Project Mastodon - Old Time Radio Science Fiction

About this episode

The episode explores a 1956 science fiction story about entrepreneurs discovering a gateway to the past.

This week with Project Mastodon, we’re travelling back to a time when mastodons roamed and mosquitoes were… frankly, terrifying. This 1956 episode from the brilliant X Minus One series, based on a story by Clifford D. Simak, blends satire, suspense, and big ideas in equal measure. When a group of entrepreneurs discover a gateway to the distant past, their first instinct isn’t scientific curiosity—it’s opportunity. Why stay in the modern world with all its rules and restrictions when you can h...

Topics covered

• science fiction
• time travel
• satire
• entrepreneurship
• suspense

Keywords

• Project Mastodon
• X Minus One
• Clifford D. Simak
• time travel
• science fiction
• 1956
• satire
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Project Mastodon, X Minus One

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