Book Cult

This book is morbid and the reason Sydney has an English degree. Featured in this episode is a brief list of vocab and alliteration used in the book, thanks Lemony Snicket!
Fun fact: Delaney wrote White Fang fan fic as a child.

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Spoiler alert: Birds are killed, animals can talk, even animals can be shitty parents sometimes, and somehow this is something both stories have in common. Syd tells a super long Latvian folk tale about 2 brothers and then their sons (aka the other 2 brothers). Apparently there's always one nice brother and one shitty one, but don't worry there's really no consequences for anyone. Delaney tells a grim(m) fairytale about a guy who eats part of a snake and then he can talk to animals. Fuck horses tho. And ducks. (ants, ravens, and goldfish are cool but everyone else is on thin fucking ice)

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First the worst, second the best? If you too have been personally traumatized by reading My Sweet Audrina you are not alone and may be eligible for compensation. Please email [email protected] to share your experience with V.C. Andrews' most bonkers book. This book has the worst ending in all of literature history but somehow it is both Sydney's favorite and least favorite book. The twist will be spoiled so listen at your own risk.

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Everyone knows F. Scott but how much do you know about the wife who he plagiarized. Actual quotes from history:
Zelda: u love ernest hemingway so much bc ur fucking him
Scott: i'm not gay, look at me fucking this sex worker
Zelda: look at me FALL DOWN THESE FUCKING STAIRS

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Today we talk about the fun world of depression medication because we read Prozac Nation. As with any discussion of mental illness we get into the best ice skating movies of the early 2000s and the best horse movies (aka Racing Stripes). Is Reaganomics the reason everyone is depressed now? Idk but fuck Ronald Reagan. Let us know if you are team Noah or team Doctor Sterling or just can't choose. Also let us know if like Delaney your middle school education was focused on empathy or like Sydney and it was focused on the Holocaust. And most importantly read this book because mental health is important.
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Who is smarter, Delaney or a horse? It’s Story Time kids, sit down and buckle up. Sydney somehow still can’t say Roald Dahl, a kid gets an "imaginary" friend and her mom goes apeshit, Athena jumps out of Zeus' head and then gives the city of Athens an olive tree.

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It's Friday the 13th and we got some spooooooky stories to celebrate. Our audio got all kinds of messed up trying to record this so you know it's extra haunted. Enjoy, if you dare.

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Courtney did it??? This week we talk about Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain by Ian Halperin and Max Wallace. Is this episode just us discussing a conspiracy theory? Kind of. Does everyone in this book just openly admit to selling drugs? You bet. Is Sydney really into Nirvana? Does Delaney bring up that one time she took a forensics class? Listen to find out. 

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Poe's death might just be his best mystery. Listen to hear all the 'ruffian' related conspiracy theories behind the famous authors demise. Also he married his young cousin which is not okay man.
Who wants to pay for Sydney and Delaney to get Edgar Allan Poe tattoos? Serious inquiries only should be sent to [email protected]

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Spoiler: John doesn’t die. Join us for a wild episode where Delaney makes a drinking game for the book, Sydney talks about the movie American Mall for maybe a little longer than necessary and we discuss our new fave band: 3-Armed Sally. Warning: bugs are a big part of this book.

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