Let's Unpack That

Welcome to Season 2! We're reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Stay tuned for Season 2, Episode 1 where we'll be discussing chapters 1 and 2 of the actual book.

Audio production by Dylan Forehand.

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“Mass Mania”

Lidia watched all the movies. Nenah read Life and Death. All in the last 4 days cramming for this one last hurrah for Twilight. This is likely not the last time we talk about it, though we’ve tried to fit in all our thoughts and feelings.

Follow us on Twitter @letsunpackpod to find out what the next book will be

Sources:

Wikipedia: Prom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prom

The Youtube Channel Lidia has been watching about VFX: Corridor Crew

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpFnDQr88xCZ80N-X7t0nQ?reload=9

FanFictions:

Twilight: Reimagined by NerdyGirlGamr [Rated Teen+]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19132900/chapters/45549892#workskin

Stephanie Meyer Hit Me Up by Creepyjacobisbad [Rated General Audiences]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19126231/chapters/45597754

Twilight: Except Really Freaking Gay by McAntiLoughlin [Rated Teen+]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19099006/chapters/45378424

Solar Flare by Autumnala [Rated Mature]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17331338/chapters/43910437#workskin

Other YA Paranormal Romance [note that we haven’t read all of these]

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (boarding school, witches, gayness, L can confirm it’s good)

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi (sci fi)

Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle (road trip, taking down the system, romance)

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (fantasy)

Black Wings Beating by Alex London (fantasy)

The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (romance)

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (ya mystery)

Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moira Fowley-Doyle (supernatural, spooky)

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (fantasy with romance)

[Most of these came from Mackenzi Lee’s instagram, if you want to check that out]

Would the real Bella Swan please stand up? This week we read the last 2 chapters of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Why does Bella think of Edward as an angel? Why does everyone believe the lie that she fell down stairs and out a window? Why does her mom back off so quickly? Who is Bella Swan, really?

Our next episode will be the last one about Twilight, so send us your questions and comments!

Sources:

https://library.acropolis.org/the-symbolism-of-the-angels/

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/how-voice-pitch-influences-our-choice-of-leaders

This week we read chapters 21-22 of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Bella gives the Cullens the slip, confronts her stalker James, and is promptly unconscious.

Sources:

Righetti, Francesca, et al. “Low Self-Control Promotes the Willingness to Sacrifice in Close Relationships.” Psychological Science, vol. 24, no. 8, 2013, pp. 1533–1540., www.jstor.org/stable/23484619.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hysteria

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Lidia is mad at everything and Nenah needs some sleep. This week, we discuss chapters 19 and 20 of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. How do vampires relate to capitalism? What would Charlie do if he were allowed to be an actual character? What is power and why do the vampires have so much of it? Where is the logic in Bella's escape plan?

Sources:

The Atlantic, "People want power because they want autonomy" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/03/people-want-power-because-they-want-autonomy/474669/

Psychology Today, "Self-Blame: How do you respond when things go wrong?" https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-nourishment/201801/self-blame-how-do-you-respond-when-things-go-wrong

Classroom, "Reasons girls blame themselves for abusive boyfriends" https://classroom.synonym.com/reasons-girls-blame-themselves-abusive-boyfriends-9868.html

Special thanks to AP Psych and Clinical Depression

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Baseball. Bites. Black holes. This episode is dedicated to Katie Bouman, who made the algorithm that produced the first-ever image of a black hole. Cue the screaming.

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47891902

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/10468854/The-Hunger-Games-Harry-Potter-and-Twilight-most-popular-sentences-are-revealed.html

https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/twilight-movie-anniversary-vampire-baseball-scene.html

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What is with that sexy khaki skirt? Why is the Cullen house different in the Twilight movies? Who was Esme Cullen and why isn't her story in the books? How is Carlisle Cullen like Jesus Christ? We explore all this and more talking about chapters 15 and 16 of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

Find us on Twitter @letsunpackpod

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"Everything is sex, except sex, which is power."

Never have we felt Janelle Monae's words more deeply than this moment. Vampires sparkle, romance blossoms, and we have a lot of internalized shame to address as we discuss chapters 13 and 14 of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

Sources:

Kyra Grantz, et al. “Disparities in Influenza Mortality and Transmission Related to Sociodemographic Factors within Chicago in the Pandemic of 1918.” www.jstor.org/stable/26472686.

Joseph Reed, “The Sexuality of Adonis.” Classical Antiquity, www.jstor.org/stable/25011025.

https://jezebel.com/8-reasons-premarital-boning-is-good-for-both-you-and-so-5946349

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Why is Edward Cullen so creepy? Why is Bella's favorite color brown? What's up with all the shallow friendships between mortals? We're back, this week taking on chapters 11 and 12 of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

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“Mass Mania”

What’s the deal with Edward’s prefrontal cortex? Why would anyone create an immortal teenager? What would you do if you didn’t have to sleep? This week we read chapters 9 and 10 of Twilight and discuss all of the above, and more.

Sources:

Brain stuff: AP Psych

Grizzly bears: www.conservationnw.org/our-work/wildlife/grizzly-bears-northeast/

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

“Mass Mania”