A boozy book club podcast for literature lovers everywhere! Hosts Carissa and Kirsty dive into a variety of genres and a variety of beverages to discuss the best and worst of the English language.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Kirsty & Carissa enter an eternal battle between good and evil that begins in 19th century England. Jonathan Joestar meets Dio Brando! Tensions are high! There may be vampires involved! Words alone simply cannot communicate what is happening here!
Topic: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood by Hirohiko Araki
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Kirsty & Carissa dig into poetry that draws from several sources, including AI and various folklore.
Topic: What have you done to our ears to make us hear echoes? by Arlene Kim
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Kirsty & Carissa snap back to reality (ope!) to discuss Eminem, friendship, confidence, and deeply satisfying rap battles.
Topic: 8 Mile (dir. Curtis Hanson)
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Kirsty & Carissa travel to Arrakis for a political-action-thriller that may or may not now be a major motion picture.
Topic: Dune by Frank Herbert
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
We made it through another one. Carissa & Kirsty reflect on the good, the bad, and the weird shit they read in 2021. All hail Luigi.
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Kirsty & Carissa celebrate the season with a classic holiday film that is strategic, psychotic, and just plain fun.
Topic: Die Hard (1988, dir. John McTiernan)
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Kirsty & Carissa enter a quasi-apocalyptic future full of magic, tricksters, dreamboats, and makeover montages.
Topic: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Kirsty & Carissa learn to speak properly about class, misogyny, and the expectations we place on the people in our lives.
Topic: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Kirsty & Carissa pop into the kitchen for an adventure in the NYC restaurant scene. And yes, there is a reference to the Nic Cage film Pig (2021).
Topic: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Kirsty & Carissa -- or is it Carissa & Kirsty? -- wander through the plot of Hamlet and their own lives with some verbose companions. What is the point???? You decide!
Topic: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore