01 October 2026
Oct. 1, 2026 "Real History with Melissa" (Podcast): Nick Heys - Rainbows End
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Melissa and Nick talk about Vernor Vinge's Rainbows End. Is this a utopian novel, or a techno-optimist's view of a desirable future? In what ways is the world already
much like the world Vinge wrote about in this 2006 novel? What is the Hugo Award? The next book that we will cover before the end of the year is George Orwell's 1984.
Melissa and Nick talk about Vernor Vinge's Rainbows End. Is this a utopian novel, or a techno-optimist's view of a desirable future? In what ways is the world already
much like the world Vinge wrote about in this 2006 novel? What is the Hugo Award? The next book that we will cover before the end of the year is George Orwell's 1984.