Episode 5 - They’re Made Out of Meat (Terry Bisson) & To Serve Man (Damon Knight)
Who wants to meet meat?
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Show Notes
Episode Connections
Authors, stories. Arther C. Clarke, “The Sentinel.” Damon Knight, “Time Enough.” Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Harlan Ellison, “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream.” Terry Pratchett. Arthur C. Clarke, Ender’s Game.
Films. Spaceballs. Galaxy Quest. Independence Day.
TV episodes, series. The Twilight Zone. Mork and Mindy. Quark. Star Trek.
Ideas. Humor in science fiction. Aliens among us. The search for intelligent life. Carbon chauvinism. Alien probes. Beware of aliens bearing gifts. Free-range humans. Humor in sci fi literature.
Previous episode: Harlan Ellison, “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream”
Next episode: Clifford D. Simak, “Desertion”
Music Credit: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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