Hey everyone! In this episode, we brought in distinguished Afrofuturist, author, teacher, mentor, and community organizer Maurice Broaddus to discuss Octavia E. Butler's 1993 novel Parable of the Sower. Set in the years 2024-2027, it's an eerily prescient look at the effects of late-stage capitalism on the American populace. It should be required reading, but it has a Black protagonist and dares to question American Exceptionalism, so, you know. It gets banned a lot instead. 

Originally we paired this discussion with this cocktail from This is Mold, but it wasn't the best drink we've ever had, so Friend of the Podcast Ambrosia Borowski crafted a replacement. We're calling the The Sower because we're super creative like that. 

The Sower

1-1/2 oz tequila

1 oz frangelico

1/2 oz lemon juice

3 dashes black walnut bitters

Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin with ice until chilled and pour into a chilled glass. Enjoy as you contemplate the state of the world and what part you'll play in a more hopeful future. 

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