Episode 48: The Legacy of Octavia Butler

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2016 marks the ten-year anniversary of Octavia Butler's passing. Commemorative events are happening across Southern California, where she spent most of her life, from conferences to panels to walking tours. Recently, I've become obsessed with her writing -- which can be so powerfully disturbing it keeps me up at night, while at the same time, I can't get enough of it​. Nisi ShawlAyana Jamieson and Cauleen Smith explain how Butler came to tell stories about power imbalances between humans and other worldly beings, and what her work means to them. You can hear an updated version of this episode from 2022. 
Transcript of The Legacy of Octavia Butler
MUSIC LIST
  • One Last Job by Sono Sanctus
  • ​Actually Reality by Lucky Dragon
  • ​Speak Your Own Language by Lucky Dragon
  • Safed Koh by Phantom Fauna 
  • Morning Mist by Podington Bear
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