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A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
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Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
On this week's episode, we're getting the gang back together to talk about girl gangs, teen squads, and spooky witchy girls! The tentpoles this week are The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke, Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark, and the fanfic “21st Century Girls” by springgreen.
What We’re Into Lately
Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Dawn by Octavia Butler
A Bouquet of Czech Folktales by Karel Jaromír Erben, trans. Marcela Sulak
Boku No Hero Academia fanfic
as day follows night by The_Eclectic_Bookworm
The Untamed fanfic
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Society of Gentlemen series by K.J. Charles
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
20th Century Boys manga series
Sailor Moon manga series
Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
River Tam from Firefly
For Next Time
Content Warnings
Very brief mention of sexual assault (and description of its fallout) in Foul Is Fair, one of the "What We're Into Lately" books.
Explicit depictions of racism (including the KKK) in Ring Shout.
Kidnapping, attempted assault in The Scapegracers.
Transcription
The transcript for this episode can be found here. Huge thanks to our scribe team for their excellent work, as usual!
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
On this week's episode, we're discussing a few changes we're making in our approach to the podcast, and we're gushing about some of our favorite recent and upcoming works, including Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan, and She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan.
What We’re Into Lately
Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons
thepartyresponsible’s Batman-Avengers crossover fic
Do Every Stupid Thing by thepartyresponsible
Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty
Invitation to Wine (将进酒) by Tang Jiu Qing 唐酒卿 (Mandarin)
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Be the Serpent Episode 71: Back To School (feat. Naomi Novik)
Be the Serpent Episode 72: Fangs for the Memories
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Wild Beauty Anna-Marie McLemore
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan
The infamous Only One Bed trope
Reluctant Royals series by Alyssa Cole
Runaway Royals series by Alyssa Cole
Books by Alisha Rai
For Next Time
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Content Warnings:
The Duke Who Didn't concerns protagonists encountering racism (both ambient and direct).
She Who Became The Sun interrogates gender essentialist prejudice accurate to its historical setting.
Raybearer deals with themes of child abuse/neglect.
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here. Thank you, scribes!!