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Episode 29: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

Episode 29: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

FromThe Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane


Episode 29: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

FromThe Oddcast: Tales of the Occult, Weird, and Arcane

ratings:
Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Originally published in the October edition of New Dimensions 3 in 1973. The story was nominated for the Locust Award for Best Short Fiction in 1974 and won the Hugo Award for Best Short story in the same year.

The utopian Omelas enjoys its annual summer festival amid the dark secret that is kept within a broom closet of a cellar beneath one of the richest buildings of the city.

Narration, Music, Sound Design by Jon Fredette.
Released:
Jun 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Readings of weird fiction and science fiction short stories combined with immersive sound design and music.