Summertime on Icarus AKA The Hottest Piece Of Real Estate In The Solar System by Arthur C. Clarke
Summertime on Icarus AKA The Hottest Piece Of Real Estate In The Solar System by Arthur C. Clarke  
Podcast: The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
Published On: Mon Aug 25 2025
Description: Alone on the scorching side of this tiny little world, an astronaut races against time as the blazing sun creeps closer to incinerating him. Survival depends on outthinking the most unforgiving environment in the solar system. Summertime on Icarus by Arthur C. Clarke. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Special thanks to MizzBassie who bought us $50 worth of coffee recently. She says, “one of my favorite podcasts” Thanks MizzBassie we appreciate you and thanks for listening!! If you would like to buy us a coffee there is always a link in the description. Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV Todays story Summertime on Icarus is also known as The Hottest Piece Of Real Estate In The Solar System. It was published in Great Science Fiction By Scientists in 1962 but first appeared in Vogue in June 1960, Summertime on Icarus by Arthur C. Clarke… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It was a wonderful bodyguard: no bark, no bite, no sting ... just conversion of the enemy! Martians Never Die by Lucious Daniel. 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 - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/ =========================== Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, David Bell, Steve, Miriam, Someone, Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, SueTheLibrarian, Joannie West, Amy Özkan, Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue $5 TLD, David, Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener https://lostscifi.com/podcast/summertime-on-icarus-by-arthur-c-clarke/ Listen without commercials and enjoy exclusive bonus episodes every month with Lost Sci-Fi Premium—start your free 7-day trial today. https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.