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Unknown Reasons episodes:
January 13, 2023Woman 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 Buckley...more May 02, 2022"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"...more March 26, 2022"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"...more March 07, 2022"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 @unknownreasonspod...more December 30, 2021"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 @unknownreasonspod...more October 24, 2021"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-washington...more
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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.