The Left Hand of Darkness

Charlyn & Mark discuss Ursula Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness," touching on gender, patriotism, and folktales.    If you enjoy the show, please rate and subscribe wherever you listen (especially if that place is Apple Podcasts).    Find us on Facebook and Instagram at Unramblings, and on Twitter at @UnramblingsPod. Email us with feedback, questions, and fun limericks at [email protected].    Show notes:  Ursula Le Guin's essay "Is Gender Necessary? Redux" can be found in her collection "Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places" - Here's a link to Amazon for your reference, but support your local bookstore where possible: https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Edge-World-Ursula-Guin/dp/0802135293/ We discuss prisoner sentences related to birth control, here is some more information on that program: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/11/21/tenn-judge-reprimanded-for-offering-reduced-jail-time-in-exchange-for-sterilization/ An interview with Ursula Le Guin from The Paris Review: https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6253/ursula-k-le-guin-the-art-of-fiction-no-221-ursula-k-le-guin