tBotNS 2:16 Jonas - pt 1 - Gene Wolfe’s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun

Listener comments end at: 1:05:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 16, "Jonas" Innocents of the Antechamber are whipped and terrorized by Great Wizard of Oz knock-offs, and robot-man Jonas can't decide on the definition of sanity. (The first of two episodes on this chapter.)   Links: * Sierra Reynolds on Kim Il Sung and Kimleesoong * Stephen Frug on Heliocentric metaphors and hunting leopards * Stephen Frug on the Ferentarii's song and Talking heads pending * Facebook    - Chapter 16, Jonas (part 1)   - Chapter 15, Fool's Fire * Reddit   - Chapter 16 Jonas (part 1)   - Chapter 15, Fool's Fire This episode is sponsored by Background Checks for Friends! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app.  If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast  * Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow * Break Music from Symphony #2 - I by Arvo Pärt, performed by NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic * Outro from "Lagartija Nick" by Bauhaus * Logo art by SonOfWitz  Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.