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Ep 159 - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas and The Forbidden Words of Margaret A (Bonus Episode)
Feb 5, 2016
57:47
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Hosts discuss two science fiction stories and delve into feminist writing and the role of humor in writing. They explore the festival and the dark secret in one of the stories, and discuss the moral cost of sacrifice. They also explore the concept of scapegoats and the theme of censorship in another story, and touch on self-censorship in journalism and its consequences for controversial stories.
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- The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas raises ethical questions about sacrificing one life for the happiness of many.
- The Forbidden Words of Margaret A. explores self-censorship, freedom of speech, and power dynamics between government and media.
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The City of Happiness and the Price of Guilt
The story explores a city called Omalas where everyone is extremely happy, but the happiness comes at the cost of keeping a feeble-minded child locked in a basement. Some people choose to walk away from the city, questioning the morality of sacrificing one life for the happiness of many.
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