In the 6th podcast, the Baker sisters tackle the Hugo award winner Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. A science-fiction futuristic dystopia that was published in 1953 and won a retro Hugo in 2004.  This is a timeless classic which many of a certain generation had to read in high school, including the younger of the two sisters. It held up well, is still a striking ‘any-day-now’ read.  

 

Want to skip a bit or jump to your favorite part?  Here are the time markers for this episode:

01:05 History Lesson 

06:58 Ann reads the Book’s Blurb 

11:58 General Discussion 

12:10 What are the lessons of the book 

18:31 We discuss the predictive nature of the book 

26:17 Once again we tackle the portrayal of women in this era 

33:44 Then we discuss Montag, the main character 

 

Music by Carl Miles