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Grandma Ursula Tells Great Stories feat. J David Osborne
Manage episode 400629266 series 3394240
On this episode, writer and podcaster J David Osborne returns to talk about several short stories by the late science fiction grandmaster, Ursula K Le Guin.
We talk about cultural relativism, anthropology, how Ursula's father's work with a lost Indian influenced her, influences in general, whether we would have sex with our clones, writers folding stuff they read into their work instead of not reading, the many different answers to Omelas, girlboss adventures done right, and much more.
Stories discussed:
Semley's Necklace
Nine Lives
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
Sur
And on Back Matter over at Patreon, JDO talks about the Australian he hates the most, we both complain about Covidians, self-publishing vs traditional publishing, lots of other writing and literature talk. Subscribe and listen at https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit
Follow JDO on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brbjdo/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brbjdo
Listen to JDO's podcasts:
Agitator: https://www.patreon.com/agitator
Lost Xplorers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-xplorers/id1540514505
JDO's books:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-David-Osborne/author/B004G4S8KU?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
86 episodes
Manage episode 400629266 series 3394240
On this episode, writer and podcaster J David Osborne returns to talk about several short stories by the late science fiction grandmaster, Ursula K Le Guin.
We talk about cultural relativism, anthropology, how Ursula's father's work with a lost Indian influenced her, influences in general, whether we would have sex with our clones, writers folding stuff they read into their work instead of not reading, the many different answers to Omelas, girlboss adventures done right, and much more.
Stories discussed:
Semley's Necklace
Nine Lives
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
Sur
And on Back Matter over at Patreon, JDO talks about the Australian he hates the most, we both complain about Covidians, self-publishing vs traditional publishing, lots of other writing and literature talk. Subscribe and listen at https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit
Follow JDO on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brbjdo/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brbjdo
Listen to JDO's podcasts:
Agitator: https://www.patreon.com/agitator
Lost Xplorers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-xplorers/id1540514505
JDO's books:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-David-Osborne/author/B004G4S8KU?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
86 episodes
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