Two friends and academics recap classic literature and take it off its pedestal. In our sixtieth episode and Halloween special, we examine Angela Carter's feminist novella and Bluebeard retelling (which is NOT an adult version of a fairy tale), The Bloody Chamber (1979). In this episode, Daniel expresses Carter-fatigue and we praise Carter's depiction of sex with someone gross.

Cover art © Catherine Wu.

Episode Theme: Bela Bartok, Duke Bluebeard's Castle, an Opera in One Act, 1965.

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