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Ben Bova

Ben Bova

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Search complete. 21 mentions across 9 episodes found for "Ben Bova".

Oct 12, 2026

Darren GrimesHOST
26:00
yeah yeah interesting
Graham DunlopHOST
26:02
what about other authors like you mentioned Asimov did you do you have any other favorite ones have you ever read Ben Bova oh
Sean RobinsGUEST
26:08
Scalzi John Scalzi uh Old Man War I love all his books but especially that series but I've read all of his books to I also really like Jim Butcher, he's not a sci-fi author, he writes urban fantasy, but the recent five series are awesome.
Sean RobinsGUEST
26:27
And there is this other guy, Joe something, he has a really long name, I keep forgetting.
Jason KaufmanHOST
58:39
And I read it and I really, really enjoyed it.
Jason KaufmanHOST
58:48
It was, it had sort of, It brought to mind Ben Bova.
Jason KaufmanHOST
58:54
It brought to mind For All Mankind.
Jason KaufmanHOST
58:58
Just some wonderful things.
Andrew B. WilsonNARRATOR
187:19
Recording by Andrew B. Wilson, Bainbridge Island, Washington.
MokuraiNARRATOR
187:29
A Long Way Back by Ben Bova.
MokuraiNARRATOR
187:32
This is a LibriVox recording.
MokuraiNARRATOR
187:34
All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.
MokuraiNARRATOR
187:38
For more information, or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Mokurai.
MokuraiNARRATOR
187:45
A Long Way Back by Ben Bova.
MokuraiNARRATOR
187:48
He held the future of the world in his numbed hands, and from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble.
MokuraiNARRATOR
187:56
Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
Mark NelsonNARRATOR
278:38
The end of Later Than You Think by Fritz Leiber.
The CollieNARRATOR
278:48
The Next Logical Step by Ben Bova This is a LibriVox recording.
The CollieNARRATOR
278:54
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The CollieNARRATOR
278:56
For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org.
The CollieNARRATOR
279:02
Recorded by The Collie The Next Logical Step by Ben Bova Ordinarily, the military least wants to have the others know the final details of their war plans.
The CollieNARRATOR
279:16
But logically, there would be times.
The CollieNARRATOR
279:21
I don't really see where this problem has anything to do with me, the CIA man said.

12 MINS LATER

The CollieNARRATOR
291:43
Don't you handle espionage? Yes, but what's that got to do with it? The general looked at him.

Unknown podcast

Short Science Fiction Collection 067-Various

Sep 29 · 3 Mentions

Dale GrothmanNARRATOR
82:55
Shea.
Frank DuncanNARRATOR
83:01
The Next Logical Step by Ben Bova.
Frank DuncanNARRATOR
83:05
This is a LibriVox recording.
Frank DuncanNARRATOR
83:07
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Frank DuncanNARRATOR
83:10
For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Frank Duncan.
Frank DuncanNARRATOR
83:18
The Next Logical Step by Ben Bova.
Frank DuncanNARRATOR
83:22
Ordinarily, the military least wants to have the others know the final details of their war plans, but logically, there would be times.
Frank DuncanNARRATOR
83:31
"I don't really see where this problem has anything to do with me," the CIA man said, "and frankly, there are a lot of more important things I could be doing." Ford, the physicist, glanced at General LeRoy.

Unknown podcast

Short Science Fiction Collection 097-Various

Sep 28 · 3 Mentions

Ben TuckerNARRATOR
296:24
End of Alien by George O. Smith.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
296:32
Answer, Please Answer by Ben Bova.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
296:35
This is a LibriVox recording.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
296:37
All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
296:40
For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
296:45
Recorded by Shannon Sullivan.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
296:49
Answer, Please Answer by Ben Bova.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
296:53
We had been at the South Pole a week.
Stacey SmekofskeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
47:41
Yeah.
Troy LambertHOST
47:41
Arthur C. Clarke, Ben Bova, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov.
Troy LambertHOST
47:46
The old, old, old masters, you know, who started in the genre and who really, in many ways, created the opportunity for you to write in the genre.
Troy LambertHOST
47:56
You should understand their books and their stories and where that stuff came from.

Unknown podcast

Short Science Fiction Collection 097-Various

Sep 18 · 3 Mentions

Ben TuckerNARRATOR
285:51
End of Alien by George O. Smith.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
286:00
Answer, Please Answer by Ben Bova.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
286:02
This is a LibriVox recording.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
286:05
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Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
286:08
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Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
286:13
Recorded by Shannon Sullivan.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
286:16
Answer, Please Answer by Ben Bova.
Shannon SullivanNARRATOR
286:20
We had been at the South Pole a week.
Barbara KrasnoffGUEST
61:03
Okay, so there was fantasy and science fiction, there was analog, and there was...
Scott EdelmanHOST
61:10
My first rejections were Ed Furman in fantasy and science fiction and Ben Bova in analog.
Barbara KrasnoffGUEST
61:16
Okay, it was Ben Bova.
Barbara KrasnoffGUEST
61:17
I've got a Ben Bova story.
Barbara KrasnoffGUEST
61:19
Okay.
Barbara KrasnoffGUEST
61:20
That was the first one I sent it to, was Ben Bowie.

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