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009: Station Eleven (2014) versus Farenheit 451 (1953)

March 25, 2022 • Rae Bell • Season 1 • Episode 9

In this episode I compare the books Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel, and Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. I deplore Bradbury's grimdark death of hope and laud St John Mandel's paradoxically inspiring hope after death (of people and civilisation). In terms of guidebooks for surviving the tech apocalypse, only one need apply.

Timestamps:

00:50 Introduction; or, Dude, Where's My Brain?

13:30 Station Eleven; or, Hope Punk Among The Ruins

25:15 Fahrenheit 451; or, Reading Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means

44:50 Conclusion; or, Libraries Save Lives

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