Kirsty & Carissa take on a classic haunted carnival with spooks and scares around every corner! Also: the tragedy of aging, 3am, aesthetics, and the duality of man.
Topic: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
In their 100th episode, Kirsty & Carissa reboot the classics by revisiting the OG vampire love story through Edward's eyes. Extra world building & lore! Mind reading powers! Charlie Swan! Questionable defenses of Edward's worse decisions! What more could a reader possibly ask???
Kirsty & Carissa open Spooktober 2020 with a trip to Hell featuring sexy vampire friends, good and bad demons, a weirdly vengeful Dante Alighieri, and literally not a single mention of Australia.
Topic: Fashionably Dead Down Under by Robyn Peterman
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa talk about social media, class, anger, and the intersection of emotion, politics, and violence in this striking novel.
Topic: A Burning by Megha Majumdar
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa join James Baldwin on an exploration of religion, family, race, and coming of age and reflect on their own journeys with faith.
Topic: Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa bring out their magical-spiritual sides to find the connection between nature and identity, love and ego, the moon and the water, and also pumpkins. So many pumpkins.
Topic: When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
In another Kindle ad-inspired adventure, Kirsty & Carissa travel to medieval Britain & Scotland for some steamy romance, daddy issues, questionable accents, and far too many descriptions of breasts.
Topic: The MacKinnon's Bride by Tanya Anne Crosby
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa consider Animal Crossing, the environment, social media, art, communes, refusal, and the idea of Doing Nothing.
Topic: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty, Carissa, and special guest Michelle go on an adventure in 1920s Mexico featuring snarky demons, architecture, assertive heroines, and literal hellfire.
Topic: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Guest: @michellelegustaleer
Carissa & Kirsty discuss J.K. Rowling's transphobia as well as the more general idea of authorship with an assist from the classic essay by Barthes. Can we separate authors from their work? Should we?
Topic: Discussion // "Death of the Author" by Roland Barthes
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
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.
