Margaret Atwood started writing her classic dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale in 1984. She set it in an imagined future America where the toxic environment has limited human fertility, a theocratic dictatorship has taken control, and women have been stripped of their rights. Atwood said the novel isn't a prediction, but the internet thinks Hulu's new TV version is.
The Nose, live from Mystic, talks "The Handmaid's Tale" and two or three of these other possible topics:
- Retired Cubs Catcher Catches Fart in Face on 'Dancing With the Stars'
- Transitioning From Calhoun to Hopper College, One Stained Glass Window At A Time
- Fans Fill XL Center For One Last Look At Ringling Bros. Circus
- Colbert finally (and unapologetically) responds to #FireColbert backlash: 'I would do it again'
- Joe and Mike Are Getting Hitched
- Melania Trump's Twitter Account Liked A Pretty Shady Tweet About Her Husband
- Note Hidden In Walmart Purse Describes Inhumane Conditions In Chinese Prison
- Why Americans Smile So Much
- The 50 Funniest People Right Now
GUESTS:
- Tom Breen - Film critic for the New Haven Independent and host of WNHH radio's Deep Focus
- Lucy Gellman - A reporter for the New Haven Independent and host of WNHH radio's Kitchen Sync
- Kate Rushin - A teaching artist for the Connecticut Office of the Arts and a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet; her work can be found in The Women's Review of Books and the Cape Cod Poetry Review
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Colin McEnroe, Gene Amatruda, Betsy Kaplan, Catie Talarski, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.