The Carrier Bag: Recent Episodes

Stentor Danielson

A podcast about the life, work, and influence of Ursula K. Le Guin.

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The fourth and final part of our examination of Le Guin's first book, Rocannon's World.

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Examining chapters 5 and 6 of Le Guin's first novel, Rocannon's World.

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Looking at chapters 3 and 4 of Rocannon's World.

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A discussion of the first two chapters of Le Guin's first published novel, Rocannon's World.

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A deep dive into "Semley's Necklace," the first short story in Le Guin's Hainish universe, which would become the prologue to her first novel, Rocannon's World.

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A discussion of Le Guin's first paid publication, the short story "April in Paris" from 1962.

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Analyzing Le Guin's first two published works: the poem "Folk Song from the Montayna Province" and the short story "An die Musik."

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Introducing the podcast and its host, as well as an analysis of Ursula K. Le Guin's essay "The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction."