Parable of the Sower

Maggie and Harmony explore a dystopian California in the 2020s with Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower. This book recently made the New York Times bestseller list, in part, because of it’s parallels to current day society. Our hosts explore empathy, gendered leadership, guns as a necessity for survival, and the role of faith in society’s progression.
In this episode:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/07/13/three-million-more-guns-the-spring-2020-spike-in-firearm-sales/#:~:text=On%20March%2013%2C%20President%20Trump,firearms%20were%20sold%20in%20March.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013&version=NIV
https://theglowup.theroot.com/it-took-nearly-50-years-but-this-week-octavia-butler-1844956328
What we’re reading:
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781538732199
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780525620785
Action Resorces:
Wildfire Relief Fund
https://www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/
“It’s 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change”
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/11/688876374/its-2050-and-this-is-how-we-stopped-climate-change
“How You Can Stop Global Warming”
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-you-can-stop-global-warming
Are you feeling overwhelmed about racial inequality in the U.S.? We are too! Here’s some resources we’ve found useful. If you have any additional resources you’d like to share feel free to email us at [email protected].
https://bit.ly/2BlrFIv
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