"2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut

Episode 11 of the Beyond the Center podcast, hosted by Ross Freier, titled ""2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut" was published on December 24, 2023 and runs 24 minutes.

December 24, 2023 ·24m · Beyond the Center

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Set in a futuristic world, there exists an agency called the Federal Bureau of Termination. An agency with the purpose of balancing the scales of a society which has conquered most societal issues, including old age. The short story for this episode will be "2 B R 0 2 B", by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in the January 1962 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction. Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters: Sam Lima and Jim Pollock Email: beyondthece...

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Set in a futuristic world, there exists an agency called the Federal Bureau of Termination. An agency with the purpose of balancing the scales of a society which has conquered most societal issues, including old age.

The short story for this episode will be "2 B R 0 2 B", by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in the January 1962 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.

Thank you to Beyond the Center's Stellar Supporters:
Sam Lima and Jim Pollock

Email: [email protected]

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