Ep 741 - Monk & Robot, by Becky Chambers

Usually when robots gain sentience in fiction, they rise up and slay or otherwise subjugate their human creators, but this week's book dares to imagine what might happen if they stood up, looked around, said "thanks but no thanks," and left. It also ponders the meaning of existence, just for good measure. Monk & Robot collects two previously published novels: A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy. Head to MarleySpoon.com/offer/OVERDUE for up to 25 FREE meals! Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis . Follow @overduepod on Instagram and Bluesky Advertise on Overdue See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Ep 741 - Monk & Robot, by Becky Chambers is an episode from Overdue by Andrew Cunningham and Craig Getting.

This episode is 01:11:22 long.

This episode was published on Feb 9, 2026.

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