Beyond the Center

Dec 08 2024 27 ep. 24 mins 3
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JOIN ME FOR EPISODE 2 OF SEASON 2 ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 8, 2024! 

Join me, as we will explore beyond our perceived reality, into the short stories of some of the best authors of classic science fiction and dark fantasy.

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"Star Chamber" by H.B. Fyfe

Dec 08 2024 24 mins  
A fugitive who has run from justice finds himself confronted by a sole law enforcement officer on an uncharted planet. The fugitive has no intentions of being taken in by the officer, while the officer has another plan in mind. "Star Chamber', by H.B Fyfe, was first published in the March 1963 issue of Amazing Stories. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim Pollock

"The Big Engine" by Fritz Leiber

Oct 13 2024 15 mins  
Are we all just cogs in the wheel of life? The first short story of Season 2 of Beyond the Center comes to us from author, Fritz Leiber, and is entitled "The Big Engine". It was first published in the February 1962 issue of Galaxy Magazine. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] us a textSupport the showBeyond the

"Keep Out" by Fredric Brown

Jul 09 2024 11 mins  
Earth hatches a plan, with the aid of a new miracle drug, to colonize Mars. A new generation of humans are born from parents who were carefully selected for the experiment and then inoculated with the miracle drug. This short story comes to us from author, Fredric Brown, and is entitled "Keep Out". It was first published in the March 1954 issue of Amazing Stories. Thank you to Beyo

"The Machine Stops" (Part 3) by E. M. Forster

May 26 2024 31 mins  
A prophetic short story involving mankind's subordination to, reliance upon, and worship of, modern technology. This longer short story is being split up into three parts, with today's part three titled "The Homeless", from "The Machine Stops", written by E. M. Forster. It was first published in The Oxford and Cambridge Review in November of 1909. Thank you to Beyond the Center's S

"The Machine Stops" (Part 2) by E. M. Forster

May 19 2024 32 mins  
A prophetic short story involving mankind's subordination to, reliance upon, and worship of, modern technology. This longer short story is being split up into three parts, with today's part two titled "The Mending Apparatus", from "The Machine Stops", written by E. M. Forster. It was first published in The Oxford and Cambridge Review in November of 1909. Thank you to Beyond the Cen

"The Machine Stops" (Part 1) by E. M. Forster

May 12 2024 37 mins  
A prophetic short story involving mankind's subordination to, reliance upon, and worship of, modern technology. This longer short story will be split up into three parts over today and the following two Sundays. Today's part one of this three part story is titled "The Air-Ship", from "The Machine Stops", written by E. M. Forster. It was first published in The Oxford and Cambridge R

"Time Fuze" by Randall Garrett

Apr 21 2024 13 mins  
A ship with an experimental faster-than-light drive, the first ever to voyage outside of our solar system, arrives some distance from their destination of Alpha Centauri A. Upon arriving, the crew witnesses an unexpected event which has an astronomically low probability of occurrence. For this episode, the short story is titled "Time Fuze" by Randall Garrett, which was first publis

"Saknarth" by Millard Verne Gordon (AKA Donald A. Wolheim)

Apr 07 2024 18 mins  
Saknarth, the Master Astrologer, yearned for the day when mankind would no longer be enslaved; when they would conquer their fears and miseries through learning and enlightenment. The short story for this episode is titled "Saknarth" by Millard Verne Gordon (AKA Donald A. Wolheim), which was first published in the Spring 1942 edition of Science Fiction Quarterly.Thank you to Beyond

"Ancient Lights" by Algernon Blackwood

Mar 24 2024 20 mins  
Mr. Thomas, a surveyor's clerk from Croydon, travels to the Sussex Weald to meet with a client about having a copse removed. Upon arriving near his destination, he spots the line of Downs with Chanctonbury Ring at its crest. As he comes upon the crest, he realises that this must be the wood his client wants cut down, and decides to walk through to have a look.The short story for th

"Radio Mates" by Benjamin Witwer

Mar 10 2024 41 mins  
Bromley Cranston, a scientist, devotes himself to achieving a scientific discovery after his beloved has been swept away by another man. Cranston finds himself involved with the other man and his beloved as he makes progress on his invention which is capable of transmitting live beings. The short story for this episode is "Radio Mates", by Benjamin Witwer, first published in the Ju