# The Martian Chronicles with Mel Thomas!

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Podcast: [Required Reading](https://stenobird.com/podcast/required-reading-6583413)
Published: 2026-02-25T08:06:27+00:00
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## Resource

Can you believe it took this long to get to Ray Bradbury? Better late than never as this week incredible video essayist and writer Mel Thomas joins me to discuss THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES - a science fiction novel-in-short-stories about human colonization of Mars. Follow Mel! Follow Erin ! Support the podcast !

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