Infatuated

This week, things are a little different. Emily and Rebecca took a little break over the Christmas period, so we're bringing you a bonus episode in place of the usual episode! We play our own version of the Newlywed Game, which is basically an excuse for you to be nosy and learn more about us. We talk about our first time meeting, what our dream weddings would be, and what annoys us the most about each other. And much more!

Our infatuations:

(All of the songs mentioned are in The Infatuated Mix)

Lady Bird

Stuck in Love

Baby Driver

La La Land

Little Women

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

It's CHRISTMAAAAS! This week we round up our favourite reads, listens and watches of the year, as well as some festive favourites. We talk about Baby It's Cold Outside NOT being a creepy song, take a quiz to find out what Dark Academia character we are, and discuss which Disney remake we would cast Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in. We also exchange our Christmas presents! 

Our infatuations:

The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

The Greenmen - Linden Forster

Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare

Daisy Jones and The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab

Slow Dance With Sasquatch - Jeremy Radin

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

So We Can Glow - Leesa Cross-Smith

CALM - 5 Seconds of Summer

Folklore - Taylor Swift

Evermore - Taylor Swift

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

1917

Jojo Rabbit

Little Women

A Muppet's Christmas Carol

Edward Scissorhands

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily talks about Dark Academia and the mysterious game of Montverre in The Betrayals by Bridget Collins, while Rebecca shares her thoughts on poet Rupi Kaur and two of her collections, Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers. We talk about trying not to get distracted by writing other ideas, what Movember has brought to light regarding male suicide, and Emily discusses an interesting song choice in Netflix series Dash and Lily. Rebecca also shouts out five of her recently published works! 

If you need help regarding our male suicide discussion - https://www.thecalmzone.net/ 

Find Rebecca's writing here (the rest are on her Instagram linked further down):

Under the Weather - https://dura-dundee.org.uk/2020/11/27/writing-practice-and-study-2020-showcase-under-the-weather-by-rebecca-baird/?fbclid=IwAR1xx6XXTn8PrAeIEaLyl5uWKWZKxxGywgPcRdiRl-mthFuiCGW57n2KHUo

After Looking at my Pink Sapphire Rings - http://the-rally.com/2020/11/21/sexy-poetry-corner/

Twenty, Twenty - https://www.partii.info/ (Issue 01)

Our infatuations:

The Betrayals - Bridget Collins

Milk and Honey - Rupi Kaur

The Sun and Her Flowers - Rupi Kaur

Dead Poet's Society 

Chemical Hearts

Dash and Lily

The Queen's Gambit

Philomena - The Decemberists 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily talks about creepy houses and siblings in White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi, while Rebecca tells us about her favourite literary features in three texts by Carson McCullers. We talk about plotting big writing projects, what inspires and motivates us to write, and Rebecca discusses a writing idea she wants to pursue. Emily also shares some of her favourite memes about The Iliad! 

Our infatuations:

White is for Witching - Helen Oyeyemi 

The Member of the Wedding - Carson McCullers

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers

The Ballad of the Sad Café - Carson McCullers

YALLWrite: The Story Corpse with Victoria Schwab - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnMUo6G_-IA&ab_&ab_channel=YALLFest 

Jennifer's Body Reunion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2JLRtWlq0o&ab_channel=ETLive

The Wilds - Henry Jamison

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about what she calls her new favourite, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, while Rebecca shares Ghosts by Dolly Alderton, her fiction debut. We talk about writing buddies, how to tell what your own writing style actually is, and find out the Greek myth behind red roses. Rebecca also reminds us why 'global pandemic' is a pointless phrase! 

Our infatuations:

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab

Ghosts - Dolly Alderton

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/natalie-haynes-stands-up-for-the-classics/id1495971324 

Love Life

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us some creepy stories from Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh by Alan J. Wilson, Des Brogan and Frank McGrail, while Rebecca tells us about her favourite spooky holiday, Guy Fawkes Night, and film counterpart V for Vendetta. We talk about our favourite Halloween traditions, which trope character we'd be in a horror movie, and discuss what joint costume we should do one day. Emily also tells us about her short-lived acting career in a Guy Fawkes play! 

Our infatuations:

Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh - Alan J. Wilson, Des Brogan, and Frank McGrail

V for Vendetta

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

The Voices

Scream

Coraline

Corpse Bride

Edward Scissorhands

Misery - Stephen King

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno Garcia

Dracula - Bram Stoker

Emily's Halloween Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6aQVmZciT95ZQUamC2g4qq?si=ZXpu2g7xSBuV1LBsMr2hJA 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily whisks us back to Greek mythology and the women within it with Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca talks about cats in The Cat by Colette and Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz. We talk about hesitating over using the 'perfect' line, discuss at what point we send a draft to be read, and we take a quiz to find out which classic literary characters we are. Rebecca also has a rant about doing more DIY herself! 

This episode is dedicated to Eddie Small. 

Our infatuations:

Pandora's Jar - Natalie Haynes

The Cat (Gigi and The Cat) - Colette

Eve's Hollywood - Eve Babitz 

1000 Year Old Makeup... and Other Stories - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-yeacvest0&ab_channel=LisaEldridge

Pomegranate Seeds - Julian Moon

Emily's Greek Mythology Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Bz6xEs6AcaVmoVfGg3N1s?si=DClEHucfTyuvSmkBvWshgA 

Which Classic Character Are You? - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/which-classic-character-are-you/ 

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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This week, Emily takes us to the world of moonlight magic in Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez, while Rebecca shares the brilliant essay Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain by Leslie Jamison. We talk about the issue of feeling cliche when writing about heartbreak, question what the title of our biopics would be, and we learn a fun etymology fact. Emily also goes into far too much detail when discussing a 5SOS music video! 

Our infatuations:

Woven in Moonlight - Isabel Ibañez 

Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain (Leslie Jamison) - https://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2014/04/grand-unified-theory-female-pain

Easier: Live From The Vault - 5 Seconds of Summer 

The New Yorker: Fiction - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-yorker-fiction/id256945396

The Shield of Achilles - https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Elements/Shield_of_Achilles/shield_of_achilles.html

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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This week, Emily tackles the beautiful beast of a book which is Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, while Rebecca shares a selection of poems from The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy. We talk about roadkill, dive into some aspects of Emily's work in progress, and question if we would change the endings of any books. Rebecca also shares some Dundee based Taylor Swift news! 

Our infatuations:

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke

The World's Wife - Carol Ann Duffy

Choke - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

Amy Kay - https://www.instagram.com/amykaypoetry

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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This week, we have the third and final part of our series on myth and folklore! Emily talks about the many stories from women and gods in A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca does a deep analysis of Invisible String on Taylor Swift's new album Folklore. We talk about writing challenges, clementines, and discuss what fictional characters remind us of each other. Emily also informs us of which books we should read according to our zodiac sign! 

Our infatuations:

A Thousand Ships - Natalie Haynes

Invisible String - Taylor Swift

Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beach-too-sandy-water-too-wet/id1446051252

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts - https://www.youtube.com/c/nprmusic/

Penguin's Astrology Recommendations - https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/august/reading-recommendations-astrology-star-sign.html?fbclid=IwAR0aNOUrxBXADrryMIj0hUuQcFLt8IQkbX47Ghi1OxXNJItQyxe8lrf8wLI

The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA 

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