Sips and Subtext

Listen to Brynn and Aidan slowly descend into madness while discussing TikTok's smutty obsession, Ice Planet Barbarians. 

**This episode is not more virginal ears!**

D.O.T.E: Blue Ice Slush 

Q.O.T.E: Would you have accepted the coui and become a part of the planet members or tried to get out using the old spaceship? Would you rather have been one of the girls unaware in the tubes or one of the extra girls in the cage who were aware the whole time?

We apologize for all audio issues for this episode, this was our first time recording together in the same room and we have learned from this experience and promise to deliver better audio next time!

Another Madeline Miller masterpiece! If you thought Aidan and Brynn gushed over Circe, just wait and listen! 

Drink of the Episode: Achilles Heel https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/15/achilles-heel

Question of the Episode: How much did you cry, and when did you start crying?

Let Aidan and Brynn guide you through the final three chapters of Circe and the novel's round-up. As well, the surprise season 3 book is announced!

Second to last episode of season two! Circe is almost over and we have a lot to say about it! Listen in to hear our thoughts and theories!

Drink of the Episode: Athena Spritz https://youtu.be/dhQvvSmgWj0

Question of the Episode: What three hobbies/things would you bring to a deserted island to keep you busy and sane?

**We apologize for the delay in posting this episode, life happened to us and we got behind on posting. We hope you guys understand!

Circe, chapters 16-20 Aidan and Brynn talk about Circe's pregnancy, Telegonus' childhood and parenting styles and strategies. 

Drink of the Episode: The Odyssey https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/the-odyssey-recipe-1921324

Question of the Episode: Which of the three gods mentioned would you rather fight and why?

Follow Brynn and Aidan as they discover the truth behind Circe's actions involving pigs and Odysseus, all while trying to make each other laugh along the way. 

Drink of the Episode: Trojan Horse https://www.thespruceeats.com/trojan-horse-recipe-759837

Question of the Episode: Out of all of Circe's consensual lovers thus far (Hermes, Daedalus, Odysseus), which do you think is suited to her as a partner and why?

Follow Aidan and Brynn as they break down the history of the Minotaur and Circe's complicated family history. 

Drink of the Episode: The Daedalus Cocktail https://drinkingwith.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/the-daedalus-cocktail/

Quesitons of the Epsiode: If you were Circe would you have gone to Crete if Pasiphae sent for you? If you had all of Circe’s abilities, what potion or spell would you try to create and master?

Join Aidan and Brynn as they take a chaotic journey through Chapters 5-8 of Circe. While mispronouncing everything, they cover Circe's newfound power and exile while meeting well-known mythological figures like Hermes and Scylla.

Drink of the Episode: Hard Ocean Water https://mixthatdrink.com/hard-ocean-water/

Brynn and Aidan discuss season 2's novel, Circe, by Madeline Miller, chapters 1 through 4! We get off on a bunch of tangents but we have fun all the same! We are so looking forward to what this season and novel brings for us! 

Drink of the Episode: Cucumber Mint Gimlet https://www.theardentbiblio.com/blog/2018/5/8/summer-books-cocktails-2018

Question of the Episode: Circe and Aeetes are named after the animals they resembled at birth, if your parents had named you after the animal you looked like what would your name be? 

Brynn and Aidan read the second book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, and they have a LOT to say about it! Listen in to find out how we feel about this book compared to the ACOTAR, how we feel about Rhysand and Tamlin as love interests now, what we think about the infamous Chapter 55, and more!

Drink of the Episode: The FEYRE Darling Cocktail - TikTok: @nerdy_gourmet_jenni

Question of the Episode: What rating would you give A Court of Mist and Fury?