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? ... Show More
Feb 2022
380 Ian Fleming | PLUS The Black James Bond
Ian Fleming (1908-1964) always wanted to be a writer. Not an "author," as he put it, and not someone in the "Shakespeare stakes," but someone who wrote for money and pleasure. In developing his enduring character James Bond, he managed to accomplish both. In this episode, Jacke t ... Show More
48m 52s
Aug 2023
Amor Towles Sees Dead People
<p>The novelist Amor Towles, whose best-selling books include “Rules of Civility,” “A Gentleman in Moscow” and “The Lincoln Highway,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/books/review/amor-towles-cadaver-murder-mystery.html" target="_blank">contributed an essay to the Book ... Show More
52m 50s
Apr 2020
S5 Ep19: 19: S5E19 – "Strange and Scary Things" – Scary Stories Told in the Dark
In this episode of Scary Stories Told in the Dark, we bring you seven terrifying tales from authors Kevin David Anderson, H.K. Reyes, Nick Botic, William Dalphin, Felix Blackwell, Robert Ahern, and David Feuling, performed by host and narrator Otis Jiry, about fiendish folklore a ... Show More
1h 1m
Jun 2023
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Guy Montag est un pompier qui ne combat pas les incendies, mais les allume... Plongez dans un futur dystopique où les livres sont interdits et brûlés 🔥 Écoutez l'histoire de "Fahrenheit 451", un roman de Ray Bradbury publié en 1953. Véritable chef-d'œuvre d'anticipation, c'est u ... Show More
20m 12s
Apr 2020
What If We Lived 50 Years Into the Future? - Guest: Steven Kotler
Mark Twain once said...Well, Mark Twain said a lot of things but in this particular context, his "it's difficult to make predictions, particularly about the future" is as apropos as it is yogi Berra-ish. But these days, futurism is not only harder than it's probably ever been, bu ... Show More
54m 54s