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In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin

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Ursula K. Le Guin
Feminism
Old Age
No Time To Spare
In Your Spare Time
Blogging
San José Mine, Chile
Adrienne Marie Brown
Exorcism
Catholic Church
Lynx
Brian Attebery
Male Solidarity
Female Solidarity
Wikileaks
Spare Time
Google
United States Supreme Court
LGBTQIA
FBI

In Your Spare Time is a podcast from the blog of Ursula K. Le Guin. Each week, a different reader brings one of Ursula's blog posts to life. You can find Ursula's blog at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog

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This week, Rebecca Campbell reads Post 11, "The Tree," which Ursula posted in January of 2011.

The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/11-the-tree

Rebecca Campbell's website is whereishere.ca

This week, Stefanie Peters reads Post 10, "On Prospero's Island," which Ursula posted on January 3, 2011.

The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/10-on-prosperos-island

Stefanie Peters' website is www.stefaniepeters.com

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This week, Yuri Herrera reads Post 9, "Confidential reports from FBI agents to the Bureau, intercepted by Wikileeks (Welsh Information Kontrol Institute)," which Ursula posted in late 2010.

The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/bl... more

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This week, Molly Gloss reads Post 8, "The Sissy Strikes Back," which Ursula posted in November of 2010.

The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/8-the-sissy-strikes-back

Molly Gloss's website is www.mollygloss.com/

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Yuri Herrera
Mexican novelist and essayist
Tulane University (teacher)
Episode: Yuri Herrera reads "Confidential reports from FBI agents to the Bureau, intercepted by Wikileeks (Welsh Information Kontrol Institute)"
Molly Gloss
Author and reader reading post number eight, The Sissy Strikes Back, November 2010
Episode: Molly Gloss reads "The Sissy Strikes Back"
Brian Attebery
Writer and emeritus professor
Episode: Brian Attebery reads "A Band of Brothers, a Stream of Sisters"
Matt Bell
Author of novels including Appleseed and Refuse to Be Done, reader of the Le Guin blog post
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Episode: Matt Bell reads "The Lynx"
Leah Schnelbach
writer, cultural critic
Senior Features Editor at Reactor Magazine
Episode: Leah Schnelbach reads "Exorcists"
Adrienne Marie Brown
Radically imaginative writer and activist, host of How to Survive the End of the World podcast
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Episode: adrienne maree brown reads "The Absent Silence"
Roger Cohen
Paris Bureau Chief of the New York Times
The New York Times
Episode: Roger Cohen reads "Miners and I-Pods"
Julie Phillips
Acclaimed author, cultural critic, and biographer; reader of Ursula K. Le Guin's blog post
Episode: Julie Phillips reads "In Your Spare Time"
David Mitchell
Author of Bone Clocks, Cloud Atlas; reader of Post Zero, A Note at the Beginning
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Episode: David Mitchell reads "A Note at the Beginning"

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A weekly format centers on readers giving Ursula K. Le Guin's blog posts new life through live readings, followed by reflective conversations that connect classic essays to contemporary themes. Across episodes, audiences encounter readings of Le Guin's work paired with thoughtful commentary on information access, libraries as public trusts, censorship, and how media narratives shape public discourse. The discussions also traverse broader cultural questions—gender, aging, capitalism, and the role of imagination in social responsibility—often through cross-generational lenses and personal anecdotes from the reader-hosts. A notable strength is the hands-on, intimate approach: one reader, one post, and a guided dialogue that invites listeners t... more

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