Could Be Worse

This one is a doozy, kiddos. Bridget is queen of the jell-o shot, Caitlin might be a little manic this week, and we are met with wave after wave of the old ultraviolence from Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange. Explore with us the dual lives of this old tome, the discomfort of its particulars, notable moments in the history of aversion therapy, too much talk of Russell Brand, and a million dollar idea that we will protect with our very lives.

Talk of theater teens, new avenues for eggs, Bridget’s love for Ikea comes to the fore, Caitlin battles her way back from a week of ennui, and we think harder about Stephanie Meyer’s The Host than perhaps any humans ever have or were meant to??? This results in gender anger, odes to snack bars, Little Debbie’s treat rankings - really a whole diversion where we should’ve just gotten a lil snicky snack - the danger of/necessity for polyamory in a world of bodysnatchers, parasites aplenty, and who’s a good boy.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Could Be Worse, where we read and dissect dystopian books and literature of every caliber for deeper meaning and good goofs. Meet Bridget and Caitlin, learn of their allergies and narrow scrapes with book-related crime, and buckle in for a breakdown of Fahrenheit 451, the sheer conviction and length of which will leave you gasping at the hubris of it all.