Explore every episode of the podcast In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin
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| Jared Pechaček reads "Without Egg" | 28 Oct 2026 | 00:12:10 | |
Jared Pechaček reads post 29, "Without Egg," from June of 2011. You can read the original post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/29-without-egg Jared's website is jaredpechacek.com | |||
| Becky Chambers reads "It Doesn't Have To Be the Way It Is" | 20 Oct 2026 | 00:16:19 | |
Becky Chambers reads post 28, "It Doesn't Have To Be the Way It Is," from June of 2011. You can read the original post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/28-it-doesnt-have-to-be-the-way-it-is Becky's website is www.otherscribbles.com
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| Kelly Sue DeConnick reads "Exercises" | 14 Oct 2026 | 00:08:45 | |
Kelly Sue DeConnick reads post 27, "Exercises," from June 24, 2011. You can read the original blog post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/27-exercises You can find Kelly Sue online at milkfed.us | |||
| Amanda Nelson reads "Against Eisenhower" | 07 Oct 2026 | 00:11:34 | |
Amanda Nelson reads post 26, "Against Eisenhower," from June 12, 2011. You can read the original blog post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/26-against-eisenhower Amanda's website is www.theamandanelson.com | |||
| Premee Mohamed reads "Petty Expectations" | 30 Sep 2026 | 00:17:45 | |
Premee Mohamed reads post 25, "Petty Expectations," from June 4, 2011. You can read the original blog post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/25-petty-expectations Premee's website is premeemohamed.com | |||
| Maris Kreizman reads "To Save Free Enterprise, Books Must Die" | 23 Sep 2026 | 00:06:29 | |
Maris Kreizman reads post 24, "To Save Free Enterprise, Books Must Die," from May 26, 2011. You can read the original blog post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/24-to-save-free-enterprise-books-must-die Maris's website is www.mariskreizman.com | |||
| Cadwell Turnbull reads "The Middle of What?" | 16 Sep 2026 | 00:11:53 | |
Cadwell Turnbull reads post 23, "The Middle of What?," from May 25, 2011. You can read the original blog post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/23-the-middle-of-what Cadwell Turnbull's website is cadwellturnbull.com | |||
| R.B. Lemberg reads "First Contact" | 09 Sep 2026 | 00:14:14 | |
R.B. Lemberg reads post 22, "First Contact," from May of 2011. You can read Ursula's original post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/22-first-contact R.B. Lemberg's website is www.rblemberg.net | |||
| Nicola Griffith reads "Beige" | 02 Sep 2026 | 00:12:10 | |
Nicola Griffith reads post 21, "Beige," from April 22, 2011. You can read the original blog post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/21-beige Nicola Griffith's website is nicolagriffith.com
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| Kim Stanley Robinson Reads "Unfacts Concerning the Google (Un)Settlement, Part 2" | 26 Aug 2026 | 00:18:59 | |
Kim Stanley Robinson reads post 20, "Unfacts Concerning the Google (Un)Settlement, Part 2," from April 5, 2011. You can read the original blog post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/20-unfacts-concerning-the-google-unsettlement
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| Kim Stanley Robinson reads "Unfacts Concerning the Google (Un)Settlement" | 19 Aug 2026 | 00:18:30 | |
Kim Stanley Robinson reads post 19, "Unfacts Concerning the Google (Un)Settlement," from March 28, 2011. You can read Ursula's original blog post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/19-unfacts-concerning-the-google-unsettlement
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| Akemi Tanigaki reads "To My Readers in Japan" | 12 Aug 2026 | 00:07:57 | |
Akemi Tanigaki reads post 18 "To My Readers in Japan" You can read Ursula's original post, from March 14, 2011, here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/18-to-my-readers-in-japan
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| Vajra Chandrasekera reads "Would You Please F—ing Stop?" | 05 Aug 2026 | 00:09:19 | |
Vajra Chandrasekera reads post 17, "Would You Please F—ing Stop?" You can read Ursula's original post, from March of 2011, here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/17-would-you-please-fucking-stop Vajra's website is vajra.me
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| Michelle Ruiz Keil reads "Uniforms" | 29 Jul 2026 | 00:15:55 | |
This week, Michelle Ruiz Keil reads post 16, "Uniforms," which Ursula posted in February of 2011. You can read the original post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/16-uniforms Michelle's website is www.michelleruizkeil.com
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| Morehshin Allahyari reads "Egypt" and "Footnote to My Egypt Blog Post" | 22 Jul 2026 | 00:12:45 | |
This week, Morehshin Allahyari reads post 14, "Egypt," and post 15, "Footnote to My Egypt Blog Post." You can read "Egypt" here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/14-egypt And you can read "Footnote to My Egypt Blog Post" here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/15-footnote-to-my-egypt-blog-post Morehshin Allahyari's website is morehshin.com/
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| Special episode: Martha Ullman West | 15 Jul 2026 | 00:21:47 | |
This week we bring you something different: An interview with Martha Ullman West, nationally respected dance critic and author, and a friend of Ursula's for a half century, who died on July 5. The interviews were conducted by Theo Downes-Le Guin in 2022–2023 for a podcast project that never came to fruition. Martha's memories and stories are wonderful, and we hope you'll enjoy them and join us in honoring this remarkable person. | |||
| Caroline Le Guin reads "The Horsies Upstairs" | 08 Jul 2026 | 00:20:10 | |
This week, Caroline Le Guin reads Post 13, "The Horsies Upstairs," which Ursula posted in January of 2011. The original post can be read at https://www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/13-the-horsies-upstairs
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| Ursula Barton reads "A Riff on the Harper Contract" | 01 Jul 2026 | 00:11:33 | |
Ursula Barton reads Post 12, "A Riff on the Harper Contract," which Ursula K. Le Guin posted on January 18, 2011. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/12-a-riff-on-the-harper-contract Ursula Barton's website is www.ursulabarton.com | |||
| Rebecca Campbell reads "The Tree" | 24 Jun 2026 | 00:09:18 | |
This week, Rebecca Campbell reads Post 11, "The Tree," which Ursula posted in January of 2011. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/11-the-tree Rebecca Campbell's website is whereishere.ca | |||
| Stefanie Peters reads "On Prospero's Island" | 17 Jun 2026 | 00:17:01 | |
This week, Stefanie Peters reads Post 10, "On Prospero's Island," which Ursula posted on January 3, 2011. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/10-on-prosperos-island Stefanie Peters' website is www.stefaniepeters.com
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| Yuri Herrera reads "Confidential reports from FBI agents to the Bureau, intercepted by Wikileeks (Welsh Information Kontrol Institute)" | 10 Jun 2026 | 00:06:24 | |
This week, Yuri Herrera reads Post 9, "Confidential reports from FBI agents to the Bureau, intercepted by Wikileeks (Welsh Information Kontrol Institute)," which Ursula posted in late 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/9-confidential-reports-from-fbi-agents-to-the-bureau-intercepted-by-wikileeks-welsh-information-kontrol-institute | |||
| Molly Gloss reads "The Sissy Strikes Back" | 03 Jun 2026 | 00:09:32 | |
This week, Molly Gloss reads Post 8, "The Sissy Strikes Back," which Ursula posted in November of 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/8-the-sissy-strikes-back Molly Gloss's website is www.mollygloss.com/
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| Brian Attebery reads "A Band of Brothers, a Stream of Sisters" | 27 May 2026 | 00:11:35 | |
This week, Brian Attebery reads Post 7, "A Band of Brothers, a Stream of Sisters," which Ursula posted in November 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/7-a-band-of-brothers-a-stream-of-sisters
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| Matt Bell reads "The Lynx" | 20 May 2026 | 00:17:59 | |
This week, Matt Bell reads Post 6, "The Lynx," which Ursula posted in November of 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/6-the-lynx Matt Bell's website is www.mattbell.com | |||
| Leah Schnelbach reads "Exorcists" | 13 May 2026 | 00:09:08 | |
This week, Leah Schnelbach reads Post 5, "Exorcists," which Ursula posted in November of 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/5-exorcists | |||
| Omar El Akkad reads "Someone Named Delores" | 06 May 2026 | 00:19:08 | |
This week, Omar El Akkad reads Post 4, "Someone Named Delores," which Ursula posted in October 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/4-someone-named-delores
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| adrienne maree brown reads "The Absent Silence" | 29 Apr 2026 | 00:10:56 | |
This week, adrienne maree brown reads Post 3, "The Absent Silence," which Ursula posted on October 27, 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/3-the-absent-silence adrienne maree brown's website is adriennemareebrown.net
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| Roger Cohen reads "Miners and I-Pods" | 22 Apr 2026 | 00:16:16 | |
Roger Cohen reads Post 2, "Miners and I-Pods," which Ursula posted on October 24, 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/2-miners-and-i-pods Roger Cohen's website is www.rogermcohen.com/
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| Julie Phillips reads "In Your Spare Time" | 15 Apr 2026 | 00:13:19 | |
This week, Julie Phillips reads Post 1, "In Your Spare Time," which Ursula posted in October of 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/in-your-spare-time Julie Phillips' website is www.julie-phillips.com/wp/
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| David Mitchell reads "A Note at the Beginning" | 08 Apr 2026 | 00:16:22 | |
David Mitchell kicks things off with Post 0, "A Note at the Beginning," which Ursula posted in October of 2010. The original post can be read at www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/0-a-note-at-the-beginning David Mitchell's website is davidmitchellbooks.com
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| Trailer for In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin | 26 Mar 2026 | 00:01:42 | |
Theo Downes-Le Guin welcomes you to In Your Spare Time, a podcast of Ursula K. Le Guin's blog. | |||