{"id":22,"date":"2005-12-01T10:06:33","date_gmt":"2005-12-01T15:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/?p=22"},"modified":"2010-12-04T17:08:05","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T22:08:05","slug":"the-bat-segundo-show-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/the-bat-segundo-show-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Octavia Butler (BSS #15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo15.mp3\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/wp-content\/segundo15.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sevenstories.com\/Book\/index.cfm?GCOI=58322100799270\">Octavia Butler<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Condition of Mr. Segundo:<\/strong> Unknown.  We can&#8217;t find him this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subjects Discussed:<\/strong> Anne Rice, the advantages of writing vampire novels, research, the ambiguities of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/10\/27\/AR2005102701789.html\">&#8220;persistently repulsive&#8221;<\/a> material, <em>Fledgling<\/em> as ripping vampire yarn and multilayered quest story, setting vampire rules, naming character names, the influence of the state of Washington upon atmosphere, Butler&#8217;s editorial relationship with Seven Stories, Warner vs. Seven Stories, on being categorized as a science fiction author, auctorial labels, Butler&#8217;s three primary audiences, Dorothy Allison, the influence of criticism, fiction as prophecy, Bush and global warming, education, Margaret Atwood, why Butler dislikes <em>Survivor<\/em>, the <em>Parable<\/em> books, why this is the first book in seven years, on writing a &#8220;continuous first draft,&#8221; Butler&#8217;s working methods, typewriters, technology, Alfred Hitchcock, cell phones, how Butler&#8217;s computer is set up, T.C. Boyle, on being a baby boomer, being &#8220;comfortably asocial,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/doc\/200303\/rauch\">inner introverts<\/a>, polyamory, sexuality, the science aspect of science fiction, and science fiction vs. fantasy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1073\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-22-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo15.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo15.mp3\">http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo15.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Listen: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo15.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/?powerpress_pinw=22-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo15.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"segundo15.mp3\">Download<\/a> (37.7MB)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Octavia Butler Condition of Mr. Segundo: Unknown. We can&#8217;t find him this week. 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