Livin' Just Enough for "The City We Became" | Episode 32

Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben

The Sci-Fi Sigh Podcast

Tv & Film

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

We enter the beautiful underworlds of cities, the bad-assery of Jemisin, and the discovery of gods among us while considering the only way Ben would go on a cruise. Join us as we discuss N.K. Jemisin’s most recent book “The City We Became.” Listen and share which of your city’s hidden gems feel like an alternate dimension.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sci-Fi Sci, a podcast under the Believe podcast network, about black science
0:07.8	fiction, fantasy, and staying on the same page in this marriage with Ben.
0:12.0	Ben, how are you doing today, boo?
0:14.1	I'm doing amazing, super excited to talk about my hero, one of them.
0:19.1	In Kate Jamerson, literally is your hero.
0:21.0	You just like completely get smitten when you're reading her and we're talking about her,
0:25.7	so just so you know listeners.
0:27.3	Today is episode 32 of the Sci-Fi Sci, and we read the book, real long book, but real
0:32.7	good book, The City We Became.
0:35.8	Before we get started into this episode, two quick things, one, we're going to do our
0:39.7	absolute best to avoid any spoilers for this book so everybody can appreciate it.
0:43.6	And secondly, like I did last week, we want to start reading those Apple podcast ratings
0:47.9	and y'all are going to keep sending them our way.
0:50.0	So here's a quick podcast rating from MKB101477, lot of numbers, but here you go.
0:56.8	A must listen, I saw Amber and Ben on TikTok and loved their videos.
1:00.8	I was excited to find out they also host the Sci-Fi Sci.
1:04.1	This podcast centers black storytelling and science fiction and fantasy, their commentary
1:08.5	is smart, witty, and entertaining.
1:11.2	You know who they're talking about when they say wit, right, Ben?
1:13.2	They can't be talking about us.
1:15.0	They are, I am very funny, everybody knows, I'm a comedy queen.
1:18.9	In a slapstick, three stooges kind of way.
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