Episode Thirteen: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

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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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