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Kurt Vonnegut Jr : Two Science Fiction Stories - A trillion people? Oh dear!

Jr. Kurt Vonnegut

Narrator Phil Chenevert

Publisher: Galaxy Science Fiction

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Summary

These two stories by Kurt Vonnegut were written almost a decade apart but they are definitely connected. The Big Trip Up Yonder, published in Galaxy Science Fiction January 1954 is a comical yet scary description of what over population was going to do to society after aging was conquered and a simple daily dose of "anti-gerosone" would keep you forever the same age. Would Gramps EVER take 'That Big Trip Up Yonder', or would his hordes of descendants be stuck with him forever in a tiny apartment!? 
2 B R 0 2 B, published in Worlds of If, January 1962 takes this basic situation many years into the future and a solution has been found. The population of the US has dropped from 40 billion to 40 million. Not what everyone would call a pretty solution, but nevertheless a solution to the population problem. I believe this is the type of story it is best to listen to, not describe, so enjoy.
Duration: about 1 hour (00:46:15)
Publishing date: 2023-09-09; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —