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\\nWe finally reached our Patreon subscriber goal, so you know what that means! It is time to talk about Bear, Marian Engel\\u2019s 1976 Canadian novel about a mousy librarian who falls in love with a bear. The novel sparked tremendous controversy when it came out, but that didn\\u2019t stop it from winning the prestigious Governor General\\u2019s Literary Award the year of its release.
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\\nIs this a book about a woman finding self-actualization by communing with nature, or is it a sharp satire of a settler\\u2019s bizarre attempts at cultural appropriation? Podside Pete joins us for some bear consent discourse.
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\\nWhy the Classic Canadian Novel \\u2018Bear\\u2019 Remands Controversial and Relevant
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\\nThe viral post that led to this episode
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