Ben Fox is founder of the amazing book discovery site Shepherd.

Joe and Mark talk to Ben about a book that had a huge impact on him.

Native Son, by Richard Wright, was assigned to Ben as a senior in high school.

"I hated it from the depths of my soul, but now this book is strongly in my DNA," Ben says.

He doesn't hate the story now, though it does haunt him. It's one of the top fifteen books he would recommend.

Don't miss this great conversation about systematic racism, reading and Ben's pet project, the book discovery site Shepherd!

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Joe and Mark reflect on the Re-Creative journey so far, after two complete seasons, and over forty episodes. 

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"If you could write – and consume – only one of these genres of science fiction, what would you pick? Space opera. Post-Apocalyptic. Or Cyberpunk?" This is the diabolical question that Mark poses to Joe and their guest, renowned Canadian science fiction writer, Robert J. Sawyer. 

Everyone has an answer and it connects with the piece of art that Rob has chosen to talk about – the 1968 science fiction classic, Planet of the Apes.

For Rob, the film (and book it was based upon) shows how science fiction can tackle the most pressing and important issues of the day. In the case of Planet of the Apes: race relations and nuclear war.

Mark, Joe and Rob have an engaged and engaging conversation about Planet of the Apes, science fiction in general, and Rob's career in particular.

 Fans won't want to miss this conversation!

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