Ionospherics 113

So, you like SF? If you didn't grow up in the fifties or sixties, there's a good chance that you may have missed out on an important aspect of SF: radio.

That's right. SF storytelling by multimedia, before the days of TV. You'd call it a podcast these days. Luckily, some of the shows have been preserved as downloadable audio files. The internet will provide in the form of mp3s.

One of the programs you'll want to avail yourself of is "X Minus One". The stories produced in these half-hour NBC broadcasts usually came from the pens of the SF/F Grandmasters, and include classics such as: Nightfall, A Logic Named Joe, and Knock.

You can download some of the episodes of "X Minus One" from here: <www.archive.org> (just search for X Minus One in the search box).

Turn down the lights, relax into your recliner, watch the stars above if you're so inclined, and listen carefully for the seeds of our futures.

Ooroo for now, till the next time we're caught in the same sticky whirlpool of dark matter,

Nuke.