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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"Shoggoths in Traffic" by Tobias S. Buckell
"L'Aquilone du Estrellas (The Kite of Stars)" by Dean Francis Alfar
"The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" Part 2 by Ted Chiang
"The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" Part 1 by Ted Chiang
"Toward Happy Civilization" by Samanta Schweblin
"The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex" by Tobias S. Buckell
"Republica and Grau" by Daniel Alarcón
"Mister Hadj's Sunset Ride" by Saladin Ahmed
"Kwoon" by Charles Johnson
"Free Jim's Mine" by Tananarive Due
"Miracle" by Tope Folarin
LIVE! in Boston: "Mono No Aware" by Ken Liu
LIVE! in New Jersey: "Driftglass" by Samuel R. Delany
LIVE! in DC: "A Dark Night" by Edward P. Jones
LIVE! in Dallas: "In the City of Martyrs" by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
LIVE! in Atlanta: "The Vishakanya's Choice" by Roshani Chokshi
LIVE! in Austin: "Asymmetry" by Kendra Fortmeyer
LIVE! in Brooklyn: "Playing Nice with God's Bowling Ball" by N.K. Jemisin
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