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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026

Holes, and Looking for Alaska: Navigating dark times

from Tales of Our Time

Today is the first of a four-episode collaboration with recent graduates (and two almost graduates) of the Canadian Independent Micro School, where students share with us the books that impacted them the most in their education (so far). This follows a similar format to our regular episodes, but features two books chosen and presented by students.  Today we're hearing about Holes, by Louis Sachar, "The mistaken punishment" as explained by Falicia and Paxon. We'll also be hearing about Looking for Alaska by John Green, "How do we escape the labyrinth of suffering?" explained by Rhea.

Today is the first of a four-episode collaboration with recent graduates (and two almost graduates) of the Canadian Independent Micro School, where students share with us the books that impacted them the most in their education (so far). This follows a similar format to our regular episodes, but features two books chosen and presented by students.  Today we're hearing about Holes, by Louis Sachar, "The mistaken punishment" as explained by Falicia and Paxon. We'll also be hearing about Looking for Alaska by John Green, "How do we escape the labyrinth of suffering?" explained by Rhea.

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