Working on the theory that you can skin a sucker in space as well as on Earth, the con team of Harding and Sheckly operated furtively but profitably among natives of the outer planets. That is—until there was a question of turnabout being fair play in a world where natives took their skinning literally! Skin Game by Charles E. Fritch, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
It’s been more than two year since Charles E. Fritch has been on the podcast with Danger In The Void. Let’s go back in time almost 70 years ago and open the pages of the May 1954 publication of If World’s of Science Fiction. You will find two stories we’ve featured previously. Prominent Author by Philip K. Dick and Forsyte’s Retreat by Winston Marks. Our third story from that magazine is found on page 55, Skin Game by Charles E. Fritch…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, As a mysterious star hurtles toward Earth, bringing with it unprecedented chaos and destruction, humanity grapples with the impending apocalypse and the uncertain fate of their world. Amidst the turmoil, a diverse array of individuals—from scientists to lovers, from scholars to refugees—navigate the cataclysmic events and search for meaning in the face of annihilation. The Star by H. G. Wells. 
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Skin Game by Charles E. Fritch - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1950s

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Cordovir and Hum encounter a mysterious metallic object balancing on fire! As they debate its origins, a chilling realization sets in: what lurks inside could challenge everything they know about morality and truth. The Monsters by Robert Sheckley, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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Robert Sheckley is one of our favorite authors and there are more of his stories on the way. Today we go back in time 71 years to the March 1953 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction where we will discover that things are not always as they appear. Turn to page 15, The Monsters by Robert Sheckley…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, “You ask us of Mars for a weapon to save your world. We have it–but it is not for you Earthman. Men may die and planets perish, but we break not the law of the universe–Every civilization must work out its own destiny!” The Weapon by Isaac Asimov.
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It was a dream house; yet the dream could have been a nightmare… The Missing Room by Lynn Venable, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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You may remember Lynn Venable for the Post-Apocalyptic Story Time Enough At Last that we shared with you about six months ago. A story so good it was adapted for The Twilight Zone in an episode starring Burgess Meredith. Today’s short sci-fi story can be found on page 58 in Weird Tales Magazine in July 1953 , The Missing Room by Lynn Venable…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Cordovir and Hum encounter a mysterious metallic object balancing on fire! As they debate its origins, a chilling realization sets in: what lurks inside could challenge everything they know about morality and truth. The Monsters by Robert Sheckley. 
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Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price—denial of life! The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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This is the 5th time author Fritz Leiber has been on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Previously you’ve heard The Black Ewe, Nice Girl With 5 Husbands, The Foxholes of Mars and A Pail of Air. Today’s Apocalyptic Sci-FI Story first appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction in April 1952. Open your 35 cent copy of the magazine to page 89, The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It was a dream house; yet the dream could have been a nightmare… The Missing Room by Lynn Venable.
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The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber - Short Science Fiction Story From the 1950s

The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture. But blowouts have small beginnings… The Engineer by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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Today’s story was written by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth. Pohl has been on the podcast before but this marks Kornbluth’s debut. Born and raised in New York he learned to read by the age of three, wrote his own stories by the time he was seven, graduated from high school at thirteen, received a CCNY scholarship at fourteen, and was "thrown out for leading a student strike" without graduating. As a teenager, he became a member of the Futurians, an influential group of science fiction fans and writers. That’s where he met and became friends with Frederik Pohl, Donald A. Wollheim, Robert Lowndes, and his future wife Mary Byers.
He wrote a handful of stories before the war and then penned 8 novels and more than 80 short stories. 
Kornbluth was scheduled to interview for the position of editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He was running late because he had to shovel snow from his driveway and ran to meet his train, he suffered a fatal heart attack on the platform. He was only 34 years old.
Today’s story can be found on page 112 of Infinity Science Fiction in February 1956, The Engineer by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price—denial of life! The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber.
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The Engineer by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1950s

Ellen’s husband was so quiet and self-effacing she could almost picture him apologizing for the inscription on his own tombstone. The Good Husband by Evelyn E. Smith, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
We love hearing from you, whether it’s on Spotify, YouTube or when you send us an email. Hearing from our listeners all over the world is so gratifying. Peter Schreyer from Antwerp, Belgium says, “As a visually impaired person with frequent painful cornea erosions, listening to the lost Sci-Fi podcast keeps me sane in my difficult moments. I give you a 5 out of 5!!” Thanks Peter, sorry to hear about your vision issues and we are happy to help you during the most challenging times. 
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The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast has evolved over the last two years based on feedback from you! Our intros are, for the most part, shorter than they were when we started and the endings of each episode are now shorter too, thanks to you.
We’ve done longer stories because you’ve asked for them and today we’re going to fulfill a request we get a lot. A super short story, all by itself, and the shortest episode of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast ever. If you have comments or suggestions we would love to hear your ideas, scott@lostscifi.com.
This is another one of those stories that I fell in love with as soon as I started reading it and knew I had to share it with you. Let us open the shabby old pages of Fantastic Universe Magazine 69 years ago, August 1955 to be specific, and discover our short story about wedded bliss, The Good Husband by Evelyn E. Smith…
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture. But blowouts have small beginnings… The Engineer by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth
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Skin Game by Charles E. Fritch - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1950s

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