You think *you've* had an awkward interaction as a wedding guest? Coleridge is about to blow you out of the water with this one. Marty read a fun illustrated edition (great for a podcast, right?) and Jack is maybe not so into the flowery language of this piece, but as usual a fun time is had by all.

Have a listen and be nice to the birds - Jack and Marty talk Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

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Jack is tipping back some drinks, Marty emerged from the basement to chill with her dog, and the friends are talkin' goblins. This record comes on the heels of our last episode, so be prepared for shenanigans as Marty and Jack discuss and rate Goblin Market by Christina Rosetti.

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It's a new year! First record of 2024! Marty and Jack talk friendship, introspection, and what the world *could* be like if humanity conquered mortality. That's right, we're talking Scythe, the first of the Arc of Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman. Series week - back in action!

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Oscar Wilde goes goth - but does he pull it off? Jack and Marty discuss Basil, their mutual hate of Harry, and of course, Marty brings Marilyn Monroe into the conversation. Because why not?

Put your feet up, grab a cup of tea (or something stronger, you hedonists), and listen as Jack and Marty discuss and rate The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

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These friends have been talking for about 2 1/2 hours, so things are maybe a little loopy. Spooky season continues, but really with this one it's more like foodie season. Jack rags on Thomas Paine, Marty brings up Johnny Depp, and really everything is business as usual. Dive on into The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.

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Spooky season reads are coming a little late - just in time for Christmas! Jack and Marty talk semantics, Victorian literature, travel writing and, oh yeah, vampires. Drink it all in, friends, cuz we're talking Dracula by Bram Stoker!

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Marty got COVID, Jack got a job, and it feels like a LONG time since they talked about a book. Life, man. At least neither of them live in a ~~haunted house~~! Good transition, right? Listen as Jack and Marty dive into the horror classic, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

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I volunteer as tribute! That's right, we are back in the districts and Capitol, long before Katniss is born. Is Snow an anti-hero, or just anti? Should Collins write romance or just stick with suspense? Who expected Tigris to reappear on the scene? And the question to end all questions - where is Greasy Sae?!?!

Jack and Marty are finishing up the Hunger Games series with the prequel, A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins.

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Just a couple of Massachusetts theatre nerds talking about a play covering the Salem Witch Hunt, NBD. Jack chooses the role he'd like to play, Marty reveals her obsession with Marilyn Monroe, and both are aghast at thinking how the staging of this one works. Listen and enjoy the Summer Reading take on Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

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Our theatre series continues! Jack and Marty have been talking for 2.5 hours at the top of the episode, so buckle up, friends! They talk John Stamos, F.B. Eyes Digital Archives (check it out, SERIOUSLY), body temperature, and then dive into a discussion of the American classic, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry.

(There's also an exciting break where Marty needs to run and attend to her baby!)

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