Kirsty & Carissa take a brief break from the world of literature to discuss a trippy, stressful-then-decidedly-not-stressful culty horror film starring the greatest actor of our time.
Topic: Mandy (dir: Panos Cosmatos)
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa cosplay as ancient Britons to explore the connections between power, violence, masculinity, ritual, and snacks.
Topic: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Carissa & Kirsty finally confront the wallpaper in the room and discuss isolation, misogyny, and sensory horror.
Topic: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa challenge each other to identify book plots solely by the covers. Mostly nonsense. Enjoy.
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Carissa & Kirsty follow the White Rabbit on a nostalgic trip featuring identity crises and character analysis of Alice.
Topic: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa set out to solve the mystery surrounding love, class, science, and murder in this smart period drama.
Topic: The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa explore the stories of several defectors from North Korea & discuss bias, responsibility, and the value of personal experience.
Topic: Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa take a road trip to a land of learning, meeting a wide cast of characters and discovering the joys of the world around them along the way.
Topic: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa go on a modern Southern gothic road trip featuring supernatural entities, bodily fluids, and sweet sweet emotional catharsis.
Topic: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa go to YALE for some dark academia gore: ghosties and rituals and emotional trauma and romance and more.
Topic: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
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.
