About this episode

The episode explores themes of isolation and trust through the story of a woman who encounters a mysterious voice on a ship.

She thinks she’s found someone who understands her after years of isolation, someone waiting just a few decks below with a voice that feels closer than touch. But as she follows him deeper into the ship, she has to decide whether to trust what she cannot see—or turn back before the truth closes in. The Passenger by Kenneth Harmon. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. The only thing we know about author Kenneth Harmon is that he had one published story, which can be found on page 113 in the February 1954 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction, The Passenger by Kenneth Harmon… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, an apocalyptic sci-fi bonus episode for Lost Sci-Fi Premium members and After years away, a man returns to the world he fought to remember—only to find it quietly changing into something he thought he’d left behind. Faced with a future he can’t accept, he must decide where he truly belongs before that choice is taken from him. Pink Grass Planet by Sam Merwin Jr. 👉 💎 Lost Sci-Fi Premium - https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffee =========================== 🎧 Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Miller

Topics covered

• isolation
• trust
• apocalyptic
• science fiction
• identity

Keywords

• science fiction
• isolation
• trust
• apocalyptic
• The Passenger
• Kenneth Harmon
• Pink Grass Planet

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Passenger, Pink Grass Planet

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