The Sci-Fi Novel That Predicted 2026

Jeff and Rebecca explore Octavia Butler's eerily prescient 1993 novel, ⁠The Parable of the Sower⁠, and discuss Butler's legacy and enduring impact on science fiction.

This episode, one of our most popular to date, originally ran in November, 2025.

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