Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author’s imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired.

Latest episodes of the podcast Short Science Fiction Collection 32 by Various

• 01 – The Aggravation of Elmer
• 02 – Blessed Are The Meek
• 03 – Celebrity
• 04 – The Country of the Blind
• 05 – Hellhounds of the Cosmos
• 06 – The Hoofer
• 07 – The Jupiter Weapon
• 08 – The Last Supper
• 09 – The Risk Profession
• 10 – The Smiler
• 11 – The Sound of Silence
• 12 – Subjectivity
• 13 – They Also Serve
• 14 – The Untouchable
• 15 – Vanishing Point