{"podcast":{"title":"The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories","slug":"the-lost-sci-fi-podcast-vintage-sci-fi-short-stories-5315368","podcast_index_feed_id":5315368,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/T_HaIqjN","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/the-lost-sci-fi-podcast-vintage-sci-fi-short-stories/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/41878796-d1de-4e49-bad9-146aeac9ac6e/3000x3000/lost_sci_fi.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Scott Miller","episode_count":600,"summary":"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 timeless speculative ideas—alien encounters, artificial intelligence, time travel, dystopian futures, and the human cost of progress—through the works of legendary authors such as Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, H. G. Wells, Harlan Ellison, and many others.Now in its fourth year and with more than 560 episodes released, The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast has reached #1 on Apple Podcasts in 43 countries, reflecting a worldwide appetite for classic science fiction storytelling. Each restored short story gives modern listeners direct access to the imagination and bold ideas that shaped the genre from its earliest days through the Golden Age.Narrated by Scott Miller, each episode serves as an accessible entry point into science fiction’s rich literary history—bringing the wonders…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T12:19:55.415835+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lost-sci-fi-podcast-vintage-sci-fi-short-stories-5315368"},"episode":{"title":"The Last Friday In August by David Ely","slug":"the-last-friday-in-august-by-david-ely","published_at":"2026-06-04T07:15:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lost-sci-fi-podcast-vintage-sci-fi-short-stories-5315368/the-last-friday-in-august-by-david-ely","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lost-sci-fi-podcast-vintage-sci-fi-short-stories-5315368","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/the-lost-sci-fi-podcast-vintage-sci-fi-short-stories/episodes/the-last-friday-in-august-by-david-ely/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/2d99b959-8c5e-4cd3-999d-d8e3a2f320c6/episodes/7b594722-73e1-41d7-ba1f-db7d4c807ee1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2d99b959-8c5e-4cd3-999d-d8e3a2f320c6&awEpisodeId=7b594722-73e1-41d7-ba1f-db7d4c807ee1&feed=T_HaIqjN","summary":"William spends years preparing himself for a moment he believes will change the city forever, while millions of exhausted strangers stumble through another suffocating summer. When the crowds suddenly fall silent and turn toward him with perfect devotion, he climbs above the city convinced he finally understands why he was chosen. The Last Friday In August by David Ely. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.David Ely makes his debut on the podcast. He was born David Eli Lilienthal Jr. in November 1927, in Chicago, Illinois.He wrote three novels, including Seconds, which was adapted into the 1966 film starring Rock Hudson. Ely also wrote the teleplay for a 1971 episode of Night Gallery.Ely wrote 21 science fiction short stories, beginning in 1961. Today’s story was only his second venture into science fiction, appearing in Fantastic Stories of Imagination in December 1961 on page 44. The Last Friday In August by David Ely.Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A strange metal cube turns a quiet neighborhood into a battlefield of scientists, preachers, and officials desperate to explain what no one can move, measure, or understand. But the most unsettling possibility is not where the cube came from — it’s who may have wanted it there in the first place. John Thomas’s Cube by John Leimert. 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