Beyond the Center

As Jubil Marken floats in space, he reflects upon his past choices, their consequences, and the fate that awaits him.  "Sequel", by Ben Smith, was first published in the July 1953 issue of Rocket Stories.Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim Pollock, Chris FergusonEmail: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter

A stalled trip in "The Tube", an underground transportation system, reveals to those aboard the lengths that their government is willing to go to silence even the most celebrated of State heroes."Underground Movement", by Allen K. Lang, was first published in the December 1956 issue of Infinity Science Fiction.Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim Pollock, Chris FergusonEmail: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter

One's perception of seemingly ordinary observations leads to an alternate reality of extraordinary implications. "The Eyes Have It", by Philip K. Dick, was first published in 1953 in issue #1 of Science Fiction Stories.Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim Pollock, Chris FergusonEmail: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter

Earth is visited by a race of beings known as the Kanamit. "To Serve Man", by Damon Knight, was first published in the November 1950 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction and was later adapted by Rod Serling for the 24th episode of season three of The Twilight Zone, which originally aired on March 2, 1962. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!"The Festival", by H.P. Lovecraft, was written in October 1923 and first published in the January 1925 issue of Weird Tales.  Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter

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 PollockEmail: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter

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 Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter

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 Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter

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 Stellar Supporters:Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter

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 Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showBeyond the Center Facebook pageBeyond the Center receives absolutely no revenue from advertisements you may hear on various podcast platforms. If you enjoy listening to Beyond the Center, you can help to offset some of the costs involved by offering a one-time contribution at:  https://buymeacoffee.com/beyondthecenter