A struggling college student gains new perspective on her studies from her classmate, who's come to study from another planet. This story was first published in Space and Time Magazine.
This episode is sponsored by The Great Courses (www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/LEVAR) and Native (www.nativedeodorant.com code: LEVAR).
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"Mrs. Perez" by Oscar Casares
"The Truth About Owls" by Amal El-Mohtar
"Repairing the World" by John Chu
Bonus Episode: "Goat" by James McBride
"The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu
"Navigators" by Mike Meginnis
"1000-Year-Old Ghosts" by Laura Chow Reeve
Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Lesley Nneka Arimah
"Graham Greene" by Percival Everett
"What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky" by Lesley Nneka Arimah
"Empty Places" Part Two by Richard Parks
"Empty Places" Part One by Richard Parks
"The Lighthouse Keeper" by Daisy Johnson
"Kin" by Bruce McAllister
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