May 27, 2026
This week we are covering The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James
Tiptree Jr. Tiptree is a pen name for Alice B. Sheldon who
wrote a number of science fiction stories in the 60's and
70's. This one is a short but very well done story about an
ugly girl who, through some fancy tech, gets to be pretty... with a
few notable strings attached, or wires if you will.
The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk
fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature,
Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will
revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and
enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.
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