Unknown Orbits Podcast
1) 0056: Childhood Favorites
We go back to our childhoods to discuss key books that turned us into fans and shaped our future as writers. In this case, Tarzaan at the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Have Spacesuit, Will ...Show More
2) Low Orbits 09: Tomorrow is Yesterday
Check out our review of Tomorrow is Yesterday, the original Series Star Trek episode where the Enterprise travels back in time to 1967 and unnecssarily creates a time paradox. Links: https://en.wikipe...Show More
3) Low Orbits 08: Land of the Giants
This week, we review the pilot episode of Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants, a 1960s slice of sci-fi fun. A passenger rocket lands in a world where they are menaced by giants, giant cats, and giant pen...Show More
4) Low Orbits 07: The Invisible Enemy, The Outer Limits
This week we revisit a childhood favorite, The Invisible Enemy from The Outer Limits. Shark monsters living in the sands of Mars murder astronauts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Enemy_(T...Show More
5) Low Orbits 06: The Gamesters of Triskelion
This week we chat about The Gamesters of Triskelion the Star Trek epsidoe we judge to be the most Shatnerific. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gamesters_of_Triskelion https://en.wikipedia.org...Show More
6) 0055: The Country of the Kind, by Damon Knight
We discuss The Country of the Kind, by Damon Knight, where a psychopathic mutant is shunned by the human race. Then we discuss Knight's acerbic literary criticism. LINKS:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Show More
7) 0054: Mars is Heaven! by Ray Bradbury
We experience Deja Vu when we review Mars is Heaven! by Ray Bradbury. The second expedition to Mars is defeated by memories. We discuss more possible plagiarism by Rod Serling. We also examine stories...Show More
8) Low Orbits 05: Elegy, The Twilight Zone
This week we chat about Elegy, a Twilight Zone episode featuring astronauts forced to land on a mysterious asteroid where everyone is frozen in place in an Earth-like vintage village. Links: Wikipedia...Show More
9) 0053: The Cold Equations, by Tom Godwin
We discuss Cold Equations, by Tom Godwin, the classic tale of brutal choices forced by the laws of physics that might have been plagiarized by John W. Campbell. LINKS:Link to the X Minus One radio epi...Show More
10) 0052: Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
We discuss the beloved classic: Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes. Scientists operate on a mentally challenged man and turn him into a genius, with tragic consequences. Story Link:https://archive....Show More