• From Weird Darkness: The Red Room by H.G. Wells

    Here’s a little bonus content from our narrator Darren Marlar’s podcast Weird Darkness. H.G. Wells was a prolific sci-fi author, but with The Red Room he showed he could hold his own in the horror genre as well. Listen ⇢

    From Weird Darkness: The Red Room by H.G. Wells
  • Welcome Martians by S.A. Lombino

    This week’s story is “Welcome Martians” by S.A. Lombino. What if we landed on Mars and discovered people who were so much like us that they wouldn’t actually believe you were from Earth? Listen ⇢

    Welcome Martians by S.A. Lombino
  • Don’t Shoot by Robert Zacks

    Our story this week is “Don’t Shoot” by Robert Zacks. If you invent something Earth-changing, you need to be careful who you sell the technology to. You might end up inadvertently creating a cryptid. Listen ⇢

    Don’t Shoot by Robert Zacks
  • The Merchants of Venus by A. H. Phelps

    This week’s story is “The Merchants of Venus” by A. H. Phelps. If you were trying to recruit people for a new colony, who would you choose? Most people would be looking for the next George Washington, or at the very least the next Neil Armstrong. History suggests, they’d be… Listen ⇢

    The Merchants of Venus by A. H. Phelps
  • The Undersea Tube by L. Taylor Hansen

    This week’s story is “The Undersea Tube” by L. Taylor Hansen. Back when Hansen wrote this story in 1929, a project like the Chunnel was a far off dream. Of course he envisioned things going a little differently when we started digging under the sea. Listen ⇢

    The Undersea Tube by L. Taylor Hansen
  • Scent Makes a Difference by James Stamers

    This week’s story is “Scent Makes a Difference” by James Stamers. They say scent is so strongly tied to our memory that it can help trigger all sorts of long lost memories even years later. Now one man learns it can also help you meet different version of yourself from… Listen ⇢

    Scent Makes a Difference by James Stamers
  • Sweet Tooth by Robert F Young

    Our story this week is“Sweet Tooth” by Robert F Young. If we ever do actually meet aliens there will be plenty of people who will be worried about ending up in a “To Serve Man”-type scenario. But it might turn out human beings aren’t the ones who have to worry… Listen ⇢

    Sweet Tooth by Robert F Young
  • Operation Distress by Lester Del Ray

    As human beings venture out into the cosmos, it’s pretty certain they’re going to run into all sorts of unexpected threats to their health and well-being. It happened to explorers hundreds of years ago when European explorers arrived in the New World and were exposed to all sorts of new… Listen ⇢

    Operation Distress by Lester Del Ray
  • Ask a Foolish Question by Robert Sheckley

    This week’s story is “Ask a Foolish Question” by Robert Sheckley. The secret to learning the answers to life, the universe and everything is knowing the right questions to ask. Listen ⇢

    Ask a Foolish Question by Robert Sheckley