The Left Hand of Darkness

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 2:49 a.m.

b'Charlyn & Mark discuss Ursula Le Guin\'s "The Left Hand of Darkness," touching on gender, patriotism, and folktales.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nIf you enjoy the show, please rate and subscribe wherever you listen (especially if that place is Apple Podcasts).\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nFind us on Facebook and Instagram at Unramblings, and on Twitter at @UnramblingsPod. Email us with feedback, questions, and fun limericks at unramblingspodcast@gmail.com.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nShow notes:\\xa0\\nUrsula Le Guin\'s essay "Is Gender Necessary? Redux" can be found in her collection "Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places" - Here\'s a link to Amazon for your reference, but support your local bookstore where possible:\\xa0https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Edge-World-Ursula-Guin/dp/0802135293/\\nWe discuss prisoner sentences related to birth control, here is some more information on that program:\\xa0https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/11/21/tenn-judge-reprimanded-for-offering-reduced-jail-time-in-exchange-for-sterilization/\\nAn interview with Ursula Le Guin from The Paris Review:\\xa0https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6253/ursula-k-le-guin-the-art-of-fiction-no-221-ursula-k-le-guin'