32: The Story of Ted Chiang and Others

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure

4.8 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2011

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Stories by science-fiction writer Ted Chiang, including the anthology “The Story of Your Life and Others.” Plus, enough recommendations to get you through every bathroom break and bus ride for the next three years.

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0:00.0	The Inconparable Podcast, number 32, April 2011.
0:13.6	Welcome back to The Inconparable Podcast.
0:15.9	I am Jason Snell, your host.
0:17.3	I am joined today by our usual book club, Rogues Gallery, if you ignore the last
0:23.6	book club podcast, which I wasn't on and in fact only listened to yesterday. But let's ignore
0:28.7	that because I had dead morn on it and therefore it doesn't count. So our usual book club,
0:33.5	Rokes Gallery, Glenn Fleischman joins us. Hello, Glenn. Hi, thanks for having me.
0:37.7	Thanks for reading the book, as always.
0:39.1	Scott McNulty, also a literate gentleman who has read the book.
0:43.2	Yes.
0:44.2	Yes.
0:45.2	You have read the book.
0:46.4	I concur.
0:47.2	All right.
0:47.7	Thank you for concurring.
0:48.4	And joining us yet another person who is capable of reading things and speaking about
0:53.9	them. another person who is capable of reading things and speaking about them, you wouldn't think
0:55.1	this would be rare with our group. And yet, thank you to Lisa Schmeiser, who joins us again today.
1:01.1	I learned how to read for this podcast. That's right. Reading will get you far. And you know why?
1:06.3	Because reading is fundamental. Take a look. It's in a book.
1:12.0	A reading rainbow.
1:13.0	Mm-hmm.
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