Gilead
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Gilead has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Table Read Tuesdays (Dec 2025). The fictional dystopian society where the events of The Handmaid's Tale take place.
The Handmaid's Tale is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which has overthrown the United States government. The protagonist, a woman named Offred, occupies the role of a "Handmaid": women who are forcibly assigned to bear children for high status men.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Table Read Tuesdays |
| Field | Literature |
Who talks about Gilead on podcasts?
Gilead came up; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Table Read Tuesdays.
- Table Read Tuesdays on Table Read Tuesdays (Dec 2025)