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Prophetic Fiction & Black Imagination: Garrison Hayes on Octavia Butler

Podcast: Karen Hunter Is Awesome!
Published: Sep 15, 2026
Duration seconds: 972
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Summary

Karen speaks with journalist Garrison Hayes about his podcast 'About That Life,' exploring how sci-fi legend Octavia Butler predicted modern societal crises and the importance of Black speculative storytelling.