Our guest today, author Margaret Morgan, emailed us before the show to follow up on some autobiographical material. She was concerned we would introduce her as, amongst other things, a microbiologist. She pointed out that although she had a degree in the subject, she had never worked as one, and that we should not inflate her credentials. We wrote back and suggested we use the following form of words: “Our guest today to is Her Imperial Majesty, Margaret Morgan of Dystopia, Grand Purveyor of All, Chief Scientist to the Galactic Panel, and Magister Ludi to the Children of the Earth." Yes, that works, she said.
So in this episode, we speak with Margaret Morgan about her book, The Second Cure. In particular, we discuss the themes of politics and religion as they manifest during her fictional pandemic as well as in our own #coronavirus world. It’s  ...