Podcasts that mention 📚 The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

As a Canadian, I feel a sense of ownership of that book because Margaret Atwood is a great Canadian author. We all read it in school, so I'm quite familiar with it.

Will Arnett mentions the book 'Handmaid's Tale' as he transitions the conversation to Elizabeth Moss's work on the show, noting the book's Canadian origin and popularity in Canadian schools, linking it to author Margaret Atwood.

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Yeah, as a brainstorm or a blue sky pitch; very Handmaid's Tale in some ways! Like what's that thing that went around?

The hosts reference *The Handmaid's Tale* as a comparison to a political policy, providing insight into the implications of forced sterilization.

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Oh yes, yes, yes. The non-handmaid's tale, that's right.

In this segment, the podcast hosts cleverly reference the famous book and TV series *The Handmaid's Tale*, jokingly distinguishing it while discussing narrative framing.

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Wade is going to allow for women to be put in red dresses and caps— they're not advocating for the handmaids' tale!

During the discussion, the host references *The Handmaid's Tale* to emphasize their concern over political decisions that might lead to women losing their autonomy, drawing a parallel to the oppressive society depicted in the novel by Margaret Atwood.

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All of the other numbers that you see in the early voting data seem to favor him; it's just if they are breaking, you know, enough for Kamala Harris because, uh, vagina. And by the way, that's not all female voters; it's the female voters who go up to the voting voting booths dressed as handmaid's tale when they drove there in a forerunner, and they believe that they're, saying, well, they say we're literally voting for our lives.

The podcast hosts and guest discuss female voters dressing as characters from the book 'The Handmaid's Tale' at polling places. The book is used in the context of criticizing certain political actions and behaviors.

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Part of what's so funny about The Handmaid's Tale is that the women all look very angry while wearing bonnets—it's just a comedic image! Just seeing an angry person in a bonnet is honestly pretty funny!

The hosts find humor in the imagery of angry women wearing bonnets in 'The Handmaid's Tale', highlighting how it's a comedic visual.

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Now, the other thing about Handmaid's Tale is remember once the inauguration of President Trump happened in 17, you would always see the women in red robes everywhere. Another effort that Kamala is trying to do is to scare people like if Trump is elected all these bad things are going to happen.

The host refers to 'The Handmaid's Tale' as part of a discussion about political symbolism during Trump's presidency. The imagery from the book was used during protests, illustrating fears of a dystopian future under certain political conditions.

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