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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 12 Sep 03, 2022

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

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 11 Sep 02, 2022

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

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 10 Aug 31, 2022

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 10 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 9 Jul 30, 2022

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 9 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 8 Jul 29, 2022

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 8 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 7 Jul 28, 2022

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

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 6 Jul 27, 2022

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 6 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 5 Jul 26, 2022

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 5 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 4 Jul 25, 2022

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 4 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 3 Jul 11, 2022

Mary is in her transition, a perilous time. Others with her strength have not survived. Karl rushes home to support her - aid she rejects, at first. But as her transition peaks, she pulls his mind to hers. And then, she can't let him go. The pattern has begun.

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 2 Jun 25, 2022

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 2 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Mind of My Mind: Chapter 1 Jun 24, 2022

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 1 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Mind of My Mind: Prologue Jun 22, 2022

We are once again with Doro and Anyanwu, who we left at the end of Wild Seed - but we are now in modern times. Doro has continued to breed his powerful offspring, with the same flawed results, full of suffering. Anyanwu, going by Emma now, continues to carry the weight of his cavalier arrogance.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 14 Nov 13, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 14 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 13 Nov 11, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 13 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 12 Nov 10, 2021

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

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Wild Seed: Chapter 11 Nov 09, 2021

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

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Wild Seed: Chapter 10 Nov 08, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 10 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 9 Nov 06, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 9 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 8 Nov 05, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 8 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 7 Nov 04, 2021

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

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Wild Seed: Chapter 6 Nov 02, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 6 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 5 Nov 01, 2021

Anyanwu reveals more of her capacities to Doro and her shipmates. Her danger, her hunger, her transformations. Isaac’s powers become more clear. And Octavia graces us with some of her most sensual writing, on the pleasures of being a dolphin.

Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 5 of Octavia E. Butler’s Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 4 Oct 04, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 4 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 3 Oct 03, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 3 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 2 Oct 02, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 2 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild Seed. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Wild Seed: Chapter 1 Oct 01, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 1 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Wild See. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Talents: Epilogue Aug 02, 2021

Larkin/Asha meets her “charismatic, dangerous, heathen” mother, Lauren. Our understanding of the timeline deepens. Marc’s duplicity continues to cause discord and heartbreak. And Earthseed does, finally, take root among the stars.

Toshi and adrienne break down the epilogue of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents. And offer some final questions (of this series!) for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 21 Jul 26, 2021

All about Larkin. The final chapter. She’s living in New York. Reconnected with uncle Marc, and the church. She knows her mother’s identity, with mixed awareness. Some of her childhood dreams have come true. And yet. Meanwhile, Lauren is gathering her people, with seduction and a chance at a purpose. And still, always, hunting for her daughter.

To survive, know the past. Let it touch you. Then let the past go.

Toshi and adrienne break down Chapter 21 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. Back next week, with the epilogue.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 20 Jul 02, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 20 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 19 Jul 01, 2021

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.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 17 Jun 28, 2021

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.

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Back Next Week Jun 14, 2021

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

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.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 15 Jun 01, 2021

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.

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Parable of the Talents: Ch 14 May 31, 2021

A dense, bruising, painful chapter.

A year has passed. A year of enslavement at Camp Christian. With an escape attempt, and its consequences. And a brutal, wasteful, pointless war.

We learn more of Larkin’s childhood life in her adoptive family, with its cruelties and violations.

Sickness strikes Camp Christian. A betrayal. A storm. And liberation.

Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 14 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents, and as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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More on the death row prisoner who traveled in his imagination, who adrienne references, here: https://blog.pshares.org/just-mercy-visiting-a-local-prison-with-former-death-row-inmate-anthony-ray-hinton/

Parable of the Talents: Ch 13 May 24, 2021

Trigger warnings: sexual violence, rape.

We learn what happened to Larkin, and where the children went. We learn how the women of Acorn survive, day by day, and how they maneuver. New alliances are cautiously forming, at great risk. And the sexual violence is a constant presence. We grapple with the pleasure of power, and its consequences.

Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 13 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents, and as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 12 May 07, 2021

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.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 11 May 06, 2021

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.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 10 May 03, 2021

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.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 9 Apr 26, 2021

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.

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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 8 Apr 19, 2021

Lauren and Bankole visit Halstead. Some in Acorn encourage them to move; Lauren remains adamant. Marcus preaches, and finds out.

Toshi and adrienne explore chapter 8 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents, offer questions for you and your people to consider, and dream of some fan-fiction crossovers.

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LINKS from this episode:

The Cal Shakes Theater Under the Stars event will be in May - check here for announcements: https://calshakes.org

Harriet’s Apothecary: http://www.harrietsapothecary.com/who-we-are

The Tarot Deck will be at http://www.akpress.org

Parable of the Talents: Chapter 7 Mar 25, 2021

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.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 6 Mar 24, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 6 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 5 Mar 23, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 5 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 4 Mar 22, 2021

Acorn welcomes a baby. They hold ceremony. They assess the impact of the house truck, and we get a window into Acorn’s decision-making structures. They navigate the survival of ambiguous loss. God may be change, but some still fear it.

Toshi and adrienne explore Chapter 4 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 3 Mar 16, 2021

We hear the horrible ordinary story of how the house-truck family came to Acorn. And with Acorn, they bury their dead.

Toshi and adrienne explore Chapter 3 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Talents. And come with many questions for you and your people to consider.

TW: this chapter and episode include mention of rape.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 2 Mar 12, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 2 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Talents: Chapter 1 Mar 10, 2021

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 1 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Parable of the Talents. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 25 Dec 14, 2020

Our travelers land. But not as they expected. They grieve, and they live. They sow seeds.

adrienne and Toshi close out Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower, with the final chapter of this crucial work. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider.

adrienne and Toshi will be on Instagram Live on 12/16, at 6 pm EST, talking about Parable of the Sower, this podcast journey, and what's to come. Tune in here, at adrienne's Instagram page.

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We will be back in February with Parable of the Talents.

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More info on Alexis Pauline Gumbs's God Is Change Octavia Immersion is here: https://sangodare.podia.com/octavia

Parable of the Sower: Chapter 24 Oct 13, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 24 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 23 Oct 12, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 23 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 22 Oct 11, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 22 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 21 Oct 10, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 5 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 20 Oct 09, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 20 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 19 Oct 08, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 19 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 18 Oct 07, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 18 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 17 Oct 06, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 17 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 16 Oct 05, 2020

Our travelers learn from each other, walking miles. Lauren shares some secrets, and she kills. They can’t afford denial.

As always, Toshi and adrienne offer questions for you and your people to consider.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 15 Jun 28, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 15 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 14 Jun 27, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 14 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 13 Jun 26, 2020

A funeral for Lauren’s father. The Garfields go to Olivar. A fire, theft. Loss all around. Toshi and adrienne offer thoughts and questions about Chapter 13 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. Follow us on twitter at @oparables, and support our show on Patreon at Octavia’s Parables. Links: Bernice Johnson Reagon, They Are Falling All Around Me Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y1gpz7eiqguvg9m/Octavia%27s%20Parables%20chapter%2013%20transcript.docx?dl=0

Parable of the Sower: Chapter 12 Jun 26, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 12 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 1 1 Jun 26, 2020

Break-in, theft and a rape at the compound. Olivar is recruiting. Lauren names the Books of the Living. adrienne and Toshi offer thoughts and questions on Chapter 11 of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. Support this show on Patreon, at Octavia’s Parables. And follow us on twitter at @oparables. Some links from the episode: How to Survive the End of the World Show w/ Chani Nicholas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlTsLXqmzN0&t=2435s Closing Ceremony With Toshi Reagon and Leah Penniman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0hJqLAEuto&t=446s Ruby Sales http://www.spirithouseproject.org/aboutruby.php Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pn8ixeuyuy039sq/Octavia%27s%20Parables%20chapter%2011%20transcript.docx?dl=0

Parable of the Sower: Chapter 10 Jun 26, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 10 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 9 Jun 25, 2020

Keith continues to spend time outside. He takes a gun, he brings cash. He comes and goes, sparking violence in the home. adrienne and Toshi dig into Chapter 9 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower. And offer questions for (and your people) to consider. This whole book carries a content warning. But know, this chapter is a lot. You can support this podcast (and our new transcripts!) at patreon.com/oparables. And follow us on Twitter, at @oparables. Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wbpyy773u9bk9zq/Octavia%27s%20Parables%20chapter%209%20transcript.docx?dl=0

Parable of the Sower: Chapter 8 Jun 24, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 8 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 7 Jun 23, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 7 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 6 Jun 22, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 6 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 1 Jun 22, 2020

We dive in, with a summary of the first chapter of Parable of the Sower, our analysis, and questions for you (and your people) to consider. Support the production of this show on Patreon, at Octavia’s Parables Follow us on Twitter at @oparables Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tdh0h3ic5hyedij/Octavia%27s%20Parables%20chapter%201%20transcript.docx?dl=0

Parable of the Sower: Chapter 5 Jun 21, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 5 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 4 Jun 20, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 4 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 3 Jun 19, 2020

Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss Chapter 3 of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower.

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Parable of the Sower: Chapter 2 Jun 18, 2020

Chapter 2 of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. Hosted by adrienne maree brown and Toshi Reagon.

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Parable of the Sower: Ch. 1 Jun 17, 2020

We meet Lauren Olamina.

Trailer Jun 16, 2020

This is for you: you students, you organizers, you voters. You who have always meant to read the Parables. You who wonder about our destiny. You searching for pragmatic ways to survive with your people. You Earthseed.

On Octavia E. Butler's birthday, this June 22nd, we are launching a podcast all about the Parables for this moment. One chapter a week, through the 2020 election and beyond. Join us.

Hosted by Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown.

Produced by Kat Aaron.

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