Join us as we discuss the first ever book to win a Hugo Award: Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demolished_Man
Host: Christine D. Baker, a historian who lives in Vancouver, BC. You can find her at @klaxoncomms.com on Bluesky or follow what she's reading at her website: https://klaxoncomms.com/reading/
This month's guest is Miles Reid-Lobatto of Casual Trek. You can find Miles on Bluesky at @milesreidlobatto.bsky.social and his podcast at @casualtrek.
From about 5:45-19:00, Christine is recapping the book, which has A LOT of spoilers. The rest of the episode isn't spoiler free, but that section goes through the plot in detail.
Some things mentioned in the episode:
- Jo Walton's review of 1953 Hugo winners: https://reactormag.com/hugo-nominees-1953/
- The Star is My Destination by Alfred Bester
- City by Clifford Simak
- More than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
- Kinsey Scale and the DSM
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