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  • The Nerd and the Succubus: "Amore Dure: Passages from the Diary of Spiridion Trepka," by Vernon Lee

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    Pod bestie Will is back to tell us about Vernon Lee's tale of Italian succubi and academics with no sense of self-preservation! 

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    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to Dark Hour for our closing music, "Falls."

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    1 hr
  • Italian Witchcraft and a Mad Madonna: Alicia Ramsey's "A Modern Circe"

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    Beloved of the show Jessica Camilli (@Rapid.Eyes , https://rapideyes.art/) returns for a tale of witchcraft, transformation, and feminine revenge! Join us as we explore Alicia Ramsey's spellbinding 1919 short story, "A Modern Circe."

    As always, we are: 
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    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to Tiger Grant for our closing music, "Top Dog."

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Uterine Fury and Bloodlust: "The White Maniac," by Mary Helene Fortune

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    It's a bloody good time with our official Vampire Correspondent, Galen, as we help ourselves to Mary Helene Fortune's delicious tale of forbidden appetites and uterine fury, "The White Maniac." 

    As always, we are: 
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    -Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to Moments for our closing music, "Haunted Romance."

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    59 min
  • Undead Trad Wives: "The Nature of the Evidence," by May Sinclair

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    Frisky flappers and undead trad wives abound in May Sinclair's "The Nature of the Evidence"--join Grace & new pal of the pod Benjamin Braman as they explore this tale of ghostly marital trouble and a hauntingly bad time in bed. 

    If you'd like more of Benjamin, check him out on Instagram @drjamin!! 

    As always, we are: 
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    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to Material Gurl for our closing music, "Ghoul's Night Out."

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    1 hr 10 min
  • Volume Three - Mary Shelley's Prophetic Apocalypse: "The Last Man."

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    Mary Shelley: the gothic queen of our hearts, the immortal creator of Frankenstein herself. But what about the time she decided to end the world? 

    Join Grace and Maddie Wood as they explore VOLUME TWO of Mary Shelley's "The Last Man," the first piece of modern apocalypse fiction and a wild ride of betrayal, politics, and plague!

    As always, we are: 
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    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to JCar for our closing music, "The Hunted."

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    1 hr 39 min
  • Volume Two - Hamster Wheel of Doom: Mary Shelley's "The Last Man"

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    Mary Shelley: the gothic queen of our hearts, the immortal creator of Frankenstein herself. But what about the time she decided to end the world? 

    Join Grace and Maddie Wood as they explore VOLUME TWO of Mary Shelley's "The Last Man," the first piece of modern apocalypse fiction and a wild ride of betrayal, politics, and plague!

    As always, we are: 
    -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3
    -Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter
    -Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected]
    -Accepting academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com
    -Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to JCar for our closing music, "The Hunted."

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Volume One - From Frankenstein to the End of the World: Mary Shelley's "The Last Man"

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    Mary Shelley: the gothic queen of our hearts, the immortal creator of Frankenstein herself. But what about the time she decided to end the world? 

    Join Grace and Maddie Wood as they explore Mary Shelley's "The Last Man," the first piece of modern apocalypse fiction and a wild ride of betrayal, politics, and plague!

    As always, we are: 
    -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3
    -Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter
    -Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected]
    -Accepting academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com
    -Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to JCar for our closing music, "The Hunted."

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    1 hr 21 min
  • Pt 2! Be Gay Do Crime: The Crossdressing Jacobean Antics of "The Roaring Girl"

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    It's Part Two! We're doing queer crimes! We're learning about Jacobean moral panics! We're all falling head over heels for Moll Cutpurse! Join us for our gayest & most double-entendre-laden episode yet as we explore Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's 1611 cross-dressing farce, "The Roaring Girl"! 

    As always, we are: 
    -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3
    -Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter
    -Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected]
    -Accepting academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com
    -Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to Wicked Cinema for our closing music, "Kings and Queens." 

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Be Gay Do Crime: The Crossdressing Jacobean Antics of "The Roaring Girl" - Part One

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    We're doing queer crimes! We're learning about Jacobean moral panics! We're all falling head over heels for Moll Cutpurse! Join us for our gayest & most double-entendre-laden episode yet as we explore Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's 1611 cross-dressing farce, "The Roaring Girl"! 

    As always, we are: 
    -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3
    -Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter
    -Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected]
    -Accepting academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com
    -Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to Wicked Cinema for our closing music, "Kings and Queens." 

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    1 hr 38 min
  • Cruising in the Catacombs: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"

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    We're drinking a fine vintage! We're cruising in the catacombs! We're being baited into questionable decisions by our own egos! 

    Join us and pal of the pod Michael Smith as we discuss Poe's chilling revenge tale "The Cask of Amontillado," and help us kick season two off with a (sinister) bang!

    XOXO

    As always, we are: 
    -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3
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    -Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected]
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    -Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space
    -Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"
    -Thankful to Cody Martin for our closing music, "Royal Catacombs." 

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    1 hr 15 min

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