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Episode 163: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas")

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Are We Going to Walk Away or Live With It?

"I'm not sure what Le Guin is thinking about what ought to be done and I'm more convinced that she doesn't even have an opinion," says author. "She's probably conflicted like the people of Omelas are conflicted or the ones who walk away are conflicted", he adds. She wants to certainly leave it up to us and not tilt us in any one direction, argues writer.

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