Idiot's Alphabet Soup

In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss book-to-movie adaptations: the good ones, the bad ones, and the good movies that came from bad books. What would Jenny and Kathrine like to be called when they're grandmas? What is the key to turning a good book into a good movie? What books have we read that would make great movies? Listen to find out.

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In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss the book The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. In the search for the theme of the book, Jenny and Kathrine discuss colonization, mission work, and the discovery of what is essential. What is Kathrine’s newfound hobby? What book element made Jenny feel stupid because she didn’t see it earlier? How does a parrot represent a country? What happened to Jenny’s office? Listen to find out!

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In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss their book goals for 2024 and talk about what they've been up to for the last two weeks. What basketball player do Jenny and Kathrine have a little crush on? How did Kathrine embarrass herself in front of Jenny's mom? What Filipino classic should you read? Listen to find out.

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In this special video episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss all of the fun little adventures they've had this Christmas season, and also spend some time talking about their favorite Emily Dickenson poems. What do Jenny and Kathrine want their future kids to be like? How pretentious can a waiter be? How much did Emily Dickenson write about death? Listen to find out!

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In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine recap some of the books they read this year that never made it onto the podcast and discuss how they plan to structure their reading next year. Spoiler: you can participate in their reading challenge too! What were the funnest, weirdest, most informative, and best books that Jenny and Kathrine read this year? And why does poo keep coming up? Listen to find out.

In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss the book The Ballad of Laurel Springs by Janet Beard. As they do so, they dish out all the sage advice they’ve been saving up in their combined 49 years of life. What should you do if your husband runs away for seven years? How do you find good friends? What show should you watch on Amazon Prime? Listen to find out.

In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss some of their favorite book quotes on topics ranging between feminism (sort of), mathematics (of course), and Alexander the Great. What questions does Jenny ask her fellow grad students? How are secrecy and loneliness related? What's the best way to control another person? Listen to find out.

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In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine are joined by Mae Coyiuto, the author of Chloe and the Kaishao Boys. The three of them discuss the “Great Wall”, Filipino food, and how Mae Coyiuto became the first person from the Phillipines to be published by Penguin Teen. What aspects of Filipino culture has Kathrine introduced to Jenny? Could Mae write a story about Jenny and Kathrine with a little bit of magic? Why is Jenny so obsessed with seven league boots? Listen to find out!

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In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine are joined by their energetic young friend Didi. Didi helps Jenny and Kathrine learn the hip slang, and Jenny and Kathrine interrogate Didi about the books she reads. Which Jane Austen character would Didi prefer to kill? What word should Jenny stop using?  When did “cuffing season” become a thing? Listen to find out.

In this episode, Jenny and Kathrine discuss The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. They dissect his arguments and his grammar, but also somehow end up talking about snails and Taylor Swift. What does Camus say about Mathematics that gets Jenny fired up? What side of TikTok is Kathrine on? How did Jenny discipline herself into actually finishing the book? Is this book even about Sisyphus? Listen to find out?