Thanks for joining us for this episode of Time to Read. We were discussing Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.Next month, we’re reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. We’re looking forward to hearing what you think, through social media or [email protected] this episode we talked about:The Longpen for remote writingThe Future Library projectAtwood in the news and the #metoo movementSpeculative Fiction vs. Science FictionPredictions in Oryx and Crake that came true and things that didn’t exist when it was published in 2003Billy Bumbler (and pic for tweeting etc)Kirsten’s dog DaveGlenn GouldChrono TriggerOur Extinctathon names – Monarch Butterfly, Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Mammoth, and Megatherium (aka Giant Ground Sloth)Chilton’s Auto RepairFreedom to Read WeekOryx and Crake is being adapted to TVBananas are at riskUrsula Le Guin (RIP) and her fabulous quotesWe live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art – the art of words.Our Nerd Words for Word Nerds were:SlothChoreomania (The Dancing Plague)Marmota monax, or the common groundhog (Happy Groundhog Day!). Also, check out the Wiarton Willie Website “For Apple”Other books and movies mentioned in the episode include:By Margaret Atwood – The Handmaid’s Tale, Cats Eye, Life Before ManBlade RunnerThe Bill and Ted movies, John Wick, Speed, and Point BreakI Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourtComma by Jennifer StillLost City of the Monkey God by Douglas PrestonThe Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Stephen PinkerWith special thanks to Jennifer Still, our current Writer-in-Residence and author of Comma.Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Your hosts were Alan Chorney, Kirsten Wurmann, Trevor Lockhart, and Erica Ball. Our webmaster is Arryn Seburn. Our social media maven is Reegan Breu. Audio production and music by Dennis Penner. Some of our comments and questions today came from Erinn, Katherine, and Danielle.Some of our sound effects come from freesound.org: buzz roll by bigjoedrummer, crash by bone666138, cheer by jayfrosting, and fire extinguisher by iamgiorgio.

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