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Untold Tales

90 EpisodesProduced by Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson and Melissa Del Toro SchaffnerWebsite

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 caliber, perfect for your commute or unexpected downtimes. These bite-sized audio d… read more

90 Episodes | 2020 - 2023

Episode 89 : The October Country

March 15th, 2023

29:26

The October Country : Driven away from the highway by icy roads, a traveler finds himself in the backwoods of New England, where he stumbled upon a thriving fundamentalist church. But WHY it is thriving makes him run …

Episode 88 : The Traveling Salesman Part 5

March 1st, 2023

28:35

The Traveling Salesman Part 5 : The Traveling Salesman Part 5 Bob becomes a trader and they harvest magnetic monopoles out on an alien world at the …

Episode 87 : The Stranger

February 15th, 2023

13:39

The Stranger - An eccentric neighbor sees UFOs, insists he is in contact with ‘them.’ The poor old fellow is obviously suffering from a bout of …

Episode 86 : The Traveling Salesman Part 4

February 1st, 2023

34:48

The Traveling Salesman Part 4 : Bob and Glactyl accidentally cause and then resolve the Zombie Apocalypse.

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Episode 85 : Moving On

January 15th, 2023

28:34

Moving On: Alien archeologists discover an Earth in the distant future where civilization has collapsed and mankind has long since become extinct. …

Episode 84 : Cormorant

January 2nd, 2023

43:00

Cormorant : Politics makes strange bedfellows they say, but when the agents of two rivals empires meet in pursuit of a science terrorist, what is a …

Episode 83 : Alternities

December 20th, 2022

28:39

Alternities : The past is fixed but largely unknown, while the future is filled with endless possibilities. However, given the right technology …

Episode 82 : An Interview with Untold Tales Author Don Muchow

December 15th, 2022

41:23

Enjoy this rare interview with our cross-country running, T1 phenomenon, Don Muchow! A lifelong advocate of immersive, dystopian SF, he believes that buried in the shadows of every dark future lies the inextinguishable …

Episode 81 : The Christmas Man

December 1st, 2022

25:39

The Christmas Man - An assassin working for the time police completes a typical job on Christmas Eve, taking out an illegal time traveller. However, …

Episode 80: The Traveling Salesman Part 3

November 15th, 2022

29:21

The Traveling Salesman Part 3: Bob and Glactyl spend their $10 billion to achieve Glactyl’s real purpose.

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Episode 79: Tesla's Time

November 1st, 2022

23:32

Tesla's Time : Nicola Tesla is the subject of many myths and exaggerations today... But his genius was very real. What if his efforts had been …

Episode 78: An Unfortunate Perspective

October 15th, 2022

25:04

An Unfortunate Perspective: A man with enhanced vision becomes estranged from reality.

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Episode 77: Behold the Son of Man

October 1st, 2022

32:13

Behold the Son of Man: A military robot becomes self-aware and begins asking the big questions about life, existence, and what it means to be human.

Episode 76: Dinner with the Doge or Stagnation versus Directional Change

September 2nd, 2022

39:44

Dinner with the Doge or Stagnation versus Directional Change: Altering the established Timeline has multiple ramifications.

A lifelong artist, Howard …

Episode 75: The Traveling Salesman Part 2

September 1st, 2022

32:12

The Traveling Salesman Series - Part 2: Bob and Glactyl continue their adventures amassing great wealth through unusual business transactions.

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Episode 74: Reversing Gravity

August 2nd, 2022

21:41

Reversing Gravity: Time Travelers thinking outside the box revise the established flow of History.
A lifelong artist, Howard Loring is an actor, …

Episode 73: The Traveling Salesman Part 1

August 1st, 2022

32:32

The Traveling Salesman Part 1: An ordinary man meets an unexpected traveler who offers him interesting business opportunities.
This is the first episode of a longer "The Traveling Salesman" series. Let us know what you …

Episode 72: Life is but a Dream

July 2nd, 2022

20:22

Life is but a Dream: It is often difficult to figure out what dreams mean; sometimes it's even hard to figure out if they are real.

We love our …

Episode 71: Creating the Timepiece

July 1st, 2022

33:02

Creating the Timepiece: This story is a PREQUEL to Season 1 - Episode 2: The Timepiece. In this story, we learn about Paul’s discovery, it’s unusual …

Episode 70: Miranda

June 2nd, 2022

11:35

Miranda: Miranda sings in telepath. One of her former lovers remembers a sultry, heart-wrenching concert she gave in France in a student bar, just …

Episode 69: Flash Fiction

June 1st, 2022

16:22

FLASH FICTION (by Jeff Robinson, Don Muchow, and Gill Schmidt)

Time for something DIFFERENT! Please enjoy this episode of FLASH FICTION sci-fi …

Episode 68: Clash of the Redheads or Methodology and Firmly Fixed Jargon

May 2nd, 2022

37:45

Clash of the Redheads or Methodology and Firmly Fixed Jargon - A US President meets Time Travelers and alters the Historical Record.

A lifelong …

Episode 67: Perfect Memories

May 1st, 2022

11:20

Perfect Memories - Sometimes even the best memories can be bittersweet.

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Episode 66: The Crazy Old Sandman OR General Mechanics of Warfare

April 2nd, 2022

17:27

The Crazy Old Sandman OR General Mechanics of Warfare: Changing the flow of History is not always a benign undertaking.

A lifelong artist, Howard …

Episode 65: Mistaken Identity

April 1st, 2022

37:37

Mistaken Identity: Upon his recovery from an accident, a criminal is mistaken for someone else. He decides to use this error to his own advantage, but things are not what they seem.

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Episode 64: Meet the Authors of The Untold Tales Podcast!

March 18th, 2022

1:31:05

MEET THE AUTHORS, LIVE!

On March 12, 2022 at 9pm London, UK / 4pm Eastern, U.S.A./ 2pm Arizona, U.S.A. / 1pm Pacific U.S.A. we met with Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson, Don Muchow, Marc Neuffer and Howard Loring to discuss …

Episode 63: The Seed of Wisdom

March 2nd, 2022

33:29

The Seed of Wisdom: A religious pilgrim finds something that can grant virtually any wish he might have. But he is uncertain about what to do and is torn by doubt until many years later when he finally finds an answer.

Episode 62: Coautl

March 1st, 2022

20:54

Coautl: A zoologist finds himself marooned on a mysterious island a hundred miles off the Georgia coast where evolution has kicked into overdrive. …

Episode 61: VIRTUAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT! Meet the Authors of Untold Tales

February 14th, 2022

2:17

MEET THE AUTHORS, LIVE!

Calling all listeners, fans, patrons and Untold Tales podcast lovers… Join us on March 12, 2022 at 9pm London, UK / 4pm …

Episode 60: As Long As You Both Shall Live

February 2nd, 2022

29:38

As Long As You Both Shall Live: A newlywed AI researcher dies suddenly in a car accident, but all is not lost: her consciousness is uploaded into one of her own creations, making her effectively immortal. But who will …

Episode 59: Punching the Clock

February 1st, 2022

38:31

Punching the Clock: Two flippantly engaged PHD’s unexpectantly discover that they have something much more serious in common love, and that their academic work together, may potentially alter the course of the human …

Episode 58: The Fool

January 2nd, 2022

19:03

The Fool: A homeless man on a bus learns that he's omniscient. It's been driving him crazy, and he's afraid he can't hold on for much longer.

Our …

Episode 57: Zero Day Exploit

January 1st, 2022

28:42

Zero Day Exploit: Being the first to discover something can sometimes be a great advantage…. But you can’t always predict the outcome.

Welcome to Season 3 and our first story of 2022! Stay tuned for new EVENTS in the …

Episode 56: Through Other Eyes

December 15th, 2021

12:21

Through Other Eyes: A story transcending time and space. A very personal story about the true nature of love.

Our last story of 2021! Stay tuned for new EVENTS in the coming year as well as games and trivia to test your …

Episode 55: Applied Science

December 2nd, 2021

35:14

Applied Science - Science can’t solve every problem, but sometimes it can offer solutions you never suspected.

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Episode 54: A Little Knowledge

December 1st, 2021

34:26

A Little Knowledge: A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, far more dangerous that you might realize.

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Episode 53: A Day in the Life Of

November 2nd, 2021

33:07

A Day in the Life Of : If you look at it from one perspective, we’re all time travelers, headed to the future; just one day at a time.

This episode was challenging for a Latina American woman with a natural Midwestern …

Episode 52: Family Matters

November 1st, 2021

34:09

Family Matters: In a universe full of greed and self-interest, altruism is the exceptional choice.

Meet out very newest Untold Tales Author, Science …

Episode 51: The Bump

October 25th, 2021

8:37

The Bump: A creepy little story fit for Halloween!

Meet Caryn Larrinaga, our newest Untold Tales Author. Thank you Caryn and Tony Pham of TKMV here …

Episode 50: Gorlak

October 1st, 2021

26:40

Gorlak: In the year 2203, Riley lives a life of chosen seclusion in the Yukon Territory. She alone has access to alien ships and technology billions …

Episode 49: Things That Go Bump In The Night

October 1st, 2021

28:38

Things That Go Bump In The Night: When times get tough, things can get scary. When things get strange, you often find that you can only count on yourself.

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Episode 48: Waking

September 2nd, 2021

32:53

Waking: A man with no memory of who he is keeps awakening in the same prison cell with no memory of why he’s there, until he discovers he's his own captor, the secrets being kept from him are his own, and he's always …

Episode 47: To Protect and Serve

September 1st, 2021

32:41

To Protect and Serve: Solving crimes and enforcing the law is a universal constant across all civilizations, even the most alien ones.

We love our …

Episode 46: Night Cap

August 2nd, 2021

9:19

Night Cap: Steven went to bed on a night similar to thousands before. He was awakened by an ominous feeling and a tap, tap, tapping near his head. He was no longer in his bed, no longer on earth. Steven has some choices …

Episode 45: Where All Roads End

August 1st, 2021

22:57

Where All Roads End: Some people will go to great ends to find answers to difficult questions, especially those question that have no answers.

How …

Episode 44: Elsewhere

July 2nd, 2021

16:18

Elsewhere: A man thinks he has found a door to another world. But is it real? Is it new or is it very old? And, most importantly, is it dangerous?

We …

Episode 43: Dialogues

July 1st, 2021

13:14

Dialogues is a short story demonstrating how human beings learned to talk to stars.

This story was submitted to the Tribeca Film Festival in it's …

Episode 42: The Voice in the Wilderness

June 2nd, 2021

36:10

The Voice in the Wilderness: What if there really was a god, and she was a manipulative, egotistical bully?

This story is written by Don Muchow, the …

Episode 41: Father's Day

June 1st, 2021

11:17

Father's Day: A man gives his ailing father a marvelous gift, but finds that he has forgotten something very important.

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Episode 40: Shattered Sky by Victoria Wieck

May 1st, 2021

15:57

Shattered Sky: In a fallen dystopian world where citizens pay for air and water, a heartbroken older sister perseveres in rescuing her younger sister …

Episode 39: The Philosopher's Stone

May 1st, 2021

29:23

The Philosopher's Stone: Miraculous discoveries often occur quite unexpectedly. But sometimes it turns out that they should not have occurred at all.

Episode 38: Timeless Stray

March 31st, 2021

38:29

ANOTHER Victorian sci-fi episode! Yes! ANOTHER New Author! DOUBLE YES!

If you recall, Episode 14: One Last Time was Victorian Sci-Fi, too!

Timeless Stray: Investigators in Victorian England are hired to find out whether …

Episode 37: Adventures in Virtual Reality

March 31st, 2021

20:49

Adventures in Virtual Reality: New technologies often have marvelous benefits, but there can be a downside to new tech as well. Sadly, there always …

Episode 36: Destiny's Doorstep

March 1st, 2021

35:12

Destiny's Doorstep: A peaceful, backward-seeming civilization living on an Eden-like planet near a distant wormhole receives existential threats from …

Episode 35: The Gift of Memory

March 1st, 2021

44:34

The Gift of Memory: Forgetting things is natural and can be sometimes be problematic. Not forgetting things, however, has far more serious consequences.

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Episode 34: Springtime on Mars

March 1st, 2021

12:11

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.

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Episode 33: The Buddhas of the Past

February 1st, 2021

21:06

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?

This is the

Episode 32: Conversations With an Uncle on The Occasion of His Passing

February 1st, 2021

20:46

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.

This is the first

Episode 31: The Vetting

February 1st, 2021

29:48

The Vetting: The tests required to let you travel to distant alien worlds is harder than one would expect and some of the tests aren't what you think …

Episode 30: Season 2 Kickoff!

January 5th, 2021

11:40

We've reached the END of Season 1! Welcome to Season 2!!

Show Notes Summary:

1:26 End of Season 1, Beginning of Season 2

2:15  Personal confession - …

Episode 29: The Edge

January 1st, 2021

44:47

The Edge: A story about a man trapped many light years away from home who is found and befriended by an alien far older than the universe itself.

We …

Episode 28: A Failure To Communicate

December 31st, 2020

36:19

A Failure To Communicate: An alien visits the Earth and thinks humans are unintelligent bugs. The humans think the alien is an unintelligent beast.

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Episode 27: False Dawn

December 30th, 2020

28:54

False Dawn: A scientist predicts the dawning of a new age of achievement promising a miraculous world, only to find that his predictions are very, …

Episode 26: Timely Warning

December 1st, 2020

39:28

Timely Warning:  Thanks to a miracle of science, they got the warning in time.  But their salvation wasn’t what they thought it would be.

We love our …

Episode 25: Science Fiction Poetry by Eugene Fitch Ware

December 1st, 2020

6:07

Science Fiction Poetry by Eugene Fitch Ware: Eugene F. Ware was a pioneer, a soldier, lawyer and Poet. The follow poems were written just after the …

Episode 24: The End

December 1st, 2020

6:50

The End:  The end of a story is often both beautiful and bittersweet and perhaps as amazing as the beginning.

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Episode 23: An interview with the narrator of the Untold Tales stories, Melissa Del Toro Schaffner

November 1st, 2020

23:09

More treats!  I (Melissa the Narrator) get to sit down with the creator, writer and author of the Untold Tales stories, Dr. Jeff Robinson, and this …

Episode 22: Mindgames

November 1st, 2020

23:37

Mindgames: The narrated story in this podcast is a short excerpt from the novel "Mindgames: A Knight Gambit" and relates events at the beginning of the story. It is about discoveries that change the world, the people in …

Episode 21: Deathwish

October 2nd, 2020

23:57

Deathwish: This is a tale of a soldier who experiences the horror of war and his journey from a place of unimaginable tragedy back to the real world. …

Episode 20: Engines of Time - Part 2 of 2

October 1st, 2020

23:41

Engines of Time: In this tale you learn about the adventures of a scientist from a century ago and his timeless journey which spanned generations.  It is a story about forbidden knowledge and alien evil that lurks …

Episode 19: Engines of Time - Part 1 of 2

October 1st, 2020

25:07

Engines of Time: In this tale you learn about the adventures of a scientist from a century ago and his timeless journey which spanned generations.  It is a story about forbidden knowledge and alien evil that lurks …

Episode 18: Those Who Watch - Part 2 of 2

October 1st, 2020

24:05

Those Who Watch: This is a story about things that scare you the most; hidden, insidious evil that is powerful and life threatening and as close to …

Episode 17: Those Who Watch - Part 1 of 2

October 1st, 2020

23:24

Those Who Watch: This is a story about things that scare you the most; hidden, insidious evil that is powerful and life threatening and as close to …

Episode 16: The Waystation - Part 2 of 2

September 1st, 2020

22:36

The Waystation: A boy, Billy, befriends a creature from a sideshow circus only to find that the being is a traveller from another world.

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Episode 15: The Waystation - Part 1 of 2

September 1st, 2020

19:49

The Waystation: A boy, Billy, befriends a creature from a sideshow circus only to find that the being is a traveller from another world.

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Episode 14: One Last Time

September 1st, 2020

22:40

One Last Time: Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis, Dr. Moriarty, meet and it is discovered that a stolen artifact from India can unravel time.

We love …

Episode 13: The Matriarch

September 1st, 2020

25:42

The Matriarch: A local doctor helps a woman give birth only to find that in order to be immortal all she has to do is die.

This short story is the precursor to the longer novel, The Matriarchs, which is available on …

Episode 12: Saving Grace

August 1st, 2020

33:19

Saving Grace: A tongue in cheek first contact story where aliens meet two monks during the middle ages

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Episode 11: Lucid Dreams

August 1st, 2020

23:10

Lucid Dreams: A man experiences two dreams, perhaps two realities; one where he can fly and the other where he cannot.

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Episode 10: An interview with the creator, writer and author of the Untold Tales stories, Dr. Jeff Robinson

August 1st, 2020

32:09

What a treat!  I (Melissa the Narrator) get to sit down with the creator, writer and author of the Untold Tales stories, Dr. Jeff Robinson, and grill …

Episode 9: The Prize Beyond the Gate

July 1st, 2020

26:39

The Prize Beyond the Gate: Teams of scientists strive to solve puzzles that will lead to an invaluable trove of knowledge, but they discover that the …

Episode 8: The Final Lesson

July 1st, 2020

22:36

The Final Lesson: A new computer program is designed to help rehabilitate prisoners, but the solution may not be allowed because it is the right idea.

Episode 7: Dreamtime - Part 2 of 2

July 1st, 2020

25:10

Dreamtime - Part 2 of 2: A doctor visits his dying brother in Australia only to hear an unbelievable story about ancients civilizations, lost secrets and time travel.

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Episode 6: Dreamtime - Part 1 of 2

July 1st, 2020

25:10

Dreamtime - Part 1 of 2: A doctor visits his dying brother in Australia only to hear an unbelievable story about ancients civilizations, lost secrets and time travel.

We love our listeners, fans and patrons! If you …

Episode 5: A Turn in the Road - Part 3 of 3

May 25th, 2020

16:49

A TURN IN THE ROAD - Part 3 of 3: A story of a man in the 1880’s who falls and strikes his head and gains the ability to see what the consequences of alternative actions might have been. A tale of alternate realities …

Episode 4: A Turn in the Road - Part 2 of 3

May 25th, 2020

10:52

A TURN IN THE ROAD - Part 2 of 3: A story of a man in the 1880’s who falls and strikes his head and gains the ability to see what the consequences of alternative actions might have been. A tale of alternate realities …

Episode 3: A Turn in the Road - Part 1 of 3

May 25th, 2020

16:13

A TURN IN THE ROAD - Part 1 of 3: A story of a man in the 1880’s who falls and strikes his head and gains the ability to see what the consequences of alternative actions might have been. A tale of alternate realities …

Episode 2: The Timepiece

May 25th, 2020

30:30

THE TIMEPIECE: A woman finds a mysterious stopwatch in the belongings of her husband who recently died, and she discovers that the watch allows her to step backwards in time so that she can relive recent moments and …

Episode 1: Ripples in Time

May 25th, 2020

23:20

RIPPLES IN TIME : A man visits his father in Kansas and finds that the old man may be losing his mind after never recovering from his wife’s death, …

Episode 0: Introduction to the Untold Tales Audio Anthologies

May 25th, 2020

5:27

Welcome to The Untold Tales Audio Anthologies. The Untold Tales Audio Anthologies include bite-sized audio dramas that come in different flavors …

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