Fahrenheit 451
In the 6th podcast, the Baker sisters tackle the Hugo award winner Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. A science-fiction futuristic dystopia that was published in 1953 and won a retro Hugo in 2004.\xa0 This is a timeless classic which many of a certain generation had to read in high school, including the younger of the two sisters. It held up well, is still a striking \u2018any-day-now\u2019 read.\xa0\xa0
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Want to skip a bit or jump to your favorite part?\xa0 Here are the time markers for this episode:
01:05 History Lesson\xa0
06:58 Ann reads the Book\u2019s Blurb\xa0
11:58 General Discussion\xa0
12:10 What are the lessons of the book\xa0
18:31 We discuss the predictive nature of the book\xa0
26:17 Once again we tackle the portrayal of women in this era\xa0
33:44 Then we discuss Montag, the main character\xa0
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Music by Carl Miles