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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2024 · 59 MIN

Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester

from The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories · host Scott Miller

What happens when a robot programmed to obey commits murder in the heat of summer? Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Another 5 star rating and review! This from Johnny Vancouver on Apple Podcasts Canada who says, “The best! Simply, the best vintage sci fi podcast ever. Great stories here that I would never have heard of if not for this podcast.” Thank you Johnny Vancouver!! Alfred Bester makes his debut on the podcast today thanks to a request from our listener Xephael. Born in 1913 Bester was a science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and he was a scriptwriter for comic books! Sci-Fi author Harry Harrison said, “"Alfred Bester was one of the handful of writers who invented modern science fiction.” Not long before he died in 1987, the Science Fiction Writers of America named Bester its ninth Grand Master, presented posthumously in 1988. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 2001. Bester married in 1936. His wife Rolly was a Broadway, radio and television actress and was the first to ever play Lois Lane. She starred as Lois on the radio program The Adventures of Superman beginning in 1940. Regarded as one of the best science fiction novelettes of all time, Fondly Fahrenheit has been included in a large number of prestigious science fiction anthologies. Bester adapted it for tv as Murder and the Android which aired on October 18th 1959, and starred Kevin McCarthy, Rip Torn, Suzanne Pleshette and Telly Savalas. Murder and the Android was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1960 for Best Dramatic Presentation. From The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in August 1954, we’ll find our story on page 3, Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want? Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert. Buy Me a Coffee https://lostscifi.com/coffee =========================== Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com Connect with us! Join Our Newsletter - Get Free Audiobooks http://lostscifi.com/free/ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/lostscifi/ YouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://lostscifi.com/x =========================== Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 Anonymous Listener $25 Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener https://lostscifi.com/podcast/fondly-fahrenheit-by-alfred-bester/ Listen without commercials and enjoy exclusive bonus episodes every month with Lost Sci-Fi Premium—start your free 7-day trial today. https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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