This episode, we take a hopefully-not-too-grim look at the genre of post-apocalyptic fiction. Emily wonders why the genre attracts so many hyper-masculine writers and Kyle talks about one of his favorite and one of his least favorite novels.

No spoilers to speak of in this episode.

Episode Breakdown:

• 0:00 – 9:00: What We're Reading
• 9:00 – 1:00:00: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

What Emily's Reading:

• The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
• The Incorruptables by John Horner Jacobs

What Kyle's Reading:

• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Other Works Mentioned:

• "Sleep Donation" by Karen Russell
• "Black Moon" by Kenneth Calhoun
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Farnham's Freehold by Robert Heinlein
• A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller, Jr.
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• California by Edan Lepucky
• The Stand by Stephen King
• "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury

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