How's the Water?

By: Siena McCue and Gary Sangster
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  • What is it about a book - the characters, the story, the history, the authors - that gets you hooked every time? Your British and American hosts are ready and willing to nurture your dependency with deep dives and discussions about literature across genres and authors, from classic to postmodern and everything in between.
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Episodes
  • Finnegans Wake: Come to Our Midden Heap!

    Finnegans Wake: Come to Our Midden Heap!
    Jan 28 2022

    Gary and Siena tackle James Joyce's final and most convoluted work of fiction, Finnegan's Wake! Are you up to attempting this colossus? And how can you do that without letting it drive you nuts? Featuring an entertaining plot reveal, comparisons to Ulysses, and a talking butt amongst a cast of colourful characters.

    Follow us on Instagram at @howsthewaterpodcast or on Twitter at @whatiswater for more content and updates about future episodes!

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    51 mins
  • Agnes Grey: Poor and Happy

    Agnes Grey: Poor and Happy
    Dec 22 2021

    Gary and Siena return to their favourite Brontë sister with Agnes Grey, the autobiographical debut novel of Anne Brontë. Our hosts draw comparisons between this book and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, as well as the works of Anne's more well-known sisters - also, briefly, Dangerous Minds and Freedom Writers . Featuring stories about their worst ever jobs, and references to Charlotte Brontë's (allegedly) malicious nature.

    Follow us on Instagram at @howsthewaterpodcast or on Twitter at @whatiswater for more content and updates about future episodes!

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    44 mins
  • Dracula: This Airbnb Sucks!

    Dracula: This Airbnb Sucks!
    Oct 28 2021

    In a very spooky Halloween edition of How's the Water?, Gary and Siena cover one of Siena's favourite books, Dracula by Bram Stoker. Is it as scary as she remembers? How does Van Helsing get back and forth to Amsterdam so quickly? And would being a vampire really be all that bad?

    Follow us on Instagram at @howsthewaterpodcast or on Twitter at @whatiswater for more content and updates about future episodes!

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    50 mins

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