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Margaret reads you 4 very short, dream like stories from a collection by a Greek author

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Margaret reads you a surreal story about the surreal Southwest, written by one of her favorite authors

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To close out Black August, Margaret sits down with Bridget Todd and Hazel Acacia to finish talking about one of the most iconic Trek episodes ever made (S6E13: Far Beyond the Stars of Deep Space Nine)- and you're invited

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To close out Black August, Margaret sits down with Bridget Todd and Hazel Acacia to talk about one of the most iconic Trek episodes ever made (S6E13: Far Beyond the Stars of Deep Space Nine)- and you're invited

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Margaret reads Gare a story in making fun of rich people in space

Original Air Date: 12.03.2023

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Margaret reads a story about a strange visitor by a civil rights activist and writer

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Margaret reads you a story about the French Revolution and the destruction of a prison

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Prince Shakur returns to finish reading Margaret a story about revolution, repression, and survival for Black August

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Prince Shakur reads Margaret a story about revolution, repression, and survival for Black August

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Margaret finishes up reading you a story about punks, growing up, and refusing to lose your edge

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Margaret continues the story of the last punk show played at Locust House

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Margaret continues reading to you from a novella about a punk house in 2002 San Diego

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For our longer summer read, Margaret reads you a novella about punk houses and identity and growing up written by a master of the medium

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Margaret reads you two stories and a poem from an anthology of young, Palestinian authors

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Margaret reads you several short stories written by the one of the ideological leaders of the Mexican Revolution

Original Air Date: 6.1.2025

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This week, In The Belly is doing a take over to feature the poems of incarcerated writers in their own voices

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This week we are collaborating with In The Belly Magazine to read you a short memoir piece about organizing behind bars.

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Margaret reads you a story about how to set up mutual aid societies in the wake of social collapse, and how to fight against cannibal nazis from the suburbs

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Margaret reads you a story about an enchanted graffiti turf war and a flying bike chase.

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Margaret continues with the final part of a gutting story about rejection and re-accimlation

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Margaret reads you the first part of a story about kids who grew up on the moon

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Margaret discusses your reactions to Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and "The Day Before the Revolution" with Hazel Acacia and Steven Monacelli

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Margaret reads you a 1963 science fiction story of class stratification, sports, and first contact.

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James reads Margaret the first chapter of his new book

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Happy National Poetry Month! Margaret reads some poems from a "Classic Age" anarchist poet and agitator

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Margaret reads you some golden-age pulp sci-fi about a hypercompetant space captain and her trusty cat

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Margaret reads you a story about climate refugees, ancestors, and giant spider robots that weave webs of glass

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Margaret reads you a story about mushrooms, trash, and coming to terms with an imperfect utopia

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Margaret reads you a story about the magic embeded into the mundane

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 Margaret reads you a medieval comedic tale of trickery and lust.

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Margaret reads you a 1920 classic fiction story by the seminal theorist

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Margaret reads you a lush post-apocalyptic slice of life story by an amazing poet

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Happy Valentine's Day! Margaret reads you a story about codependent lesbian mushroom parasites.

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Margaret continues to read you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid

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Margaret reads you excerpts from a book explaining the ins and outs of mutual aid.

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Margaret concludes reading you a story about subculture and love and how things change

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Margaret reads you a story about the far-post-apocalypse and the joy we find in one another.

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Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.

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Margaret reads you a story about what enormous love it will take to rebuild the world and take back what's ours from the powerful.

Original Airdate: 7.21.2024

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Margaret reads you part two (of two) of her own story.

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Margaret reads you part one (of two) of her own story about post-apocalyptic love and violence

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Margaret tells you the tale of some nightmare queers off to bring about hell on earth.

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Who says ecoterrorism is bad? In fantasy games?

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There's nothing left to do but track these cultists to the source.

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More mighty beasts assail our brave antiheroes!

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All is not well in Bogbottom...

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Can our heroes best the mighty beasts who await them in the swamps? Who will Trant throw a bomb at?

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It's RPG time! Margaret and company are playing Pathfinder. This week, our heroes begin their journey.

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Margaret reads you a haunted house story about real estate desirability.

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Margaret reads you "The Open Window" by Saki and "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" by Ambrose Bierce

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