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The Price of a Life: 2BR02B

The Price of a Life: 2BR02B

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Kurt Vonnegut’s darkly satirical tale with a title inspired by William Shakespeare and his iconic “To be, or not to be.” On the surface, the story confronts a world governed by strict population control—but this podcast goes far beyond the logistics of life and death quotas. We unpack the unsettling moral questions, social critiques, and ethical paradoxes hidden beneath Vonnegut’s deceptively simple premise. From the value of a single life to the dangers of engineered perfection, we unravel why this classic dystopian short story still hits uncomfortably close to home. Tune in as we peel back the layers of satire, absurdity, and human truth lurking within 2BR02B.

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