una teoría: la materia y la consciencia están estrechamente relacionadas; y en cierto modo esta última le da sustento a la realidad. Al morir millones de personas en sucesivas guerras, seguidas por una atroz pandemia, sencillamente no hay suficientes consciencias en el mundo para sostener la materia de nuestra realidad. En consecuencia, esta empieza a desmoronarse y a ser absorbida por una dimensión extraña (ver: El Cambio Climático como proceso de terraformación extraterrestre), cuya arquitectura no euclidiana no solo le rinde tributo al horror cósmico sino también a los Mitos de Cthulhu de H.P. Lovecraft. Recordemos que, posteriormente, Carl Jacobi aportaría una historia muy interesante a los Mitos: El acuario (The Aquarium) Al haber vivido como un recluso en su sala de estar casa durante décadas, Chambers es extremadamente consciente de los objetos que la pueblan: el reloj, sus libros, su silla favorita; razón por la cual puede resistir la desintegración mucho más que el resto de las personas. Esto no le brinda ningún consuelo, sino más bien la obligación de ser un testigo privilegiado del fin de los tiempos. La calle que no estaba ahí de Carl Jacobi y Clifford D. Simak es un gran relato. Contiene muchos elementos extraños, incluidos algunos guiños a la obra de Lovecraft, pero tal vez el dispositivo más curioso de todos, y que de hecho sostiene todo el argumento, se apoya en la ciencia, más concretamente en el efecto del observador; es decir, en la perturbación de la realidad por el acto de observación. Los físicos han descubierto que incluso la observación pasiva de los fenómenos cuánticos puede cambiar el resultado medido. Tal vez el kōan del budismo zen: «Si un árbol cae en un bosque y nadie está cerca para oírlo, ¿hace algún sonido?» tal vez tenga una base científica. Algo de eso sucede en La calle que no estaba ahí de Carl Jacobi y Clifford D. Simak, donde la realidad y la materia están directamente relacionadas con la consciencia que las percibe. En ausencia de un observador, la realidad comienza a comportarse de forma extraña, impredecible, como el árbol que cae en el bosque sin que nadie esté allí para oírlo. En este contexto, las diferencias apenas perceptibles en el entorno del solitario señor Chambers comienzan a sumarse gradualmente a grandes problemas para el planeta. La calle que no estaba ahí es una de las dos colaboraciones entre Carl Jacobi y Clifford D. Simak. La otra es El gato que tenía nueve vidas (The Cat That Had Nine Lives). Carl Jacobi nunca tuvo demasiada afinidad por la caracterización. Lo suyo es el horror, a veces refinado, y personajes chatos. Clifford D. Simak, en cambio, nunca se deja atrapar por el concepto del argumento como para olvidar la humanidad de sus personajes. En este sentido, los detalles de la solitaria y rutinaria vida del señor Chambers, y sobre todo sus reacciones ante la desintegración paulatina de la realidad, están cuidadosamente retratados. Por ejemplo, ante la desaparición de un cenicero (con forma de elefante), nos enteramos en el momento oportuno que al señor Chambers nunca le gustó de todos modos. Inteligente y conmovedor, al menos ante la perspectiva del fin del mundo. Estos detalles hacen que no importe demasiado lo inverosimil de la ciencia detrás de La calle que no estaba ahí. Después de todo, ¿qué sabemos sobre la realidad? Podríamos estar tan equivocados acerca de la física del universo como los personajes secundarios, grises, que desaparecen mucho antes que el señor Chambers (ver: Einstein, la Relatividad y los Antiguos) Análisis de: El Espejo Gótico http://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2020/12/la-calle-que-no-estaba-ahi-carl-jacobi.html Texto del relato extraído de: http://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2020/12/la-calle-que-no-estaba-ahi-carl-jacobi.html Musicas: - 01. Mind Tricks - Experia (Epidemic) Nota: Este audio no se realiza con fines comerciales ni lucrativos. Es de difusión enteramente gratuita e intenta dar a conocer tanto a los escritores de los relatos y cuentos como a los autores de las músicas. Nota: Este audio no se realiza con fines comerciales ni lucrativos. 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Like every farmer on every planet, Duncan had to hunt down anything that damaged his crops—even though he was aware this was—The World That Couldn't Be by Clifford D. Simak­­­­­­, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Special thanks to Gregory who bought us a coffee. “Thanks for taking us with you to other places, other realities. Always a nice escape from the day.” Thanks Gregory. We're adding Sci-Fi Trivia to the podcast!! You could look up the answer but how much fun is that? What classic 1936 short story by C.L. Moore features the character "Jirel of Joiry" in a quest to obtain a powerful artifact? The answer in our next podcast. Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV Merch - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/ Sign up for our newsletterhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Winner of three Hugo Awards a Nebula and a Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master, Clifford D. Simak was one of the most awarded science fiction authors of his time. It's easy to fall in love with his writing. From Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine in January 1958 turn to page 108 for, The World That Couldn't Be by Clifford D. Simak­­­­­­… Next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It's very difficult to find a good, sound, legal way of stopping an aggressor–when the victims always anxiously invite him to come in and take over! The Incredible Invasion by George O. Smith. That's next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A ten-year-old boy grows up fast when history catches up with the human race! Tony and the Beetles by Philip K. Dick, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. It's been a while since we checked our ranking in countries around the world. We were pleasantly surprised and shocked, really, to discover that in the last 30 days The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast has been the #1 Science Fiction Podcast in Ireland, Kenya, Lebanon and Costa Rica! We're #2 in Estonia and Vietnam, #3 in South Korea, #4 in New Zealand, #6 in India, Turkey and Russia and #7 in Brazil and Japan. Thank you for making us one of the most popular science fiction podcasts in the world. We will continue to work hard to improve The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast and deliver to you stories from your favorite authors and some authors that you've never heard from before. Your support is amazing, thank you for all you do. Please continue to rate, review, and share the podcast wherever you choose, and we cannot thank you enough for your support. Our latest 5-star rating and review comes to us from OxDoc who says, “Such fun! Thanks so much for your respect of the material and quality of your work. I live in a Daoist monastery and enjoy listening while doing work on the land.

Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself—restlessforever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die! The Call From Beyond by Clifford D. Simak, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV We're going live again on YouTube this Thursday at 8 PM in Melbourne and Sydney for all our Australia listeners. That's 9 PM in Brisbane and 10 PM in Auckland for our New Zealand listeners. We would love it if you would join us. There's a link to our YouTube channel in the description. https://www.youtube.com/Vintagescifiaudiobooks Clifford D. Simak is one of my new favorite authors. His stories tend to be a little longer than most and thought provoking to say the least. Is this a creepy story, a horror story or something else? I'll let you decide. From the May 1950 issue of Super Science Stories comes a short story that you shouldn't listen to at bedtime! He had seen those faces before… things that came from beyond, entities that broke in from the outside, The Call From Beyond by Clifford D. Simak… Tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Time reversal exists at the sub-atomic level according to Feynman's Theory—and according to that same theory any entity can exist in three places at one time.... Does this explain, the strange co-existence of Summer, Mark and Wyn? Z by Charles L. Fontenay. That's tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Support the show

Enright was coming home, which should have been good, since he was the first Earthman ever to go faster than light. But when he'd been gone eighteen months in a ship that was supplied for only ten days, the authorities were just a trifle curious...Home is the Spaceman by George O. Smith, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV Another 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, this review was written by Proenker, “Awesome Podcast. I enjoy all your amazing stories so much. It's great to hear so many classic tales. Thanks for all the great content.” Thank you Proenker! We'd love it if you give us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, if you think we deserve it. And another email, this one from Juan, “Excellent podcast. Would love to hear more of Asimov's stories, or other authors with similar easy and enjoyable style. Also, looking forward to the upcoming stories for this month.” Thanks Juan, and you'll be happy to know there's more Asimov on the way soon. We love hearing from you, you can email us at scott@lostscifi.com. George O. Smith is another of those authors that most people have never heard of. When I first stumbled upon Mr. Smith I liked his work so here he is. George Oliver Smith, born in Chicago in 1911 was a consistent contributor to Astounding Science Fiction during the Golden Age of Science Fiction of the 1940s. His collaboration with the magazine's editor, John W. Campbell, Jr. was interrupted when Campbell's first wife, Doña, left him in 1949 and married Smith. Yea, that tends to mess up a relationship between friends. He wrote about 70 short stories and novels, most of them in the 1940s and 50s.  Today marks the beginning of several stories written by George O. Smith that you will hear, here on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Open the pages of Rocket Stories magazine, a publication that debuted in April 1953 and disappeared three issues later after the September 53 issue. The 2nd issue which came out in July gave us the story you're about to hear. Turn with me to page 50 for, Home is the Spaceman by George O. Smith… Tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Alone, accursed, he set out on the long, dark voyage to the forbidden gateway to worlds beyond life itself—restless forever with an ultimate knowledge, possessing which no man could die! The Call From Beyond by Clifford D. Simak. That's tomorrow on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Support the show

Fifty-five pioneers had died on the "bridge of bones" that spanned the Void to the rusty plains of Mars. Now the fifty-sixth stood on the red planet, his only ship a total wreck—and knew that Earth was doomed unless he could send a warning within hours. Message From Mars by Clifford D. Simak, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. This is going to be a September to Remember. August was a record month for us and we're going to reward you for your kindness, glowing comments and reviews by releasing 14 stories in September instead of the usual 4 or 5. You'll hear a new podcast every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday all month long!  We've entered the top 10 in the rankings in Brazil and we've cracked the top 20 for the second time in the UK. Last October in the UK we were ranked 239th, today we hit 19th. Thanks to all our awesome listeners in the UK, Brazil and wherever you are.  We will hear great stories from Ray Bradbury, H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Fritz Leiber, Harry Harrison, two stories from Murray Leinster and three stories from Philip K. Dick, and more this month. Let's get started with our second story from Clifford D. Simak in about a month. Let's go back in time 80 years to the fall of 1943. Open the Fall 1943 issue of Planet Stories Magazine to page 30 for Message From Mars by Clifford D. Simak… In two days, our September to Remember on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast continues, Who ever thought that Frane Lewis—wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate—would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear? Slay-Ride by Winston Marks. That's In two days on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show

A kind of peace had endured for a century and people had forgotten what anything else was like. They would scarcely have known how to react had they discovered that a kind of war had finally come.“Let's Get Together” by Isaac Asimov, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. The legendary Isaac Asimov returns to the podcast for the first time in months. Asimov stories Christmas on Ganymede and Day of the Hunters can be heard in earlier episodes. Let's Get Together can be found in the February 1957 issue of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine. At the very top of the front cover it says, Isaac Asimov's Most Brilliant Robot Story. Turn to page 66 for Let's Get Together by Isaac Asimov… Next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Fifty-five pioneers had died on the "bridge ofbones" that spanned the Void to the rusty plainsof Mars. Now the fifty-sixth stood on the red planet,his only ship a total wreck—and knew that Earthwas doomed unless he could send a warning within hours.Message From Mars by Clifford D. Simak. That's next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show

Achieving immortality is only half of the problem. The other half is knowing how to live with it once it's been made possible—and inescapable!. Second Childhood by Clifford D. Simak, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Clifford D. Simak worked as a newspaperman for most of his life and only became a full-time science fiction author after his retirement. However, what he accomplished part time was more than most. He won 3 Hugo Awards and a Nebula and The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third Grand Master. Simak was born in Millville, Wisconsin in 1904. He was a public school teacher until leaving to work at the Minneapolis Star and Tribune until he retired at 72. He became interested in sci-fi after reading H. G. Wells.His first short story, “The World of the Red Sun” appeared in the December 1931 issue of Wonder Stories magazine. He would go on to write more than 120 short stories. Let's turn to the pages of Galaxy Science Fiction in February 1951. We'll find our story on page 81, Second Childhood by Clifford D. Simak…Next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The climate was perfect, the sky was always blue, and–best of all–nobody had to work. What more could anyone want? Planet of Dreams by James McKimmey Jr. That's next week with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show

History was repeating itself; there were moats and nobles in Pennsylvania and vassals in Manhattan and the barbarian hordes were overrunning the land. The Barbarians by Algis Budrys, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.“He was in some ways the best writer of his kind around. He made sentences come alive better than most writers. I'm not talking just about science fiction writers.” The words of writer, editor, and literary agent Frederik Pohl–at 89 about Algis Budrys.Budrys was born in 1931 in what was then East Prussia, Germany. At the end of his life Budrys still remembered what he had seen from the second-story window of his parents' apartment on a spring day in 1936. Adolf Hitler, “in an open black Mercedes with his arm propped up. I'm sure he had an iron bar up his sleeve, because he couldn't have kept his arm that particular way for so long otherwise.”In 1936, when his father failed to get the Paris posting he'd requested, he was assigned to New York instead. Budrys's parents, desperate to survive in Depression-era America, ended up running a chicken farm in rural New Jersey.“My big breakthrough came when Miss Anderson, who owned the general store in Dorothy, New Jersey, gave me a bunch of unsold magazines, including Astonishing Stories, edited by Frederik Pohl,” Budrys said. And his love for science fiction began.He wrote 10 novels and about 135 short stories.When you turn to page 58 in If Worlds of Science Fiction in February 1958 you might be surprised to see John Sentry's name as the author, but you will know the man who wrote The Barbarians is Algis Budrys… Next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Achieving immortality is only half of the problem. The other half is knowing how to live with it once it's been made possible—and inescapable! Second Childhood by Clifford D. Simak. That's next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show

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Stories have the ability to teach us about concepts and ideas that are beyond simple explanation. Jesus used the parable to teach lessons.  This story offers food for thought and contemplates the general nature of co creation. Each of us create reality with our thoughts and mind. But what are the dynamics of reality creation when it comes to groups. The world we see is the world we are together co creating.But what if there is not enough people to cocreate this planet and another entity can come along and become the predominant reality creator? This concept is explored in this fun and entertaining golden age science fiction short story by Clifford Simak and Carl Jacobi. The story of a suddenly altering and vanishing Earth seen through the eyes of a recluse. You can treat this as a sleep story or just enjoy it like a movie. Let me tell you a story. You  can read this story which is available in the public domain here https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22218/22218-h/22218-h.htm Buy My Art - Unique Sigil Magic And Energy Activation Through Flow Art. Take Voyages Through Imagination and Space  - https://www.newearth.art/ The New Earth Activation trainings - Immerse yourself in 12 hours of content focused on the new earth with channelings, meditations, advanced training and access to the new earth https://realityrevolutioncon.com/newearth Alternate Universe Reality Activation  get full access to new meditations, new lectures, recordings from the reality con and the 90 day AURA meditation schedulehttps://realityrevolutionlive.com/aura45338118 BUY MY BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Revolution-Mind-Blowing-Movement-Hack/dp/154450618X/ Listen to my book on audible https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Reality-Revolution-Audiobook/B087LV1R5V Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Reality-Revolution-Podcast-Hosted-By-Brian-Scott-102555575116999 Join our Facebook group The Reality Revolution https://www.facebook.com/groups/523814491927119Join our The Reality Revolution Discord server https://discord.gg/Xbh6H88D8kJoin our Facebook group The Reality Revolution https://www.facebook.com/groups/523814491927119Join Us On Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRealityRevolution/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_reality_revolution/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mediaprimeSpoutible: https://spoutible.com/BrianScottMeWe: https://mewe.com/i/brianscott71Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@brianscttAtlantis: https://atlantisworld.love/Brian_ScottTribel: https://www.tribel.com/brianscott/wallPost.News: https://post.news/@/Brian_ScottHive Social https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hive-social/id1480835284 For all episodes of the Reality Revolution – https://www.therealityrevolution.com New to the Channel?  Start Here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo9O95w5w6aOPNdLe2NOgc2N All My Interviews -- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_Y78_zt_zv9TI1AGx-WimT All my videos about Dr. Joseph Murphy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_OtBhXg2s85UuZBT-OihF_ All My Neville Goddard Videos In One Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo8kBZsJpp3xvkRwhbXuhg0M All My Robert B Stone Videos In One Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_4YbfCN1F3HvE6Tk61Z5wk All My Dr. Joseph Murphy Videos -https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_OtBhXg2s85UuZBT-OihF_ All my Audiobooks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-ArT_9WQ-SrKaEP7VgIPb5 The Morning Meditations Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo8oVjETeDbNybjs5RHUlAyL All Sleep Meditations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_5Sv8NSXuDWudAVmoDns6Z The Guided Meditations Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_BfNnb5vLcwouInskcEhqL All Short Meditations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-Mc0SiXK8Ef0opJeahwgfM Join the prosperity revolution, all of my financial abundance videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo8M7wX4D348BfA2Auj_h0MP All Audiobooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jo8qS0B3n0&list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-ArT_9WQ-SrKaEP7VgIPb5 All My Robert B Stone Videos In One Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_4YbfCN1F3HvE6Tk61Z5wk Music By MettaverseConvergence 

On Ron's Amazing Stories we have one about how to build your own robot and the consequences of doing so. It is titled How-2 and is quite fun. Also, on the show we have an international version of These Are Your Stories. Listener's from the UK, Canada, and the Philippines tell us about some strange encounters with the paranormal. So if you want to hear all about it, press that play button. Featured Story - How-2 Our featured story is a robot tale with a twist. What if robots were not only sentient, but could also reproduce at will? Would the world have to look at them differently? The idea of this came to the mind of author Clifford D. Simak long before our AI robots questions of today. The story is titled How-2 and first appeared in the pages of Galaxy Magazine in November of 1954 and then again on X-minus one when they adapted Clifford's story to radio. A man orders a robotic dog kit in the mail, and instead receives an android—one ready to serve in every capacity and equally ready to reproduce himself a thousand-fold. All his problems vanish - until the government sticks their bean-counting nose into it. It is titled How-2 and first aired on March 3, 1956. Other Stories Include - The Rocky Marino Case, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, The Nightclub Poltergeist, The Barefoot Ghost, The Handprints, and How-2. Ron's Amazing Stories Is Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at   and - Good Treats for your dog to eat. Your Stories: Do you have a story that you would like to share on the podcast or the blog? Head to the main website, click on Story Submission, leave your story, give it a title, and please tell me where you're from. I will read it if I can. Links are below. Program Info: Ron's Amazing Stories is published each Thursday. You can download it from , stream it on or on the mobile version of . Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on . Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this . Social Links: Contact Links:

Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast mostly on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951. The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were pre recorded. Fred Wiehe and Edward King were the directors, and Norman Rose was heard as both announcer and narrator, opening the show with: "Adventures in time and space... told [or transcribed] in future tense..." For two months, beginning on July 7, 1950, the series was sponsored by Wheaties. Overview: Preceded by Mutual's 2000 Plus (1950–52), Dimension X was not the first adult science fiction series on radio, but the acquisition of previously published stories immediately gave it a strong standing with the science fiction community, as did the choice of established writers within the genre: Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Robert A. Heinlein, Murray Leinster, H. Beam Piper, Frank M. Robinson, Clifford D. Simak, William Tenn, Jack Vance, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Williamson and Donald A. Wollheim. Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts adapted most of the stories and also provided original scripts. In Science Fiction Television (2004), M. Keith Booker wrote: It was not until the 1950s that science fiction radio really hit its stride, even as science fiction was beginning to appear on television as well. Radio programs such as Mutual's 2000 Plus and NBC's Dimension X were anthology series that offered a variety of exciting tales of future technology, with a special focus on space exploration (including alien invasion), though both series also often reflected contemporary anxieties about the dangers of technology. The series opened with "The Outer Limit," Ernest Kinoy's adaptation of Graham Doar's short story from The Saturday Evening Post (December 24, 1949) about alien contact. A week later (April 15, 1950), the program presented Jack Williamson's most famous story, "With Folded Hands," first published in the July 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. With a five-month hiatus from January 1951 to June 1951, the series spanned 17 months. All 50 episodes of the series survived and can be heard today. Later, NBC's X Minus One (1955–58) utilized many of the same actors and scripts.

Welcome to the fourth episode of Ripples in Space hosted by the Yadkin County Public Library. Each month we review a new science fiction book and discuss major scientific concepts used throughout the story. For this episode, we are continuing our review of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One which is a collection of the best in science fiction stories from the years 1929-1964. This week, we will meet some of the most prolific science fiction writers of their time; Clifford D. Simak, Judith Merril, Damon Knight, and Stanely G. Weinbaum. We encounter a man whose fear of leaving home might set society back decades, a pregnant mother whose biggest fear may just come true, “the king of the world” who lives the loneliest life and lasty meet various new life forms on Mars, one of which is the friendliest sharp shooter. I did want to add a disclaimer that this book does contain mature content. Each week, other staff members will be bringing you more topics. Be sure to check back each Wednesday at 1pm for a new episode. Feel free to follow and connect with us on www.facebook.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary www.pinterest.com/yadkinlibrary twitter.com/YadkinL and www.instagram.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary . And contact us if you have any questions! Email:ydk@nwrl.org and Phone: 336-679-8792.

Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast mostly on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951. The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were pre recorded. Fred Wiehe and Edward King were the directors, and Norman Rose was heard as both announcer and narrator, opening the show with: "Adventures in time and space... told [or transcribed] in future tense..." For two months, beginning on July 7, 1950, the series was sponsored by Wheaties. Overview: Preceded by Mutual's 2000 Plus (1950–52), Dimension X was not the first adult science fiction series on radio, but the acquisition of previously published stories immediately gave it a strong standing with the science fiction community, as did the choice of established writers within the genre: Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Robert A. Heinlein, Murray Leinster, H. Beam Piper, Frank M. Robinson, Clifford D. Simak, William Tenn, Jack Vance, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Williamson and Donald A. Wollheim. Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts adapted most of the stories and also provided original scripts. In Science Fiction Television (2004), M. Keith Booker wrote: It was not until the 1950s that science fiction radio really hit its stride, even as science fiction was beginning to appear on television as well. Radio programs such as Mutual's 2000 Plus and NBC's Dimension X were anthology series that offered a variety of exciting tales of future technology, with a special focus on space exploration (including alien invasion), though both series also often reflected contemporary anxieties about the dangers of technology. The series opened with "The Outer Limit," Ernest Kinoy's adaptation of Graham Doar's short story from The Saturday Evening Post (December 24, 1949) about alien contact. A week later (April 15, 1950), the program presented Jack Williamson's most famous story, "With Folded Hands," first published in the July 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. With a five-month hiatus from January 1951 to June 1951, the series spanned 17 months. All 50 episodes of the series survived and can be heard today. Later, NBC's X Minus One (1955–58) utilized many of the same actors and scripts.

Today on our series of stories from the 1950s about A.I., we are in the company of the highly-esteemed science fiction writer, winner of three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award, Clifford D. Simak. This light-hearted story concerns a future where model-building is the latest fad, and our “average guy” with too much time on his hands, winds up with a build-it-yourself kit that lands him deep problems. Visit our website: https://goodolddaysofradio.com/ Subscribe to our Facebook Group for news, discussions, and the latest podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881779245938297 If you don't do Facebook, we're also on Gab: https://gab.com/OldRadio  Our theme music is "Why Am I So Romantic?" from Animal Crackers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KHJKAKS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MK8MVCY4DVBAM8ZK39WD

Enjoy two free sci-fi episodes of Dimension X A) 4/15/50 With Folded Hands w/ Peter Capell B) 5/6/50 Knock w/ Arnold Moss Hosted by Norman Rose, Dimension X was one of radio's first adult science-fiction series and made its mark by adapting short stories by acknowledged masters in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Robert. A. Heinlein, Clifford D. Simak, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and William Tenn. Scriptwriters, Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts, who also contributed their own original material, adapted the stories. At the start of every broadcast, host Norman Rose promised us Adventures in time and space, told in future tense! You knew you were about to be transported from your everyday existence to somewhere completely different -- maybe even a distant planet. Radio was a fertile medium for science fiction. It was easy to visit other planets, interact with aliens or fly in a rocket ship simply by using your imagination. Dimension X debuted over NBC on April 8, 1950 accumulated some 50 episodes with its final broadcast on September 29, 1951. There was a five-month hiatus during the winter and spring of 1951.

Hellhounds of the Cosmos by Clifford D. Simak audiobook. From Astounding Stories of 1932. Earth is being attacked by horrible black monsters that appear from nowhere and destroy and kill everything and everyone in their paths. Nothing affects them, nothing stops them; they are impervious to all weapons. Earth is doomed. But there is one hope and it rests on the shoulders of 98 brave men. Can they do it? can they find a way of retaliating? Listen and find out.

The World That Couldn't Be by Clifford D. Simak audiobook. Layard was a curiosity to sociologists. The planet supported thriving tribes of natives but they were genderless. How could tribes form without families? But Gavin Duncan didn't care. He had come to Layard to farm vua plants. Their berries cured mental illnesses and were one of the most expensive commodities in the galaxy. He was going to make his fortune if he could just keep the Cytha at bay, a big, dumb animal that could munch through 10 rows of vua in a night. Despite native superstitions he was going to have to hunt and kill the pest if he was to protect his crop. It was a dim-witted beast. How hard could it be? – “The World That Couldn't Be” was first published in the January 1958 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine.

Project Mastodon by Clifford D. Simak audiobook. Clifford Simak deals with the implications of time travel in his own unique way in this story. What if a group of guys did it on their own, without any help from government or industry? On a shoestring,so to speak? Would anyone believe them? What would you do if you could go back 150,000 years to a time when mastodons and saber toothed tigers roamed North America? And what happens when they run out of money? All these questions are explored in the usual humorous, wry Simak way in this story.

Perry and David discuss some recent awards and general news and then take off in the Hugo Time Machine to visit the year 1969, when Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner won the Best Novel award. Introduction (02:34) General News (08:39) 2022 Ursula K. Le Guin prize (01:13) 2022 Booker Prize winner (01:15) 2022 Shirley Jackson awards (01:10) 2022 Arthur C Clarke Award (00:44) Death of Frank Drake (04:07) Hugo Time Machine 1969 (01:03:04) Short Stories (05:39) The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison (01:37) Other eligible works (03:36) Masks by Damon Knight (01:22) All the Myriad Ways by Larry Niven (00:28) Novelettes (08:03) The Sharing of Flesh by Poul Anderson (03:56) Other nominees (01:52) Mother to the World by Richard Wilson (01:12) Other eligible works (01:43) Novellas (06:48) Nightwings by Robert Silverberg (04:03) Other nominees (01:26) Hawk Among the Sparrows by Dean McLaughlin (01:00) Other eligible works (00:44) Novels (39:50) Nova by Samuel R. Delany (04:56) Past Master by R. A. Lafferty (04:16) Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin (08:23) The Goblin Reservation by Clifford D. Simak (05:15) Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (10:02) Other eligible works (02:21) New Wave beginning to surge (03:26) Other Awards (01:00) Wind-up (01:51) Click here for more info and indexes. Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion

Perry and David discuss some recent awards and general news and then take off in the Hugo Time Machine to visit the year 1969, when Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner won the Best Novel award. Introduction (02:34) General News (08:39) 2022 Ursula K. Le Guin prize (01:13) 2022 Booker Prize winner (01:15) 2022 Shirley Jackson awards (01:10) 2022 Arthur C Clarke Award (00:44) Death of Frank Drake (04:07) Hugo Time Machine 1969 (01:03:04) Short Stories (05:39) The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison (01:37) Other eligible works (03:36) Masks by Damon Knight (01:22) All the Myriad Ways by Larry Niven (00:28) Novelettes (08:03) The Sharing of Flesh by Poul Anderson (03:56) Other nominees (01:52) Mother to the World by Richard Wilson (01:12) Other eligible works (01:43) Novellas (06:48) Nightwings by Robert Silverberg (04:03) Other nominees (01:26) Hawk Among the Sparrows by Dean McLaughlin (01:00) Other eligible works (00:44) Novels (39:50) Nova by Samuel R. Delany (04:56) Past Master by R. A. Lafferty (04:16) Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin (08:23) The Goblin Reservation by Clifford D. Simak (05:15) Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (10:02) Other eligible works (02:21) New Wave beginning to surge (03:26) Other Awards (01:00) Wind-up (01:51) Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion

This week Tayla is joined by Lesley and John Barnes from Scituate Middle/High School's Drama program to talk about doing theatre with young people. They also discuss British vs American versions of shows, rewatching old favorites, and unfinished works. During The Last Chapter they discuss: What is your bookmarking philosophy? Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Final Voyage by Peter Nichols Scurvy by Stephen R. Bown Teacher, Preacher, Soldier, Spy by Christopher Grasso Footfall by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle Browse books by Christopher G. Nuttall Why Call Them Back From Heaven by Clifford D. Simak, Leo Dillon, & Diane Dillon Mount Analogue by René Dumal AV Castle (2009-2016) The Crown (2016- ) The CrafsMan (YouTube) Being Human (2008-2013) Ghosts (2021- ) Ghosts (2019- ) Other Rhode Island Drama Festival

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In July 1938 Astounding magazine under the editorship of John W. Campbell published a story for the first by future Grand master Clifford D. Simak. This story Rule-18 was not a classic, nor was it considered one of the great SF writer's better stories. OK, so why the hell are we covering it on this series devoted to classic SF stories classics of the 30s? The impact of this story is an interesting case. When the issue ran the story was dismissed in the letter column by a young fan from Brooklyn named Issac Asimov. Wanting to understand his issues with the story the elder Simak wrote Asimov and thus began a friendship. Re-reading the story to answer the letter, Asimov found the story worked; this experience is one he considered crucial to his development as a writer. So I invited Alec Nevala-Lee the author of Astounding (A history of the golden age SF) and Seth Heasley host of The Hugos There podcast to join me for this episode. None of us had read the story before. Rule-18 is about a 24th-century football game between Mars and Earth. In this discussion we talk about the story, the issue of Astounding it appeared in, John W. Campbell's relationship to the writers, the influence on Asimov, and we debate if this story should be canon. Read the story for free here: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v21n05_1938-07/page/n3/mode/2up •You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW •And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/

Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast mostly on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951. The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were pre recorded. Fred Wiehe and Edward King were the directors, and Norman Rose was heard as both announcer and narrator, opening the show with: "Adventures in time and space... told [or transcribed] in future tense..." For two months, beginning on July 7, 1950, the series was sponsored by Wheaties. Overview: Preceded by Mutual's 2000 Plus (1950–52), Dimension X was not the first adult science fiction series on radio, but the acquisition of previously published stories immediately gave it a strong standing with the science fiction community, as did the choice of established writers within the genre: Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Robert A. Heinlein, Murray Leinster, H. Beam Piper, Frank M. Robinson, Clifford D. Simak, William Tenn, Jack Vance, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Williamson and Donald A. Wollheim. Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts adapted most of the stories and also provided original scripts. In Science Fiction Television (2004), M. Keith Booker wrote: It was not until the 1950s that science fiction radio really hit its stride, even as science fiction was beginning to appear on television as well. Radio programs such as Mutual's 2000 Plus and NBC's Dimension X were anthology series that offered a variety of exciting tales of future technology, with a special focus on space exploration (including alien invasion), though both series also often reflected contemporary anxieties about the dangers of technology. The series opened with "The Outer Limit," Ernest Kinoy's adaptation of Graham Doar's short story from The Saturday Evening Post (December 24, 1949) about alien contact. A week later (April 15, 1950), the program presented Jack Williamson's most famous story, "With Folded Hands," first published in the July 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. With a five-month hiatus from January 1951 to June 1951, the series spanned 17 months. All 50 episodes of the series survived and can be heard today. Later, NBC's X Minus One (1955–58) utilized many of the same actors and scripts.

Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast mostly on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951. The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were pre recorded. Fred Wiehe and Edward King were the directors, and Norman Rose was heard as both announcer and narrator, opening the show with: "Adventures in time and space... told [or transcribed] in future tense..." For two months, beginning on July 7, 1950, the series was sponsored by Wheaties. Overview: Preceded by Mutual's 2000 Plus (1950–52), Dimension X was not the first adult science fiction series on radio, but the acquisition of previously published stories immediately gave it a strong standing with the science fiction community, as did the choice of established writers within the genre: Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Robert A. Heinlein, Murray Leinster, H. Beam Piper, Frank M. Robinson, Clifford D. Simak, William Tenn, Jack Vance, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Williamson and Donald A. Wollheim. Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts adapted most of the stories and also provided original scripts. In Science Fiction Television (2004), M. Keith Booker wrote: It was not until the 1950s that science fiction radio really hit its stride, even as science fiction was beginning to appear on television as well. Radio programs such as Mutual's 2000 Plus and NBC's Dimension X were anthology series that offered a variety of exciting tales of future technology, with a special focus on space exploration (including alien invasion), though both series also often reflected contemporary anxieties about the dangers of technology. The series opened with "The Outer Limit," Ernest Kinoy's adaptation of Graham Doar's short story from The Saturday Evening Post (December 24, 1949) about alien contact. A week later (April 15, 1950), the program presented Jack Williamson's most famous story, "With Folded Hands," first published in the July 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. With a five-month hiatus from January 1951 to June 1951, the series spanned 17 months. All 50 episodes of the series survived and can be heard today. Later, NBC's X Minus One (1955–58) utilized many of the same actors and scripts.

Dimension X was an NBC radio program broadcast mostly on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951. The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were pre recorded. Fred Wiehe and Edward King were the directors, and Norman Rose was heard as both announcer and narrator, opening the show with: "Adventures in time and space... told [or transcribed] in future tense..." For two months, beginning on July 7, 1950, the series was sponsored by Wheaties. Overview: Preceded by Mutual's 2000 Plus (1950–52), Dimension X was not the first adult science fiction series on radio, but the acquisition of previously published stories immediately gave it a strong standing with the science fiction community, as did the choice of established writers within the genre: Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Robert A. Heinlein, Murray Leinster, H. Beam Piper, Frank M. Robinson, Clifford D. Simak, William Tenn, Jack Vance, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Williamson and Donald A. Wollheim. Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts adapted most of the stories and also provided original scripts. In Science Fiction Television (2004), M. Keith Booker wrote: It was not until the 1950s that science fiction radio really hit its stride, even as science fiction was beginning to appear on television as well. Radio programs such as Mutual's 2000 Plus and NBC's Dimension X were anthology series that offered a variety of exciting tales of future technology, with a special focus on space exploration (including alien invasion), though both series also often reflected contemporary anxieties about the dangers of technology. The series opened with "The Outer Limit," Ernest Kinoy's adaptation of Graham Doar's short story from The Saturday Evening Post (December 24, 1949) about alien contact. A week later (April 15, 1950), the program presented Jack Williamson's most famous story, "With Folded Hands," first published in the July 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. With a five-month hiatus from January 1951 to June 1951, the series spanned 17 months. All 50 episodes of the series survived and can be heard today. Later, NBC's X Minus One (1955–58) utilized many of the same actors and scripts.

"Cuatro hombres, dos parejas, se habían lanzado al ululante torbellino que era Júpiter, sin que hubieran regresado. Habían caminado hacia la tormenta; es decir, se habían arrastrado sobre el vientre hacia ella, con los cuerpos empapados y resplandecientes bajo la lluvia. Pues, al irse, habían adoptado una forma que no era la forma humana". Gracias a Álvaro Aparicio @Vuelodelcometa por sugerirme esta lectura: https://linktr.ee/Vuelodelcometa Estudio de narración: - Micrófono: Neumann TLM-103 - Interfaz: Universal Audio Apollo Twin - Cabina: Demvox ECO100 - Plugins: Universal Audio Estoy en Twitter: @VengadorT Te ofrezco mi voz como locutor online y narrador de audiolibros profesional, con estudio propio. Si crees que mi voz encajaría con tu proyecto o negocio contacta conmigo en info@locucioneshablandoclaro.com Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

"Cuatro hombres, dos parejas, se habían lanzado al ululante torbellino que era Júpiter, sin que hubieran regresado. Habían caminado hacia la tormenta; es decir, se habían arrastrado sobre el vientre hacia ella, con los cuerpos empapados y resplandecientes bajo la lluvia. Pues, al irse, habían adoptado una forma que no era la forma humana". Gracias a Álvaro Aparicio @Vuelodelcometa por sugerirme esta lectura: https://linktr.ee/Vuelodelcometa Estudio de narración: - Micrófono: Neumann TLM-103 - Interfaz: Universal Audio Apollo Twin - Cabina: Demvox ECO100 - Plugins: Universal Audio Estoy en Twitter: @VengadorT Te ofrezco mi voz como locutor online y narrador de audiolibros profesional, con estudio propio. Si crees que mi voz encajaría con tu proyecto o negocio contacta conmigo en info@locucioneshablandoclaro.com

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This week, we have Junkyard, an episode of X Minus One that first aired on February 22, 1956. The episode is based on the short story of the same name by Clifford D. Simak, first published in the May 1953 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. X Minus One was broadcast over NBC from 1955 to 1958, producing more than 125 episodes. The series was a revival of NBC's previous series, Dimension X, which ran from 1950 to 1951. Find more on Brick Pickle Pulps at https://brickpicklemedia.com/brick-pickle-pulps/

Enjoy two free science-fiction episodes of Dimension X A) 6/3/50 The Embassy w/ Joseph Julian B) 9/29/51 Nightfall w/ Cameron Prud'Homme Hosted by Norman Rose, Dimension X was one of radio's first adult science-fiction series and made its mark by adapting short stories by acknowledged masters in the field, including: Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Robert. A. Heinlein, Clifford D. Simak, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and William Tenn. The original stories were adapted by scriptwriters, Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts, who also contributed their own original scripts. At the start of every broadcast, host Norman Rose promised us “adventures in time and space, told in future tense!” You knew you were about to be transported from your everyday existence to somewhere completely different … maybe even a distant planet. Radio was a fertile medium for science fiction. It was easy to visit other planets, interact with aliens or fly in a rocket ship simply by using your imagination. Dimension X debuted April 8th, 1950 and completed its run September 29th, 1951 including a 5-month hiatus in the middle.

Simon asks: How can “I'll give you one” work with sci-fi and fantasy, where there's often multiple aspects of the stories that one needs to suspend disbelief. Walt Disney: The Plausible Impossible Protective Mimicry by Clifford D. Simak Dead Alive The post Question 987: I'll Give You *One* appeared first on The Every Day Novelist.

Nichole has feedback on the Suspension of Disbelief episode. Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford D. Simak Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams The Complete Stories of Isaac Asimov The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison Soylent … The post Feedback on Suspension of Disbelief appeared first on The Every Day Novelist.

La ressemblance entre Demain les chats et Demain les chiens de Clifford D. Simak est assez troublant mais différent. Ici, nous suivons les aventures de Bastet, une chatte, dans un Paris du début du XXIème siècle où l'espèce humaine se périclite. Nous voyons le commencement de la fin de notre civilisation et la guerre de succession entre les chats et les rats. Qui va gagner ? Vous pouvez me retrouver sur : https://youtube.com/channel/UCMaHCNYJK7-VmgHKxGSTdHg https://www.instagram.com/voyageur_de_l_imaginaire/?hl=fr https://www.facebook.com/Voyage-Aux-Pays-de-lImaginaire-101128535769419

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Hello, fellow DickHeads. Here is the eighth episode of our series on material related to the works, timeline, impact, and/or any other ties to Philip K. Dick. In this episode, David continues his series within a series about the Hugo Award winners of the 1960s with Way Station (Hugo Award for Best Novel 1964) by Clifford D. Simak. Musician, scifi fan, and old friend Matthew L. Whitaker joins David for a trip down memory lane via the strange and only stopover on earth for traveling aliens maintained over the past hundred years by a solitary civil war vet. Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Way Station ►► https://www.amazon.com/Journals-Plague-Years-Norman-Spinrad/dp/1490407669 Clifford D. Simak Worldcon 1971 ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JSeSejhKwY&t=620s Music on this episode is from - Valis: An Opera by Tod Machover Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/Valis-ANNE-BOGDEN…EMA/dp/B000003GI2 FIND US: Twitter ►► https://twitter.com/Dickheadspod Facebook ►► https://www.facebook.com/Dickheadspodcast/ Soundcloud ►► https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/dickheadspodcast/ YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5…UlAAoWtLiCg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pkdheadsbonus/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pkdheadsbonus/support

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À Bordeaux, cette autrice de bande dessinée lève la patte pour une imminente civilisation de toutous philosophes, sagement inspirée par « Demain les chiens » de l'Américain Clifford D. Simak.« Jean Cocteau. On vous accuse d'être un touche-à-tout, un dilettante mondain, un séducteur opportuniste, un poète superficiel et un fantaisiste. Votre œuvre ne suit aucune logique. Vos métamorphoses agacent. » Dans Cocteau l'enfant terrible, magnifique biographie dessinée parue aux éditions Casterman en septembre dernier, Laureline Mattiussi et François Rivière imaginent le jeune et le vieux Cocteau conjointement convoqués au tribunal de leur existence. « On vous manque souvent de respect. Peut-être parce que vous manquez de sérieux. A-t-on jugé votre œuvre avec trop de désinvolture, ou êtes-vous un imposteur, un être éparpillé, pris en défaut de profondeur ? » Dans un subtil entrelac de tableaux noirs et blancs tracés à la plume et au pinceau, la vie tumultueuse du poète se déploie sous nos yeux captivés, en empruntant autant à la réalité qu'à ses œuvres sulfureuses. « Si votre maison brûle, qu'emportez-vous ? », demanda-t-on un jour au réalisateur du Sang d'un poète (1930), son premier film, considéré comme scandaleux pour sa « curiosité érotique, plastique et suicidaire ». Cocteau répondit : « Le feu. »Seize ans plus tard, en 1946, Jean Cocteau a besoin du corps d'un chevreuil pour le tournage de La Belle et la Bête. Deux assistants lui apportent deux chiens morts, pullulant de mouches ; « en les amenant chez l'équarisseur et en leur fabriquant des bois… » C'est le genre de choses qui n'arriverait pas dans le futur canin prédit, depuis Bordeaux, par Laureline Mattiussi. Grimpant à bord de L'Arche de Nova, le dessinatrice et scénariste a rouvert l'une des huit nouvelles qui composent le recueil Demain les chiens de l'Américain Clifford D. Simak. Dans ce classique S.-F. de 1952 – l'un des livres de chevet de Michel Houellebecq –, une société de toutous érudits, doués de parole, étudient et commentent les quelques « douze mille ans » du règne humain sur la Terre, jusqu'à douter de l'existence de ceux auxquels ils ont succédé. Chiennes et chiens élaborent alors, « avec une clarté d'esprit inédite », leur propre utopie basée sur « la beauté, la compréhension de cette beauté – et plus important encore, la camaraderie, comme nul n'en a encore jamais connue, ni homme ni chien ». Belles bêtes. Les métamorphoses peuvent reprendre.Réalisation : Tristan Guérin.Pour écouter une autre utopie de chiens savants, contée par Eva Bester, c'est ici : https://www.nova.fr/news/eva-bester-demain-nous-serons-gouvernes-par-des-chiens-42171-19-11-2020/Image : Mr. Peabody & Sherman : les voyages dans le temps, de Rob Minkoff (2014). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On analyse ce classique de Clifford D. Simak, lauréat du Prix Hugo 1964, avec son nouveau traducteur français Pierre-Paul Durastanti.  Résumé : Au sommet d’une falaise escarpée du Wisconsin se dresse la ferme Wallace, inchangée depuis plus d’un siècle. D’aussi loin qu’on s’en souvienne, son propriétaire, Enoch Wallace, n’a lui non plus pas pris une ride. Et pour cause, la bâtisse, qui n’a de ferme que l’aspect, abrite en secret un relais spatial où le temps s’écoule différemment. Des voyageurs galactiques y transitent quotidiennement, passant parfois quelques heures en compagnie du gardien des lieux et le régalant de leurs incroyables histoires. Mais depuis deux ans, l’agent fédéral Claude Lewis enquête sur cette anomalie. Le jour où il se décide à passer à l’action, il déclenche sans le savoir une chaîne d’événements aux conséquences dramatiques. Car dans ce petit coin d’Amérique oublié par la modernité, c’est rien de moins que le sort de l’humanité qui se joue… Lien pour acheter ce livre publié chez J'ai Lu dans la collection Nouveaux Millénaires : https://www.jailu.com/au-carrefour-des-etoiles/9782290250105

Pre Ciencia Ficción: Louis-Sébastien Mercier : “El año 2440:Un sueño como no ha habido otro” (1770). En 1770, el programa de la Ilustración. Mary Shelley: “Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo”. Julio Verne y H.G Wells Las tres Anti-Utopias Clásicas: Yevgeny Zamyatin, “Nosotros” Aldous Huxley, “Un mundo Feliz” George Orwell, “1984” Olaf Stapeldon: “Hacedor de Estrellas”. La ciencia ficción cósmica en su forma más desarrollada. La Edad de Oro: 1945-1973 Isaac Asimov: el ultimo Ilustrado. La saga de la Fundación (“Fundacion”, “Fundacion e Imperio”,”Segunda Fundación”). Determinismo histórico e ingeniería social en la escala de siglos. Robots—Cuentos de las Tres Leyes (Susan Calvin). Destacado: “El conflicto evitable”, sobre la Guerra Fría y su superación dialéctica por la tecnocracia. Novelas de la Tierra y los espaciales: “Las Bovedas de Acero” y “el Sol Desnudo”. Raza, crisis urbana, imperialismo. Arthur C.Clarke: “Cita con Rama”, “Fuentes del Paraiso”, ”El fin de la Infancia”. Tres historias sobre un tema común: la pequeñez y fragilidad del hombre en el océano del espacio. Robert Heinlein: “Tropas del Espacio“, ”Forastero en Tierra Extraña”, ”La Luna es una amante cruel”. Dont Tread on Me: individualismo, república y frontera americana así en la Tierra como en el Cielo. Frank Herbert: “Dune”: La Era de Acuario: Retro futurismo, ecología, trascendencia y poderes psi. Philip K.Dick: Me gustó más la película: Bladerunner, Minority Report, Desafio Total. Larry Niven Más allá de Heinlein. “Mundo Anillo”, ”Juramento de Fidelidad”. Inmensidad cósmica y ¿autoritarismo libertario?. Clifford D. Simak “Ciudad”, “Estación de Transito”. Melancolía por nosotros mismos, por la inmensidad del tiempo, y el destino de la humanidad. Limits to Growth: 1973-1980s John Brunner: “Todos sobre Zanzibar”. La novela que describe la crisis de confianza de Occidente en los 70s. George Turner: “Las Torres del Olvido”. La misma novela que “Todos sobre Zanzibar”, pero redactada ordenadamente, veinte años después. Thomas Disch: “334”, “Los Genocidas”: La era de las expectativas disminuidas, el fin del progreso, y la vida cuando lo mejor ha pasado. Ursula K.LeGuin: “La mano izquierda en la oscuridad”. Dont Tread on Me, pero feminista y de izquierdas. Robert Silverberg: “The Stochastic Man”: predestinación y libre albedrío, para calvinistas y otros (el argumento se repite en “Historia de tu vida” de Ted Chiang). Norman Spinrad: “Mundo Intermedio”-Quizá la mejor historia de ciencia ficción política: lecciones sobre polarización, libertad de expresión, parlamentarismo... Ciberpunk: del espacio exterior a Internet: 1980s- William Gibson “Neuromante”: la estética ha sido un éxito fenomenal, el contenido… no hay. “Monalisa Acelerada”, destaca “El continuo de Gernsback”, que inicia un género de “el futuro según un determinado momento del pasado”. Neal Stephenson: “Snow Crash” y “La Era del Diamante”: Las consecuencias políticas de un mundo sin referentes culturales comunes. Criptonomicon: el mundo de las start ups y el brave new world de la frontera digital. El Ciclo Barroco: Es increíble que esta desacomplejada celebración de la modernidad pudiese escribirse hace solo 15 años. Bruce Sterling: “Islas en la Red”: Presente perpetuo, quizá la novela de ciencia ficción más visionaria hasta el momento. ¿Qué pasa si hay progreso y no va nadie? Nancy Kreiss: “Mendigos en España”: Una de las mejores aproximaciones al transhumanismo, la democracia y su complicada intersección. George RR. Martin “Los viajes de Tuf”. Esperamos que George sea muy feliz con las 40 monedas de plata que ganó al pasarse a la fantasía épica y la novela erótica. Al menos dejó esta joya. Tres Cimas Orson Scott Card: “Mapas en un Espejo”: no podéis soportar la verdad. Los mejores relatos tratan sobre la incapacidad de la sociedad de tolerar la verdad científica y el Gran Arte. “La memoria de la Tierra”. ¿Puede la humanidad sobrevivir millones de años sin hacerse la guerra nuclear? Solo si vive engañada. “El juego de Ender”, “La voz de los muertos”: la educación del Príncipe Cristiano, versión definitiva, tras 2.500 años de borradores (que empiezan con “La República” de Platón). Dann Simmons: La saga de Hyperion: la saga de ciencia ficción en su forma canónica. Greg Egan. Egan es la forma más alta de la Alta Ciencia Ficción. Nunca la literatura había explorado seriamente la hipótesis de que la subjetividad humana emerge de la materia hasta que llegó Egan. Por supuesto, no podemos soportar la verdad. “Axiomático”. La gran colección de relatos, heterogénea y brillante donde explora los límites de la ciencia ficción dura, pero no en el espacio exterior, sino en ese espacio consciente que es solo el epifenómeno de una red neural (“tu!”). “Diáspora”. ¿Qué hacer con la existencia cuando estas liberado de las restricciones de la materia? La respuesta de Egan es “entretenerse con crucigramas cada vez más difíciles”.

"Desertion", written by Clifford D. Simak in 1944, follows the story of an army commander and his dog. The story is set on Jupiter, where a military commander, Harold Fowler, has been losing men in his attempt to colonize the planet. The reason is both obvious and frightening.This was one of the first science fiction stories about pantropy (the word had not yet been coined), and if you don't know what that is, don't look it up. You'll enjoy the story more without knowing first!I really love the concept behind this story. I may or may not have tried to rip off Simak's story when I was a teenager trying to get a story published in Analog Magazine! (It was rejected—and rightfully so.)Mind Webs was a 1970's series out of WHA Radio in Wisconsin that featured weekly short stories of science fiction by some of the genre's best writers. The music, sound cues and occasional character voices along with the performance of Michael Hansen, the reader, resulted in better than most fully dramatized productions of the period. Around 150 shows were aired between 1976 and 1984 varying in length, but most were about 30 minutes. Get full access to The Reader Crew at joshuajames.substack.com/subscribe

Âge d'or de la science-fiction américaine épisode 1 - Alfted Elton Van Vogt.  La revue des mondes imaginaires Bifrost vient de sortir un excellent numéro sur cet auteur connu pour avoir écrit Le Cycle du Non-Ā traduit par Boris Vian en personne. Van Vogt qui est né en 1912 et décédé en 2000 est un monstre sacré de l’âge d’or de la science-fiction américaine. Le canadien rejoint les grands noms comme Asimov, Robert Henlein, Fritz Leibert, Clifford D. Simak, Theodore Sturgeon, Artthur C Clark. Pour parler de cet auteur pas comme les autres, nous avons invité Pascal J Thomas. Il est l’auteur du fameux article biographique dans le dernier Bifrost.  Lire le Bifrost : https://www.belial.fr/revue/bifrost-98 Pour lire Van Vogt :  Le Cycle du Non-Ā ou Cycle du Ā : https://www.jailu.com/Nos-auteurs/van-vogt-a-e  Le Cycle de Linn : https://www.mnemos.com/catalogue/le-cycle-de-linn-avril-2017/  Autre livre biographique traitant de Van Vogt    Alfred E. Van Vogt. Parcours d'une oeuvre de Joseph Altairac : https://www.amazon.fr/Alfred-Van-Vogt-Parcours-%C5%93uvre/dp/2251742441 

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Brian Robert Middlemiss (20 July 1930 - 5 June 2020). David and Perry talk about the shorter fiction nominees for the 2020 Hugo Awards, and then take the Hugo Time Machine back to 1962, when Stranger in a Strange Land won Best Novel. Dedication to Brian Middlemiss (03:26) Awards season (00:46) Nebula Awards (01:40) Locus Awards (02:10) Hugos 2020 Short Fiction (00:41) Hugo Voting Package (01:16) Novelettes (14:56) Away With the Wolves by Sarah Gailey (01:23) For He Can Creep by Siobhan Carroll (01:35) Emergency Skin, by N.K. Jemisin (02:09) The Blur in the Corner of Your Eye by Sarah Pinsker (01:58) The Archronology of Love by Caroline M. Yoachim (02:49) Omphalos by Ted Chiang (04:42) Short Stories (11:24) Blood Is Another Word for Hunger by Rivers Solomon (01:02) And Now His Lordship Is Laughing by Shiv Ramdas (01:49) As the Last I May Know by S.L. Huang (01:21) A Catalog of Storms by Fran Wilde (01:31) Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island by Nibedita Sen (02:06) Do Not Look Back, My Lion by Alix E. Harrow (03:24) The Hugo Time Machine~1962 (01:01) Special awards (02:26) Handbook of Science Fiction and Fantasy~Donald Tuck (01:31) Novels (29:28) Second Ending by James White (03:32) Dark Universe by Daniel F. Galouye (04:06) Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison (03:10) Time Is the Simplest Thing by Clifford D. Simak (05:16) Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (13:03) Short Fiction (12:06) Status Quo by Mack Reynolds (01:49) Lion Loose by James H. Schmitz (01:24) Scylla's Daughter by Fritz Leiber (01:31) Monument by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (02:32) Hothouse series by Brian W. Aldiss (04:26) Other categories (02:12) Windup (01:20) Photo by Bill Kasman on Flickr

This episode the two sisters, Alice and Ann, read Waystation AKA Here Gather the Stars by Clifford D. Simak.  The book won the Hugo in 1964 and even though Simak was a new author to both sisters he was a hit. Listen to here about why both sisters enjoyed the read.   Want to skip a bit or jump to your favorite part?  Here are the time markers for this episode:   01:49 We tweak the podcast format and read the book’s blurb   04:00 The History Lesson 09:27 General Discussion  15:07 The Way Station method of space travel 18:06 Aliens, so many aliens!  20:50 Simak predicts the future  23:38 Simak as a writer and his characters  35:08 Religious discourse and the sisters are a bit confused  43:06 The most confusing characters of the book (lots of confusion here) 49:37 Five Questions   Music by Carl Miles

The complete recording is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/392RzLZ Hellhounds of the Cosmos By Clifford D. Simak Narrated by Blythe Melin This early novella by Clifford Simak includes many elements which have become staples in science fiction literature: alien invasion, time travel and the multiverse. The future entire Earth is threatened by the invasion of a phantasmal force known as the Black Horror, which appears to be impervious to all weapons developed by man. To where will Dr Silas White turn for the rescue of the planet?

En este episodio nos acompaña el Dr. Olmedo, Fiscal de la Audiencia Provincial y Fiscal de Medio Ambiente de Valencia, que nos cuenta cómo es el día a día en la fiscalía y si se parece, o no, a las series de abogados de Netflix. Analizamos el caso de la burra Rosie, que malvivía en un solar llena de heridas por mordeduras y que pesaba la mitad de lo que le correspondería a su especie.Descubrimos, además, la cara más personal del Dr. Olmedo y sus aficiones, más allá del derecho. El libro que nos recomienda es "Ciudad" de Clifford D. Simak.Encuentra todos los detalles en: https://intercids.org/category/derecho-y-animales-el-podcast-de-intercids/¡ACTUALIZACIÓN!Unos días después de emitir este episodio ha salido el fallo del caso en el que se CONDENA al propietario de Rosie como autor de un delito de maltrato animal a la pena de NUEVE MESES DE PRISIÓN e inhabilitación especial para el ejercicio del derecho de sufragio pasivo durante el tiempo de condena, así como al pago de las costas procesales.También a pena de inhabilitación especial para el ejercicio de profesión, oficio o comercio que tenga relación con los animales y para la tenencia de animales por el plazo de dos años. Se acuerda, además, el COMISO DEFINITIVO de la burra Rosie.

This episode Steve, Isaiah, and Mason discuss Way Station by Clifford D. Simak The first edition cover Like what we’re doing? Have something you want to say? Want to have a friendly chat at the end of the lane? You can follow us at : Our website : thestory.network Instagram : thestory.network Twitter : @thestorynet_pod Email : stroynetworkinfo@gmail.com Next week’s book : Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee [Machineries of Empire, Book 2]

Follow Andrew on Twitter or Instagram @andrewjrivers or visit andrewjrivers.comThe book we discussed was Talent Code by Daniel Coyle. Desertion by Clifford D. Simak is the short story mentioned. Other books talked about were Outliers and The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Neo Rio DeJanero, Norway! The legendary Earthcore Elevator connecting Norway to Brazil is here, and Ruiz insists upon calling it The Earthshaft. Also, our heroes are discussing "Gleaners" by Clifford D. Simak, wherein a Time Travel Manager has a bad day at the office.Clifford D. Simak is a very prolific writer of science fiction, whose titles include "Time is the Simplest Thing", and "Way Station". He won the Hugo Award 3 times, and this short novella was the first of his works that Ruiz has read. As you'll hear, Ruiz and Marguerite were both enamored by this story, and will definitely read more by this talented author.

I fremtiden tager hundene og robotterne og myrerne over. Og vi kommer til at skifte vores kroppe ud og flytte til Jupiter! I hvert fald hvis man skal tro Clifford D. Simak i den klassiske novelle-samling “City” fra 1952. City er en novellesamling der er blevet samlet og udgivet som en ‘fix-up’ roman. Der var oprindeligt 8 […] Indlægget Ep. 54: Clifford D. Simak, City blev først udgivet på SCIFI SNAK.

JSJ 274 Amazon Voice Services and Echo Skills with Terrance Smith On today’s episode of JavaScript Jabber, we have panelists Joe Eames, Aimee Knight, Charles Max Wood, and we have special guest Terrance Smith. He’s here today to talk about the Amazon Alexa platform. So tune in and learn more about Amazon Voice Services! [01:00] – Introduction to Terrance Smith Terrance is from Hacker Ferrer Software. They hack love into software. [01:30] – Amazon Voice Service What I’m working on is called My CareTaker named probably pending change. What it will do and what it is doing will be to help you be there as a caretaker’s aid for the person in your life. If you have to take care an older parent, My CareTaker will be there in your place if you have to work that day. It will be your liaison to that person. Your mom and dad can talk to My CareTaker and My CareTaker could signal you via SMS or email message or tweet, anything on your usage dashboard, and you would be able to respond. It’s there when you’re not. [04:35] – Capabilities Getting started with it, there are different layers. The first layer is the Skills Kit for generally getting into the Amazon IoT. It has a limited subset of the functionality. You can give commands. The device parses them, sends them to Amazon’s endpoint, Amazon sends a call back to your API endpoint, and you can do whatever you want. That is the first level. You can make it do things like turn on your light switch, start your car, change your thermostat, or make an API call to some website somewhere to do anything. [05:50] – Skills Kit Skills Kit is different with AVS. Skills Kit, you can install it on any device. You’re spinning up a web service and register it on Amazon’s website. As long as you have an endpoint, you can register, say, the Amazon Web Services Lambda. Start that up and do something. The Skills Kit is literally the web endpoint response. Amazon Voice Services is a bit more in-depth. [07:00] – Steps for programming With the Skills Kit, you register what would be your utterance, your skill name, and you would give it a couple of sets of phrases to accept. Say, you have a skill that can start a car, your skill is “Car Starter.” “Alexa tell Car Starter to start the car.” At which point, your web service will be notified that that is the utterance. It literally has a case statement. You can have any number of individual conditional branches outside of that. The limitation for the Skills Kit is you have to have the “tell” or “ask” and the name of the skill to do whatever. It’s also going to be publicly accessible. For the most part, it’s literally a web service. [10:55] – Boilerplates for AWS Lambda Boilerplates can be used if you want to develop for production. If you publish a skill, you get free AVS instance time. You can host your skill for free for some amount of time. There are GUI tools to make it easier but if you’re a developer, you’re probably going to do the spin up a web service and deal it that way. [11:45] – Do you have to have an Amazon Echo? At one point, you have to have the Echo but now there is this called Echoism, which allows you to run it in your browser. In addition to that, you can potentially install it on a device like a Raspberry Pi and run Amazon Voice Services. The actual engine is on your PC, Mac, or Linux box. You have different options. [12:35] – Machine learning There are certain things that Amazon Alexa understand now that it did last year or time before that like understanding utterances and phrases better. A lot of the machine learning is definitely under the covers. The other portion of it Alexa Voice Service, which is a whole engine that you have untethered access to other portions like how to handle responses. That’s where you can build a custom device and take it apart. So the API that we’re working with here is just using JSON and HTTP. [16:40] – Amazon Echo Show You have that full real-time back and forth communication ability but there is no video streaming or video processing ability yet. You can utilize the engine in such a way that Amazon Voice Services can work with your existing tool language. If you have a Raspberry Pi and you have a camera to it, you can potentially work within that. But again, the official API’s and docs for that are not available yet. [27:20] – Challenges There’s an appliance in this house that listens to everything I say. There’s that natural inclination to not trust it, especially with the older generations. Giving past that is getting people to use the device. Some of the programming sides of it are getting the communication to work, doing something that Alexa isn’t pre-programmed to do. There isn’t a lot of documentation out there, just a couple of examples. The original examples are written in Java and trying to convert it to Node or JavaScript would be some of the technical challenges. In addition, getting it installed and setup takes at least an hour at the beginning. There’s also a learning curve involved. [29:35] – Is your product layered in an Echo or is your product a separate device? Terrance’s product is a completely separate device. One of the functionality of his program is medicine reminders. It can only respond to whatever the API calls from Amazon tells you to respond to but it can’t do anything like send something back. It can do an immediate audio response with a picture or turn on and off a light switch. But it can’t send a message back in like two hours from now. You do want your Alexa device to have (verbally) a list of notifications like on your phone. TLDR, Terrance can go a little further with just the Skills Kit. [32:00] – Could you set it up through a web server? Yes. There are examples out there. There’s Alexa in the browser. You can open up a browser and communicate with that. There are examples of it being installed like an app. You can deploy it to your existing iPhone app or Android app and have it interact that way. Or you can have it interact independently on a completely different device like a Raspberry Pi. But not a lot of folks are using it that way. [33:10] – Monetization Amazon isn’t changing anything in terms of monetization. They make discovery a lot easier though. If you knew the name of the app, you could just say, “Alexa, [tell the name of the app].” It will do a lazy load of the actual skill and it will add it to your available skill’s list. However, there is something called the Alexa Fund, which is kind of a startup fund that they have, which you can apply for. If you’re doing something interesting, there is a number of things you have to do. Ideally, you can get funding for whatever your product is. It is an available avenue for you. [36:25] – More information, documentation, walkthroughs The number one place to go to as far as getting started is the Amazon websites. They have the Conexant 4-Mic Far-Field Dev Kit. It has 4 mics and it has already a lot of what you need. You have to boot it up and/or SSH into it or plug it up and code it. They have a couple of these kits for $300 to $400. It’s one of the safe and simpler options. There are also directions for the AVS sites which is under Alexa Voice Services, where you can go to the Github from there. There will give you directions using the Raspberry Pi.  If not that, there’s also the Slack chatroom. It is alexaslack.com. Travis Teague is the guy in charge in there. Picks Joe Eames Cosmic Engineers by Clifford D. Simak Aimee Knight Conference: React Rally Pancakes Charles Max Wood Conference: Angular Dev Summit Conference: React Dev Summit JavaScript Jabber Slack Terrance Smith Language: Elm Youtube channel: The School of Life Game: Night in the Woods Hacker Ferret Software Hackerferret.com

JSJ 274 Amazon Voice Services and Echo Skills with Terrance Smith On today’s episode of JavaScript Jabber, we have panelists Joe Eames, Aimee Knight, Charles Max Wood, and we have special guest Terrance Smith. He’s here today to talk about the Amazon Alexa platform. So tune in and learn more about Amazon Voice Services! [01:00] – Introduction to Terrance Smith Terrance is from Hacker Ferrer Software. They hack love into software. [01:30] – Amazon Voice Service What I’m working on is called My CareTaker named probably pending change. What it will do and what it is doing will be to help you be there as a caretaker’s aid for the person in your life. If you have to take care an older parent, My CareTaker will be there in your place if you have to work that day. It will be your liaison to that person. Your mom and dad can talk to My CareTaker and My CareTaker could signal you via SMS or email message or tweet, anything on your usage dashboard, and you would be able to respond. It’s there when you’re not. [04:35] – Capabilities Getting started with it, there are different layers. The first layer is the Skills Kit for generally getting into the Amazon IoT. It has a limited subset of the functionality. You can give commands. The device parses them, sends them to Amazon’s endpoint, Amazon sends a call back to your API endpoint, and you can do whatever you want. That is the first level. You can make it do things like turn on your light switch, start your car, change your thermostat, or make an API call to some website somewhere to do anything. [05:50] – Skills Kit Skills Kit is different with AVS. Skills Kit, you can install it on any device. You’re spinning up a web service and register it on Amazon’s website. As long as you have an endpoint, you can register, say, the Amazon Web Services Lambda. Start that up and do something. The Skills Kit is literally the web endpoint response. Amazon Voice Services is a bit more in-depth. [07:00] – Steps for programming With the Skills Kit, you register what would be your utterance, your skill name, and you would give it a couple of sets of phrases to accept. Say, you have a skill that can start a car, your skill is “Car Starter.” “Alexa tell Car Starter to start the car.” At which point, your web service will be notified that that is the utterance. It literally has a case statement. You can have any number of individual conditional branches outside of that. The limitation for the Skills Kit is you have to have the “tell” or “ask” and the name of the skill to do whatever. It’s also going to be publicly accessible. For the most part, it’s literally a web service. [10:55] – Boilerplates for AWS Lambda Boilerplates can be used if you want to develop for production. If you publish a skill, you get free AVS instance time. You can host your skill for free for some amount of time. There are GUI tools to make it easier but if you’re a developer, you’re probably going to do the spin up a web service and deal it that way. [11:45] – Do you have to have an Amazon Echo? At one point, you have to have the Echo but now there is this called Echoism, which allows you to run it in your browser. In addition to that, you can potentially install it on a device like a Raspberry Pi and run Amazon Voice Services. The actual engine is on your PC, Mac, or Linux box. You have different options. [12:35] – Machine learning There are certain things that Amazon Alexa understand now that it did last year or time before that like understanding utterances and phrases better. A lot of the machine learning is definitely under the covers. The other portion of it Alexa Voice Service, which is a whole engine that you have untethered access to other portions like how to handle responses. That’s where you can build a custom device and take it apart. So the API that we’re working with here is just using JSON and HTTP. [16:40] – Amazon Echo Show You have that full real-time back and forth communication ability but there is no video streaming or video processing ability yet. You can utilize the engine in such a way that Amazon Voice Services can work with your existing tool language. If you have a Raspberry Pi and you have a camera to it, you can potentially work within that. But again, the official API’s and docs for that are not available yet. [27:20] – Challenges There’s an appliance in this house that listens to everything I say. There’s that natural inclination to not trust it, especially with the older generations. Giving past that is getting people to use the device. Some of the programming sides of it are getting the communication to work, doing something that Alexa isn’t pre-programmed to do. There isn’t a lot of documentation out there, just a couple of examples. The original examples are written in Java and trying to convert it to Node or JavaScript would be some of the technical challenges. In addition, getting it installed and setup takes at least an hour at the beginning. There’s also a learning curve involved. [29:35] – Is your product layered in an Echo or is your product a separate device? Terrance’s product is a completely separate device. One of the functionality of his program is medicine reminders. It can only respond to whatever the API calls from Amazon tells you to respond to but it can’t do anything like send something back. It can do an immediate audio response with a picture or turn on and off a light switch. But it can’t send a message back in like two hours from now. You do want your Alexa device to have (verbally) a list of notifications like on your phone. TLDR, Terrance can go a little further with just the Skills Kit. [32:00] – Could you set it up through a web server? Yes. There are examples out there. There’s Alexa in the browser. You can open up a browser and communicate with that. There are examples of it being installed like an app. You can deploy it to your existing iPhone app or Android app and have it interact that way. Or you can have it interact independently on a completely different device like a Raspberry Pi. But not a lot of folks are using it that way. [33:10] – Monetization Amazon isn’t changing anything in terms of monetization. They make discovery a lot easier though. If you knew the name of the app, you could just say, “Alexa, [tell the name of the app].” It will do a lazy load of the actual skill and it will add it to your available skill’s list. However, there is something called the Alexa Fund, which is kind of a startup fund that they have, which you can apply for. If you’re doing something interesting, there is a number of things you have to do. Ideally, you can get funding for whatever your product is. It is an available avenue for you. [36:25] – More information, documentation, walkthroughs The number one place to go to as far as getting started is the Amazon websites. They have the Conexant 4-Mic Far-Field Dev Kit. It has 4 mics and it has already a lot of what you need. You have to boot it up and/or SSH into it or plug it up and code it. They have a couple of these kits for $300 to $400. It’s one of the safe and simpler options. There are also directions for the AVS sites which is under Alexa Voice Services, where you can go to the Github from there. There will give you directions using the Raspberry Pi.  If not that, there’s also the Slack chatroom. It is alexaslack.com. Travis Teague is the guy in charge in there. Picks Joe Eames Cosmic Engineers by Clifford D. Simak Aimee Knight Conference: React Rally Pancakes Charles Max Wood Conference: Angular Dev Summit Conference: React Dev Summit JavaScript Jabber Slack Terrance Smith Language: Elm Youtube channel: The School of Life Game: Night in the Woods Hacker Ferret Software Hackerferret.com

JSJ 274 Amazon Voice Services and Echo Skills with Terrance Smith On today’s episode of JavaScript Jabber, we have panelists Joe Eames, Aimee Knight, Charles Max Wood, and we have special guest Terrance Smith. He’s here today to talk about the Amazon Alexa platform. So tune in and learn more about Amazon Voice Services! [01:00] – Introduction to Terrance Smith Terrance is from Hacker Ferrer Software. They hack love into software. [01:30] – Amazon Voice Service What I’m working on is called My CareTaker named probably pending change. What it will do and what it is doing will be to help you be there as a caretaker’s aid for the person in your life. If you have to take care an older parent, My CareTaker will be there in your place if you have to work that day. It will be your liaison to that person. Your mom and dad can talk to My CareTaker and My CareTaker could signal you via SMS or email message or tweet, anything on your usage dashboard, and you would be able to respond. It’s there when you’re not. [04:35] – Capabilities Getting started with it, there are different layers. The first layer is the Skills Kit for generally getting into the Amazon IoT. It has a limited subset of the functionality. You can give commands. The device parses them, sends them to Amazon’s endpoint, Amazon sends a call back to your API endpoint, and you can do whatever you want. That is the first level. You can make it do things like turn on your light switch, start your car, change your thermostat, or make an API call to some website somewhere to do anything. [05:50] – Skills Kit Skills Kit is different with AVS. Skills Kit, you can install it on any device. You’re spinning up a web service and register it on Amazon’s website. As long as you have an endpoint, you can register, say, the Amazon Web Services Lambda. Start that up and do something. The Skills Kit is literally the web endpoint response. Amazon Voice Services is a bit more in-depth. [07:00] – Steps for programming With the Skills Kit, you register what would be your utterance, your skill name, and you would give it a couple of sets of phrases to accept. Say, you have a skill that can start a car, your skill is “Car Starter.” “Alexa tell Car Starter to start the car.” At which point, your web service will be notified that that is the utterance. It literally has a case statement. You can have any number of individual conditional branches outside of that. The limitation for the Skills Kit is you have to have the “tell” or “ask” and the name of the skill to do whatever. It’s also going to be publicly accessible. For the most part, it’s literally a web service. [10:55] – Boilerplates for AWS Lambda Boilerplates can be used if you want to develop for production. If you publish a skill, you get free AVS instance time. You can host your skill for free for some amount of time. There are GUI tools to make it easier but if you’re a developer, you’re probably going to do the spin up a web service and deal it that way. [11:45] – Do you have to have an Amazon Echo? At one point, you have to have the Echo but now there is this called Echoism, which allows you to run it in your browser. In addition to that, you can potentially install it on a device like a Raspberry Pi and run Amazon Voice Services. The actual engine is on your PC, Mac, or Linux box. You have different options. [12:35] – Machine learning There are certain things that Amazon Alexa understand now that it did last year or time before that like understanding utterances and phrases better. A lot of the machine learning is definitely under the covers. The other portion of it Alexa Voice Service, which is a whole engine that you have untethered access to other portions like how to handle responses. That’s where you can build a custom device and take it apart. So the API that we’re working with here is just using JSON and HTTP. [16:40] – Amazon Echo Show You have that full real-time back and forth communication ability but there is no video streaming or video processing ability yet. You can utilize the engine in such a way that Amazon Voice Services can work with your existing tool language. If you have a Raspberry Pi and you have a camera to it, you can potentially work within that. But again, the official API’s and docs for that are not available yet. [27:20] – Challenges There’s an appliance in this house that listens to everything I say. There’s that natural inclination to not trust it, especially with the older generations. Giving past that is getting people to use the device. Some of the programming sides of it are getting the communication to work, doing something that Alexa isn’t pre-programmed to do. There isn’t a lot of documentation out there, just a couple of examples. The original examples are written in Java and trying to convert it to Node or JavaScript would be some of the technical challenges. In addition, getting it installed and setup takes at least an hour at the beginning. There’s also a learning curve involved. [29:35] – Is your product layered in an Echo or is your product a separate device? Terrance’s product is a completely separate device. One of the functionality of his program is medicine reminders. It can only respond to whatever the API calls from Amazon tells you to respond to but it can’t do anything like send something back. It can do an immediate audio response with a picture or turn on and off a light switch. But it can’t send a message back in like two hours from now. You do want your Alexa device to have (verbally) a list of notifications like on your phone. TLDR, Terrance can go a little further with just the Skills Kit. [32:00] – Could you set it up through a web server? Yes. There are examples out there. There’s Alexa in the browser. You can open up a browser and communicate with that. There are examples of it being installed like an app. You can deploy it to your existing iPhone app or Android app and have it interact that way. Or you can have it interact independently on a completely different device like a Raspberry Pi. But not a lot of folks are using it that way. [33:10] – Monetization Amazon isn’t changing anything in terms of monetization. They make discovery a lot easier though. If you knew the name of the app, you could just say, “Alexa, [tell the name of the app].” It will do a lazy load of the actual skill and it will add it to your available skill’s list. However, there is something called the Alexa Fund, which is kind of a startup fund that they have, which you can apply for. If you’re doing something interesting, there is a number of things you have to do. Ideally, you can get funding for whatever your product is. It is an available avenue for you. [36:25] – More information, documentation, walkthroughs The number one place to go to as far as getting started is the Amazon websites. They have the Conexant 4-Mic Far-Field Dev Kit. It has 4 mics and it has already a lot of what you need. You have to boot it up and/or SSH into it or plug it up and code it. They have a couple of these kits for $300 to $400. It’s one of the safe and simpler options. There are also directions for the AVS sites which is under Alexa Voice Services, where you can go to the Github from there. There will give you directions using the Raspberry Pi.  If not that, there’s also the Slack chatroom. It is alexaslack.com. Travis Teague is the guy in charge in there. Picks Joe Eames Cosmic Engineers by Clifford D. Simak Aimee Knight Conference: React Rally Pancakes Charles Max Wood Conference: Angular Dev Summit Conference: React Dev Summit JavaScript Jabber Slack Terrance Smith Language: Elm Youtube channel: The School of Life Game: Night in the Woods Hacker Ferret Software Hackerferret.com

What if a Representative from “our” past asked our country to recognize the country from which he came, and asked for help. X Minus One, Project Mastadonwas written by Clifford D. Simak . X Minus one “Intro” and Announcing was done by Jerry Damon Directed by Daniel Sutter Cleaned by Capt. John Tadrzak of Misfits Audio Productions Intro Music by: Kevin MacLeod “Ghost March” and Johnny Western. This is For Entertainment Purposes Only Misfits Audio Productions copyright 2017

Do we already have this? X Minus One, How-2 was written by Clifford D. Simak. X Minus one “Intro” and Announcing was done by Fred Collins Directed by Daniel Sutter Cleaned by Capt. John Tadrzak of Misfits Audio Productions Intro Music by: Kevin MacLeod “Ghost March” and Johnny Western. This is For Entertainment Purposes Only Misfits Audio Productions copyright 2017

It’s perhaps unfair to compare the uninspiring new LIFE with the genre-defining ALIEN, but we do it anyway in this half of our discussion of how the Ridley Scott classic (and GRAVITY) informed Daniel Espinosa’s halfhearted homage. After wrestling with our apathy toward the newer movie, we compare the two films’ extraterrestrial baddies, their effects, and their use of space, both outer and inner. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about ALIEN, LIFE, or both by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.  Your Next Picture Show:  * Tasha: “Junkyard” by Clifford D. Simak (via Tangentonline.com); “No Offense, But What Is Donnie Darko?” by Rachel Handler (MTV.com); “Beauty and the Beast’s Lumiere and Cogsworth Have a Fascinating Real-Life Backstory,” and “Game Over, Uwe Boll,” by Darryn King (VanityFair.com) * Keith: John Waters’ MULTIPLE MANIACS and SERIAL MOM * Scott: Julia Ducournau’s RAW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode, we tackle a surprisingly complicated topic: Relics and holy items! Grant's out sick, what with his entire house having been struck by plagues of all sorts, so Jenny and Peter have the mics to themselves. For our Patreon question, they get handed a very tough question from Jared—"What was the most rewarding campaign you ever ran or played in?"—which takes a bit to answer. Then after our Scripture, it's on to our main topic. We discuss Catholic and Orthodox traditions around relics to lay some groundwork before moving on to talking about the use of relics in our own games: How they might work in certain sorts of settings; what to do with them; and what to do about fakes. Also, a helpful warning: Never go full Blackleaf. Mentioned in this episode: Two Atlas Obscura articles, "Only the Vatican Has More Christian Relics Than Pittsburgh" and "The Practicalities of Transporting a 400-Year-Old Heart"; and The Fellowship of the Talisman by Clifford D. Simak. Scripture: Exodus 25:10-11, 2 Kings 13:20-21, Matthew 27:35

Bellissimo libro di Clifford D. Simak del 1952.Note:****scusate ho sentito che c'è un minuto dove la registrazione è particolarmente scadente per motivi indipendenti dalla mia volontà, abbiate pazienza.****https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anni_senza_fine_(romanzo)VOTO:10

Bellissimo libro di Clifford D. Simak del 1952.Note:****scusate ho sentito che c'è un minuto dove la registrazione è particolarmente scadente per motivi indipendenti dalla mia volontà, abbiate pazienza.****https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anni_senza_fine_(romanzo)VOTO:10

The Geek Force Ultra tackles a vintage sci-fi assignment, "Cemetery World" (1973) by  Hugo Award winning author Clifford D. Simak. 

Our eighth reader selected the 1952 sci-fi novel City by Clifford D. Simak. The novel’s unusual narrative is guided by philosophizing dogs from the distant future who are in the process of reciting the oral history of humankind. The novel suggests the inherent violence of human nature and challenges the endurance of our species. After... Read More

Huitième épisode du CDF où nous nous intéressons à la mobilité, et, en particulier, à la voiture. Pourquoi ne volons-nous toujours pas dans des véhicules individuels ? Est-ce que la voiture autonome de I,Robot est pour demain? Vous préférez la téléportation ou le voyage spatiale ? Nos références de l'épisode (par ordre de citation) : Demain les chiens (Livre) - Clifford D. Simak - 1952 Minority Report - Steven Spielberg - 2002 I, robot (film) - Alex Proyas - 2004 Sally (Nouvelle - Recueil le robot qui rêvait) - Issac Azimov - 1953 Cars (Film) - John Lasseter - 2006 Akira (Manga) - Katsuhiro Otomo - 1982 Blade Runner (Film) - Ridley Scott - 1982 Star Wars (Film) - George Lucas - 1977 Star-Trek (Série télévisée) - Gene Roddenberry - 1960 Speed Racer (Dessin animé) - Tatsuo Yoshida - 1966 Speed Racer - Lana and Andrew Wachowskis - 2008 Firefly (Série) - Joss Whedon - 2002 Battlestar Galactica (Série télévisée) - Ronald D. Moore - 2004 Babylon 5 (Série télévisée) - Joe Michael Straczynski - 1994 Le Cinquième Élément (film) - Luc Besson - 1997 Découvrez la version video sur youtube : https://www.youtube.com/ComptoirFutur Retrouvez-nous sur : https://lecomptoirdufutur.wordpress.com/ Et suivez-nous sur twitter et sur Facebook

Huitième épisode du CDF où nous nous intéressons à la mobilité, et, en particulier, à la voiture. Pourquoi ne volons-nous toujours pas dans des véhicules individuels ? Est-ce que la voiture autonome de I,Robot est pour demain? Vous préférez la téléportation ou le voyage spatiale ? Nos références de l'épisode (par ordre de citation) : Demain les chiens (Livre) - Clifford D. Simak - 1952 Minority Report - Steven Spielberg - 2002 I, robot (film) - Alex Proyas - 2004 Sally (Nouvelle - Recueil le robot qui rêvait) - Issac Azimov - 1953 Cars (Film) - John Lasseter - 2006 Akira (Manga) - Katsuhiro Otomo - 1982 Blade Runner (Film) - Ridley Scott - 1982 Star Wars (Film) - George Lucas - 1977 Star-Trek (Série télévisée) - Gene Roddenberry - 1960 Speed Racer (Dessin animé) - Tatsuo Yoshida - 1966 Speed Racer - Lana and Andrew Wachowskis - 2008 Firefly (Série) - Joss Whedon - 2002 Battlestar Galactica (Série télévisée) - Ronald D. Moore - 2004 Babylon 5 (Série télévisée) - Joe Michael Straczynski - 1994 Le Cinquième Élément (film) - Luc Besson - 1997 Découvrez la version video sur youtube : https://www.youtube.com/ComptoirFutur Retrouvez-nous sur : https://lecomptoirdufutur.wordpress.com/ Et suivez-nous sur twitter et sur Facebook

Oggi parliamo di: Mosura di Ishiro Honda (1961); Clifford D. Simak; Oblivion di Joseph Kosinski; Atipico vampiro di Giacomo Lucarini; le figure femminili nelle opere di Isaac Asimov. Buon ascolto! Leggi di più su Fantascientificast.it - Pubblicazione amatoriale. Non si intende infrangere alcun copyright, i cui diritti appartengono ai rispettivi detentori - Autorizzazione SIAE 5612/I/5359.