Episode Details

This episode provides a comprehensive look at "’—All You Zombies—’", a celebrated science fiction short story written by Robert A. Heinlein in 1958. The narrative is famous for its complex time-travel paradox, in which a single intersex protagonist serves as their own mother, father, and child through a series of chronological loops. The source details the plot's narrative structure, tracking how the main character is recruited into a temporal oversight agency after interacting with different versions of themselves. Beyond the story itself, the text highlights the work's critical reception by figures like Carl Sagan and its 2014 film adaptation, Predestination. Additionally, the page situates the piece within Heinlein’s broader literary legacy, noting its connection to his other works involving causality and identity.