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Are you a fan of nostalgia? Literary criticism? Ruining childhoods? Listening to two adults squabble about books intended for younger readers?
Then join us, Morgan and Casey, as we journey into the past and (re)read the books we loved.
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(Re)ReadJul 20, 2020
Episode 64: To Kill a Mockingjay, Pt. 2
"If we burn, you burn with us." --Casey to Suzanne Collins after reading the travesty of a novel that is Mockingjay.
Episode 63: To Kill a Mockingjay, Pt. 1
The first book was okay. The second book was perfect. Will Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay end the Hunger Games trilogy on a high note?
Episode 62: This Girl Is Catching Fire, Pt. 2
It's safe to say that President Snow one could've predicted how much Casey would end up liking Catching Fire.
Episode 61: This Girl Is Catching Fire, Pt. 1
Nothing's spookier than a book sequel, because as we've shown on (Re)Read, it's always worse than the original...or is it? Let's find out as we dive into the second book of the Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins!
Episode 60: Hunger Gaming the System, Pt. 2
The moral of the story: The real treasure is the friends we see die along the way.
Episode 59: Hunger Gaming the System, Pt. 1
Just in time for the most depressing season of the year, we revisit the YA classic that jumpstarted the "dystopia but with kids" genre--#TheHungerGames by #SuzanneCollins! What will Casey and Morgan disagree about this time?!?!?!?!?!
Episode 58: The Macbeth Laid Plans...
Something wicked this way comes, courtesy of a listener recommendation! We celebrate the Bard's birthday early with a look at #WilliamShakespeare's shortest and possibly cursed tragedy, #Macbeth!
Episode 57: What a Mighty Good Mansfield Park, Pt. 2
Fanny is the greatest #JaneAusten heroine ever, and you are a bad person if you disagree.
Show Notes:
"Jane Austen and Empire" by Edward Said
Episode 56: What a Mighty Good Mansfield Park, Pt. 1
What time is it? It's #JaneAusten time. And this time, we take a look at her most divisive work ever—#MansfieldPark. Will the book live up to #PrideAndPrejudice's heights, or will it dash Casey's newfound love for Austen?
Show Notes:
"Jane Austen and Empire" by Edward Said
Episode 55: The Nightmare Before Presidents' Day
It's that time of the year when we get together as friends and family to watch our favorite Presidents' Day film--#TimBurton's #NightmareBeforeChristmas.
Show Notes:
"A Musical Conspiracy Theory: The Finale to Nightmare Before Christmas" by Sideways
"My Monster Boyfriend" by Lindsay Ellis
"The Nightmare Before Christmas writer says she thinks the movie's villain Oogie Boogie is racist and 'looks like a Klu Klux Klansman'" by Jacob Sarkisian
Episode 54: The VoYAWN of the Amber Spyglass, Pt. 2
"When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, [read the #HisDarkMaterials trilogy] like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things." -- 1 Corinthians 13:11
Show Notes:
"The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman
"Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller
Episode 53: The VoYAWN of the Amber Spyglass, Pt. 1
It's time for the (allegedly) epic conclusion of the #HisDarkMaterial trilogy: #TheAmberSpyglass by #PhilipPullman. Will the book redeem the mistake that was #TheSubtleKnife, or is it doomed for the abyss, to be forgotten forever?
Show Notes:
"The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman
"Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller
Episode 52: The Subtle Knife and Its Boy
#TheSubtleKnife sucks. Merry Christmas!
Show Notes:
"The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman
"Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller
Episode 51: The Subtle Knife and Its Boy, Pt. 1
Where there's a Will, there's a way ... right? We continue our (re)read through the #HisDarkMaterials saga with #TheSubtleKnife by #PhilipPullman. Will the sequel of #TheGoldenCompass remain a cut above the rest? Let's find out.
Show Notes:
"The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman
"Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller
Episode 50: The Liar, the Atheist, and the Golden Compass, Pt. 2
Nothing says "children's book podcast" like an esoteric discussion about adapting myths and the academic interpretations of the Garden of Eden story as they apply to #PhilipPullman's #TheGoldenCompass.
Show Notes:
"The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman
"Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller
Episode 49: The Liar, the Atheist, and the Golden Compass, Pt. 1
Just in time for the Christianiest of Christian holidays, we revisit the first entry of the #PhilipPullman's #HisDarkMaterials trilogy that's definitely NOT responding to The Chronicles of Narnia, #TheGoldenCompass.
Show Notes:
"The Dark Side of Narnia" by Philip Pullman
"Far From Narnia" by Laura Miller
Episode 48: All the Things Fall Apart, Pt. 2
#ThingsFallApart by Chinua Achebe is a great book, and you should read it today*.
*Or whenever you have time, really. But you better read it!
Show Notes:
John Green's Crash Course Literature series: Things Fall Apart
Episode 47: All the Things Fall Apart, Pt. 1
During his years in high school, Casey was assigned only a handful of books by Black authors for his English classes*. #ThingsFallApart by #ChinuaAchebe was one of those books. Let's see how it holds up.
*Morgan's high school assigned her ZERO books by writers of color.
Show Notes:
John Green's Crash Course Literature series: Things Fall Apart
Episode 46: Let There Be Twilight, Pt. 2
"Teenage boys are teenage boys," said Morgan and Casey. "Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. But if I’m to choose between a Nice Guy™ in the making who sometimes turns into a werewolf and a controlling, possessive 104-year-old stalker who cosplays as a high school student, then I prefer not to choose at all."
Show notes:
Lolita Podcast by Jamie Laftus
"Forced Seduction": The Trope of Non-Consensual Romantic Fiction by Kayleigh Donaldson
Episode 45: Let There Be Twilight, Pt. 1
#Twilight is the most divisive book of all time ... but why? Morgan and Casey add their discourse to #TheDiscourse on #StephenieMeyer's polarizing vampire romance.
Show notes:
Lolita Podcast by Jamie Laftus
"Forced Seduction": The Trope of Non-Consensual Romantic Fiction by Kayleigh Donaldson
Episode 44: In the Wuthering Heights, Pt. 2
♪ Lights up on #WutheringHeights, up at the break of day to chase the ghost of my dead lover away! ♪
Episode 43: In the Wuthering Heights, Pt. 1
Nothing says love like promising to rip out your boo's husband's heart out and drink his blood. Revisit the glory of the most toxic relationship in the universe in #EmilyBronte's classic romance, #WutheringHeights.
Episode 42: Time Flies When You're Having a Wrinkle, Pt. 2
The main villain of #MadeleineLEngle's #AWrinkleinTime is a giant, disembodied #brain. #Spoilers?
Episode 41: Time Flies When You're Having a Wrinkle, Pt. 1
On this episode, we go back to a classic from elementary school—#AWrinkleinTime by Madeleine L'Engle! Will we go mad for Madeleine's mad book this time around ... or will it just drive us mad?
Show Notes:
#AWrinkleinTime #MadeleineLEngle #Meg #CharlesWallace #MrsWhatsit #MrsWho #MrsWhich
Episode 40: Of Dead Dogs and Steinbeck, Pt. 2
"Dead dogs eat no books." --#JohnSteinbeck, probably
Show Notes:
"The Autistic Victim: Of Mice and Men and Flowers for Algernon" by Sonya Freeman Loftis
#JohnSteinbeck #OfMiceAndMen #Lenny #George #Max
Episode 39: Of Dead Dogs and Steinbeck, Pt. 1
If you grew up in California, you read #JohnSteinbeck's #OfMiceAndMen. But was it actually any...good? Or should Steinbeck's dog, Max, have done a better job of eating the draft of the book?
Show Notes:
"The Autistic Victim: Of Mice and Men and Flowers for Algernon" by Sonya Freeman Loftis
#JohnSteinbeck #OfMiceAndMen #Lenny #George #Max
Episode 38: It's Raining Men, Howl-elujah!, Pt. 2
Is Howl a jerk? Or is he just misunderstood? Morgan and Casey debate this age-old questions asked of all #badboys. (Also, a preemptive apology to #DianaWynneJones for possibly the dumbest pun ever.)
Show Notes:
A delightful interview with Diana Wynne Jones
Episode 37: It's Raining Men, Howl-elujah!, Pt. 1
Wailing wizards and wily witches make wonderful company ... unless they're trying to eat your heart. We (re)visit the fantasy favorite that sparked a billion adolescent crushes and inspired the (not-so-favorite) #StudioGhibli film, #HowlsMovingCastle by #DianaWynneJones!
Episode 36: The Joy(?) Luck(??) Club(???), Pt. 2
"If you date a white guy, your relationship is guaranteed to end in disaster." --#AmyTan, probably
Show Notes:
"Come All Ye Asian American Writers of the Real and the Fake" by Frank Chin, published in A Companion to Asian American Studies
"The Woman Warrior Versus The Chinaman Pacific: Must a Chinese American Critic Choose Between Feminism and Heroism?" by King-Kok Cheung, published in A Companion to Asian American Studies
#MothersDay #AmyTan #TheJoyLuckClub #SparkJoy
Episode 35: The Joy(?) Luck(??) Club(???), Pt. 1
Totally not in time for #MothersDay, we revisit #AmyTan's classic mamas-and-daughters tale, #TheJoyLuckClub! Will the book bring us joy, or will it end up in the recycling bin*?
*All owned and completed books, if given away at all, end up in those little neighborhood libraries, unless they're literally falling apart, like Casey's copy of #ToKillaMockingbird (which he hasn't actually thrown away yet, but it makes re-rereading it a bit difficult).
Show Notes:
"Come All Ye Asian American Writers of the Real and the Fake" by Frank Chin, published in A Companion to Asian American Studies
"The Woman Warrior Versus The Chinaman Pacific: Must a Chinese American Critic Choose Between Feminism and Heroism?" by King-Kok Cheung, published in A Companion to Asian American Studies
#MothersDay #AmyTan #TheJoyLuckClub #SparkJoy
Episode 34: The Bluest (Miser)Eye, Pt. 2
Is #ToniMorrison's #TheBluestEye the perfect companion novel for #HarperLee's #ToKillaMockingbird? Let's discuss.
Show Notes:
"Love and Gold" by Arlie Russell Hochschild in Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy
#ToniMorrison #TheBluestEye #GOAT #Pecola #debutnovel
Episode 33: The Bluest (Miser)Eye, Pt. 1
Another week, another (Re)Read episode about a debut novel written by a female writer! This time around, we discuss #TheBluestEye by the great (and Casey's personal GOAT) #ToniMorrison.
Show Notes:
"Love and Gold" by Arlie Russell Hochschild in Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy
#ToniMorrison #TheBluestEye #GOAT #Pecola #debutnovel
Episode 32: To Kill a Mockingbird Is the Word, Pt. 2
Is Atticus a good person? Is Mother's Day racist? Should you see Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of #ToKillaMockingbird? Morgan and Casey discuss all these and more on the conclusion of our (re)read of #HarperLee's classic.
#ToKillaMockingbird #HarperLee #Scout #Atticus #Jem #TomRobinson #BooRadley
Episode 31: To Kill a Mockingbird Is the Word, Pt. 1
A-well-a, don't you know about Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird? Well, everybody knows that To Kill a Mockingbird is the word!
#ToKillaMockingbird #HarperLee #Scout #Atticus #Jem #TomRobinson #BooRadley
Episode 22: If You Liked It Then You Should've Put a Fellowship of the Ring on It, Pt. 1
Pour yourself a pint, sing your favorite drinking song, and put on the Ring of Power, because we're diving headfirst into The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien.
Show notes:
An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s World by David Day
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #fellowshipofthering #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings
Episode 30: Misguided Teens' Guide to Romance
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! And what better way to spend it than rereading the most romantic play of all time (allegedly)—William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet!
Show notes:
"The Concept of Self-Fashioning" by Stephen Greenblatt
#RomeoAndJuliet #Shakespeare #StarCrossedLovers #YoungLove
Episode 29: Concerning The Lord of the Rings Films
"I think I'm quite ready for another (Re)Read episode about The Lord of the Rings." — Bilbo Baggins
Join us for one last journey to Middle-Earth as we discuss Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Show notes:
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #trilogy #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings
Episode 28: The (Re)Turn of the King, Pt. 2
/insert Frodo's "It's done!" gif
Show notes:
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #returnoftheking #frodobaggins #samwisegamgee #middleearth #lordoftherings
Episode 27: The (Re)Turn of the King, Pt. 1
He impressed us with The Hobbit. He blew us away with The Fellowship of the Ring. He inspired us with The Two Towers. Will J.R.R. Tolkien stick the landing with The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?
Show notes:
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #returnoftheking #frodobaggins #samwisegamgee #middleearth #lordoftherings
Episode 26: 2 Towers 2 Nerdious, Pt. 3
Gollum is bad ... or is he? We complete our trilogy-within-a-trilogy with one last deep dive into The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, including the possible alternative ending for Gollum put forward by J.R.R. Tolkien himself.
Show notes:
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #thetwotowers #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings #christmas
Episode 25: 2 Towers 2 Nerdious, Pt. 2
You can't spell "hope" without at least one jovial "ho ho ho!" Which is totally the reason why we've published Part 2 of our (re)read of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers during the Christmas season.
Show notes:
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #thetwotowers #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings #christmas
Episode 24: 2 Towers 2 Nerdious, Pt. 1
We loved The Fellowship of the Ring. Will the second one live up to the first? The epic (re)read saga continues with part two of JRR Tolkien's fantasy trilogy: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers!
Show notes:
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #thetwotowers #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings
Episode 23: If You Liked It Then You Should've Put a Fellowship of the Ring on It, Pt. 2
All shall love Tom Bombadil and despair!
Show notes:
An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s World by David Day
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #fellowshipofthering #frodobaggins #middleearth #lordoftherings
Episode 21: There and Read Again: A (Re)Read Podcast, by Morgan and Casey, Pt. 2
Is J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit the most metal book in history? How do you pronounce Smaug's name? And why does Morgan hate music? Find out the answers to none of these questions on this episode of (Re)Read.
Show notes:
An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s World by David Day
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
“The Hobbit: A Long-Expected Autopsy” by Lindsay Ellis
Keep in touch with us:
Twitter: @ReReadPodcast
wearereread@gmail.com
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #thehobbit #bilbobaggins #smaug #middleearth #lordoftherings
Episode 20: There and Read Again: A (Re)Read Podcast, by Morgan and Casey, Pt. 1
You knew this one was coming. We begin our journey into Middle-Earth with the legendary novel that started it all: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
Show notes:
An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s World by David Day
“Beowulf: The Monster and the Critics” by J.R.R. Tolkien
“The Hobbit: A Long-Expected Autopsy” by Lindsay Ellis
Keep in touch with us:
Twitter: @ReReadPodcast
wearereread@gmail.com
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#jrrtolkien #tolkien #thehobbit #bilbobaggins #smaug #middleearth #lordoftherings
Episode 19: Jiminy Christmas, It's an Atlantis! Pt. 2
Disney would really prefer it if you didn't listen to our episode about the studio's weird cult film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Background:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Emotional Storytelling - A Video Essay (YouTube link)
Throwback Breakdown: Atlantis the Lost Empire - Better Than You Remember (YouTube link)
Keep in touch with us:
Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast
Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com
Twitter: @ReReadPodcast
wearereread@gmail.com
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#Disney #Atlantis #TheLostEmpire #movie #DisneyCanGoSuckAnEgg
Episode 18: Jiminy Christmas, It's an Atlantis! Pt. 1
It's Morgan's birthday (kind of), which means we break all the rules ... much like Disney's 2001 film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire! Which is a movie. That we're talking about on (Re)Read. A podcast about rereading books.
Grab the scuba gear and the bottle of whiskey as we plum the depths of a film that Disney would rather you forget!
Background:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Emotional Storytelling - A Video Essay (YouTube link)
Throwback Breakdown: Atlantis the Lost Empire - Better Than You Remember (YouTube link)
Keep in touch with us:
Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast
Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com
Twitter: @ReReadPodcast
wearereread@gmail.com
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#Disney #Atlantis #TheLostEmpire #movie
Episode 17: Duck, Duck, Goosebumps
'Tis the season of ghosts and goblins and ghouls, which means it's just in time for ... Casey's birthday special? That's right, we dive way back into Casey's childhood to read a spooooooky favorite of his—#Goosebumps: The Ghost Next Door by R.L. Stine. Celebrate Halloween with us as we explore the dramatic origins of Casey's weirdly masochistic literary tastes!
Episode 16: Pride and Prejudice and Nerds, Pt. 2
Casey and Morgan might love bad b*tches, but that's not a problem in Part Two of our discussion on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Show notes:
Romance's Rival by Talia Schaffer
Keep in touch with us:
Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast
Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com
Twitter: @ReReadPodcast
wearereread@gmail.com
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#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice #ElizabethBennet #Darcy #TimotheeChalomet #thirsty #love
Episode 15: Pride and Prejudice and Nerds, Pt. 1
It is a truth universally acknowledged that high school boys must hate Pride and Prejudice ... but should they? Morgan and Casey revisit Jane Austen's classic novel of manners in a wayward discussion of love, ego, thirsty ladies, and Timothee Chalomet's face.
Show notes:
Romance's Rival by Talia Schaffer
Keep in touch with us:
Facebook: fb.me/ReReadPodcast
Tumbler: wearereread.tumblr.com
Twitter: @ReReadPodcast
wearereread@gmail.com
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#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice #ElizabethBennet #Darcy #TimotheeChalomet #thirsty #love