{"podcast":{"title":"The Passionate Friends","slug":"the-passionate-friends-6710054","podcast_index_feed_id":6710054,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6003390/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/passionate-friends-the-by-h-g-wells-1866","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e0a12723bf6455e6e123ccea71cf1c76.jpg","author":"Audiobooks","episode_count":33,"summary":"http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free! H.G. Wells is best known for his science fiction, but some of his greatest works were in other genres. The Passionate Friends is a love story. It also is a story about dreams, despair, jealousy, sex, the struggle against social convention, the future of civilization, and much much more. It is written by a father to his son, \"not indeed to the child you are now, but to the man you are going to be.\" He writes it so that one day, perhaps when he is dead, his grown son can read it and rediscover him as a friend and equal. In the process, he tries to make sense of a lifetime's experiences and distill some kind of wisdom from them. It is quite simply a beautiful book, both inspiring and heartbreaking.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:19:30.599659+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-passionate-friends-6710054"},"episode":{"title":"Drug Themes in Science Fiction - Robert Silverberg","slug":"drug-themes-in-science-fiction-robert-silverberg","published_at":"2026-07-21T09:00:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-passionate-friends-6710054/drug-themes-in-science-fiction-robert-silverberg","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-passionate-friends-6710054","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/drug-themes-in-science-fiction-robert-silverberg--73059206","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73059206/drug_themes_in_science_fiction_robert_silverberg.mp3","summary":"\"Drug Themes in Science Fiction\" by Robert Silverberg explores the intricate relationship between societal trends and the portrayal of drug use in science fiction literature. Silverberg argues that the rise in drug themes within the genre mirrors contemporary societal shifts, making science fiction not just a speculative medium, but a reflective lens on current realities. This insightful examination highlights how the genre serves as a valuable tool for understanding the patterns of behavior and cultural dynamics that shape our world today. As these themes continue to resonate, the book remains a poignant exploration of how literature captures the complexities of human experience and societal evolution.","meta_description":"\"Drug Themes in Science Fiction\" by Robert Silverberg explores the intricate relationship between societal trends and the portrayal of drug use in science…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5392,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-passionate-friends-6710054/episodes/drug-themes-in-science-fiction-robert-silverberg/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-passionate-friends-6710054/drug-themes-in-science-fiction-robert-silverberg.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}