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This episode provides a retrospective on John Birmingham's 'Axis Of Time' trilogy, focusing on cultural clashes and technological contrasts between 2021 and 1942.

Back in 2004, John Birmingham published “Weapons Of Choice,” the first novel in the “Axis Of Time” trilogy where a multinational fleet from 2021 was accidentally thrown back into 1942 carrying not only the technology and knowledge of future events, but also the cultural sensibilities that clashed with the locals. “Mixtape Stories” will provide a retrospective of Birmingham’s detailed description of the cultural rifts as well as the backdrop of the story written during the height of the Global...

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Host: Michael Juge

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Books & works: Weapons Of Choice, Axis Of Time

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