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A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
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Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about the short story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K Le Guin and the fanfiction "Victory Condition" by astolat.
Other things mentioned during this episode:
Hopepunk, Grimdark, and Noblebright
Amal El-Mohtar
Zen koans
Rev. Martin Luther King
The Trolley Problem
Doctor Who: “The Beast Below”
Strongtime: when stories happen
Siegfried Sassoon and Regeneration
Omar Khayyam
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Absolutely brilliant! Witty, clever, and deeply insightful!
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
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