Kazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the Sun pt. 2
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In this episode Barry and Mike resume their discussion of Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Klara and the Sun.”  They discuss how differences in class and education determine how the various characters relation to Kara as an embodiment of technology.
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