Pat and Sam are joined by guest Matt Bird in an episode returning to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. With the success of the series on Hulu, and certain recent political developments, Atwood's frightening vision of the future has attained a new place in the public consciousness. In this episode the panel compares the novel to the television series and discusses the odd choice of music, the wisdom of softening Gilead's racist ideology, and the casting of talented actors who are younger than their book counterparts. Check out the earlier "Atwood's Dystopia" episode from November 2015 in which only the novel is discussed for further commentary on Margaret Atwood's new classic.

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Show Notes & Links

* The Handmaid's Tale

* Margaret Atwood

* The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu

* Audiobook Claire Danes performs The Handmaid's Tale

* Atwood’s Dystopia – The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood | Episode 017

* Monster (2003 film) - Patty Jenkins

* Breakfast Club (1985 film) - John Huges

* Frog in boiling water

* Tammy Fay Baker (or Tammy Faye Messner)

* Phyllis Schlafly

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