Le Guin – What I Carry With Me

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Literary Nomads

Steve Chisnell

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Le Guin – What I Carry With Me

Literary Nomads

39 minutes 50 seconds

1 month ago

Le Guin – What I Carry With Me

19 Sept 2025

Episode 6.14 - Le Guin - What I Carry With Me

Now that we've wrestled in and with Omelas for a bit, what questions remain for us to take forward on our journey? We're walking away from Omelas, but let's have an idea where we're going.

Complete Resources: https://waywordsstudio.com/project/le-guin-omelas/

CHAPTERS

00:00 Re-Packing for What's Ahead
06:28 Opening Theme
07:01 Trails and Tools
15:27 Six More Lousy Questions
16:38 1. What's Wrong with the Andrews Family?
20:04 2. How Should I Use My Otium?
22:36 3. What Responsibilities for Reading & Writing?
25:00 4. How Can I Tell If I'm Morally Disengaged?
27:58 5. Are There Gradations of Accountability?
30:06 6. What Choices Do I Make in the Now?
33:00 Questions, Directions, and What We Do
38:33 Closing Credits

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Transcript: https://waywordsstudio.com/general/transcript/6-14-le-guin-what-i-carry-with-me

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Literary Nomads is the primary program of Waywords Studio (https://waywordsstudio.com). The podcast posts new material each week, with thought-provoking examinations of literature around selected questions or themes and several smaller supplemental episodes in between the larger programs: history, writing, and contemporary applications of ideas.

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CREDITS:

Original music by Randon Myles (https://randonmyles.com/)

Chapter headings by Natalie Harrison and Sarah Skaleski

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MLA CITATION:

Chisnell, Steve. “Le Guin - What I Carry With Me,” Literary Nomads. Waywords Studio, 19 Sept 2025, https://waywordsstudio.com/project/le-guin-omelas/.