It's a crossover spectacular! A little while back Asha and Ketho went on the Tsar Power Podcast to discuss the first dystopian novel about a totalitarian state: "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin, published in 1924. Mass surveilance, depersonalization, and why Productionism is terrible. 

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It's the Asha episode. She goes into detail about what hope is in the works of Tolkien, reads some selected quotes, then gives a talk about how this has shaped her views on radicalism, trans rights, and how to fight for a better future. This one came from the heart folks, we hope you enjoy it.

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Imagine a world where the climate crisis gets so bad that the US brings back company towns and slavery. A far stretch, but Octavia Butler has already done the hard work for us in her seminal novel, Parable of the Sower. Ketho and Asha talk about change, community, and the most realistic apocalypse ever encountered.

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In honor of all the awards and hype around this movie right now, we decided to unlock this bonus episode from last summer! Existential nihilism, dadaist art, and how the internet has broken everyone's minds. It's genuinely one of our best.

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It's our first Novella! Better late than never, we're back with Binti by Nnedi Okorafor. We talk culture, home, and the value of diversity. This book was a happy little break between what came before, and what comes next. Enjoy!

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We begin Black History Month with an absolute chest punch of a book: The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin.  This is a story with a powerful exploration of race, slavery, and representation. Read it. Please. Read it then come listen to our conversation about how cultural myths affect real world acceptance and how cool it is to be a bisexual polyamorous pirate king.

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We have reached the end of Cyberpunk month and alas, the end of good cyberpunk books as well. We finished up by talking about Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson. History, religion, psychology, and technology are all brought together in the story of Hiro Protagonist. It's...something.

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Cyberpunk Month continues with a story about what happens if you Ship of Theseus yourself. Ghost in the Shell is an all time classic of the genre, and much funnier than you expect.

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It's a Christmas miracle! We are alive, and we are back to finally kick off Cyberpunk Month. We decided to start with Neuromancer by William Gibson. This novel popularized nearly all of the themes and aesthetics that would typify the genre for decades to come. AI, posting addiction, regular addiction, Japanese influence, killer women with body modification, this story has it all.

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Happy Halloween! Through listener vote, we are finishing off spooky season with the Neil Gaiman classic, Coraline. We talk about Fairy, bravery, and why the scariest parts might not be what you think they are.

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