Time Loops

In Naomi Alderman’s “The Power” women all over the planet suddenly develop the ability to shoot electrical shocks, to the point of lethality. The natural order is entirely inverted, with men easily overpowered by women, and resulting societal tumult. Katherine Mangu-Ward joins to ... Show More

Star Trek’s Feringi are intergalactic traders, merchants, entrepreneurs, and feckless shysters. How did they get to be space capitalists when the Federation outgrew the concept of money altogether? Sean Finnerty joins to discuss Feringinar, the Rules of Acquisition, and the econo ... Show More

In "Subservience" Megan Fox plays a robot servant who goes off the rails, seduces her owner, and tries to kill his wife. Henrique Couto joins to discuss the ethical implications of cheating on your spouse with a robot, how we ought to treat robots even if they don't really have c ... Show More

“There are thirty one million people waiting for me.”Season 1, Episode 7.The Amelia Project is a secret agency that helps its clients by faking their deaths and setting them up with a brand new identity! In this episode the client is a famous comedian… who has lost his sense of h ... Show More

"He opened the bottomless pit, and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke.”Season 1, Episode 8.The Amelia Project is a secret agency that helps its clients by faking their deaths and setting them up ... Show More

Exiled to Pluto's harsh wastes, Marcius Kemble listened eagerly to the evil voices planning his triumphant return. But even the Plutonians underestimated the flaming glory to which they sent him. Escape From Pluto by William Oberfield, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Have ... Show More

When the energy of Earth’s experimental station in space runs amuck, scientist Roger Sheldon puts up a big battle! Atomic Station by Frank Belknap Long, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. This is the second appearance on the podcast for Frank Belknap Long. You may remember t ... Show More

A new quick-witted mystery from the makers of Blackout and The Left Right Game, Classified follows Ivan Harris, a slightly paranoid smooth talker who finds himself trapped in the mysterious Ravenholm Institute. Ivan claims to be sane, but his cries are ignored by the imposing Doc ... Show More

“I’ve messed up. Big time. There has to be a way out... And you’re going to help me find it...”Season 1, Episode 6. The Amelia Project is a secret agency that helps its clients by faking their deaths and setting them up with a brand new identity! This episode’s client is a market ... Show More

Introducing that modest little superman, that shrinking violet of destiny, Ajax Calkins, and a world where you had to hop, in some way, to get where you wanted to go! Pogo Planet by Donald A. Wollheim, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. More 5 Star reviews on Apple Podcasts! ... Show More

A short story of a grisly ride through a blizzard with a corpse! The Last Drive by Carl Jacobi, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Carl Richard Jacobi was an author and resident of Minneapolis Minnesota his ... Show More

When a Greek interpreter is kidnapped in the dead of night and forced to translate for a mysterious prisoner, he learns of a sinister plot involving family fortunes, murderous intent, and London’s criminal underground. Fearing for his life, he turns to Holmes, Watson, and the gre ... Show More

“They’re following my every move. They’re listening to every word I say. Every. Single. Word.”Season 1, Episode 9.The Amelia Project is a secret agency that helps its clients by faking their deaths and setting them up with a brand new identity! What’s today’s client’s dilemma? Li ... Show More