Podcast Introduction

"Today I want to share with you another one of my favourites from Ray Bradbury—a short story called I Sing The Body Electric. You may recognize the title from a Walt Whitman poem, which is a rich and meaty thing to read. Please read it.

The poem is all about the mystery and glory and holiness of being incarnate. Of having a body, of BEING a body. Which is great fun to keep in mind as you read Bradbury’s story about a robot grandmother."
~ Kimberly Hatch Harrison
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Socratica Reads Podcast

I Sing The Body Electric

by Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury’s I Sing the Body Electric is a thoughtful amalgamation of technology, family, and human emotion. Set in a future where families can purchase electric grandmothers to provide companionship and care, the story explores the relationships between these lifelike machines and the children they serve. Bradbury combines his hallmark style of gentle futurism with deep emotional undertones, inviting readers to reflect on what it means to love and be loved, even by something artificial.
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“A lot of sci fi is dark. Dystopian. And Bradbury certainly didn’t shy away from that darkness. I’ve spoken before about his Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale. But even in the midst of great sadness, Bradbury always was there to show us the way through, with that flicker of hope and humanity.”

Kimberly Hatch Harrison

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