In a future where human contact is almost eliminated by The Machine, Vashti\u2019s tranquil, isolated life is interrupted by a plea from her son, to experience the world outside the Machine\u2019s influence. As Vashti struggles to understand his desire to see the stars from the Earth\u2019s surface, a profound disconnect between their realities begins to emerge. The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster, that\u2019s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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Edward Morgan Forster, born in 1879, was a renowned English author celebrated for his novels A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India. His works have been adapted into well-known films, A Room with a View, which featured Maggie Smith and Helena Bonham Carter, and Howards End, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.
Science Fiction fans will perhaps remember him forever for the amazing story you are about to hear. It was the most requested story we had never narrated until today. First published in 1909 this dystopian short story explores a future society where humanity lives underground, entirely dependent on a vast, all-encompassing machine that provides for their every need, The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster\u2026
Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Ever done anything for no particular reason at all ? Ever feel as if you were arguing with yourself? Do you sometimes get the feeling that you\u2019re really two people who are at odds over the basic rights and wrongs of life?. . . The Parasite by Arthur C. Clarke
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