Lauren, Harry, and Zahra grieve, share, prepare to move. We go to Hanning Joss. We start to learn some of the ingredients of survival. Because Lauren intends to survive. adrienne and Toshi dig into Chapter 15 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. As always, with questions for you …
Things fall apart. The compound is attacked. Lauren flees - does what she trained herself to do. Death. despair. Allies where you find them. The episode where everything changes. Toshi and adrienne dig deep into Chapter 14 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. The episode that, in some …
A funeral for Lauren’s father. The Garfields go to Olivar. A fire, theft. Loss all around. Toshi and adrienne offer thoughts and questions about Chapter 13 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support our show on Patreon at Octavia’s Parables. Links: …
The Garfield family goes to Olivar. And Reverend Olamina goes missing. adrienne and Toshi share all the big feelings sparked by Chapter 12 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. Alternative timeline grief, the non- linearity of waking up, goodbyes in uncertainty. Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/k7l6k5rkzj5lm05/Octavia%27s%20Parables%20chapter%2012%20transcript.docx?dl=0
Break-in, theft and a rape at the compound. Olivar is recruiting. Lauren names the Books of the Living. adrienne and Toshi offer thoughts and questions on Chapter 11 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. Support this show on Patreon, at Octavia’s Parables. And follow us on twitter at …
Keith comes and goes, sharing food, bringing money. Then, he's killed. Toshi and adrienne dig into a gut punch chapter of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. And offer questions for you (and your people) to consider. Support the production of this show on Patreon, at Octavia's Parables. And …
Keith continues to spend time outside. He takes a gun, he brings cash. He comes and goes, sparking violence in the home. adrienne and Toshi dig into Chapter 9 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. And offer questions for (and your people) to consider. This whole book carries …
Tracy Dunn is still gone. Bianca Montoya is pregnant. Keith goes outside. Toshi and adrienne dig in to a big, heavy chapter of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. Plus, as always, questions for you (and your people) to consider. Support this show on Patreon, at Octavia's Parables. (We're …
Lauren names Earthseed. She creates her survival pack. Can Mars bear life? And Lauren turns 16. Toshi and adrienne consider Chapter 7 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. And we offer questions for you (and your people). Support the production of this podcast on Patreon, at Octavia's Parables. …
Joanne tells on Lauren. Lauren and her father look into the abyss. A brief moment of play. And the rabbits are stolen. Toshi and adrienne break down Chapter 6 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. And we offer questions for you (and your people) to discuss. Support the …
Rain. Free water. Amy Dunn is killed. Lauren opens up to her friend, cautiously. Toshi and adrienne dig into Chapter 5 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. And as always, we offer questions for you (and your people) to consider. This episode also features a song, The Water, …
Amy Dunn lights a fire. Lauren gets new neighbors. We learn about target practice. Toshi and adrienne break down Chapter 4 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower, with questions to consider. Support the production of this show on Patreon, at Octavia's Parables. Follow us on Twitter at @oparables. …
Toshi and adrienne dig into Chapter 3 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. An astronaut dies on Mars. Mrs. Sims dies at the compound. A new president is elected. We meet the pyros. And as always, questions for you (and your people) to consider. Support the production of …
Toshi and adrienne break down Chapter 2 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. The first trip outside the compound, the baptism, and our first window into hyperempathy. As always, questions for you (and your people) to discuss and consider. Support the production of this show on Patreon, at …
We dive in, with a summary of the first chapter of Parable of the Sower, our analysis, and questions for you (and your people) to consider. Support the production of this show on Patreon, at Octavia’s Parables Follow us on Twitter at @oparables Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tdh0h3ic5hyedij/Octavia%27s%20Parables%20chapter%201%20transcript.docx?dl=0
This is for you: you students, you organizers, you voters. You who have always meant to read the Parables. You who wonder about our destiny. You searching for pragmatic ways to survive with your people. You Earthseed. On Octavia E. Butler's birthday, this June 22nd, we are launching a podcast …