Mind Webs - That Only A Mother
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Mind Webs - That Only A Mother

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 12, 202624 min
  • Documentary

A surreal sci-fi series exploring speculative concepts, dreams, and philosophical what-ifs. Each episode is a cerebral journey into the mind’s deepest questions. This episode includes AI-generated content.

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Welcome to a half hour of Mindwebs.

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Carl Cowan joins us on my webs tonight to read Judith Merrill's story

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Welcome to a half hour of Mindwebs. stories from the worlds of speculative fiction. Carl Cowan joins us on my webs tonight to read Judith Merrill's story that only a mother, a tale that first appeared in Astounding Magazine in 1948

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and is reprinted by Pamela Sargent in her collection Women of Wonder, science fiction stories by women about women. The stories about a mother, a child, and nuclear weaponry. Judith Marroles, but only a mother.

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Now you are at the world's largest airfield on Tinian in the Marianas. The voice you hear is that of Chaplain William Downey, who stood amongst the target charts, the escape kits and the stale coffee and said a prayer for the Enola Gay and the Civilization.

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