Episodes

  • Episode 6: Idioms Over Time

    Episode 6: Idioms Over Time
    Nov 24 2025
    This episode, Laura and Summer discuss the history behind idioms, and trace the evolution of sayings and language to our present day.

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    57 mins
  • Episode 5: Tragic Heroines in Early Modern Theatre

    Episode 5: Tragic Heroines in Early Modern Theatre
    Nov 17 2025
    In this episode, the girls explore the characters of Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, Lavinia, Annabella, and the Duchess, all prominent women from Early Modern Theatre, and question why they are still so important to literature today.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 4: Booktok and the Rise of AntiIntellectualism

    Episode 4: Booktok and the Rise of AntiIntellectualism
    Nov 10 2025
    The girls have a very chatty episode this week discussing anti-intellectualism and the rise of booktok, why AI is detrimental to literature, and how this all links to the rise of fascism

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    1 hr
  • Episode 3: The Monstrous Feminine, Female Gothic, and "Carrie"

    Episode 3: The Monstrous Feminine, Female Gothic, and "Carrie"
    Nov 3 2025
    This week, Laura and Summer host a Halloween episode, discussing the terrifying subject of female bodies. Get ready to be spooked and learn about the Monstrous Feminine, Female Gothic, and "Carrie".

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 2: Short Stories

    Episode 2: Short Stories
    Oct 27 2025
    The girls discuss the origin of the short story and how it has evolved over time. Special focus on two of our favs - "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 1: Get to Know Us

    Episode 1: Get to Know Us
    Oct 20 2025
    In their first episode, the girls discuss their 5 favourite books (amongst other things)

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    1 hr