Best Evelyn Dick Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 1: Terror In Renfrew County 39:30

9M ago39:30

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Ep 1: Terror In Renfrew County It was a beautiful fall day in Renfrew County, Ontario, when the first of three 911 calls came into the local police dispatch. The woman on the other end of the phone was screaming. A man had just shot her sister. Then, a second call. A young man had just witnessed his mother being attacked by a gun-wielding man in th…

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Ep. 1: A Day At the Lake - The Mysterious Deaths of Karen and Krista Hart 46:51

10M ago46:51

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Ep. 1: A Day At the Lake - The Mysterious Deaths of Karen and Krista Hart It was an unspeakable tragedy - twin three-year-old girls had drowned at a local lake in Gander, Newfoundland while under the care of their father. Their mother was inconsolable but the police were perplexed. What really happened that day at the lake? Nelson Hart, the twin’s …

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Ep 1: Monster In The Woods - The Crimes Of David Alexander Snow 49:09

12M ago49:09

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Ep 1: Monster In The Woods - The Crimes Of David Alexander Snow In the summer of 1992, a dangerous sexual predator was on the loose in North Vancouver. Three young women had been sexually assaulted at gunpoint and two of the victims had been kidnapped. It was a race against time to find the woman and apprehend the suspect before he struck again. Bu…

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Ep. 1: Failing Zachary - A Murder Most Preventable 40:13

1y ago40:13

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Failing Zachary - A Murder Most Preventable When David and Kate Bagby were told their 28-year-old son Andrew had been murdered they were devastated. Andrew was a well respected family doctor who had just begun his career after years of study. Now he was gone and his ex-girlfriend, another doctor, had been charged with his senseless killing. The Bag…

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Ep 1: A Killer in the Family - The Murders of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook 43:08

1y ago43:08

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A Killer in the Family - The Murders of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook In 1987, teenage sweethearts Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook set out from Victoria, BC for a one-night trip to Seattle. Tragically they were never seen alive again. Somewhere along their route they encountered a violent stranger who targeted the trusting couple. But who was…

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Ep 1: Frozen Tears - The Murder of Dusty Bowers 40:13

1+ y ago40:13

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Ep 1: Frozen Tears - The Murder of Dusty Bowers She was just going to be a few minutes, so Julie Bowers decided to leave her sleeping 11-month-old son Dusty in his car seat in the back of her car when she went into the bank. It was the afternoon of January 14, 1988, a bitter cold day in Kincardine, Ontario. When Julie returned to the car Dusty was …

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"My Past is Mine," a short story by Gerda Rhoads 19:06

1+ y ago19:06

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“My Past is Mine” by Gerda Rhoads was published in the October 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe. This season of Vintage Sci-Fi Shorts features stories from the pages of the magazine Fantastic Universe, and particularly from the first two volumes of the magazine, published between 1953 and 1955. Gerda Rhoads, born in Austria, wrote just one publishe…

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“The Happy Music,” a short story by Jeanne Williams 12:43

1+ y ago12:43

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“The Happy Music” by Jeanne Williams was published in the January 1955 issue of Fantastic Universe. This season of Vintage Sci-Fi Shorts features stories from the pages of the magazine Fantastic Universe, and particularly from the first two volumes of the magazine, published between 1953 and 1955. Jeanne Williams is one of the great American Wester…

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"Nightmare on the Nose," a short story by Evelyn E. Smith 28:21

1+ y ago28:21

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“Nightmare on the Nose” by Evelyn E. Smith was published in the October 1953 issue of Fantastic Universe. This season of Vintage Sci-Fi Shorts features stories from the pages of the magazine Fantastic Universe, and particularly from the first two volumes of the magazine, published between 1953 and 1955. Evelyn E. Smith was an esteemed writer of sci…

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“Beyond the Door,” a short story by Philip K. Dick 18:07

1+ y ago18:07

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“Beyond the Door” by Philip K. Dick was published in the January 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe. This season of Vintage Sci-Fi Shorts features stories from the pages of the magazine Fantastic Universe, and particularly from the first two volumes of the magazine, published between 1953 and 1955. Philip K. Dick is one of science fiction's most endu…

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Ep. 1: A Sister’s Love - The Murder of Lynne Knight 33:11

1+ y ago33:11

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A Sister’s Love: The Murder of Lynne Knight When a young Canadian nurse is brutally murdered in a suburb of Los Angeles in 1979, the police are baffled by what the killer has left behind – a homemade garotte used to strangle the victim. They are certain the unique weapon will lead them to her killer. But without any other evidence the case eventual…

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"Lost in the Future," a short story by John Victor Peterson 7:13

1+ y ago7:13

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“Lost in the Future” by John Victor Peterson was published in the January 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe. This season of Vintage Sci-Fi Shorts features stories from the pages of the magazine Fantastic Universe, and particularly from the first two volumes of the magazine, published between 1953 and 1955. John Victor Peterson wrote science fiction …

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"The Recalcitrant," a short story by Evelyn Goldstein 18:39

1+ y ago18:39

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"The Recalcitrant" by Evelyn Goldstein was published in the September 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe. This season of Vintage Sci-Fi Shorts features stories from the pages of the magazine Fantastic Universe, and particularly from the first two volumes of the magazine, published between 1953 and 1955. Evelyn Goldstein wrote a handful of science fic…

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Philip José Farmer on science fiction 3:34

1+ y ago3:34

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Season five of Vintage Sci-Fi Shorts is coming soon. I’m reading stories from the first two volumes of the classic speculative fiction magazine Fantastic Universe, including stories in the public domain from Evelyn Goldstein, Philip K. Dick and Judith Merril. In the meantime, enjoy this essay from Philip Jose Farmer. I think it really captures the …

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Ep. 1: Sins Of The Son - The Disappearance Of Minnie Ford 35:23

1+ y ago35:23

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Ep. 1: Sins Of The Son - The Disappearance Of Minnie Ford When a well-to-do recently widowed mother disappears from her suburban home the police are baffled. She didn’t take any money or clothing, and no one has seen or heard from her in days. It’s 1963 in a city known as “Toronto the good,” and middle-aged women just don’t disappear. Rumors spread…

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Fake Nurse - The Story of Brigitte Cleroux 31:23

1+ y ago31:23

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Fake Nurse: The Story of Brigitte Cleroux In the fall of 2021, hundreds of women in British Columbia received a letter from the B.C. Women’s Hospital. It informed them that during their recent time in hospital, they had been treated by a woman who had posed as a nurse without any qualifications. Apparently, the imposter nurse had a long history of …

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Ep. 2: Nightmare In New Jersey - The Bruce Curtis Story 46:05

2y ago46:05

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Four people have vanished after the July 4th long weekend in New Jersey, but when the bodies of a middle-aged couple, are discovered, the missing person’s case quickly turns into a double homicide and the hunt for two killers. Within days the son of the murder victims and his friend are arrested and charged with murder. Scott Franz claims he shot h…

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Ep. 1: Nightmare In New Jersey - The Bruce Curtis Story 34:38

2y ago34:38

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Ep. 1: Nightmare In New Jersey - The Bruce Curtis Story It was supposed to be a fun summer holiday. Nova Scotia teenager Bruce Curtis was going to spend the July 4th long weekend with his American friend Scott Franz. The two eighteen-year-olds had just graduated from a prestigious private school and were looking forward to hanging out together on t…

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Ep. 3: Evil In Paradise 46:56

2y ago46:56

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Ep. 3: Evil In Paradise In 1996 seventeen-year-old Rebecca Middleton from Belleville, Ontario was viciously raped and murdered in Bermuda. Two local men are arrested within days, but an inept criminal justice system has resulted in one of the accused taking a plea deal with a five-year prison sentence and the other being acquitted of murder. Rebecc…

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Ep. 2: Evil In Paradise 24:35

2y ago24:35

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Ep. 2: Evil In Paradise A teenage girl from Belleville, Ontario is brutally murdered in Bermuda while on a summer vacation in 1996. Within days two local men are charged and the case against them seems strong. It doesn’t take long for one to flip on the other, so the Bermudian crown attorney’s office makes a plea deal. They’re willing to give up on…

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Ep. 1: Evil In Paradise 37:14

2y ago37:14

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Ep. 1: Evil In Paradise It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, two teenage girls from Belleville, Ontario were heading to Bermuda for a six-week summer vacation. The British Island Territory was a well-known and safe tourist destination. The two best friends were living in paradise, until something went terribly wrong. After a late-night of …

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A Hot Minute 1:05:19

2y ago1:05:19

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EP 6: A HOT MINUTE [rec. July 29, 2022] We close out the season under the cloud of the SCOTUS decision and well… well, everything. We dive into ways we’ve been nourishing and caring for ourselves, and LISTENER MAIL! We’ll be back in a few months with SEASON TWO, so stay tuned. [Character limits prevent us from linking everything, sorry! We prioriti…

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She's Extremely Clever. It's Kind of a Nightmare. 43:37

2y ago43:37

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It’s MIYAZAKI TIME! Yubaba & Zeniba as two sides of Baba Yaga, Janus the two-faced God, doors and windows. Chihiro as Detective. Yubaba as Noir Crime boss. Recorded Aug 19, 2021. Card of the Week: The Lovers Island Free Library Little House on the Prairie Spirited Away (Streaming on HBOMax) Ghibli Spirited Away Fandom Moulin Rouge Maltese Falcon Ar…

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Ep. 2: Pushed To the Limit - The Jane Stafford Story 53:13

2y ago53:13

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Ep. 2: Pushed To the Limit - The Jane Stafford Story Jane Stafford is charged with the first-degree murder of her husband Billy after his headless body is discovered. Jane admits to shooting him but claims it was in self-defence after he threatened to kill their neighbours and her son. Her trial gains nationwide attention because her defence rests …

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Ep. 1: Pushed To the Limit - The Jane Stafford Story 36:55

2y ago36:55

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Ep. 1: Pushed To the Limit - The Jane Stafford Story When a headless corpse is found on a deserted dirt road in rural Nova Scotia the local RCMP are certain it’s the body of the town’s resident bully, Billy Stafford. He’s been a thorn in the cop’s side for years and they doubt anyone is going to miss him but they still need to figure out who pulled…

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It's Freedom Being Terrifying 1:06:35

2y ago1:06:35

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In which we discuss the great and powerful Slavic folklore crone, Baba Yaga, her house on chicken feet out in the woods, the mercurial ways in which you will learn about yourself if you go up to her house, and why she's life goals on Instagram. We also consider crone detectives, especially Gladys Mitchell's Mrs. Bradley Mysteries, and wee bit of cl…

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Ep. 1: Barwin's Babies 42:02

2y ago42:02

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Ep.1: Barwin’s Babies For decades Dr. Norman Barwin was revered as a miracle worker. His specialty for helping women and couples who had issues with conceiving their own babies earned him the nickname The Baby Whisperer. The walls of his offices at the Broadview Fertility Clinic in Ottawa were covered with photos of the babies that resulted from hi…

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We Are All Jessica Now 1:10:13

2y ago1:10:13

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From our Baba Yaga Files: Jessica Fletcher This week we do our first deep dive into our Lord and Savior Jessica Fletcher. Lucy & Evelyn talk shoulder pads and guest stars, the difference between “prestige” and “workhorse” TV and Jessica Fletcher as an iteration of The Crone. Recorded July 21, 2021. Witch of the Week: Wally Funk Evelyn Archer: askev…

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Ep. 2: Trail of Pain - The Crimes of Albert Johnson Walker 55:44

2y ago55:44

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Ep. 2: Trail of Pain - The Crimes of Albert Johnson Walker The British police have just arrested a man and his wife for suspected identity theft and possible murder. The man has been using the name of his friend who turned up dead in a fisherman’s net off Devon, England. But it turns out that identity fraud and murder are just the tip of a very ext…

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First Sight and Second Thoughts 1:04:44

2y ago1:04:44

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In this episode: the Wash. Post detective bracket, who’s better - Nancy Drew or Sherlock Holmes, the fractal nature of Sherlock, why we have so many Holmeses and not as many Nancy Drews, a look at Barbara Neely's Blanche on the Lam, and lots and lots of book recs. Recorded Jul 14, 2021. Tarot card: Wheel of Fortune Evelyn Archer: askevelynarcher.co…

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Ep. 1: Trail of Pain - The Crimes of Albert Johnson Walker 44:55

2y ago44:55

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Ep. 1: Trail of Pain - The Crimes of Albert Johnson Walker On a sunny July day in 1996 off the coast of Devon, England, a fisherman and his son caught something very unusual in their net. It was a dead man! He was fully clothed but had no identification. Yet, strangely he was still wearing an expensive Rolex watch. Tracing the timepiece’s unique se…

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They Have Always Lived on the Outskirts 1:06:55

2y ago1:06:55

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In the first full episode Evelyn and Lucy talk about the places where Witches (real, fictional, mythic & iconic) and Dicks (Private Eyes, Murder Mysteries, Detectives) overlap-- The Venn Diagram of where the Small “m” mystery of Hercule Poirot intersects with the Big “M” mystery of Witches & the supernatural. Recorded Jun 30 '21 Evelyn Archer: book…

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Ep. 1: Hockey Night to Remember - The Life of Brian “Spinner” Spencer 56:45

2y ago56:45

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Hockey Night to Remember: The Life of Brian “Spinner” Spencer He was a kid who learned how to skate practically before he could walk. Born and raised in a small northern Canadian town, Brian Spencer had a dream that one day he would make to the National Hockey League. It was an irresistible desire that came with a lot of sacrifice for him and his d…

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Ep. 1: Double Indemnity - Murder in the Suburbs 53:30

2+ y ago53:30

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Ep. 1: Double Indemnity - Murder in the Suburbs When emergency responders arrive at a car fire on a deserted California mountain top road, they are too late to save the man trapped in the burning Volkswagen. Luckily his wife, Lucille has managed to get out of the car and call for help. But once the fire is extinguished and the charred body of Docto…

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Ep. 2: Fatal Friendship - The Murder of Nancy Eaton 47:18

2+ y ago47:18

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Ep. 2: Fatal Friendship - The Murder of Nancy Eaton On a cold winter night in January 1985, a worried mother discovered the body of her twenty-three-year-old daughter. Nancy Eaton, an heiress to the Eaton family fortune had been stabbed to death in her own home and sexually assaulted. And the distraught mother knew exactly who was responsible. Seve…

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Ep. 1: Fatal Friendship - The Murder of Nancy Eaton 37:15

2+ y ago37:15

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Ep. 1: Fatal Friendship - The Murder of Nancy Eaton She was the great, great granddaughter of Timothy Eaton, founder of Canada’s largest department store chain and he was from a wealthy, well-respected family. She was a beautiful twenty-three-year-old woman with a new career and an exciting social life, while he was a deeply disturbed seventeen-yea…

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"An Empty Bottle," a short story by Mari Wolf 37:52

2+ y ago37:52

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"An Empty Bottle" is a short story written by Mari Wolf and published in the September 1952 issue of If magazine. Mari Wolf’s influence on science fiction is one that has endured over the past 70 years: She’s the first person to use “droid” in describing a robot. “An Empty Bottle” is just one of a handful of stories she had published. She also wrot…

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Ep. 1: Legacy Of Laughter - The Phil Hartman Story 49:26

2+ y ago49:26

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Ep. 1: Legacy Of Laughter - The Phil Hartman Story Emmy award-winning comedian. He was famous for his work on Saturday Night Live and had a starring role in NewsRadio, an NBC sitcom. He was also the voice of several characters in the long-running animated show The Simpsons. Alongside his successful career, he was living a million-dollar lifestyle i…

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"The Last Gentleman," a short story by Dorothea Magill Faulkner 19:04

2+ y ago19:04

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"The Last Gentleman" is a short story written by Dorothea Magill Faulkner and published in the January 1953 issue of If magazine. Dorothea Magill Faulkner, writing as Rory Magill, had just two short science fiction stories and a handful of poems published in the early 1950s. She was also a prominent member of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society…

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"Welcome, Martians!," a short story by S.A. Lombino 18:50

2+ y ago18:50

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"Welcome, Martians!" is a short story written by S.A. Lombino and published in the May 1952 issue of If magazine. S.A. Lombino (later, Evan Hunter) was a prolific science fiction and mystery writer. His best-known effort may be in the form of a screenplay adaptation for The Birds, which sparked a long friendship with Alfred Hitchcock. --- Support t…

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Ep. 2: Death of a Dream - The Dorothy Stratten Story 50:16

2+ y ago50:16

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Ep. 2: Death of a Dream - The Dorothy Stratten Story The tragic murder of Dorothy Stratten in 1980 was headline news around the world. The beautiful Playboy Playmate had been killed by her jealous ex husband in a brutal murder-suicide But behind the salacious headlines a family grieved and her lover could barely go on. Famed Hollywood director, Pet…

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"Resurrection Seven," a short story by Stephen Marlowe 32:01

2+ y ago32:01

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"Resurrection Seven" is a short story written by Stephen Marlowe published in the May 1952 issue of If magazine. Stephen Marlowe was a prolific science fiction and mystery writer. Born Milton Lesser, he later adopted one of his pseudonyms as his legal name. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vintage-sci-fi-shorts/supp…

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Ep. 1: Death of a Dream - The Dorothy Stratten Story 43:37

2+ y ago43:37

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Ep. 1: Death of a Dream - The Dorothy Stratten Story She was a pretty teenager in pigtails, working at the local Dairy Queen in Vancouver when a small-time street hustler first spotted her. He knew a good thing when he saw it and she was his ticket to fame and riches. Within a few months she was posing naked for Playboy Magazine, and he was buying …

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"The Stowaway," a short story by Alvin Heiner 15:38

2+ y ago15:38

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"The Stowaway" is a short science fiction story written by Alvin Heiner and published in the March 1952 issue of If magazine. Alvin Heiner is recorded as having published just two short stories, both of which were published in If magazine in 1952. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vintage-sci-fi-shorts/support…

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"You, Too, Can Be a Millionaire," by Noel Loomis 37:39

2+ y ago37:39

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"You, Too, Can Be a Millionaire" is a short story written by Noel Loomis published in the Nov. 1952 issue of If. Noel Loomis wrote a number of science fiction stories, but it was his work in westerns, both in short story and novels, in addition to television writing, that brought him the most prominence. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters…

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Ep. 1: Hollywood Horror Story – The Murder of Iana Kasian 43:35

2+ y ago43:35

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Ep. 1: Hollywood Horror Story – The Murder of Iana Kasian It was a mother’s intuition that something was wrong. Olga Kasian’s daughter Iana had just given birth to a baby girl and now she was missing. But Olga knew where she was. She was in a West Hollywood apartment with her boyfriend, a wealthy Canadian producer who had gained mediocre success wi…

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"The Skull," a short story by Philip K. Dick 54:31

2+ y ago54:31

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Philip K. Dick is an author who needs little introduction. His works have influenced generations of readers, and his stories have been adapted into countless works of cinema. “The Skull” is one of a handful of his stories that is in the public domain. "The Skull" was published in the September 1953 issue of If. --- Support this podcast: https://pod…

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"Time Enough at Last," a short story by Lyn Venable 16:07

2+ y ago16:07

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Lyn Venable's "Time Enough at Last" is one of the enduring short science fiction stories published in If, owing in part to its appearance in The Twilight Zone in a classic episode starring Burgess Meredith. Though she only had seven short stories published, Lyn Venable's impact on the legacy science fiction is unmistakable. "Time Enough at Last" wa…

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"The Last Supper," a short story by T.D. Hamm 4:59

2+ y ago4:59

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The fourth season of Vintage Sci-Fi Shorts starts on Sunday. To tide you over until then, here's a short story from our featured publication this season, the first volume of If Magazine. "The Last Supper" is a short science fiction story written by T.D. Hamm. Thelma D. Hamm wrote and published 11 short stories from 1952 to 1961, and she was an uncr…

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Ep. 2: Deadly Secrets - Killer Confession 41:11

2+ y ago41:11

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Ep. 2: Deadly Secrets - Killer Confession A controversial undercover police technique called “Mr. Big” has resulted in a secretly recorded confession to murder. Sixty-eight-year-old Jean Ann James has admitted to the 1992 brutal slaying of her good friend Gladys Wakabayashi. It’s taken sixteen years to bring charges against their prime suspect and …

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