We're back. Waaaaaayyyy back, at the birth of science fiction. Or should that be "scientifiction"?

We're celebrating 100 years of Amazing Stories, which was the world's first ever science fiction magazine. Join us as we romp through the magazine's debut issue from April 1926!

That historic first issue is online, so please follow along and give it a skim. Find it here: https://archive.org/details/amazing_stories_april_1926/page/n1/mode/1up

And check out the show notes on our website 101sf.blogspot.com

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.

For the full shownotes with links to all the items mentioned, visit our blog at 101sf.blogspot.com

This time on Science Fiction 101, we take some trips down memory lane to revisit classic time travel movies. We mostly focus on the Back to the Future series, but also a couple of wildcards: Primer (2004, Colin's pick) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, Phil's pick).

We also have a listener quiz, and our usual round-up of recommended SF past, present and future.

For the full show notes, visit our blog: https://101sf.blogspot.com/2026/03/back-to-futures-episode-63.html