Kiley, a thief who now finds himself locked up in a jail cell for the fourth time, is visited telepathically by a powerful alien being from another world. Kiley agrees to a deal with the alien being, who offers to bestow upon Kiley an ability which will make him the perfect thief. This episode's short story is "Never Trust A Thief!" by Robert Silverberg, and was first published in the February 1958 issue of Imagination Science Fiction.Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show

An Archeologist and Space Explorer in the far distant future discuss a discovery which has shed some light on the past history of intelligent life on Earth. Is this archeological find of past Earthlings what the scholars expected to discover?  The short story for this episode will be "Later Than You Think" by Fritz Leiber, first published in the October 1950 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction.Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Sam Lima and Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show

Thom Ra is assigned the task of traveling back in time to the War of Annihilation, where he is supposed to make a "real and complete contribution to human knowledge". Under no circumstances is he allowed to interfere in the course of events.The short story for this episode will be "A Hitch In Time" by Frederik Pohl, first published in the June 1947 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories, under the pseudonym of James MacCreigh.Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Sam Lima and Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show

Join six men in the club car of a train as they discuss an idea for a television program based on altering aspects of known historic events; a conversation which leads the men to discussing the possibility of alternate realities. The short story presented in this episode will be "Crossroads of Destiny" by H. Beam Piper, first published in the July 1959 issue of Fantastic Universe Science Fiction. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Sam Lima and Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show

Set in a futuristic world, there exists an agency called the Federal Bureau of Termination. An agency with the purpose of balancing the scales of a society which has conquered most societal issues, including old age.     The short story for this episode will be "2 B R 0 2 B", by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in the January 1962 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Sam Lima and Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show

You suddenly find yourself in an unknown place, somewhere completely different than the moment before. If this shock were not enough, you soon come to the realization that you must make a decision that carries with it life altering implications. The short story for this episode is titled "Hall of Mirrors", by Fredric Brown. This story was originally published in the December 1953 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction.Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jonathan Hutchison, Sam Lima, Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show

A being from another world finds himself off course in his search for one planet in the vast universe. He then has to face the challenges of locating this planet and remembering what he was sent there to do. The short story for this episode is titled "Messenger", by William Morrison. This story was first published in the July 1954 publication of Imagination. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jonathan Hutchison, Sam Lima, Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show

Most people would love to be granted three wishes, but even the most modest of wishes could come at a hefty price. The short story for this episode will be "The Monkey's Paw", by W.W. Jacobs. This story was first published in the publication, Harper's Monthly, in 1902. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jonathan Hutchison, Sam Lima, Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show

This episode will include two short stories by one of my favorite authors, Edgar Allan Poe. Tune in to find out which two stories I will be narrating."The Oval Portrait" was originally published in April 1842 and "The Cask of Amontillado" was first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book.Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jonathan Hutchison, Sam Lima, Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show

It is a time of interstellar war, and morgue ships are charged with the duty of retrieving bodies in space. One such morgue ship makes an astounding discovery and recovers the body of a dead scientist who has drifted in space for three hundred years!   "Lazarus Come Forth", written by Ray Bradbury, was first published in the 1944 Winter edition of Planet Stories.Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:Jonathan Hutchison, Sam Lima, Jim PollockEmail: [email protected] the show