Ep. 830, The Stainless Steel Rat, by Harry Harrison
The Classic Tales Podcast
B.J. Harrison
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🗓️ 17 March 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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What do you call a con man in an advanced world of rocket ships, concrete, and stainless steel? A stainless steel rat. Harry Harrison, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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I thought we'd have a little bit of classic science fiction for a while. We're starting with a short story by Harry Harrison. The Stainless Steel Rat is his most well-known story, along with the Deadworld series. Originally released in the August 1957 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, the noir style of the story helps us to immediately know our protagonist, and the world he inhabits. I hope you like it.
And now, The Stainless Steel Rat, by Harry Harrison
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| 0:00.0 | What do you call a con man? |
| 0:03.4 | In an advanced world of rocket ships, concrete and stainless steel, a stainless steel rat. |
| 0:11.6 | Harry Harrison. |
| 0:13.0 | Today on the Classic Tales Podcast. |
| 0:24.0 | Welcome to the Classic Tales Podcast. |
| 0:26.4 | Thank you for listening. |
| 0:28.1 | We are proudly supported by our listeners. |
| 0:31.0 | Please sign up to be a supporter for as little as $5 a month. |
| 0:35.1 | We'll give you a monthly coupon code for $8 off any audiobook order. |
| 0:40.4 | Your support on a monthly basis is vital to keep us going. |
| 0:45.8 | Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a financial supporter today. |
| 0:52.3 | Thank you so much. |
| 0:54.6 | The Azenly Pant Podcast is coming along. |
| 0:58.0 | If you haven't heard, I'll be releasing the first collection of Lupin Stories as its |
| 1:02.3 | own show. |
| 1:03.8 | If this one works out, we may do others. |
| 1:06.3 | But one thing is for sure, Wednesdays are about to get even better. |
| 1:12.3 | And now for something completely different. |
| 1:15.2 | I thought we'd have a little bit of classic science fiction for a while. |
| 1:19.3 | We're starting with a short story by Harry Harrison. |
| 1:23.5 | The stainless steel rat is his most well-known story, along with the Dead World series. |
| 1:29.9 | Originally released in the August 1957 issue of astounding science fiction, the noir |
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