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 Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Kirsty & Carissa shift forms and tiptoe along a complicated system of magic, politics, demon exploitation, neglect, revenge, and heists.
Topic: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Kirsty & Carissa flex the poetry part of their brains to discuss Big Feelings in New York - a favorite genre.
Topic: Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'Hara
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Kirsty & Carissa tackle a frustratingly-full-of-potential dystopia that ostensibly imagines a Hunger Games / Game of Thrones / Ender's Game medley with a protagonist problem.
Topic: Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Kirsty & Carissa pay homage to fanfiction as an art and to the great and mighty Luigi, Mr. Lean n' Green, who has long been overshadowed by his inferiorly mustached brother.
Topic: Luigi Number One by Luigi Enthusiast
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Kirsty & Carissa discuss Fanon's seminal treatise on colonialism, decolonization, and sociology, while discovering exactly how many times they can say the word "colonize" in an hour.
Topic: The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
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
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
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
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
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
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Kirsty & Carissa challenge each other to identify book plots solely by the covers. Mostly nonsense. Enjoy.
Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
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