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Summer Reading List 2026: The Books That Inspired Our Imagination (Part 1)

Podcast: Modem Futura
Published: Jun 30, 2026
Duration seconds: 2029
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Summary

Sean and Andrew share the science fiction classics and one sharp piece of nonfiction on their summer reading lists — from Snow Crash and Neuromancer to Iain M. Banks, Douglas Adams, and Cory Doctorow's Enshittification — and ask what these stories reveal about technology, ownership, and being human today.