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    Octavia’s Parables

    Hosts Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown read the works of Octavia Butler one chapter at a time, bringing a modern analysis and scholarship to the work, and offering listeners guiding questions for applying the lessons in their own lives and community work. Produced by Kat Aaron.

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    Parable of the Talents: Chapter 19 Jul 01, 2021
    Show notes

    Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 19 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.


    We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back.


    Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠.

    Parable of the Talents: Chapter 17 Jun 28, 2021
    Show notes

    Once again, we travel with Lauren and with Larkin. Larkin searches to understand her mother. Lauren searches for Larkin, alone despite herself. The children of Acorn are still missing, almost all of them. Lauren braves a Christian America shelter, navigating her terror and trauma. And she sees a familiar, unwelcome, hypocritical face.

    Toshi and adrienne break down Chapter 17 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Big, deep questions this week.

    Follow us on twitter @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

    Back Next Week Jun 14, 2021
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    Hello beloved listeners! The Parables team needed this week to rest and heal. Back next week with Chapter 16 of our journey through Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Talents.

    Parable of the Talents: Chapter 16 Jun 02, 2021
    Show notes

    Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 16 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.


    We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back.


    Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠.

    Parable of the Talents: Chapter 15 Jun 01, 2021
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    Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 15 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.


    We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back.


    Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠.

    Parable of the Talents: Chapter 12 May 07, 2021
    Show notes

    Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 12 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.


    We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back.


    Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠.

    Parable of the Talents: Chapter 11 May 06, 2021
    Show notes

    Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 11 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.


    We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back.


    Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠.

    Parable of the Talents: Chapter 10 May 03, 2021
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    Our narrator is born, and named, and welcomed. Lauren and Bankole discuss a move, again. Assessing danger, seen and unseen. Bankole tries to understand, again, how he and Lauren can shape the unknown. She shows him more of her self, this far in.

    Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 10 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents, and offer questions for you and your people to consider. Not easy chapters, not easy questions.

    Follow us on twitter @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our new (!) website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

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    Breathe, the second Marine Mammal Meditation, by Toshi and Alexis Pauline Gumbs, is here on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/longwatersong

    Parable of the Talents: Chapter 9 Apr 26, 2021
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    Marcus leaves, with the Peraltas. Dan Noyer returns, chased. A fierce battle. Lauren speaks words she can’t take back. Jarrett is ascendant.

    Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 9 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents, and offer questions for you and your people to consider. Not easy chapters, not easy questions.

    Follow us on twitter @oparables, and support us on Patreon at Octavia's Parables. Visit our new (!) website at readingoctavia.com for transcripts and more.

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    Links:

    Breathe, the second Marine Mammal Meditation, by Toshi and Alexis Pauline Gumbs, is here on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/longwatersong

    The Parable of the Sower graphic novel is available here: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/parable-of-the-sower-a-graphic-novel-adaptation_9781419731334/

    Parable of the Talents: Chapter 7 Mar 25, 2021
    Show notes

    Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 7 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.


    We lost our detailed episode descriptions when episodes were taken down, more soon! We're glad to be back.


    Follow us on twitter ⁠⁠@oparables⁠⁠, and support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠Octavia's Parables⁠⁠.

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