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The Xenothesis podcast features review, discussion and analysis of Dawn book 1 of Octavia E. Butler's, Xenogenesis trilogy AKA Lilith's Brood
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Feb 11, 2023
Episode: 71 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 15 & 16
In episode 68, Richard and Michael reach the finale of the Xenogenesis trilogy.
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Jan 28, 2023
Episode: 70 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 13 & 14
In episode 68, Richard and Michael, after long New Year break, go off tangent about adaptations of various series.
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Jan 14, 2023
Episode: 69 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 11 & 12
In episode 69, (Nice ;) ) Richard and Michael discuss the gritty real feel of Octavia's fantastical world and how this is achieved, The Ooloi take the gloves off in influencing the humans, and the humans seem to have made some rare sensible decisions.
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Dec 10, 2022
Episode: 68 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 9 & 10
In episode 68, Richard and Michael discuss how our eyes adjust to darkness and how much more powerful the construct Oankali are in creating an aphrodisiac.
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Nov 27, 2022
Episode: 67 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 7 & 8
In episode 67, Richard and Michael discuss another rare human genetic disorder, the tactlessness of the Ooloi and the confusion of the humans about the mysterious evaporation of their reservations about the Oankali now that they've experienced them.
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Nov 12, 2022
Episode: 66 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 5 & 6
In episode 66, Richard and Michael discuss the nature and complexity of human infidelity.
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Oct 29, 2022
Episode: 65 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 3 & 4
In episode 65, Richard and Michael discuss the Ooloi genetic memory being a form of external storage as well as Tomas and Jesusa's discovery that the can't be away from Jodahs.
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Oct 15, 2022
Episode: 64 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 1 & 2
In episode 64, Richard and Michael discuss the ooloi perspective and Nikanj's sinister advices.
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Oct 9, 2022
Episode: 63 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: II: Exile Chapters 11 & 12
In episode 63, Richard and Michael discuss Lilith's disapprobation of Jodahs' approach to the acquisition of Human mates, Spina bifida, Neurofibromatosis, the resilience of the Oankali organelle and trendiness in scientific publishing.
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Sep 17, 2022
Episode: 62 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: II: Exile Chapters 9 & 10
In episode 62, Richard and Michael discuss if Pangolins sweat and realize that Michael's view of Oankali is still too normal.
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Sep 3, 2022
Episode: 61 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: II: Exile Chapters 7 & 8
In episode 61, Richard and Michael consider the parallels between the Oankali and vampires.
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Aug 20, 2022
Episode: 60 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: II: Exile Chapters 5 & 6
In episode 60, Richard and Michael discuss Jodhas' new form as a giant stalkery pangolin with a human face and hands. We also meet fertile new pair of humans with a genetic condition, Jesusa & Tomas.
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Aug 6, 2022
Episode: 59 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: II: Exile Chapters 3 & 4
In episode 59, Richard and Michael discuss the open sex culture of the Oankali families and El Chupacabra that Jodahs became.
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Jul 23, 2022
Episode: 58 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: II: Exile Chapters 1 & 2
In episode 58, Richard and Michael discuss the abilities of ooloi constructs and how the resisters should mess with Nikanj's family.
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Jul 10, 2022
Episode: 57 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: I: Metamorphosis Chapters 7, 8 & 9
In episode 57, Richard and Michael discuss the drama ensuing from Jodahs and its family's departure and encounter with some unpleasant resisters.
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Jun 26, 2022
Episode: 56 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: I: Metamorphosis Chapters 5 & 6
In episode 56, Richard and Michael discuss the pressure on Jodahs and his family as well as Lilith's guilt.
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Jun 11, 2022
Episode: 55 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: I: Metamorphosis Chapters 3 & 4
In episode 55, Richard and Michael discuss the biology of the ooloi and their Yashi organ.
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May 28, 2022
Episode: 54 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: I: Metamorphosis Chapters 1 & 2
In episode 51, Richard and Michael discuss th exciting first two chapters of the last book of the Xenogenesis trilogy and their new protagonist.
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May 14, 2022
Episode: 53 Xenogenesis - Ageing and Immortality Special
In episode 53 (Special Episode 3), Richard and Michael discuss Ageing and Immortality, from a biological and Ethical prespectives.
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Apr 9, 2022
Episode: 52 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: IV: HOME Chapters 7 & 8
In episode 52, Richard and Michael discuss the Final 2 Chapters of Adulthood-Rites and reflect on the book as a whole. Tangents include smoke inhalation and gait recognition technology.
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Mar 26, 2022
Episode: 51 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: IV: HOME Chapters 5 & 6
In episode 51, Richard and Michael discuss the possibility of uranium enrichment in a biological system.
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Mar 12, 2022
Episode: 50 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: IV: HOME Chapters 3 & 4
In episode 50, Richard and Michael discuss the effects of hypothermia on the human body, dislike towards Gabe and the fact that Akin has Stockholm syndrome.
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Feb 27, 2022
Episode: 49 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: IV: HOME Chapters 1 & 2
In episode 48, Richard and Michael discuss teraforming, revisit the biology of Huntington's disease and talk about the difference between the ideals and the institutions of science.
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Feb 12, 2022
Episode: 48 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: III: Chkahichdahk Chapter 11
In episode 48, Richard and Michael discuss Akin's task to prepare the way for a Human Akjai, Tiikuchahk's choice of a sex/gender, and get a bit sidetracked relating the workings of the Oanlaki consensus to human political considerations. We also reflect on the ark and review some of the subjects we discussed while reading it.
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Jan 29, 2022
Episode: 47 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: III: Chkahichdahk Chapters 9 & 10
In episode 47, Richard and Michael discuss Oankali ooloi pheromones and sexual interactions that the author is trying to ask about, without settling with an answer herself.
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Jan 16, 2022
Episode: 46 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: III: Chkahichdahk Chapters 7 & 8
In episode 46, Richard and Michael discuss the joys of Oankali construct puberty, touch on teraforming, and the seeds of Akin's campaign for a human Akjai.
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Jan 1, 2022
Episode: 45 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: III: Chkahichdahk Chapters 5 & 6
In episode 45, Richard and Michael discuss if conscious animals that are happy to do what we want is really a good idea... (it really is not).
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Dec 18, 2021
Episode: 44 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: III: Chkahichdahk Chapters 3 & 4
In episode 44, Richard and Michael discuss the shuttle's structure, propulsion and the feelings it experiences in space, as well as the mothership's power source.
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Dec 4, 2021
Episode: 43 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: III: Chkahichdahk Chapters 1 & 2
In episode 43, We learn some interesting new things about Oankali biology and Akin acts adolescent.
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Nov 19, 2021
Episode: 42 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapter 23
In episode 42, Richard and Michael finish and summarise their experience from part 2 Phoenix of the book Adulthood Rites.
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Nov 6, 2021
Episode: 41 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 20, 21 & 22
In episode 41, Richard and Michael discuss if Akin is a version of a messiah Paul Atreides from Dune.
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Oct 23, 2021
Episode: 40 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 18 & 19
In episode 40, Richard and Michael discuss: Oankali sibling bonding, and how they handle their booze. How Octavia's characters are rich, complex, contradictory, real, and redeamable. The Nature of sleep and dreams, as well as the character of Human extinction.
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Oct 10, 2021
Episode: 39 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 16 & 17
In episode 39, Richard and Michael discuss plastics ill advised use of alcohol as an anaesthetic and possibility of a human Akjai
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Sep 25, 2021
Episode: 38 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 14 & 15
In episode 38, Richard and Michael really quickly go off tangent about cephalopods.
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Sep 11, 2021
Episode: 37 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 12 & 13
In episode 37, Richard and Michael discuss the priorites of which knowledge should be written down first to preseve it in future.
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Aug 28, 2021
Episode: 36 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 10 & 11
In episode 36, Richard and Michael come up with a new, scientifically proven diet.
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Aug 15, 2021
Episode: 35 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapter 9
In episode 35 Michael & Richard initially become distracted by Anime and return to discuss Akin's Arrival at Phoenix.
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Jul 31, 2021
Episode: 34 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 7 & 8
In episode 34, Richard and Michael discuss who would and has survived the nuclear holocaust in Xenogenesis' world.
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Jul 15, 2021
Episode: 33 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapter 6
In this episode: Richard and Michael thank fungi for the lack of giant bugs. Akin engages in unintentional creepy child horror gas-lighting. We also see a reprise of the Agouti. Richard sells out humanity (again), but offers a cunning plan for their survival first. Also: This is the version Octavia toned down?
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Jul 3, 2021
Episode: 32 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 3, 4 & 5
In episode 32, Richard and Michael discuss how badly humans would probably mess up having conscious control of our low level bodily functions.
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Jun 19, 2021
Episode: 31 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 1 & 2
In episode 31, Richard and Michael discuss how small mistakes in movies can really be bothering and how irritatingly stupid the humas are in the book.
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Jun 5, 2021
Episode: 30 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: I: LO Chapter 7
In Episode 30 Michael and Richard discuss Akin's cool under pressure. Tangents include: transformative works in copyright, Deep sea creatures, Uranium enrichment, and Swiss neutrality.
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May 22, 2021
Episode: 29 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: I: LO Chapter 6
In episode 29, Richard and Michael discuss Tino's extensive fascination with Lilith's breasts...
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May 9, 2021
Episode: 28 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: I: LO Chapter 5
In episode 28 Tino visit the village, is the center of attention and misses the mark on Oankali technology.
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Apr 22, 2021
Episode: 27 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: I: LO Chapters 3 & 4
In episode 27, Richard and Michael learn more about Akin's family and admire Lilith's strength.
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Apr 10, 2021
Episode: 26 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: I: LO Chapters 1 & 2
In episode 26, Richard and Michael finally delve into the Book 2 of Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis trilogy, Adulthood Rites.
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Mar 29, 2021
Episode: 25 GATTACA Special
Michael and Richard discuss and analyse the film GATTACA, cinemtographically and in terms of the bioethical questions it raises.
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Feb 27, 2021
Episode: 24 Xenogenesis - Dawn: IV: The Training Floor Chapter 9
In Episode 24, Richard and Michael discuss the final chapter of Xenogenesis Book 1: Dawn.
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Feb 13, 2021
Episode: 23 Xenogenesis - Dawn: IV: The Training Floor Chapters 7 & 8
In Episode 23, Richard and Michael discuss the issues with the Oankali scientific research.
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Jan 30, 2021
Episode: 22 Xenogenesis - Dawn: IV: The Training Floor Chapters 5 & 6
In Episode 22, Richard and Michael talk about ants and bees, how bad people are at long-term planning, and how can we imagine new experiences (seeing in infra-red, UV, etc.).
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Jan 16, 2021
Episode: 21 Xenogenesis - Dawn: IV: The Training Floor Chapters 3 & 4
In Episode 21, Richard and Michael discuss how the chapters are raising more and more red flags.
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Jan 2, 2021
Episode: 20 Cyberpunk Special
In this special episode Richard and Michael discuss ideas relating to cyberpunk, are we headed for a cyberpunk dystopia and if so what technological and society factors are pushing us in that direction?
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Dec 19, 2020
Episode: 19 Xenogenesis - Dawn: IV: The Training Floor Chapters 1 & 2
In Episode 19, Richard and Michael discuss the first two chapters of part 4: Training Floor.
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Dec 5, 2020
Episode: 18 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapters 13 & 14
In Episode 18, Richard and Michael discuss the problems and potential consequences of drugging the remains of humanity, as well as the Oankali species branches meeting.
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Nov 20, 2020
Episode: 17 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapter 12
In Episode 17, Richard and Michael discuss Nikanj's seduction skills...
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Nov 7, 2020
Episode: 16 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapter 11
In Episode 15, Richard and Michael enjoy the action in Chapter 11.
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Oct 24, 2020
Episode: 15 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapters 9 & 10
In Episode 15, Richard and Michael discuss (again) what Joseph experienced and how much they appreciate his character.
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Oct 10, 2020
Episode: 14 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapters 7 & 8
In Episode 14, Richard and Michael discuss the physicalities of human-alien-human sex.
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Sep 26, 2020
Episode: 13 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapter 6
In Episode 13, Richard and Michael finally have an opportunity to discuss science on regeneration and superstrength.
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Sep 12, 2020
Episode: 12 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapters 4 & 5
In Episode 12, Richard and Michael discuss how much would it require for us to accept the fact that we were saved by aliens and how do we feel about mixing humans and aliens.
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Aug 29, 2020
Episode: 11 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapters 2 & 3
In Episode 11, Richard and Michael discuss the characters and the potential problems with the new humans that Lilith decided to Awaken.
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Aug 15, 2020
Episode: 10 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapter 1
In Episode 10, Richard and Michael discuss the chapter 1 from the new part: Nursery. The chapter introduces us potential new human allies, all with their quirky characteristics.
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Aug 1, 2020
Episode: 9 Xenogenesis - Dawn: II: Family Chapters 11 & 12
In Episode 9, Richard and Michael finish the part II Family of the book and discuss range of topics from animal and children's rights, to biohacking and gene therapy.
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Jul 18, 2020
Episode: 8 Xenogenesis - Dawn: II: Family Chapters 9 & 10
In Episode 8, Richard and Michael discuss the issues with separating social animals from their kind and go on a tangent discussing the lack of security of "smart" devices.
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Jul 4, 2020
Episode: 7 Xenogenesis - Dawn: II: Family Chapters 7 & 8
In Episode 7, Richard and Michael discuss the messages woven by Octavia Butler in the story leading to a conversation on serious topics such as gender and fragility of our society.
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Jun 21, 2020
Episode: 6 Xenogenesis - Dawn: II: Family Chapters 5 & 6
In Episode 06, Richard and Michael discuss the wonderous organ that the brain is, the problems and quirks associated with it, and how beautifully Lilith told Kahguyaht off.
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Jun 6, 2020
Episode: 5 Xenogenesis - Dawn: II: Family Chapters 3 & 4
In Episode 05, Richard and Michael discuss the many strange but wonderful ways that animals reproduce on Earth – as well as how much they dislike Kahguyaht.
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May 22, 2020
Episode: 4 Xenogenesis - Dawn: II: Family Chapters 1 & 2
In Episode 4, Richard and Michael discuss chapters 1 and 2 from section 2: Family of Xenogenesis, which leads to a conversation about regeneration vats, cryonics and potential mechanisms protecting us from cryogenic damage.
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May 9, 2020
Episode: 3 Xenogenesis - Dawn: I: Womb Chapters 4 & 5
In Episode 3, Richard and Michael discuss Chapters 4 and 5, which leads to a nearly two-hour discussion on culture and regenerative medicine.
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Apr 24, 2020
Episode 2: Xenogenesis - Dawn: I. Womb - Chapter 3
__XenoThesis__ - a podcast by two scientists trying to apply Science to the Science-Fiction. Here, Richard and Michael discuss the book 1 "Dawn" of Xenogenesis series by Olivia E. Butler.
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Apr 10, 2020
Episode 1: Xenogenesis - Dawn: I. Womb - Chapters 1 and 2
__XenoThesis__ - a podcast by two scientists trying to apply Science to the Science-Fiction. Here, Richard and Michael discuss the book 1 "Dawn" of Xenogenesis series by Olivia E. Butler.
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