A single mind reshapes the future in silence—until power attracts the wrong kind of attention. When creation accelerates beyond control, the price of playing god may no longer be paid by the god alone. Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Today we celebrate something extraordinary.

Four years ago, The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast launched with a simple mission — to bring forgotten and underrated vintage science fiction back to life. Today, with Episode 500, we mark our 4th anniversary.

Five hundred episodes.

Thousands of hours in the booth.

Listeners in nearly every corner of the world.

None of it happens without you.

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Your sharing the show with friends who still believe there’s nothing like a great classic science fiction story.

You continue to motivate us, encourage us, and remind us why these stories matter.

As we step into our fifth year, our commitment to you is simple: we are going to bring you more stories in the coming year than ever before. More hidden gems. More journeys into the golden age of imagination.

And an occasion like this demands something special.

Episode 500 could not be just any story.

It had to be one of the greatest.

Today’s story was chosen in 1970 by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the finest science fiction short stories published before the Nebula Awards. It stands among the very best of the early masters — a story that helped define what modern science fiction could become.

Four years.

Five hundred episodes.

One unforgettable story.

Thank you for listening. 

Let's turn to page 41 in the April 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon…

Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A man once dismissed as harmless suddenly becomes the most dangerous intelligence asset on Earth. When every secret he speaks could ignite a war, he must choose whether to keep answering questions—or stop talking altogether. The Man Who Knew Everything by Randall Garrett.

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