Ep. 831, The Square Pegs, by Ray Bradbury
The Classic Tales Podcast
B.J. Harrison
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🗓️ 24 March 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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In a world where delusions become reality, what is the standard for sanity? Ray Bradbury, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.
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The Arsène Lupin Podcast is coming along. If you haven't heard, I'll be releasing the first collection of Lupin stories as its own show. Wednesdays are about to get even better.
This week we're continuing our little foray into the world of classic science fiction.
The New York Times dubbed Ray Bradbury, "The writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream". While he wrote chiefly in the realm of speculative fiction, he also worked in other genres, including horror, mystery, and coming of age fiction.
His best-known works include the novel Fahrenheit 451, his collections of short stories, The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man, and the speculative horror novel Something Wicked This Way Comes.
Today's story was first published in the pulp magazine, Thrilling Wonder Stories, in October 1948.
And now, The Square Pegs, by Ray Bradbury.
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| 0:00.0 | In a world where delusions become reality, what is the standard for sanity? |
| 0:08.0 | Ray Bradbury, today on the Classic Tales Podcast. |
| 0:20.4 | Welcome to the Classic Tales Podcast. |
| 0:22.7 | Thank you for listening. |
| 0:24.5 | We are proudly supported by our listeners. |
| 0:27.4 | Please sign up to be a supporter. |
| 0:29.9 | For as little as $5 a month, we'll give you a monthly coupon code for $8 off any |
| 0:35.6 | audiobook order. |
| 0:37.5 | Your support on a monthly basis is vital to keep us going. |
| 0:42.4 | Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a financial supporter today. |
| 0:48.9 | Thank you so much. |
| 0:51.0 | The Arzendu Pan Podcast is coming along. |
| 0:53.8 | It might be next week. |
| 0:56.0 | We haven't heard, we'll be releasing the first collection of Lupin Stories as its own |
| 1:00.3 | show. |
| 1:01.6 | Wednesdays are about to get even better. |
| 1:05.4 | This week, we're continuing our little foray into the world of classic science fiction. |
| 1:11.3 | The New York Times dubbed Ray Bradbury the writer most responsible for bringing modern |
| 1:17.0 | science fiction into the literary mainstream. |
| 1:21.6 | While he wrote chiefly in the realm of speculative fiction, he also worked in other genres, |
| 1:27.1 | including horror, mystery, and coming of age fiction. |
| 1:31.6 | His best-known works include the novel Farron Height 451, his collections of short stories, |
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