Episode

Into the Unknown: The Left Hand of Darkness

Podcast: Cosmos In The Cosmos
Published: Mar 8, 2025
Duration seconds: 4331
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Summary

Catherine welcomes on a new guest, her cousin Luke to discuss the Left Hand of Darkness, the first win for Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the greatest sci-fi writers ever. They discuss what it would mean to live on a world without clear genders, if technology equals progress, and what it entails to truly understand someone else.