In Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card is a dystopian novel looking at how adults groom manipulate, and use Ender Wiggin to wage war on an alien race. From the time he was a toddler, Ender is monitored by an organization to determine if he is eligible for Battle School. Six year old Ender is shipped off to military training with other precocious children. Soon Ender's life is one constant war game, against other squads, all the other children, the teachers ... and ultimately the aliens.

Do the ends justify the means? What if it isn't all a game? What is our duty as citizens of Earth?

Host Jeffery Jenkins (@jaj7d) is joined by guests Aubrey Hicks (@AubreyHi), Matt Schauer (@MattSchauer89), and Ehsan Zaffar (@Ezaffar).

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Next month … We'll discuss the classic science fiction novel, Kindred by Octavia Butler.

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