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The episode discusses Kurt Vonnegut's story 'The Big Trip Up Yonder', which explores themes of overpopulation and resource scarcity due to medical advances.

Penned by American writer, Kurt Vonnegut in 1953, "The Big Trip Up Yonder" tells of an overpopulated world, in which food and resources are scarce, owing to certain medical advances in the field of anti-aging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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