About this episode
In 2245, a space mission returns to find Earth silent and empty, leading to a treacherous journey on a prehistoric island.
PULP SCIENCE FICTION Mysterious Planet Earth By Brad Rayburn Read by Joe Davis In 2245, a returning space mission finds Earth inexplicably silent and empty. The crew crash-lands on an uncharted island, discovering a prehistoric world with aggressive dinosaurs and deadly radiation. Following loss and mounting suspicion, the surviving explorers fight to overcome the treacherous ascent to a mysterious plateau, seeking the truth about Earth's shocking transformation and their own desperate survival. Pulp Magazines is a creation of Richard O Jones and Pulpular Media. We invite you to tune in to our flagship podcast TRUE CRIME HISTORIAN with tales of the scandals, scoundrels, and scourges of the past told through vintage newspaper accounts from the golden age of yellow journalism. If disaster is more your jam, check out CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES , telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything! For brand-new tales in the old clothes from the golden era of popular literature, give your ears a treat with PULP MAGAZINES with two new stories every week
People in this episode
Host: Richard O Jones
Topics covered
- science fiction
- space exploration
- dinosaurs
- survival
Keywords
- Earth
- prehistoric world
- radiation
- explorers
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Mysterious Planet Earth, TRUE CRIME HISTORIAN, CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES
Places: Earth
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