Ooooh Eris gets smashed in this one! Listen in as she giggles her way through the Norse myth of Freya getting her groove on and getting the most awesomest, bestest necklace ever created: the Brisingamen.

(Year 1, Episode 20)

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We did it! The fourth and final installment of our Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List episode of the year. Z and Eris are talking about fae novels and fairy tales, and Z shares with us the story of why their family is no longer allowed to play Scrabble.

Novels discussed in this episode:

- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa- The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William (Billy) Shakespeare

and we talked about The Wizard of Oz, Alice and Wonderland, and Labyrinth quite a bit as well.

(Year 1, Episode 19)

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Booyah! Our third installment of the Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List! This time we're discussing spellcasters! Cultural Intern Z read like, all the books, and Eris helped! Why do witches and wizards have so many dead parents??

Novels discussed in this episode:

- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray- How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (and pretty much all of the Harry Potter series is discussed in this episode.)- Song of the Lioness Series- The Immortals / Wild Magic Series- Protector of the Small Quartet- Daughter of the Lioness (a/k/a the Trickster Series)- Beka Cooper Series- Provost's Dog Seriesall by Tamora Pierce- Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman- Copper and Gold by Jessica D. Coplen- Copper and Cobalt by Jessica D. Coplen- The Magicians by Lev Grossman- The Magician King by Lev Grossman- Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison- Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

And the faery book Eris couldn't remember the title nor author of (that she'll read for the next episode) is called The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long.

(Year 1, Episode 18)

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Welcome to our second episode of our Basic Bitches Summer Reading List! Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z, along with Temp Intern Haleigh as we discuss werewolf and shifter tropes in books (and on TV). :P

Novels discussed in this episode:

- Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater- Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klaus- Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur- Nightshade Series by Andrea Cremerand of course, a little bit- Teen Wolf, Seasons 1 & 2 (MTV 2011-2012)

(Year 1, Episode 17)

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Guess what? It's that time again. Z gets shitfaced on rum and tells us the story of how Cupid met Psyche. It's almost like a romcom! But with more trauma bonding and dubious consent! So... sort of like a romcom?

(Year 1, Episode 16)

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