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Unknown Reasons episodes
- Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy (1976)
Mark and James talk about the feminist sci-fi classic. We cover the utopian ideas in the book and give praise and criticism to its take on gender, parenthood, mental health, nature, and more.
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Music: Signal to Noise by Scott Buckley1 hr 28 min - "The Ones Who Stay and Fight" by N.K. Jemisin (2020)
Part 2 of the Omelas series. Nate and I discuss the ambiguous utopia that is Um-Helat. Topics include brainwashing and the dangers of conspiracy theories.
Read the story HERE!
The documentary about Edward Bernays is The Century of the Self by Adam Curtis
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Music: Scott Buckley "Signal to Noise"1 hr 6 min - "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin (1973)
Nate and James discuss utilitarianism, capitalism, and joy in the context of Le Guin's influential story. Part 1 of a series on the Omelas-verse.
Read it here
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Music: Scott Buckley "Signal to Noise"39 min - "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison (1967)
Nate and James talk about evil AIs, evil gods, and evil billionaires.
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Email us at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram at @unknownreasonspod1 hr 2 min - "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" by P. Djèlí Clark (2018)
Nate and I get real on the issues of race, slavery, and what you call a group of pirates. (I don't know why I couldn't think of the word crew).
The story can be found here: https://firesidefiction.com/the-secret-lives-of-the-nine-negro-teeth-of-george-washington
Read the essay Clark wrote on writing the story: https://disgruntledharadrim.com/2018/02/27/on-slavery-magic-and-the-negro-teeth-of-george-washington/
Email us at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram at @unknownreasonspod1 hr 19 min - "A Song for Lya" by George R.R. Martin
Nate and James discuss another short one by George R.R. Martin. We cover topics such as the self and what defines a cult.
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Next time we'll be reading "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington"
by Phenderson Djèlí Clark which can be found here: https://firesidefiction.com/the-secret-lives-of-the-nine-negro-teeth-of-george-washington52 min
About Unknown Reasons
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We read science-fiction and fantasy as philosophy so you don't have to.