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Podcast: The Skiffy and Fanty Show
Episode: 765. Nisi Shawl (a.k.a. The Empathist) — Kinning
Description: Empathic fungi, revolutionary politics, and dirigibles, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien are joined by Nisi Shawl to talk about their new novel, Kinning, the sequel to the much-loved Everfair. Together, they discuss Shawl’s approach to writing alternate history, anarchism across the sea, the moral complexities of hiveminds, and more.
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