Beginning October 28th, Wednesday Wonders presents LibriVox's Short Science Fiction Collection 008, a special collection devoted entirely to the work of science-fiction author Alan E. Nourse.

Across ten stories originally published between 1954 and 1963, we'll journey back to an era when the pages of science-fiction magazines were overflowing with strange worlds, startling technologies, alien encounters, distant futures, and new questions about where humanity might be heading.

Our journey begins with “Circus.”

Nourse was both a science-fiction writer and a physician, and his fiction became part of the extraordinary mid-century period when writers were exploring how rapidly changing science and technology might reshape human life. Now, through the work of LibriVox's volunteer readers, these public-domain stories remain available for new generations to discover.

So dust off the rocket ship, adjust the temporal coordinates, and prepare for another journey into science fiction's remarkable past.

Short Science Fiction Collection 008 begins October 28th with “Circus” on Wednesday Wonders, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy podcast hosted by the incredible Lothar Tuppan!

That makes this announcement much more interesting: we're not merely saying “here's another LibriVox collection”; we're effectively introducing listeners to ten weeks of Alan E. Nourse.

Short Science Fiction Collection 8 Comes to Wednesday Wonders!

October 28, 2026

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Wednesday Wonders opens LibriVox's Short Science Fiction Collection 008 on October 28th with “Circus,” beginning a ten-story collection devoted entirely to classic science-fiction author Alan E. Nourse


The future has a very long past—and Wednesday Wonders is heading back into the LibriVox archives to explore it!

Beginning October 28th, Wednesday Wonders presents LibriVox's Short Science Fiction Collection 008, a special collection devoted entirely to the work of science-fiction author Alan E. Nourse.

Across ten stories originally published between 1954 and 1963, we'll journey back to an era when the pages of science-fiction magazines were overflowing with strange worlds, startling technologies, alien encounters, distant futures, and new questions about where humanity might be heading.

Our journey begins with “Circus.”

Nourse was both a science-fiction writer and a physician, and his fiction became part of the extraordinary mid-century period when writers were exploring how rapidly changing science and technology might reshape human life. Now, through the work of LibriVox's volunteer readers, these public-domain stories remain available for new generations to discover.

So dust off the rocket ship, adjust the temporal coordinates, and prepare for another journey into science fiction's remarkable past.

Short Science Fiction Collection 008 begins October 28th with “Circus” on Wednesday Wonders, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy podcast hosted by the incredible Lothar Tuppan!

That makes this announcement much more interesting: we're not merely saying “here's another LibriVox collection”; we're effectively introducing listeners to ten weeks of Alan E. Nourse.