Scapegoats and 'The Forbidden Words of Margaret A.'

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This chapter explores the concept of scapegoats and how it relates to 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', as well as delving into the speculative fiction story 'The Forbidden Words of Margaret A.' which tackles the theme of censorship. The discussion also touches on the purpose of science fiction and the unreliable nature of memory.

For January's bonus episode, we put together a sci-fi double feature: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin and The Forbidden Words of Margaret A. by L. Timmel Duchamp. Both are short stories of speculative fiction, and both are incredibly clever bummers.

When not despairing at the states of humanity and journalism, we lighten the mood with some horrifying mouth noises, David Brooks articles, and Andrew's campaign for Sexiest Man Alive.

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