Episode: 5 Xenogenesis - Dawn: II: Family Chapters 3 & 4

Posted on Sunday, Jun 7, 2020
In Episode 05, Richard and Michael discuss the many strange but wonderful ways that animals reproduce on Earth – as well as how much they dislike Kahguyaht.

Show Notes

In Episode 05, Richard and Michael discuss the many strange but wonderful ways that animals reproduce on Earth – as well as how much they dislike Kahguyaht.

Timestamps

00:00:32 - Intro
00:01:02 - Previous predictions
00:03:30 - Chapter 3 introduction part 1
00:04:55 - Discussion about the clothes Lilith was given [1 - 3]
00:08:22 - Story of the Oankali and their divisions
00:11:00 - Chapter 3 introduction part 2
00:11:44 - Chapter 3 introduction ends
00:11:45 - Discussion about Nikanj and his age
00:13:45 - Chapter 4 predictions
00:15:24 - Chapter 4 introduction
00:16:53 - The honesty of Oankali and forbidden writing
00:19:20 - The eidetic memory of Oankali
00:25:20 - Chapter 4 introduction continues
00:26:15 - The explanation to Oankali naming system
00:29:26 - Sex determination in Oankali and weird cases around the Earth [4 - 6]
00:31:12 - Correction to what Michael said about the bird species [7, 8]
00:31:30 - More talk about breeding on Earth [9]
00:33:35 - Back to the Chapter 4 introduction
00:38:50 - We put ourselves in Lilith’s shoes as scientist… and we hate it.
00:40:15 - Chapter 4 introduction cont.
00:44:13 - Chapter 4 introduction finished
00:44:20 - Discussion on the toxicity of human food to alien species
00:50:00 - Kahguyaht is an as*hole
00:50:27 - Next chapter prediction
00:54:15 - We really appreciate Olivia Butler’s writing style
00:55:21 - Outro

References

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Sex and reproduction:


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Hosts

Richard J. Acton

Richard J. Acton

A Human - for now.

Michael Glinka

Michael Glinka

A Human