The Postman
Novel by David BrinWikipedia
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Search complete. 7 mentions across 5 episodes found for "The Postman".
Oct 9, 2026
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It's about symbols of authority.
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And no book on this list captures the power of institutional symbolism quite like David Brin's 1985 novel The Postman
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PostmanThe setup is relatively straightforward.
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It's 16 years after a societal collapse caused by war and plagues.
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They believe the government is rebuilding.
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The uniform itself confers hope and legitimacy, proving that the idea of civilization is essentially just a collective hallucination we all agree to believe in.
speaker_1HOST
Now, bringing up The Postman leads us to a highly specific, incredibly heated moment within our source material, and we need to pause here and set some very clear boundaries.
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Yes, absolutely.
Luca TrentoHOST
Yeah.
Luca TrentoHOST
I'm, I'm currently reading The Postman.
Luca TrentoHOST
Um, it's quite difficult to find particularly [laughs] uh, bright or, um, [laughs] positive elements there, but we, we'll see.
Luca TrentoHOST
We'll see how it goes.
Luca TrentoHOST
It's a fun challenge, it's fun.
Luca TrentoHOST
I'm currently reading The Postman.
Luca TrentoHOST
It's quite difficult to find particularly bright or positive elements there but we'll see how it
Matthew LeggattGUEST
goes.
Luca TrentoHOST
It's fun.
Luca TrentoHOST
I'm currently reading The Postman.
Luca TrentoHOST
It's quite difficult to find particularly bright or positive elements there, but we'll see how it goes.
Matthew LeggattGUEST
I think one of the worst ones is I used to teach J.G. Ballard's High Rise.
Luca TrentoHOST
It's fun.
Luca TrentoHOST
I'm currently reading The Postman.
Luca TrentoHOST
It's quite difficult to find particularly bright or positive elements there, but we'll see how it goes.
Matthew LeggattGUEST
I think one of the worst ones is I used to teach J.G. Ballard's High Rise.