{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65693c95b44b8f00120004b6/67181534c054f539073cfc16?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"13- \"Kirinyaga\" (1989)","description":"<p>In the 22nd century, the scars of time and colonization still linger. The Kikuyu people have remade their god-given land in out in the vastness of space, and returned to the old ways of conducting their communities. At least, that's what Koriba seems to be doing, to the displeasure of those looking down from above. What is tradition and what is control? Did the good ol' days ever really exist? And why does that message of a glorious return to the past always seem to be coming from the man on top?</p><p><br></p><p>Recommendations:</p><p><br></p><p><em>Shogun</em> by James Clavell</p><p><em>Things Fall Apart</em> by Chinua Achebe</p><p><br></p><p>Next Episode:<strong> 1959's \"That Hell-Bound Train\" by Robert Bloch</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/everyhugoever\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support Us on Ko-fi</a></p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/EveryHugoEver\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is not affiliated with the Hugo Awards or Worldcon. Music provided by HookSounds.com, Pixabay.com, and Joel Steudler</p>","author_name":"Sam Johnson & Jack Alexander"}