“We are nothing more than humans, and that’s nothing less than astounding”

Episode 18: Larissa Lai's "Tiger Flu" Part 1

Episode 18: Larissa Lai's "Tiger Flu" Part 1

And the Blerds are back at it again this week with a sci-fi post-apocalypse story. We got clones, we got feminist communes, we got consumptive mother figures, we got predatory corporations, we got regeneration, and we got questions--oh, do we got questions! Join Marci and Ako as they take a tour through this novel and contemplate how to stop the apocalypse with love!

Intro/Discussion Question: 1:10 - 18:00

Plot Summary: 18:15 - 50:37

Story Discussion: 50:51 - 73:07

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Episode 19: Larissa Lai's "Tiger Flu" Part 2

Episode 19: Larissa Lai's "Tiger Flu" Part 2

Episode 17: Justina Ireland's "Dread Nation" Part 2 (feat. I Found This Great Book)

Episode 17: Justina Ireland's "Dread Nation" Part 2 (feat. I Found This Great Book)