Episode description

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand about the realities and battles of a post-Roe America. Next, in News, Erin and Alyssa dive into the different responses — from Democrats, from the GOP, from the states — to the overturning of abortion rights. Then, they’re joined by Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz to talk about the power of imagining different realities through science fiction while we live in an increasingly dystopian society, and why queer and other marginalized people are so good at writing them. Finally, finding joy in Sanity Corner.

Show Notes

Our Opinions Are Correct (Charlie Jane's and Annalee's podcast)

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders
Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Witchmark by C.L. Polk
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Wayfarers (Series) by Becky Chambers
Spear by Nicola Griffith

Charlie Jane's playlist of versions of "Funkin For Jamaica" by Tom Browne

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