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Everything hurts and we’re dying… this week is a lot! We’re reading chapters 11-19 of Rainbow Rowell’s Any Way The Wind Blows through the theme of confusion. 

In this section, Baz turns up at Simon & Penny’s flat only to discover that Simon has left. He refuses to accept this and hunts him down… only for SImon to break up with him. Honestly, it’s pretty terrible. Meanwhile, Agatha is put to work in her dad’s clinic where she’s roped in to help Niamh, the magical veterinarian in training, with separating Simon from his wings. Simon and Agatha have a moment. Simon has his real come-to-Jesus moment and rushes off to fix things with Baz. It’s a LOT.

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 29 July 2023.

This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. 

We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at [email protected], and we’ll answer them as we go!

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]

It’s time to wrap up the Carry On trilogy! For season 11, we read the final book in the series, Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell. You can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. Our theme for chapters 1-10 is loneliness, and we’re also picking up the ongoing theme of expectations.

In this section, we meet Lady Ruth - Lucy’s mother! She is looking now for her son, Jamie, who has also gone missing.  Simon gets an unexpected inheritance. Penny takes Shepard home for a consultation but it goes poorly. Baz bails his ungrateful aunt out of jail, and then gets stuck in Oxford for a week helping out his father. The question is, where’s Daphne?? Meanwhile, Simon is ghosting Baz as he prepares to leave the World of Mages behind, forever.

Content warning: Heads up, at 43 minutes there’s a brief mention of attempted suicide. If this brings up anything for you or anyone you know, please reach out to Lifeline. They are there to help. You can call Lifeline Australia at 13 11 14, or Lifeline New Zealand at 0800 543 354, or look to the show notes for more resources.

We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at [email protected], and we’ll answer them as we go!

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 22 July 2023.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]

We’re taking a wee break as Jen V's away on holiday but we hope you'll enjoy re-visiting our first ever one shot with us! In this episode, we watched Tarsem Singh's 2006 film The Fall through the themes of innocence and despair.

Content warning: The Fall is a film that portrays suicide ideation and one suicide attempt on screen (through overdose of morphine pills). If this is too heavy for you, go ahead and skip this one! Look after yourselves. 

If this brings up anything for you or anyone you know, please reach out to Lifeline. They are there to help. You can call Lifeline Australia at 13 11 14, or Lifeline New Zealand at 0800 543 354, or look to the show notes for more resources.

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 10 April 2021.

Thanks for listening! We'll have another week off and then we'll be back with Season 11 and Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell. Themes will be up on the website soon!  

You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]

Well, who can believe it, we’ve yet again reached the end of a book before we were ready for it! This week, we read chapters 48-epilogue of Blue Lily, Lily Blue through the theme of discovery and wrap up our journey with this wonderful book.

In this section, Ronan and Blue discover a lake that is also a mirror, and Blue uses her mirror magic to cross it. Blue finds her mom, and Artemus, and leads them almost out of the third sleeper’s lair before Piper, one of her minions, and Mr Gray (tied up) appears. Mayhem ensues. Our favourites manage to get free as the cave collapses around them, trapping Piper and her minion underground... But  then Neeve appears and convinces Piper to open the tomb. 

We’re well into our journey with The Raven Cycle - check out season 5 for The Raven Boys and season 8 for The Dream Thieves.

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 10 June 2023.

Thanks for listening! We'll be back with a re-share of one of our earlier one shots next week - keep an eye out, it's a film we both really love! Then we'll be back for Season 11 reading Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell. Themes will be up on the website soon!  

You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]

🎶Turn and face the strange, ch-ch-changes🎶 Yep, we're all about change as we read chapters 43-47 of Blue Lily, Lily Blue this week. And we are barrelling head first towards the conclusion!

In this section, Ronan and Adam deliver their distasteful package to Colin Greenmantle, who is thoroughly ready to leave town, but Piper still insists on going spelunking. The Gray Man interrupts their expedition and Piper kills Jesse Dittley (RIP). The Gangsey and Gwenllian all descend into the Cabeswater cave to retrieve Maura, and they find a cave full of wondrous skeletons. 

We’re well into our journey with The Raven Cycle - check out season 5 for The Raven Boys and season 8 for The Dream Thieves.

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 3 June 2023.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]

Brace yourself for big feelings cause this week, we’re reading chapters 38-42 of Blue Lily, Lily Blue through the theme of heartbreak!

In this section, Adam is facing his father’s hearing alone–until Gansey and Ronan show up to support him, unasked but not unwelcome. Adam takes Blue and Noah along to the national park to repair the ley line. Later, he meets with Persephone, but she’s not really there–she’s strayed too far–and when they find her, she’s dead.

We’re well into our journey with The Raven Cycle - check out season 5 for The Raven Boys and season 8 for The Dream Thieves.

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 27 May 2023.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]

Pretty grim topic this week but one that comes up often enough for these characters, sadly – we're reading chapters 33-37 of Blue Lily, Lily Blue through the theme of violence.

In this section, the Greenmantles go spelunking. Piper continues to be weird and it's freaking Colin out! Gwenllian, meanwhile, is wreaking noisy havoc at 300 Fox Way, but the Gray Man asks her to sing her story, and she does. She shows Blue that they’re the same, they're mirrors. If things aren’t weird and spooky enough, there’s a scaffolding failure at Aglionby and where Adam should have been killed, he's been perfectly protected–Cabeswater again.

Heads up: Jenn D’s story today talks about corporal punishment for kids, and we talk about the ramifications of growing up in countries with normalized violence If that’s not your jam, the story starts at 3:55 minutes in, and we move on to chapter summaries at 11:25.  

We’re well into our journey with The Raven Cycle - check out season 5 for The Raven Boys and season 8 for The Dream Thieves.

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 20 May 2023.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]

We're all about hospitality this week as we read chapters 28-32 of Blue Lily, Lily Blue.

In this section, it’s raining blood and there’s a comet and they’ve rescued an ancient madwoman who just happens to be Gwenllian, illegitimate daughter of Owen Glendower. They trundle her back to 300 Fox Way, where Persephone has been waiting for her. Malory tells Blue a little bit about Gansey before. Ronan and Adam go to church to dream up terrible evidence in order to implicate Colin Greenmantle in a series of disgusting crimes. Adam’s father turns up at his apartment and tries to intimidate him, then hurt him, but Cabeswater intervenes.

We’re well into our journey with The Raven Cycle - check out season 5 for The Raven Boys and season 8 for The Dream Thieves.

We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at [email protected], and we’ll answer them as we go!

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 17 May 2023.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]

This week, we’re reading chapters 22-27 of Blue Lily, Lily Blue through the theme of suffering and boy, do we suffer with these characters.

In this section, Blue makes another attempt to get into Jesse Dittley’s cave and Noah goes very dark and scary. Back at 300 Fox Way, Blue mentions Jesse Dittley is on the church watch list and Adam immediately divines that one of them is on it, too. Later, Gansey takes Blue for a night time drive, and it’s magical… until Henry Cheng sideswipes it. The Gangsey discover a tomb in the Dittley cave. 

We’re well into our journey with The Raven Cycle - check out season 5 for The Raven Boys and season 8 for The Dream Thieves.

We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at [email protected], and we’ll answer them as we go!

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 14 May 2023.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]

Inside you are two wolves… or something! This week, we’re reading chapters 17-21 of Blue Lily, Lily Blue.

In this section, Blue finds Jesse Dittley’s name on the church watch list. Gansey has begun waiting for Blue to call… which she does. We finally meet Henry Cheng but Gansey, while polite, doesn’t have much time for him. Adam and Ronan visit the Barns, where Ronan tells Adam what he’s been working on: bringing the dream out into the world.

We’re well into our journey with The Raven Cycle - check out season 5 for The Raven Boys and season 8 for The Dream Thieves.

We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at [email protected], and we’ll answer them as we go!

You can find the show notes on the website. 

This episode was recorded on 6 May 2023.

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at [email protected]