Carissa & Kirsty embrace summertime and join four relatable high school gals to trade pants and stories about divorced parents, adrenaline chases, recognition of mortality, and Being Too Pretty.
Topic: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa join an angel and a demon in their race to find the Antichrist and avert Armageddon. Also featured: witches, witchfinders, hellhounds, maggots, Queen, aliens, and biker gangs with creative nicknames.
Topic: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa make a return trip to Hogwarts, but this time, it's a teen romance! Time to learn about Voldemort's past, question Dumbledore's decision-making, and aggressively stalk Draco Malfoy.
Topic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Carissa & Kirsty join a sharp and nameless narrator on her drug-addled quest to sleep away the nihilistic monotonies and tragedies of her life in this darkly funny and deeply personal novel.
Topic: My Year of Rest & Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa peek through the academic looking glass at the ways in which language, culture, and thought intertwine and interact.
Topic: Through the Language Glass by Guy Deutscher
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa visit a tranquil dystopia (or utopia) in which death has been all but exterminated -- except for the Scythes, an order of benevolent assassins who are going through quite the political upheaval.
Topic: Scythe by Neal Schusterman
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa set off on a quest to find husbands for the imperious Bennet daughters, encountering class commentary, petty drama, and witty Victorian banter along the way.
Topic: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa are joined by author Tasha Coryell to discuss her series of short stories, featuring physicality, food, sex, and morality as well as pop culture, clowns, and how to get Taylor Swift & Marilyn Manson in the same movie.
Topic: Hungry People by Tasha Coryell
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Carissa & Kirsty take an angst-fueled trip back to Hogwarts to meet new characters, rebel against government mandates, go through relationship drama, and finally get some damn information out of Dumbledore after a climactic battle.
Topic: Harry Potter & the Order of the Pheonix by J.K. Rowling
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kirsty & Carissa read Roxane Gay's "memoir of [her] body," discussing Gay's journey as well as their own experiences as women and humans and bodies.
Topic: Hunger by Roxane Gay
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.
