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History Mystery (episode 64)

This time we react to a fascinating article from Strange Horizons , which claims that all SF writers are... historians! You can read the article here: ⁠ https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/why-all-science-fiction-and-fantasy-writers-are-historians/ ⁠ Related to this topic, we also read a delightful historical SF short story by David Brin, "A Professor at Harvard". Find it here: ⁠ https://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-little-sci-fi-tale-to-boost-your.html ⁠ We also have a fiendish quiz sent in by a listener, and our usual round-up of SF past, present and future. Among the items mentioned in this episode: The Time Tunnel  (1966 TV series) Portland (Oregon) has another OMSI film festival The movie version of  Project Hail Mary  is all over the media Project Hail Mary  and The Martian  screenwriter Drew Goddard discusses his adaptational techniques Firefly  cast to return for animated version The Library of Congress has found and restored a l...