"Ask A Foolish Question" by Robert Sheckley

Episode 1 of the Beyond the Center podcast, hosted by Ross Freier, titled ""Ask A Foolish Question" by Robert Sheckley" was published on October 1, 2023 and runs 25 minutes.

October 1, 2023 ·25m · Beyond the Center

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Answerer was created by a race of beings long ago and has the answers to all questions. However, there is a caveat when asking Answerer questions. "Ask a Foolish Question" was first published in 1953 in Science Fiction Stories No. 1, then published by Ballantine Books in 1955 as part of a collection of 12 short stories by Robert Sheckley called Citizen in Space. Email: [email protected] Send us Fan Mail Support the show Beyond the Center Facebook page Beyond the Center ...

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Answerer was created by a race of beings long ago and has the answers to all questions. However, there is a caveat when asking Answerer questions.

"Ask a Foolish Question" was first published in 1953 in Science Fiction Stories No. 1, then published by Ballantine Books in 1955 as part of a collection of 12 short stories by Robert Sheckley called Citizen in Space.

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