Moderan with Bijan Stephen

Episode 14 • April 30, 2024 • 00:47:49
Moderan with Bijan Stephen
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Moderan with Bijan Stephen

Apr 30 2024 | 00:47:49

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Show Notes

Writer Bijan Stephen joins us to discuss David R. Bunch's short story collection Moderan. In Moderan, people replace their "soft parts" with metal and devote their lives to making war. We talk about Bunch's satire of the international order, his wildly innovative use of language, and his commitment to depicting a utopian hellscape.

Read Bijan's article on Moderan here: https://dirt.fyi/article/2022/06/the-future-is-moderan

Check out Chris Lee's fantastic travelogue: https://chrisleefrancis.com/books/eastwards-and-far/

And, as always, we would love to have you over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384

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