The Miserly Robot by R. J. Rice
About this episode
The episode explores a man's desperate decision regarding his finances and the unforeseen consequences of his actions involving a robot.
A man desperate for freedom from his own finances makes a decision he can’t undo. But when control finally slips into his hands, he discovers too late what his guardian chose to protect—and how far that protection went. The Miserly Robot by R. J. Rice. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. We don’t know anything about today’s author. Perhaps it was a pseudonym, maybe not, the only story we can find written by R. J. Rice was published in October 1958 on page 112 of Imagination, The Miserly Robot by R. J. Rice… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, An expedition returns from the Third Planet with its numbers broken and its confidence shaken. What was once a routine operation has turned into something far more dangerous, and the surviving officer must explain how a familiar world became a battlefield without warning. This Means War! by A. Bertram Chandler 👉 💎 Lost Sci-Fi Premium - https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffee =========================== 🎧 Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebook YouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube X - http://Lostscifi.com/x Instagram…
People in this episode
Host: Scott Miller
Topics covered
- robot
- finances
- freedom
- protection
- science fiction
- adventure
Keywords
- R. J. Rice
- The Miserly Robot
- science fiction
- financial freedom
- robot protection
- A. Bertram Chandler
- This Means War!
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Miserly Robot, Imagination, This Means War!
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