Book · 1998 · Fiction
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler has been mentioned in 9 episodes across 6 podcasts (6 episodes recommend it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Robert Evans (3 episodes), Martine Rothblatt (2 episodes) and Dr John Delony (1 episode) on Behind the Bastards (3 episodes), The Tim Ferriss Show (2 episodes) and On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode).
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This book, Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents. If you haven't read this, it's really dark, real real real dark, not for your kids. It's real violence, real dark. It is a masterpiece. Octavia Butler is extraordinary.
Questions about Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Who recommends Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler on podcasts?
Robert Evans (2 episodes), Martine Rothblatt (1 episode), Dr John Delony (1 episode) and Elliot Page (1 episode) have recommended Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler on podcasts. In all, 5 people brought it up across 6 podcasts (4 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Parable of the Talents the most?
Behind the Bastards (3 episodes), The Tim Ferriss Show (2 episodes), On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode), Stuff You Should Know (1 episode) and The Book Review (1 episode), among 6 podcasts in all.
Is Parable of the Talents recommended, or only discussed?
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler was recommended in 6 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 3 episodes, as of 2025-01-03.
What do people say about Parable of the Talents?
Dr John Delony on The Dr. John Delony Show (2021-04-28): "This book, Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents. If you haven't read this, it's really dark, real real real dark, not for your kids. It's real violence, real dark. It is a masterpiece. Octavia Butler is extraordinary."
When was Parable of the Talents last mentioned on a podcast?
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler was last recommended on Behind the Bastards by Robert Evans on 2025-01-03.
What they say about it
- Mentioned alongside Parable of the Sower“Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents”7
The best things said about it
Another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire people is Octavia Butler she wrote a lot of books one of them very well known is parable of the se parable of the talents.
I've been reading Octavia Butler, and I’m embarrassed to say I hadn't read her before.
Gain a lot more relevance after, you know, as climate catastrophe continue to accelerate, as, you know, we drew closer to the year that the book is set in regard to the second book, as we had, you know, Trump come into office.
Her Parable series parable of the SE and parable of the talents that's more of a a dystopia.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler is a dystopian science fiction novel depicting a fractured near-future American society. Robert Evans recommended the book alongside its predecessor on Behind the Bastards as part of his list of impactful science fiction reads. Martine Rothblatt mentioned Butler's work on The Tim Ferriss Show as a source of inspiring concepts, and Elliot Page shared on On Purpose with Jay Shetty that he had recently started reading Butler's books and regretted not discovering them sooner. On Stuff You Should Know, a host noted that the preceding novel in the series brought widespread attention to the author in 1993. Dr. John Delony described Parable of the Talents on The Dr. John Delony Show as an extremely dark and extraordinary masterpiece. Stephen Carris discussed the Parable series as dystopian fiction on The Book Review, and Andrew introduced both novels as the central focus of an episode on Behind the Bastards.
Every mention
Robert Evans parable of the sewer and parable of the talents uh by oh God 3
“parable of the sewer and parable of the talents uh by oh God”
“read that parable of the sower and parable of the talents by oh god and I'm spacing on a name right now this is nothing against Octavia Butler Octavia Butler sorry I'm just bad with names folks I love Octavia Butler”
“I I I mean I think one of the things because there's there's a lot of meaning in why she picks the parable of the sewer and the parable of the talents for and it's pretty obvious in the context of the books.”
Martine Rothblatt another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire peo… 2
“another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire people is Octavia Butler she wrote a lot of books one of them very well known is parable of the se parable of the talents”
“one of them very well known as parable of the sower parable of the talents”
Dr John Delony man this book octavia butler's parable of the talents if you haven't read this it's really dark real real r… 1
“man this book octavia butler's parable of the talents if you haven't read this it's really dark real real real dark not for your kids it's real violence real dark it is a masterpiece octavia butler is extraordinary”
Elliot Page Oh, I've been reading Octavia Butler, and I’m embarrassed to say I hadn't read her before. 1
“Oh, I've been reading Octavia Butler, and I’m embarrassed to say I hadn't read her before.”
Stephen Carris her Parable series parable of the SE and parable of the talents that's more of a a dystopia 1
“her Parable series parable of the SE and parable of the talents that's more of a a dystopia”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker5
“she also had um a series called the xenogenesis series from the 80s parable of the SE was the beginning of a a series that she wrote in I think it came out in 1993 and that was the one that got everybody's attention”
“Today we'll be taking a look at Octavia Butler's parable of the soul and parable of the talents and the themes and ideas present within.”
“gain a lot more relevance um after you know as climate catastrophe continue to accelerate as you know we drew closer to the year that the um book is set in regard to the second book as we had you know Trump come into office”
“And that's when I get into the third book and the things I learned about the third book when I was researching for this episode. Butler actually planned on exploring the fulfillment of the destiny in the third book um parable of the trickster.”
“Um and so she never really got very far into writing parallel to tricksters. Uh in fact she had a lot of different um ways of approaching it. A lot of different manuscripts that she got, you know, a couple pages into and then discarded”