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Podcast: Reading Materials
Episode: Gender, Ice, and Alien Politics: The Left Hand of Darkness | S02 E02
Description: We’re heading back to sci-fi with Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness - an interplanetary deep dive into gender, politics, and icy survival. Join Corrie and Lucia as they navigate the frozen world of Gethen, grapple with culture shock, and discuss what this classic still has to say about identity and connection.Episode Timepoints:00:00 - Intro02:50 - Brief life updates02:55 - An introduction to the author08:30 - A discussion of 'The Left Hand of Darkness'58:45 - The book we...