• 07 - "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" (1974)

  • May 22 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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07 - "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" (1974)

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  • Originally recorded July 25, 2023


    We REALLY recommend you read the story first.


    When we first looked over the list of stories we had to read, Jack was thrilled at the chance to eventually talk about honorary friend of the pod Ursala K. Le Guin and her utopia of Omelas. Since then Sam has also gotten aboard the Le Guin train and the two gush over one of the best stories we've read so far. This is EHE at its finest: politics, philosophy, morality, tangents from the past and present, and Sam annoying Jack by agreeing with him. All wrapped up in some beautifully written words. Oh, and the boys get to talk about wrestling! This is a good one, folks.


    Spoilers for The Last of Us at 1:02:00

    The essay Jack mention by Micheal Moorcock criticizing Tolkien and praising Le Guin among other authors


    Recommendations:

    The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley


    Next Episode: 1990’s “Boobs” by Suzy McKee Charnas


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