History Mystery (episode 64)

This time we react to a fascinating article from Strange Horizons, which claims that all SF 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 long-lost silent film by Georges Méliès
More missing episodes of Doctor Who have been recovered and restored
For All Mankind gets a spin-off, Star City

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