The Demolished Man

25/09/2019 38 min Episodio 5
The Demolished Man

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In this episode the Baker sister, they discuss the 1st Hugo awarded ever.  It was given to the book The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester published in 1952 and won the Hugo in 1953. This rather amazing book was enjoyed by both ladies and but the brevity of the book and oddly enough, the likeability of it, made for a shorter podcast.   Want to skip a bit or jump to your favorite part?  Here are the time markers for this episode:   01:50  History Lesson 05:00  We jump right in 06:44  Alice reads the back cover - if you want a synopsis 08:23  Open discussion - starting with “what are the big lessons” 09:08  We talk about telepathy and shape poems 14:15 The Murder Mystery aspect 20:35 The Love story aspect 28:28 The Five Questions   Music by Carl Miles

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