Episode Appearances
In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin · Apr 8, 2026
David Mitchell reads "A Note at the Beginning"
“Portuguese writer whose blog approach inspired Le Guin to understand the essay form and embrace blogging freedom”
Blog as literary form and creative mediumScience fiction worldbuilding and Earthsea universeGender fluidity in speculative fiction
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Stuff To Blow Your Mind · Feb 10, 2026
STBYM Listener Mail: La Muerte
“Portuguese author of 'Death with Interruptions' novel exploring philosophical paradoxes of immortality”
Anthropomorphic personifications of death across culturesLa Catrina and Mexican death imagerySanta Muerte folk cult and veneration practices
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