This episode the two sisters, Alice and Ann, read Waystation AKA Here Gather the Stars by Clifford D. Simak.  The book won the Hugo in 1964 and even though Simak was a new author to both sisters he was a hit. Listen to here about why both sisters enjoyed the read.

 

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

 

01:49 We tweak the podcast format and read the book’s blurb  

04:00 The History Lesson

09:27 General Discussion 

15:07 The Way Station method of space travel

18:06 Aliens, so many aliens! 

20:50 Simak predicts the future 

23:38 Simak as a writer and his characters 

35:08 Religious discourse and the sisters are a bit confused 

43:06 The most confusing characters of the book (lots of confusion here)

49:37 Five Questions

 

Music by Carl Miles