This week we select a story from the Red Star Tales collection, One Evening In 2217 by Nikolai Fyodorov. One Evening in 2217 is considered a precursor story to "We" which we read in the previous week. 

Next week we'll be reading  Nur-I-Desht-Observatory by Ivan Yefremov from the same Red Star Tales collection.
 
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Episode 16.1 - One Evening In 2217

This week we discuss the short story Nur-I-Desht Observatory by Ivan Yefremov from the Red Star Tales collection of Soviet science fiction. We are joined by friend of the show and creative director of the Monadnock Underground Chris DiLoreto. 

We take on the meaning of science, the nature of science fiction, and whether a story about Thomas Jefferson with access to a train would constitute as a science fiction novel.
 
Next week we're reading two more stories from Red Star Tales - The Spontaneous Reflex and My Dad's An Antibiotic

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Episode 16.2 - The Nur-I-Desht Observatory

A weekly book club where we discuss sections of books we've always wanted to read. Listeners are encouraged to read a long and join in the discussion!

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