Podcasts about science fiction writers

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 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 Patrick B. Sharp Professor of Liberal Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. He is the Faculty Director of EagleCon, SFAM conference Cal State LA's convention devoted to exploring and advocating for diversity in SF across media. He is the author of Darwinian Feminism and Early Science Fiction: Angels, Amazons, and Women (New Dimensions in Science Fiction) and co-editor of Sisters of Tomorrow (with Lisa Yaszek) and Audrey Taylor is an Assistant Professor of English at Colorado State-Pueblo. She received her PhD from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England. Her specialty is genre fiction, particularly fantasy, and science fiction. Her first book, Patricia A. McKillip and the Art of Fantasy World-Building, came out in 2017 and she is at work on a second monograph on SF author Anne McCaffrey. We talk about Judith Merrill and her 1948 classic “Only a Mother.” We go deep into the author's history, the origin and the meaning of the story, Did Merrill intentionally write this story to needle John W. Campbell, and more.

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 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 retired professors Brian Attebery and Steven Shaviro. Brian Attebery writer and emeritus professor of English and philosophy at Idaho State University and The author of The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature: From Irving to Le Guin. Steven Shaviro is a retired Wayne State professor, philosopher, and cultural critic whose areas of interest include film theory and Science Fiction He is the author of Fluid Futures. We talk about Murray Leinster and his 1945 classic First Contact. We go deep into the aythor's history, some of his other classic stories, the issue of Astounding that came out the month of Nazi surrender. Also I get into his major impact on one of the most popular authors of all time.

"Once or twice a year, I like to do an episode about upcoming events that you can participate in. And this is especially helpful if you're looking for inspiration about how to think about the future, whether you're a science fiction writer, you just want to get ideas, or you're somebody who cares about the future and wants to come at it from a creative perspective."In the this How To Write the Future episode titled “Exploring Futuristic Events in 2025: A Guide for Science Fiction Writers” podcast host and science fiction and fantasy author and writing teacher, Beth Barany, shares strategic foresight events that are taking place in the futurist community that you can get involved in. Beth also shares information on her World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers which is available to download for free. RESOURCESAmy Webb's 2025 SXSW talk - Link to 2024 talk - https://youtu.be/5uLSDbh6M_U?si=k2KDD54_Jr1uYOCITeach for the Future https://www.teachthefuture.org/all-events - March 1, 2025IFTF https://www.iftf.org/APF - Association of professional Futurists: https://www.apf.org/School of International Futures (SOIF) - Registrations are now open for their Summer retreat in strategic foresight (28 July-1 August 2025). Register before 1 February to save £750. Please contact dawson@soif.org.uk to find out more. #SOIF2025 soif.org.uk/retreatGET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HEREFree World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/Get support for your fiction writing by a novelist and writing teacher and coach. Schedule an exploratory call here and see if Beth can support you today: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/discovery-call/SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadec. 2025 BETH BARANYhttps://bethbarany.com/Questions? Comments? Send us a text!--CONNECTContact Beth: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/podcast/#tve-jump-185b4422580Email: beth@bethbarany.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethbarany/CREDITSEDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://get.descript.com/0clwwvlf6e3jMUSIC: Uppbeat.ioDISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. There were three authors who were considered the Big Three in the Golden age: Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Robert A. Heinlein. We will look at all three, but this episode is a look at Asimov, from his beginnings to the writing of his most famous work, the Foundation series. We will see what this series was saying in its original form of the Foundation Trilogy, then at the expansion of the series in the 1980s when Asimov took it up again. We will also mention the trilogy assigned to three other writers in the late 1990s, and to the audio and video adaptations. Links: https://medium.com/@Sarnav/the-top-3-sci-fi-authors-who-revolutionized-the-genre-ea6d2e49f5e1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_Science_Fiction_and_Fact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marooned_Off_Vesta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Stories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trends_(short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Fiction_Writers_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_(fictional) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_Galactica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation%27s_Edge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_and_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_the_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Benford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation%27s_Fear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Bear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_and_Chaos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation%27s_Triumph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_Trilogy_(BBC_Radio) https://archive.org/details/foundation-trilogy_bbc-radio_1973_complete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barsoom_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Rice_Burroughs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_History_(Heinlein) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lensman_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_E._Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien https://www.palain.com/science-fiction/the-golden-age/isaac-asimov-the-foundation/ Provide feedback on this episode.

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 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 my Star Trek roundtable bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, and Musician/ filmmaker Issa Diao. Why the Star Trek crew because we are covering the classic Fredic Brown short story Arena, originally published (same month as D-day) the June 1944 issue of Astounding. Twenty-two years later it was adapted into an episode of Star Trek. You know the one with the Gorn! I also did into my Star Trek papers that includes inner office memos and notes on the screenplay.

Un androide, diseñado para la eficiencia y cuidado de emociones, recibe una tarea inesperada: visitar a la viuda y al hijo de Dan Boesman, un astronauta que perdió la vida en una misión espacial. Pero en ese encuentro... Edward Wellen fue un escritor estadounidense. Estudió en la Shrivenham American University (1945) y, posteriormente, en la Universidad de la Ciudad de Nueva York. Aunque se dedicó fundamentalmente a escribir relatos cortos, en su mayoría de misterio, escribió una novela: Hijack (1970). Paul Felder, Larry Killian, Lew Gellert son algunos de los seudónimos que utilizó en el género de misterio. Se declaraba admirador de Joyce y Twain. Trabajó en diversas áreas, hasta que en 1952 se publicó su primer relato, Origins of Galactic Slang, para la revista de ciencia ficción Galaxy, con la que continuó colaborando durante los siguientes diez años, con más publicaciones en la misma línea: Origins of Galactic Law (1953), Origins of Galactic Etiquette (1953), Origins of Galactic Medicine (1953), Origins of Galactic Advice to the Lovelorn (1955), Origins of the Galactic Short-Snorter (1960), Origins of Galactic Fruit Salad (1962) y Origins of Galactic Philosophy (1962). También contribuyó con sus relatos en la revista Fantasy & Science Fiction. Fue miembro de las organizaciones Science Fiction Writers of America y Mistery Writers of America. En 1993, se estimó que, además de dos novelas, Wellen había publicado 250 novelas de misterio en Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine y varias antologías. Falleció a la edad de 89 años. Voz y sonido Olga Paraíso, Una producción de Historias para ser Leídas. Más contenido extra en Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, Twitter, y Telegram: 🗒BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas Si esta historia te ha cautivado y deseas unirte a nuestro grupo de taberneros galácticos, tienes la oportunidad de contribuir y apoyar mi trabajo desde tan solo 1,49 euros al mes. ¡Agradezco enormemente tu apoyo y tu fidelidad!. 🚀 🖤Aquí te dejo la página directa para apoyarme: 🍻 https://www.ivoox.com/support/552842 Gracias una vez más a los Taberneros Galácticos que apoyan este podcast 🚀 🚀Art by AstroMechaPunk Música Epidemic sound con licencia premium autorizada para este podcast Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

This episode contains: You should live every day like it's Halloween! We bring this episode to you from the heart of spooky season. Ben tells us about a fan edit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit that includes deleted scenes that they cleaned up using today's tech. The movie was way different than the book. Ben's cat says hi to us. Ben attended the inauguration of his counties poet laureate. Ben was on the panel that selected the poet laureate. What makes a good poet laureate? Ben has watched a few episodes of Agatha All Along with his family and the reviews are mixed. The first episode was joyless and not fun. Steven recommends being patient with the show and assures Ben there are satisfying answers later in the show. Steven went apple picking with his family. Also, remember when October was cold? Devon did phone banking for democrats and had some interesting experience. Devon also can't help but go off on the state of the presidential election.   FUTURE OR NOW Fruit Fly Me to The Moon (Fast-Actin Tinactin): Scientists can reverse brain aging in fruit flies by preventing buildup of a common protein. Buildup of a protein called filamentous actin, or F-actin, in the brain inhibits the removal of cellular wastes, including DNA, lipids, proteins and organelles. The resulting accumulation of waste diminishes neuronal functions and contributes to cognitive decline. By tweaking a few very specific genes in the neurons of aging fruit flies, the researchers prevented F-actin buildup, maintained cellular recycling and extended the healthy lifespan of fruit flies by approximately 30%. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241028164423.htm   Support You Local Theater: Ben when to the Great American Melodrama for the third or fourth time. He saw The Werewolf of Arroyo Grande. Howl did this happen? After a man relocates into Arroyo Grande to start up his nut based fast food restaurant, he discovers that the town is terrorized by a terrible hair raising werewolf! The village of Arroyo Grande must come together to put an end to the canine horror before it's too late! Next year will be the 50th year of the Great American Melodrama. https://americanmelodrama.com/   BOOK CLUB The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. A short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. We discuss the importance of questioning traditions and scientific thinking. Are there any winners in this lottery? “In fact, every copy of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery has been checked out from the Springfield public library. Of course the book does not contain any hints on how to win the lottery. It is rather a chilling tale of conformity gone mad.” – Simpsons, Dog of Death, S3Ep19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryr06emUnRw&ab_channel=TimThoughts https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=273395915450826   Next week we're reading Nightfall by Isaac Asimov. This 1941 short story, written while Asimov was still only in his early twenties, is widely regarded as one of the greatest science-fiction short stories of all time. Indeed, in 1968 the Science Fiction Writers of America voted it the best science fiction short story written before 1965. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_and_novel)

Donate to our October 2024 OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS campaign at https://weirddarkness.com/overcoming. Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show. IN THIS EPISODE: it's #ThrillerThursday, and this week I'm bringing you a tale recommended to me by one of you, the Weirdo family. Louis Padgett's story, “Mimsy Were the Borogoves” was originally published in the February 1943 issue of “Astounding Science Fiction Magazine”. It was judged by the Science Fiction Writers of America to be among the best science fiction stories written prior to 1965, and in 2007 it was loosely adapted into a feature-length film titled The Last Mimzy. The title of the original short story was directly inspired by a verse from "Jabberwocky", a poem found in the classic novel Through the Looking-Glass by author Lewis Carroll. And in 1976, Caedmon Records released a spoken word album of the short story, narrated by William Shatner. Well – I don't know that I'll be as entertaining as William Shatner with the story, but I'll do my best for you.SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Mimsy Were The Borogoves” by Lewis Padgett from the book “The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 1, 1929-1964”: https://amzn.to/3ZqjVvlWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: September 14, 2023CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/mimsy

It was a weird sort of battle for survival–not only of individuals, but each, against his will, represented his whole race. And the battle rested on ingenuity, tenacity and courage, not strength alone. Arena by Frederic Brown, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Thank you Carolyn Guthleben for buying us 3 coffees! “Thank you for a great show. I love good, real sci-fi, and it's so hard to find. Many a dinner has been cooked while you sent me into outer space!!! Time flys and pasta boils when you're having fun! Thanks Scott the coffee's on me!”Thank you Carolyn! If you would like to buy us a coffee there is a link in the description. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVToday on the podcast, a story many of you have been asking for. It was chosen by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the finest science fiction works published before the creation of the Nebula Awards which were first awarded in 1965. From the June 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine on page 70, Arena by Frederic Brown…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Would it work? Yes. How would it work? Exactly like this. The Stuff by Henry Slesar.☕ 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 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 Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 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/

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 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different 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. Cora Buhlert is a writer, teacher, and translator from Germany. Three-time Hugo finalist and 2022 Hugo winner for Best Fan Writer. Brian Collins is the host of the excellent Science Fiction & Fantasy Remembrance blog, Young People Read Old SFF and both write for Galactic Journey. The story we are covering is the 1943 classic Mimsy Were the Borogoves by Lewis. This story appeared in the February 1943 issue of Astounding… Read it here: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v30n06_1943-02_dongev-sas/page/n51/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/

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 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book. In this episode, I am joined by two experts on Philip K Dick. Wait a second I thought this episode was about AE Van Vogt. It is.. but the Canadian Golden Age author was a massive influence on PKD, so I was interested in introducing two Dickheads to Van Vogt. So joining me is the Total Dickhead blogger – Professor David Gill and author/publisher/editor Keith Giles of Quior Books. The story we are covering is the 1942 classic “The Weapons Shop” by AE Van Vogt. This story appeared in the December 1942 issue of Astounding… Read it here: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v30n04_1942-12_dtsg0318/page/n7/mode/2up •You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW

My guest today is the American video game developer Steve Meretzky. Born and raised in Yonkers, New York, he attended MIT, where he earned a degree in construction management. In 1981, after two years spent working in the construction industry, a friend asked him if he would like to become a tester for Infocom, a publisher that specialised in interactive fiction. He agreed and was soon invited to write a game of his own, the science fiction game Planetfall.After he included a reference to Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the game, my guest was invited to collaborate with Adams in adapting the novel into a best-selling game. In 1988 he wrote A Mind Forever Voyaging, an ambitious and politically charged work that stretched the boundaries of what a video game could do ––and saw him become one of the first interactive fiction writers admitted to the Science Fiction Writers of America.After stints working for Blue Fang Games, Playdom and King, he is currently VP of design at the mobile games company PeopleFun.LINKSBBC Documentary from 1985 takes us inside Infocom.Play 30th Anniversary Edition of Hitchhiker's Guide in your browser.Google's AI experiment with Zork...Hire Ed Hawkins to voice your game. Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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If time-travel is possible, then why haven't we been visited by people from the future? But Pete LeFranc found the answer to that… Absolutely No Paradox by Lester Del Rey, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Lester Del Rey was the 11th Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master, the SFWA presented him with the award in 1991. There have only been forty men and women honored as Grand Masters since the award was first given to Robert A. Heinlein in 1975.From Science Fiction Quarterly in May 1951 our story can be found on page 53, Absolutely No Paradox by Lester Del Rey…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Out of time he came–to steal unpublished stories and leave immortality as his payment. The Unseen Blushers by Alfred Bester.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

Third hour of a rain-out created Lake Show with Steve Thomson filling in for Henry Lake. The hour stars with a check-in and extended conversation with Science Fiction Writer and Eye on the World with John Batchelor contributor Bob Zimmerman on a wide variety of topics from here on earth to high up in the stars. Then, we check on the Major League Baseball scoreboard and discuss St. Paul Saints' Broadcaster Sean Aronson's major league debut. Lake Show with Henry Lake: July 9th, 2024. 

Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff 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 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different 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. Returning to Postcards Alec Nevala-Lee – Asimovebiographer and the author of Astounding (A history of the golden age SF) and Seth Heasley host of The Hugo award-nominated podcast The Hugos There. The story we are covering is the 1941 classic “Nightfall” by Issac Asimov This story about a mad scientist and a pocket universe is here in its original form if you have never read it. Read it here: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v28n01_1941-09_SLiV/page/n7/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/

What happens when a robot programmed to obey commits murder in the heat of summer? Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Another 5 star rating and review! This from Johnny Vancouver on Apple Podcasts Canada who says, “The best! Simply, the best vintage sci fi podcast ever. Great stories here that I would never have heard of if not for this podcast.” Thank you Johnny Vancouver!!Alfred Bester makes his debut on the podcast today thanks to a request from our listener Xephael. Born in 1913 Bester was a science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and he was a scriptwriter for comic books!Sci-Fi author Harry Harrison said, “"Alfred Bester was one of the handful of writers who invented modern science fiction.”Not long before he died in 1987, the Science Fiction Writers of America named Bester its ninth Grand Master, presented posthumously in 1988. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 2001.Bester married in 1936. His wife Rolly was a Broadway, radio and television actress and was the first to ever play Lois Lane. She starred as Lois on the radio program The Adventures of Superman beginning in 1940.Regarded as one of the best science fiction novelettes of all time, Fondly Fahrenheit has been included in a large number of prestigious science fiction anthologies.Bester adapted it for tv as Murder and the Android which aired on October 18th 1959, and starred Kevin McCarthy, Rip Torn, Suzanne Pleshette and Telly Savalas. Murder and the Android was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1960 for Best Dramatic Presentation.From The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in August 1954, we'll find our story on page 3, Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want? Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

Ever wonder what it takes to be a science fiction writer? You will find out as we present, the 1956 NBC radio program Biography in Sound. You will hear interviews with prominent science fiction authors, including Isaac Asimov one of the greatest sci-fi writers of all time. But first, let's listen to some science fiction. Parts one and two of the Space Merchants from the CBS Radio Workshop in 1957. Then you will hear how writers put these kinds of stories together. More at http://krobcollection.com

Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff 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 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book. In this episode, I am joined by three experts on the history of Science Fiction. Returning for her second appearance is the German Writer, teacher, translator, and Three-time Hugo finalist and 2022 Hugo winner for Best Fan Writer Cora Buhlert. For the first time on Postcards is (twice on DHP) Podcaster, academic editor and author Gary Wolfe. And for the first time the long overdue appearance of physicist and Science Fiction commentator Bill Higgins. The story we are covering is the 1941 classic “Microcosmic God” This story about a mad scientist and a pocket universe is here in its original form if you have never read it. https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v27n02_1941-04_dtsg0318/page/n45/mode/2up

Episode 334 - Adam Gaffen - a Romantasy that will make you question what's really going on in the celestial realmsAbout the authorAdam Gaffen is a multi-faceted, Amazon bestsellingauthor of the award-winning CASSIDY CHRONICLES series of near future science fiction novels. His stories have appeared in the bestselling anthologies A SEASON FOR ROMANCE: SPRING BLOSSOMS (Cassia Hall, publisher), RISING WONDER (Robert Zangari, publisher), and WICKED WISHES (Fiction-Atlas Press, publisher). A 2020 Drunken Druid Literary Award Finalist, the capstone novel in his Artemis War series, Triumph's Ashes, was named one of the Top 50 Indie Books of 2021 by ReadFree. This book was joined in 2022 by The Ghosts of Tantor and in 2023 by The Heart of Space with the same recognition. The story "A Piece of the Action" (included in the collection INTO THE BLACK) was awarded an Honorable Mention by the Writers of the Future Contest. He's also been a pioneer on Amazon's Kindle Vella with numerous stories set in his Cassidyverse. His latest venture, the GODSFALL series, is a romantasy that will make you question what's really going on in the celestial realms. He is an active member of the Heinlein Society, the Colorado Authors League, the Science Fiction Writers of America, and a frequent guest on the science fiction convention circuit. When he's not writing he is probably editing for other independent authors, or supporting them by publishing interviews on his website.https://linktr.ee/Gaffen620?fbclid=IwAR3a7xvohfxo2J33hNG92P6p-pX1ZqBCU_njMI_fbrC42h63H4ILyi7GZWEFinally a podcast app just for kids! KidsPod is founded on a simple idea:Every kid should have access to the power of audio.https://kidspod.app/Support the showhttps://livingthenextchapter.com/Want to support the show and get bonus content?https://www.buzzsprout.com/1927756/subscribe

Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff 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 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different 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. Returning for his second appearance is Juan Sanmiguel he is an engineer and an active Science Fiction fan. Ted Hand is a teacher and long-time Philip K. Dick researcher, although he was passionate about coming on to talk about this Heinlein classic. The story we are covering is the 1940 classic “The Roads Must Roll by Robert A. Heinlein.” This classic of California and social science speculative fiction attempted to explore a different vision for transportation and society. Read it here: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v25n04_1940-06_SLiV/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater Radio play version: https://youtu.be/VYko6Zov3rA?si=0sVw5n6gAaiMiPiM

Support the show here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DavidAgranoff 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 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different 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. Returning for his second appearance is Brian Collins the person behind the Science Fiction & Fantasy Remembrance blog. Dr. Robin Murphy is a professor of computer science and engineering at Texas A&M, and a pioneer in artificial intelligence for robots used during disasters. She is the author of Robotics Through Science Fiction: Artificial Intelligence Explained Through Six Classic Robot Short Stories. She also hosts a podcast of the same name. The story we are covering is the 1938 classic “Helen O'Loy.” This story about a robotic housewife is short but we had lots to say. Have not read the story? Read it here: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v22n04_1938-12/page/n117/mode/2up

Cerece Rennie Murphy is the national bestselling and award-winning author of ten novels, children's books, and short stories. She is also the founder of Virtuous Con, an online science fiction and comic culture convention that celebrates the excellence of BIPOC creators in speculative fiction, across the mediums of fiction, comics, film, and visual arts. Ms. Murphy is the recipient of Black Pearls Magazine's Author of the Year Award for Children's Literature, the National Best Sellers designation from the African American Literature Book Club (AALBC), and the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA)'s Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award for significant contributions to the science fiction, fantasy, and related genres community. Created in 2008, Ms. Murphy joins the ranks of distinguished previous Solstice Award winners, including Petra Mayer, Carl Sagan, Octavia Butler, and Gardner Dozois. Ms. Murphy lives and writes just outside her hometown of Washington, DC with her family. You can find out more about her and her books at her website: https://cerecerenniemurphy.com/ And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com Book Lights - shining a light on good books!

Horror Writers! Science Fiction Writers!  'People Who Write Weird Speculative Shit and Dont Know What to Call It' Writers!  Good Pointe is now accepting story submissions for our upcoming Audio Fiction Anthology Series: SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU… and we're searching for a handful of stories to feature in the debut season.  If you're a writer with a horror story you'd like to have brought to life in terrifying audio then we love to hear from you!  SUBMIT HERE! GUIDELINES We're on the hunt for gripping, original, dark and disturbing self-contained fiction stories to adapt into audio for our listeners. Horror, Sci-Fi, Pulp, Campfire Tales, Found Footage, Cosmic Dread, Haunting Satire, Genre-Defying Weird Shit—Embrace the tropes or skewer them– we're interested in everything.  We appreciate strong complex characters and stories that contain a deeper message or an unexpected reveal, but above all else Be Entertaining. We love a great story and we want to read yours.  Our submissions will stay open all year, but to be considered for this first wave of stories your submissions must be received by March 31st 2024.  You can read our submission guidelines and send us story by visiting goodpointepodcasts.com.  SUBMIT HERE! GUIDELINES If you're a writer looking for an opportunity to share your story with a fiction podcast audience then we'd love to help make that happen for Someone Just Like You. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Horror Writers! Science Fiction Writers!  'People Who Write Weird Speculative Shit and Dont Know What to Call It' Writers!  Good Pointe is now accepting story submissions for our upcoming Audio Fiction Anthology Series: SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU… and we're searching for a handful of stories to feature in the debut season.  If you're a writer with a horror story you'd like to have brought to life in terrifying audio then we love to hear from you!  SUBMIT HERE! GUIDELINES We're on the hunt for gripping, original, dark and disturbing self-contained fiction stories to adapt into audio for our listeners. Horror, Sci-Fi, Pulp, Campfire Tales, Found Footage, Cosmic Dread, Haunting Satire, Genre-Defying Weird Shit—Embrace the tropes or skewer them– we're interested in everything.  We appreciate strong complex characters and stories that contain a deeper message or an unexpected reveal, but above all else Be Entertaining. We love a great story and we want to read yours.  Our submissions will stay open all year, but to be considered for this first wave of stories your submissions must be received by March 31st 2024.  You can read our submission guidelines and send us story by visiting goodpointepodcasts.com.  SUBMIT HERE! GUIDELINES If you're a writer looking for an opportunity to share your story with a fiction podcast audience then we'd love to help make that happen for Someone Just Like You. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Horror Writers! Science Fiction Writers!  'People Who Write Weird Speculative Shit and Dont Know What to Call It' Writers!  Good Pointe is now accepting story submissions for our upcoming Audio Fiction Anthology Series: SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU… and we're searching for a handful of stories to feature in the debut season.  If you're a writer with a horror story you'd like to have brought to life in terrifying audio then we love to hear from you!  SUBMIT HERE! GUIDELINES We're on the hunt for gripping, original, dark and disturbing self-contained fiction stories to adapt into audio for our listeners. Horror, Sci-Fi, Pulp, Campfire Tales, Found Footage, Cosmic Dread, Haunting Satire, Genre-Defying Weird Shit—Embrace the tropes or skewer them– we're interested in everything.  We appreciate strong complex characters and stories that contain a deeper message or an unexpected reveal, but above all else Be Entertaining. We love a great story and we want to read yours.  Our submissions will stay open all year, but to be considered for this first wave of stories your submissions must be received by March 31st 2024.  You can read our submission guidelines and send us story by visiting goodpointepodcasts.com.  SUBMIT HERE! GUIDELINES If you're a writer looking for an opportunity to share your story with a fiction podcast audience then we'd love to help make that happen for Someone Just Like You. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different 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. Alec Nevala-Lee author of Astounding was in part a biography of John W. Campbell and a history of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Kate Heffner is a postgraduate researcher of science fiction and gender studies in the School of History at the University of Kent. She was awarded the Peter Nichols International Prize for best essay in science fiction for her research on feminist science fiction fan cultures. The story we are covering is the 1934 classic “Twilight by John W. Campbell.” This story is considered a game-changer that changed Science Fiction forever. Don't have the story to read before you listen? I got you. So use the link below to read the story before listening. Or listen to an audio version of the story on YouTube. An Internet archive of the original magazine appearance: https://archive.org/details/astounding_v14n03_1934-11_1.1/page/n45/mode/2up?view=theater Audio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0_I4_ILREs The next episode will be Helen O'Loy by Lester Del Rey featuring Robotics Through Science Fiction host Robin Murphy, Professor Lisa Yaszek, and Brian Collins of SF Remembrance. •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/

Martin L. Shoemaker is a writer with a lucrative programming habit. As a child he told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother's manual typewriter even though he couldn't reach the keys. (He types with the keyboard in his lap still today.) He couldn't imagine any career but writing fiction . . . until his algebra teacher said, “This is a program. You should write one of these.” Fast forward 30 years of programming, writing, and teaching. He was named an MVP by Microsoft for his work with the developer community. He is an avid role-playing gamemaster, but that didn't satisfy his storytelling urge. He wrote, but he never submitted until his brother-in-law read a chapter and said, “That's not a chapter. That's a story. Send it in.” It won second place in the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest and earned him lunch with Buzz Aldrin. Programming never did that! Martin hasn't stopped writing (or programming) since. His work has appeared in Analog, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, and select service garages worldwide. His novellaMurder on the Aldrin Express was reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection and in Year's Top Short SF Novels 4. In addition, Martin's work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, Forever Magazine, Humanity 2.0, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4, Writers of the Future Volume 31, Time Travel Tales, Trajectories, Little Green Men: Attack!, The Glass Parachute, and The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Martin's Clarkesworld short story "Today I Am Paul" was nominated for a Nebula award by the Science Fiction Writers of America and received the Small Press Award from the Washington Science Fiction Association. “Today I Am Paul” has also appeared in The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 1, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 Edition, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, and The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8, as well as seven international translations. Blue Collar Space is the name for Martin's series of near-space, near-future hard science fiction stories. These stories are set on Luna, on Mars, in Jupiter orbit, and everywhere in between. It includes the award-winning stories "Scramble" (second place, Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, 2012), "Unrefined" (third place, Writers of the Future, 2014), and "Racing to Mars" (first place, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Analytical Laboratory award, 2016), as well as numerous other short stories, novelettes, and novellas. His novella "Murder on the Aldrin Express" was reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Find out more at: Shoemaker.Space

Martin L. Shoemaker is a writer with a lucrative programming habit. As a child he told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother's manual typewriter even though he couldn't reach the keys. (He types with the keyboard in his lap still today.) He couldn't imagine any career but writing fiction . . . until his algebra teacher said, “This is a program. You should write one of these.” Fast forward 30 years of programming, writing, and teaching. He was named an MVP by Microsoft for his work with the developer community. He is an avid role-playing gamemaster, but that didn't satisfy his storytelling urge. He wrote, but he never submitted until his brother-in-law read a chapter and said, “That's not a chapter. That's a story. Send it in.” It won second place in the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest and earned him lunch with Buzz Aldrin. Programming never did that! Martin hasn't stopped writing (or programming) since. His work has appeared in Analog, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, and select service garages worldwide. His novellaMurder on the Aldrin Express was reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection and in Year's Top Short SF Novels 4. In addition, Martin's work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, Forever Magazine, Humanity 2.0, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4, Writers of the Future Volume 31, Time Travel Tales, Trajectories, Little Green Men: Attack!, The Glass Parachute, and The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Martin's Clarkesworld short story "Today I Am Paul" was nominated for a Nebula award by the Science Fiction Writers of America and received the Small Press Award from the Washington Science Fiction Association. “Today I Am Paul” has also appeared in The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 1, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 Edition, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, and The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8, as well as seven international translations. Blue Collar Space is the name for Martin's series of near-space, near-future hard science fiction stories. These stories are set on Luna, on Mars, in Jupiter orbit, and everywhere in between. It includes the award-winning stories "Scramble" (second place, Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, 2012), "Unrefined" (third place, Writers of the Future, 2014), and "Racing to Mars" (first place, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Analytical Laboratory award, 2016), as well as numerous other short stories, novelettes, and novellas. His novella "Murder on the Aldrin Express" was reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Find out more at: Shoemaker.Space

Virginia author/science fiction writer Steve Bates talks about his latest release “Castle of Sand” diving deeply into the world of AI & making us ask what would the world look like if AI took over? This follows the story of Maria Ramos finding herself on a distant planet with six others & an AI sharing the task of saving humanity after an apocalypse! Steve worked as a former reporter for the Washington Post winning numerous awards, plus Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), AARP, Nation's Business Magazine and his other books including “I Am Joey”, “The Patient”, “Afterlife”, “Welcome to Your Dream Hour” and more! Check out the amazing Steve Bates and his latest release on major platforms and www.stevebateswriter.com today! #stevebates #author #sciencefictionwriter #virginia #castleofsand #AI #washingtonpost #SHRM #AARP #nationsbusinessmagazine #iamjoey #thepatient #afterlife #spotify #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #bitchute #rumble #mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerstevebates #themikewagnershowstevebates   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themikewagnershow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themikewagnershow/support

Virginia author/science fiction writer Steve Bates talks about his latest release “Castle of Sand” diving deeply into the world of AI & making us ask what would the world look like if AI took over? This follows the story of Maria Ramos finding herself on a distant planet with six others & an AI sharing the task of saving humanity after an apocalypse! Steve worked as a former reporter for the Washington Post winning numerous awards, plus Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), AARP, Nation's Business Magazine and his other books including “I Am Joey”, “The Patient”, “Afterlife”, “Welcome to Your Dream Hour” and more! Check out the amazing Steve Bates and his latest release on major platforms and www.stevebateswriter.com today! #stevebates #author #sciencefictionwriter #virginia #castleofsand #AI #washingtonpost #SHRM #AARP #nationsbusinessmagazine #iamjoey #thepatient #afterlife #spotify #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #bitchute #rumble #mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerstevebates #themikewagnershowstevebates   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themikewagnershow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themikewagnershow/support

Thursday night live, The Outer Realm welcomes back special guest Dr. Arlan Andrews Sr. Episode 391 Date: November 23rd, 2023 Discussion: Dr. Andrews will be talking about his book Series "Thaw" About The Guest: A retired Professional Engineer, Dr. Arlan Andrews, Sr., held positions at White Sands Missile Range, the White House Science Office, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, in addition to co-founding several technology companies, one of which was listed on NASDAQ. A Life Member of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), Arlan has published over 500 articles, stories, books and columns in science fiction and on the subjects of ancient civilizations, UFOs, Forteana, the paranormal, futurism, technology, politics and humor, in over 125 venues worldwide. He was interviewed on the TV series Ancient Aliens for the episode “Ancient Engineers” and for other TV appearances in Canada and France. He is the proud author of the often-quoted sentence, “The first true spaceship will take off and land the way God and Robert Heinlein intended...”, a tribute to the DC-X reusable rocket, the launches of which he covered at White Sands as a correspondent for The New Scientist Magazine. In 1992-1993, Arlan was a Fellow at the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President, where he wrote the first Federal endorsement of nanotechnology. While working at the White House Science Office, he also founded SIGMA, the science fiction think tank, compromising forty science fiction authors who provide pro bono futurism consulting to the Federal Government. Arlan was a Mechanical Engineering Consultant for the Mutual UFO Network and for the Aerial Phenomena ResearchOrganization (APRO). He served several years as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Rhine Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, and is currently a Vice President of the Ancient Kentucke Historical Association. Investigations have taken him to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, England, Scotland, Mexico, and Peru. His trips to the Sacred Valley of Peru led to the discovery and analysis of an ancient solar calendar, the details of which are revealed in his latest book, Kllarumiyoq: Lost Secrets of the Shadow Machine. Arlan received his B.S., M.S., and Sc.D. degrees from New Mexico State University, where as an undergraduate engineer he was a co-op student and missile tracker at White Sands. Retired since 2013, he is married, with six children, eleven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild who lives in Hong Kong.

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 60s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of different guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book. In this episode, I am joined by two returning guests. First up is the Hugo award-winning fan writer Cora Buhlert who knows her Science Fiction. Steve Davison is the current owner and publisher of one of the longest-running Science Fiction magazines Amazing Stories. Because this is the first episode we talk a lot about the make-up of the book and the process editor Robert Silverberg used to put the book together. The story we are covering is the 1934 classic “A Martian Odessey by Stanley G. Weinbaum. This story is considered a game-changer that changed Science Fiction forever. Don't have the story to read before you listen? I got you. So use the link below to read the story before listening. Or listen to an audio version of the story on YouTube An Internet archive of the original magazine appearance: https://archive.org/details/Wonder_Stories_v06n02_1934-07/page/n47/mode/2up?view=theater Audio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SikXI-x-5UA&t=143s The next episode will be Twilight by John W. Campbell featuring Alec Nevala-Lee, James Reich, and Kate Heffner. •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/

Thursday night live, The Outer Realm welcomes back special guest Dr. Arlan Andrews Sr. Episode 391 Date: November 23rd, 2023 Discussion: Dr. Andrews will be talking about his book Series "Thaw" About The Guest: A retired Professional Engineer, Dr. Arlan Andrews, Sr., held positions at White Sands Missile Range, the White House Science Office, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, in addition to co-founding several technology companies, one of which was listed on NASDAQ. A Life Member of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), Arlan has published over 500 articles, stories, books and columns in science fiction and on the subjects of ancient civilizations, UFOs, Forteana, the paranormal, futurism, technology, politics and humor, in over 125 venues worldwide. He was interviewed on the TV series Ancient Aliens for the episode “Ancient Engineers” and for other TV appearances in Canada and France. He is the proud author of the often-quoted sentence, “The first true spaceship will take off and land the way God and Robert Heinlein intended...”, a tribute to the DC-X reusable rocket, the launches of which he covered at White Sands as a correspondent for The New Scientist Magazine. In 1992-1993, Arlan was a Fellow at the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President, where he wrote the first Federal endorsement of nanotechnology. While working at the White House Science Office, he also founded SIGMA, the science fiction think tank, compromising forty science fiction authors who provide pro bono futurism consulting to the Federal Government. Arlan was a Mechanical Engineering Consultant for the Mutual UFO Network and for the Aerial Phenomena ResearchOrganization (APRO). He served several years as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Rhine Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, and is currently a Vice President of the Ancient Kentucke Historical Association. Investigations have taken him to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, England, Scotland, Mexico, and Peru. His trips to the Sacred Valley of Peru led to the discovery and analysis of an ancient solar calendar, the details of which are revealed in his latest book, Kllarumiyoq: Lost Secrets of the Shadow Machine. Arlan received his B.S., M.S., and Sc.D. degrees from New Mexico State University, where as an undergraduate engineer he was a co-op student and missile tracker at White Sands. Retired since 2013, he is married, with six children, eleven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild who lives in Hong Kong.

They tried Gordon Kent for murder–but who was really responsible? The Sky Was Full of Ships by Theodore Sturgeon, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. We get a lot of comments on our YouTube Channel. This comes to us from HEAVYMETALmovie1981 “MORE scary werewolf stories please!!” We hear you and we have added Black Hound Of Death by Robert E. Howard to our list of stories to narrate. By the way if you know a scary werewolf vintage science fiction story, please send an email to scott@lostscifi.com. Thanks, HEAVYMETALmovie1981!! And this from rodneydangerman9616, “I've been a consistent listener for a while now...my thought (because it was requested in the video description) is that it should be one (confounding and quasi-obscure) question per week. I assume it would be easier on y'all (production team, that is) and, perhaps, it would give an ample amount of time for the audience to respond. Just my two cents. Love your work, Scott! You and Ian (from HorrorBabble) are, in my humble opinion, truly two of the best narrators on YT!!!” Thanks, rodneydangerman9616!! Ian from HorrorBabble is an amazing narrator so to be mentioned with him is a huge compliment. If you have something to say, we would love to hear it! Comment on our YouTube channel or send us an email, scott@lostscifi.com. Theodore Sturgeon was born Edward Hamilton Waldo in Staten Island, New York, in 1918. His name was legally changed to Theodore Sturgeon at age eleven after his mother's divorce and subsequent marriage. Sturgeon's 1953 science fiction novel More Than Human won the 1954 International Fantasy Award as the year's best novel, and the Science Fiction Writers of America ranked "Baby Is Three" number five among the "Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time" up to 1964. Ranked by votes for all of their pre-1965 novellas, Sturgeon was second among authors, behind only Robert Heinlein. He was good and he was prolific! He wrote almost 200 short stories and the screenplays for two Star Trek episodes, and two of his stories were adapted for The New Twilight Zone. Today's story by Sturgeon was in Thrilling Wonder Stories Magazine in June 1947 and can be found on page 55, The Sky Was Full of Ships by Theodore Sturgeon… 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 https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi Next Week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Larry Thomas bought a cuckoo clock for his wife—without knowing the price he would have to pay. Beyond The Door by Philip K. Dick. That's next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Dr. Charles E. Gannon on writing hard science fiction. He is a Distinguished Professor of English (St. Bonaventure University) and was a Fulbright Senior Specialist in American Literature & Culture from 2004-2009. His series includes hard-sf interstellar epic (the Caine Riordan series, set in his Terran Republic universe, nominated for three Nebulas, two Dragons, and winner of the Compton Crook Award) Along with about 50 other SF writers (such as Larry Niven, Ben Bova, John Hemry/Jack Armstrong, and Greg Bear), he is a member of SIGMA, the "SF think-tank" that advises intelligence and defense agencies (www.sigmaforum.org). In his role as a subject matter expert on advanced military/defense/intel concepts, he has been featured on the Discovery Channel, NPR, Fox, and a wide variety of other national media outlets.

This week the I am reading from Kevin Randle's book '1973: A Time of UFO Sightings, Landings and Abductions'.The year, 1973, was a pivotal year for UFO sightings. In 1973: A Time of UFO Sightings, Landings and Abductions, the history of these sightings and the importance of them is explored. It was a time of unprecedented landings with beings from inside the craft seen outside gathering samples of the local flora and fauna. But the most significanct differences were the tales of alien abduction with the best documented of those cases being that reported by Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker. Add to that, the many sightings that involved electromagnetic effects and the close encounter experienced by a National Guard helicopter crew led by Captain Lawrence Coyne the case for the extraterrestrial explanation for many UFO sightings becomes infinitely stronger. The book provides a history of UFO sightings, independent documentation for the extraordinary events, and a suggestion of what might be coming in the future.BioKevin D. Randle is a retired lieutenant colonel who served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and in Iraq as a battalion intelligence officer. He began writing for UFO magazines and eventually moved onto books. A goal had been to publish science fiction and to join the Science Fiction Writers of America. He has appeared on countless radio and television programs in the mid-1990s hosted his own show on KTSM Radio in El Paso, Texas. To prove that he hasn't been stuck in a rut, he has written books about UFOs, science fiction, action adventure and even a vampire novel called, cleverly, VAMPYR.http://kevinrandle.blogspot.com/Amazon link http://rb.gy/arz9dhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-different-perspective-with-kevin-randle/id1239484934https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast

This week I'm talking to Kevin Randle about his book '1973: A Time of UFO Sightings, Landings and Abductions'.The year, 1973, was a pivotal year for UFO sightings. In 1973: A Time of UFO Sightings, Landings and Abductions, the history of these sightings and the importance of them is explored. It was a time of unprecedented landings with beings from inside the craft seen outside gathering samples of the local flora and fauna. But the most significanct differences were the tales of alien abduction with the best documented of those cases being that reported by Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker. Add to that, the many sightings that involved electromagnetic effects and the close encounter experienced by a National Guard helicopter crew led by Captain Lawrence Coyne the case for the extraterrestrial explanation for many UFO sightings becomes infinitely stronger. The book provides a history of UFO sightings, independent documentation for the extraordinary events, and a suggestion of what might be coming in the future.BioKevin D. Randle is a retired lieutenant colonel who served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and in Iraq as a battalion intelligence officer. He began writing for UFO magazines and eventually moved onto books. A goal had been to publish science fiction and to join the Science Fiction Writers of America. He has appeared on countless radio and television programs in the mid-1990s hosted his own show on KTSM Radio in El Paso, Texas. To prove that he hasn't been stuck in a rut, he has written books about UFOs, science fiction, action adventure and even a vampire novel called, cleverly, VAMPYR.http://kevinrandle.blogspot.com/Amazon link http://rb.gy/arz9dhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-different-perspective-with-kevin-randle/id1239484934https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast

Brown's narrative begins by swiftly immersing us in a world transformed by the miraculous substance known as Adaptine. This drug, a testament to scientific prowess, has endowed humanity with the ability to establish life on the Martian surface. The author's adept storytelling allows us to grasp the magnitude of this accomplishment almost effortlessly. In mere sentences, we're transported to a time where Mars colonization is not only plausible but palpable.♥️Patreon Page - Help keep the show ad-free

From the September/October 2023 edition of The Scottish Rite Journal. Any accompanying photographs or citations for this article can be found in the corresponding print edition.Make sure to like and subscribe to the channel! Freemasons, make sure you shout out your Lodge, Valley, Chapter or Shrine below!OES, Job's Daughter's, Rainbow, DeMolay? Drop us a comment too!To learn how to find a lodge near you, visit www.beafreemason.comTo learn more about the Scottish Rite, visit www.scottishrite.orgVisit our YouTube Page: Youtube.com/ScottishRiteMasonsVisit our new stores:Bookstore: https://www.srbookstore.myshopify.com/Merch Store: http://www.shopsrgifts.com/

Subscriber-only episodeIsaac Asimov, born in 1920, was a renowned American writer and biochemistry professor at Boston University. He stood among the "Big Three" science fiction authors, alongside Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, and was celebrated for his extensive literary contributions. Asimov's astounding productivity saw him produce over 500 books, covering diverse genres like hard science fiction, mysteries, fantasy, and popular science. His most iconic creation was the "Foundation" series, which earned the prestigious Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series." Additionally, he seamlessly intertwined his various series, such as the "Galactic Empire" and "Robot" series, to create a unified "future history" in his works.Beyond fiction, Asimov excelled in social science fiction, with his novelette "Nightfall" being hailed as the best short science fiction story ever by the Science Fiction Writers of America. He also wrote under the pen name Paul French, crafting juvenile science-fiction novels. His passion for popular science led to numerous books that simplified complex concepts, making them accessible to the general public.Isaac Asimov's impact extended beyond the realm of literature. He was a dedicated advocate for humanism and served as the president of the American Humanist Association. Furthermore, he received numerous honors and had entities named in his honor, including an asteroid, a Martian crater, a school in Brooklyn, and even Honda's humanoid robot ASIMO. Asimov's legacy endures not only in his vast body of work but also in his contributions to science fiction, science popularization, and the promotion of humanistic values.New Patreon RequestBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEVisit us here: www.ghostpod.orgBuy me a coffee if you're glad I do this: https://ko-fi.com/tonywalkerIf you really want to help me, become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barcudMusic by The Heartwood Institute: https://bit.ly/somecomeback

“Trigger-happy” Putin pilot almost triggers World War III DSEI 2023: Wolfhound's laser system takes out UAVs for the price of a ‘cup of coffee' Mysterious Dark Matter Mapped Across Space Like Never Before MARTIN SHOEMAKER Author and Writers of the Future Winner – Biography Martin L. Shoemaker is a writer with a lucrative programming habit. As a child he told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother's manual typewriter even though he couldn't reach the keys. (He types with the keyboard in his lap still today.) He couldn't imagine any career but writing fiction . . . until his algebra teacher said, “This is a program. You should write one of these.” Fast forward 30 years of programming, writing, and teaching. He was named an MVP by Microsoft for his work with the developer community. He is an avid role-playing gamemaster, but that didn't satisfy his storytelling urge. He wrote, but he never submitted until his brother-in-law read a chapter and said, “That's not a chapter. That's a story. Send it in.” It won second place in the Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest and earned him lunch with Buzz Aldrin. Programming never did that! Martin hasn't stopped writing (or programming) since. His work has appeared in Analog, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, and select service garages worldwide. His novellaMurder on the Aldrin Express was reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection and in Year's Top Short SF Novels 4. In addition, Martin's work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Galaxy's Edge, Digital Science Fiction, Forever Magazine, Humanity 2.0, The Year's Top Short SF Novels 4, Writers of the Future Volume 31, Time Travel Tales, Trajectories, Little Green Men: Attack!, The Glass Parachute, and The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Martin's Clarkesworld short story "Today I Am Paul" was nominated for a Nebula award by the Science Fiction Writers of America and received the Small Press Award from the Washington Science Fiction Association. “Today I Am Paul” has also appeared in The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume 1, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016 Edition, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, and The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8, as well as seven international translations. Blue Collar Space is the name for Martin's series of near-space, near-future hard science fiction stories. These stories are set on Luna, on Mars, in Jupiter orbit, and everywhere in between. It includes the award-winning stories "Scramble" (second place, Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, 2012), "Unrefined" (third place, Writers of the Future, 2014), and "Racing to Mars" (first place, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Analytical Laboratory award, 2016), as well as numerous other short stories, novelettes, and novellas. His novella "Murder on the Aldrin Express" was reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection. Find out more at: Shoemaker.Space

PLEASE SHARE THIS EPISODE in your social media so others who loves strange and macabre stories can listen too: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/17309IN THIS EPISODE: it's #ThrillerThursday, and this week I'm bringing you a tale recommended to me by one of you, the Weirdo family. Louis Padgett's story, “Mimsy Were the Borogoves” was originally published in the February 1943 issue of “Astounding Science Fiction Magazine”. It was judged by the Science Fiction Writers of America to be among the best science fiction stories written prior to 1965, and in 2007 it was loosely adapted into a feature-length film titled The Last Mimzy. The title of the original short story was directly inspired by a verse from "Jabberwocky", a poem found in the classic novel Through the Looking-Glass by author Lewis Carroll. And in 1976, Caedmon Records released a spoken word album of the short story, narrated by William Shatner. Well – I don't know that I'll be as entertaining as William Shatner with the story, but I'll do my best for you.SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Mimsy Were The Borogoves” by Lewis Padgett from the book “The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 1, 1929-1964”: https://amzn.to/3ZqjVvlVisit our Sponsors & Friends: https://weirddarkness.com/sponsors Join the Weird Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Advertise in the Weird Darkness podcast or syndicated radio show: https://weirddarkness.com/advertise= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library, EpidemicSound and/or StoryBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ) Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and Nicolas Gasparini (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission of the artists.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =OTHER PODCASTS I HOST…Paranormality Magazine: (COMING SEPT. 30, 2023) https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrorsRetro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradioChurch of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2023, Weird Darkness.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3655291/advertisement

  Wednesday night live, The Outer Realm welcomes for the first time, special guest Dr. Arlan Andrews Sr. Discussion : Dr. Andrews Book " KILLARUMIYOQ- Lost Secrets of the Shadow Machine" About Dr. Arlan Andrews Sr. An Ancient Enigma of Peru - RevealedA retired Professional Engineer, Dr. Arlan Andrews, Sr., held positions at White Sands Missile Range, the White House Science Office, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, in addition to co-founding several technology companies, one of which was listed on NASDAQ. A Life Member of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), Arlan has published over 500 articles, stories, books and columns in science fiction and on the subjects of ancient civilizations, UFOs, Forteana, the paranormal, futurism, technology, politics and humor, in over 125 venues worldwide. He was interviewed on the TV series Ancient Aliens for the episode “Ancient Engineers” and for other TV appearances in Canada and France. He is the proud author of the often-quoted sentence, “The first true spaceship will take off and land the way God and Robert Heinlein intended...”, a tribute to the DC-X reusable rocket, the launches of which he covered at White Sands as a correspondent for The New Scientist Magazine. In 1992-1993, Arlan was a Fellow at the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President, where he wrote the first Federal endorsement of nanotechnology. While working at the White House Science Office, he also founded SIGMA, the science fiction think tank, compromising forty science fiction authors who provide pro bono futurism consulting to the Federal Government. Arlan was a Mechanical Engineering Consultant for the Mutual UFO Network and for the Aerial Phenomena ResearchOrganization (APRO). He served several years as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Rhine Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, and is currently a Vice President of the Ancient Kentucke Historical Association. Investigations have taken him to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, England, Scotland, Mexico, and Peru. His trips to the Sacred Valley of Peru led to the discovery and analysis of an ancient solar calendar, the details of which are revealed in his latest book, Kllarumiyoq: Lost Secrets of the Shadow Machine. Arlan received his B.S., M.S., and Sc.D. degrees from New Mexico State University, where as an undergraduate engineer he was a co-op student and missile tracker at White Sands. Retired since 2013, he is married, with six children, eleven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild who lives in Hong Kong.        

In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to their friend Nalo Hopkinson, the award-winning Afrofuturist author of novels like SKIN FOLK, MIDNIGHT ROBBER and BROWN GIRL IN THE RING, named a Damon Knight Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2020. She talks about overcoming homelessness, her journey in the arts, and transitioning to comics with Neil Gaiman. Also, how she copes with stress and uncertainty.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Listener, this is part one of a two-part series on the many crimes of science fiction authors. Let's not sugar coat it. The sexual abuse of children committed by science fiction authors. We're going to talk about the Science Fiction Writers of America. How I feel that they're hypocrites. How the image the SFWA has cultivated doesn't gel with the facts. Monstrous people that have been given the prestigious title of Grand Master and never denounced for their evil. Special thanks to Moira Greyland. Black Label Episodes AND Ad-Free episodes are now available on Apple Podcasts Premium. Find us on all podcasting platforms. Support Obscura on Patreon and unlock the exclusive Black Label episodes. Visit us online. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram