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Episode 2 - They'd Rather Be Right

Join us as we discuss the second Hugo Award winner: Frank Riley and Mark Clifton's They'd Rather Be Right, which is often called 'the worst book to ever win the Hugo'!!

Host: Christine D. Baker, a historian who lives in Vancouver, BC. You can find her at @klaxoncomms.com‬ on Bluesky or follow what she's reading at her website: https://klaxoncomms.com/reading/

This month's guest is Rob Tomshany, @robtomshany.bsky.social‬, who has near encyclopedic knowledge of 50s and 60s sci fi and fantasy.

From about 2:05 to 9:37, Christine is recapping the book, which has A LOT of spoilers. The rest of the…

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