The Story of Omalas

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It really is written at the beginning like a fairy tale. I think that's one reason maybe the telling of it orally works so well. She starts to get us to help her create the city. But she says early on, perhaps it would be best if you imagined it as your own fancy bids. And then she's like, how about technology?

David and Tamler are pulled into Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Omelas is a truly happy city, except for one child who lives in abominable misery. Is that too high a moral cost? Why do some people walk away from the city? Why does no one help the child? Why does Le Guin make us create the city with her? Plus, we talk about our listener meetup in Vancouver, and a new edition of [dramatic music] GUILTY CONFESSIONS. Note: if this episode strikes you as too puritanical, then please add an orgy.

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