Untold Tales

Hosted by: Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson and Melissa Del Toro Schaffner

Authored and led by Dr. J. A. Robinson, technologist and author, and narrated by Melissa Del Toro Schaffner, The UNTOLD TALES Audio Anthologies is a collection of original science fiction short stories of the highest...

Episodes

Episode 174 - Timeless Stray - encore

Season #6 Episode #174 July 22, 2025

ANOTHER Victorian sci-fi episode by Gil SchmidtTimeless Stray: Investigators in Victorian England are hired to find out whether a fortune teller is real or if she is a charlatan. In any case, sometimes the future...

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Episode 173 - The Prognosis

Season #6 Episode #173 July 15, 2025

In the future, medicine is very comprehensive and very accurate.Another story by Dr. Jeffrey A Robinson, based on a idea by Joseph A. Shiller.

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Episode 172 - Destiny's Doorstep - encore

Season #6 Episode #172 July 08, 2025

Destiny's Doorstep: A peaceful, backward-seeming civilization living on an Eden-like planet near a distant wormhole receives existential threats from an unwelcome Earth. But all is not as it appears.This is a story by...

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Episode 171 - How It All Started or a Short History of Dogs

Season #6 Episode #171 July 01, 2025

How It All Started or a Short History of DogsChanging the flow of History is is sometimes possible by just making small suggestions.A lifelong artist, Howard Loring is an actor, printmaker, painter and sculptor, as...

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Episode 170 - The Gift of memory - encore

Season #6 Episode #170 June 22, 2025

The Gift of Memory: Forgetting things is natural and can be sometimes be problematic. Not forgetting things, however, has far more serious consequences.We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you...

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Episode 169 - Hiding in Plain Sight

Season #6 Episode #169 June 15, 2025

Can true Machine Intelligence be created? In this story several computer experts ask that question with surprizing results.

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Episode 168 - Springtime on Mars - encore

Season #6 Episode #168 June 08, 2025

Springtime on Mars: There are always people who are drawn to the edge or things and those who venture ahead to explore the unknown. But that edge is always moving further away.Another original story by Dr. Jeffrey A....

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Episode 167 - Code Red

Season #6 Episode #167 June 01, 2025

Sometimes when things go wrong... they go VERY wrong.This is the newest contribution by our Untold Tales author, Chris Morton! Chris Morton's stories have been described as being in the genres of slacker lit, sci-fi...

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Episode 166 - The Buddhas of the Past - encore

Season #6 Episode #166 May 22, 2025

The Buddhas of the Past: Sometimes we forget things as we get old. But what if as we forgot them, those things actually ceased to be?Another favorite story by Don Muchow. Don lives and works in the suburbs of Dallas,...

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Episode 165 - Happy Deathday

Season #6 Episode #165 May 15, 2025

A boy and his grandfather talk and share a special momentAnother original story by Dr. Jeffrey A. RobinsonWe love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you loved what you heard, please like and subscribe to our audio...

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Episode 164 - Conversations with an Uncle on the Occasion of His Passing

Season #6 Episode #164 May 08, 2025

Conversations With an Uncle on The Occasion of His Passing: A young man speeds to the side of his ailing uncle 'to observe his passing.' What he experiences, however, is more than he bargained for.Another wonderful...

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Episode 163 - Atoms

Season #6 Episode #163 May 01, 2025

A man working in an isolated outpost has a unique experience with new technology.Another short story by Chris Morton. Chris's stories have been described as being in the genres of slacker lit, sci-fi lit, sci-fi...

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