About this episode

John and Ben discuss Samuel R. Delany's 'Trouble on Triton' and its themes of desire and cultural context.

What do you do if you live in the Electric Psychadelic Pussycat Swinger's Club, but you're the one cat too un-groovy to find it shagadelic? This is the vital question at the heart of Samuel R. Delany's "Trouble on Triton". John and Ben get weird, discussing science fiction, the nature of desire, and how this book compares to "The Dispossessed". As always, we hope you enjoy our conversation!

People in this episode

Host: John Hagele

Guest: Ben

Topics covered

• science fiction
• desire
• literature comparison
• cultural commentary
• book discussion

Keywords

• Trouble on Triton
• Samuel R. Delany
• science fiction
• desire
• The Dispossessed
• book discussion
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Trouble on Triton, The Dispossessed

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