Episode 32: Klara and the Sun

In this Hollywood special, we pre-empt awards season adaptation by reading Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel Klara and the Sun, soon to be a major motion picture. An excellent book, it balances literary simplicity with philosophical inquiry into the nature of humanity in a world of artificial intelligence and robots (sounds unrealistic, that will never happen). 

We devoted the entire episode to the discussion of our twee solar-powered android bestie, so grab a copy at your local library and read along with us. Or just listen as we reveal all of the novel’s spoilers — but, you know, in a scholarly way.

Works cited this episode:

The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro
M3GAN 2.0, dir. Gerard Johnstone
Westworld, created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy
Blade Runner, dir. Ridley Scott
Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry
Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
Star Wars, dir. George Lucas
The Jetsons, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Honeysuckle, Bar Friedman-Tell
Klara and the Sun, dir. Taika Waititi
The Terminator, dir. James Cameron
Thor: Love and Thunder, dir. Taika Waititi 
Jojo Rabbit, dir. Taika Waititi