In this episode the Baker sister, they discuss the 1st Hugo awarded ever.  It was given to the book The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester published in 1952 and won the Hugo in 1953. This rather amazing book was enjoyed by both ladies and but the brevity of the book and oddly enough, the likeability of it, made for a shorter podcast.

 

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

 

01:50  History Lesson

05:00  We jump right in

06:44  Alice reads the back cover - if you want a synopsis

08:23  Open discussion - starting with “what are the big lessons”

09:08  We talk about telepathy and shape poems

14:15 The Murder Mystery aspect

20:35 The Love story aspect

28:28 The Five Questions

 

Music by Carl Miles