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Gimme That Old-Time Magazine (episode 61)

We're back! With our annual trek into the archives to read an old science fiction magazine, to see if and how our field has changed over the decades. This time we time-travel to 1982, where we pick up the February 15th 1982 issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine . If you'd like to read along with us, you'll find the entire issue online courtesy of Luminist , here: https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/luminist/SF/ASI/ASI_1982_02.pdf   Among the other items mentioned in today's episode: RIP science fiction master John Varley Apple TV's  For All Mankind , due for a fifth season in 2026 Kaliane Bradley's Hugo nominated time-travel novel  The Ministry of Time Robert Silverberg's book about the art and craft of SF writing,  Science Fiction 101  (good title, Silverbob!) Somtow Sucharitkul's tuneful march for  Asimov's  magazine , rendered for MIDI  Amazon Prime to relaunch  Stargate Early science fiction? Fantasy, at any rate: The Tale of th...