
The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast restores and narrates forgotten and underrated vintage science fiction short stories spanning from the 1700s through the mid-1960s. Each episode features a professionally narrated classic drawn from early speculative fiction, pioneering 19th-century tales, and the pulp magazine era that shaped modern science fiction.
Released several times a week, the podcast explores timel... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 562 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | FictionScience Fiction | |||

A taxi driver becomes the most feared man in the city when passengers keep vanishing from his cab, leaving behind only watches, coins, and scattered pieces of metal. While police hunt a murderer and reporters invent a monster, the real danger sits qu... more
The patrolmen on Titan expected another brutal week guarding the chroidex mines, but a sudden disaster leaves them trapped outside their own fortress with a thousand enemies behind its walls. As ammunition runs low and escape disappears, Captain Stal... more
A drifting relic from the earliest days of interstellar travel crashes onto a lonely world, carrying the echo of a doomed voyage nobody fully understands. When a second ghost ship appears above Straba, one greedy visitor pushes too far into something... more
A silent invader hangs over New York while entire buildings and war machines vanish without a sound. As governments prepare for surrender, one desperate idea forces a handful of men to walk straight toward a weapon no one has survived. The World In T... more
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I’ve been reading SF, and i now remember why i started reading good authors. These stories are two dimensional at best. The characters are all basically the same guy, they have no emotional or intellectual depth, and they are made worse by a narrator who seems to want to give them all the same voice, cadence and accent.
I really gave it my best, because i wanted to recapture a childhood time when i loved these, but with the exception of one post-nuclear teenage girl, the characters were imposs... more
I have always liked science fiction. I have always admired the imagination of authors who manages to write all of these amazing stories. I thought I knew many different stories already.
Oh my goodness, I had no idea. This podcast has brought me in contact with so many great authors, so many amazing stories, so many wonderful episodes!
Thank you so much!!!
Seems like a great idea but I can’t shake the feeling that he’s disingenuous.
I absolutely love this golden age sci-fi! This is, by far, the best podcast I've ever heard.
The commercials are so loud it’s hard to listen at night in bed, but Scott’s a great narrator. Wish there were less space Sci-fi and more diverse, but it’s really great to have.
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A repository of vintage science fiction short stories, professionally narrated and restored for modern listeners. Episodes span classics from the pulp era to mid‑century works, often featuring space opera, time travel, dystopian visions, and human‑cost storytelling. Narration highlights the era's prose and historical publishing context, providing accessible entry points to influential authors and forgotten masterpieces. A standout appeal is the polished vocal storytelling that preserves atmosphere while offering period‑accurate framing and notes for curious newcomers and longtime fans alike.
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast launched 4 years ago and published 562 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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