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- Wheel of Time Watch Along: Two - Humans, always so hasty
In this bonus episode of Teaching my Cat to Read, Lotti is joined by two friends of the podcast to discuss episodes 4-5 of THE WHEEL OF TIME on Amazon prime. In the episode we discuss all the events of the show, plus our favourite book reader nods and subtle references which we picked up on re-watches!
SPOILERS
Spoilers for episodes 4-5 of The Wheel of Time.
Spoilers for the books THE EYE OF THE WORLD, NEW SPRING.
Spoilers for people who have only read book 1 from 12 min.
Content WarningsDiscussion of fantasy violence, death of characters.
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Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
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Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
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https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP951 min - Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff holds a grudge
Join us for a discussion/dragging of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Beloved by English teachers across the world, this book deals with themes of generational trauma and abuse, set in the evocative Yorkshire moors. We talk about racism, haunted houses and - of course - what the cat would think of it all.
Spoilers start around the 3 min mark.
Content Warnings- Discussions of emotional and physical abuse described in the book
- Discussion of death and trauma
Support the show
Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
Social Media
Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
Listener Survey
https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP952 min - Good Omens: What’s this? It’s Humanity With A Steel Chair!
Join us for the first episode of season 2, in which we discuss Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett! We talk about free will, compulsory heterosexuality, and the *chef’s kiss* perfect humour of the prose in this book. We also discuss who would be the single human in a Muppet adaptation, and what the cat would think of everything.
Spoilers start around the 17 min mark.
Content Warnings
Discussion of toxic beauty standards, specifically of the 90s.Support the show
Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
Social Media
Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
Listener Survey
https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP957 min - Wheel of Time Watch Along - I want to knit Rand's fuzzy jumper.
In this bonus episode of Teaching my Cat to Read, Lotti is joined by two friends of the podcast to discuss the first THREE episodes of THE WHEEL OF TIME on Amazon prime. Featuring questions such as what did we like in the adaptation, what we hope for in future episodes, and why Nynaeve is the MVP.
Spoilers for episodes 1-3 of The Wheel of Time. Spoilers for the books THE EYE OF THE WORLD, NEW SPRING.
Content WarningsDiscussion of fantasy violence, death of characters.
Support the show
Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
Social Media
Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
Listener Survey
https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP948 min - Q and A : Have you got the pop filter?
For our final episode of series 1, we answer questions from you, our listeners! Find out what our favourite genres are, which author we would want to meet (and why), and which of the books we have read for series 1 we enjoyed reading the most!
We also discuss the first few books which we are going to read for series 2! Make sure to stick around for the whole episode to find out which we will be reading.
Content Warnings
NASupport the show
Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
Social Media
Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
Listener Survey
https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP953 min - A Wizard of Earthsea: Do stupid magic win stupid prizes
For our final book of season one we read ‘A Wizard of Earthsea’ the first book in Ursula K le Guin’s Earthsea series. Ged makes a mistake at the beginning, and then makes some more mistakes, potters around the world of Earthsea and does magic and other things. During his adventures, he acquired an Otak, which is very much like a cat, so you know we have feelings about this book. What else do we think of this book? Listen to the episode to find out!
Content Warnings
Discussion of patriarchy, general magical violenceSupport the show
Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
Social Media
Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
Listener Survey
https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP955 min - Beowulf: Grendel’s Mom (Has Got It Going On)
Join us for a robust discussion of Beowulf, one of the most well-known Old English poems. We talk about the monstrous feminine, the political landscape of 7th-10th century Britain, and wanting to fight Seamus Heaney. The cat has actually read this one, sort of.
Content Warnings
War, battles, Beowulf rips someone’s arm off.Support the show
Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
Social Media
Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
Listener Survey
https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP959 min - Lirael: Advanced Library Science
Join us for a discussion of Lirael, Garth Nix’s sequel to Sabriel and the second in the Abhorsen trilogy. We talk about bloodlines, loneliness, and our shared burning desire to become Assistant Librarians in the Great Library of the Clayr.
Content WarningsSuicidal ideation, mild gore / zombies,
Support the show
Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
Social Media
Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
Listener Survey
https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP955 min - Frankenstein: Local mad scientist experiences a consequence
Join us as we discuss Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, first published in 1818. Featuring: the ethics of marrying your surrogate sister; just, like, a lot of hubris; rating your professors by the odiousness of their physiognomy; and parental abandonment. Spoiler alert: we make fun of Victor, a lot.
Content WarningsGrave robbing, sort-of incest, discussions of violence and colonialism, child death
Support the show
Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
Social Media
Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
Listener Survey
https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP956 min - The Final Empire: High On Magic Metals And Hubris
This episode we read ‘The Final Empire’, the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series.
Listen to us yell about using crime to solve all your problems, doing shots shots shots of magic metal in order to overthrow the government and the fantasy genre’s ongoing problem with magical bioessentialism.
Content Warnings
Racism, slavery, bioessentialism and rape mentioned.Support the show
Recommend us a Book!
If there’s a book you want to recommend to us to read, just send us a message/email and we’ll pop it on our long list (but please read our review policy on our website first for the books we accept).
Social Media
Website: https://teachingmycattoread.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachmycat2read/
Tumblr: https://teachingmycattoread.tumblr.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXi9LNQv8SBQt8ilgTZXtQ
Listener Survey
https://forms.gle/TBZUBH4SK8dez8RP956 min
About Teaching My Cat To Read: The “very serious” Book Review Podcast
From the publisher's feed
"Teaching My Cat to Read" is a book podcast that adds a unique comedic twist to literary discussions - thinking what our cat would think of this book. Discover answers to questions like, "Who would…
emerge victorious in a fight between Lady Catherine and Mrs. Bennett?" or "Who funded the grant money for Victor Frankenstein's experiments?" And don't forget, we never fail to ask the important question: "What rating would our cat give this book?"
Tune in every other week for brand new episodes that guarantee laughter and literary discussion.
P.s. We have content warnings for each episode, please check them to make sure it’s your cup of tea!
Tune in every other week for brand new episodes that guarantee laughter and literary discussion.
P.s. We have content warnings for each episode, please check them to make sure it’s your cup of tea!