It's our second holiday episode! We're talking about Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, with its festive theme of the birth of the Antichrist. (It's a Christmas thing. No need to fact check it.)

We're talking about Swift! No, English majors, not that one. This week we analyze Taylor Swift's All Too Well as the high art poem it is.

We chat about Octavia E. Butler's Kindred, including: when people think time travel is the most logical explanation, racism, and how to pronounce diaspora. Content warnings for slavery, rape, self-harm, violence, and suicide.

We talk about The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Eurocentrism, and the link between slavery and the treatment of Indigenous communities. On a lighter note, we find it's impossible to say "no" in an Australian accent. Content warning for talk about slavery, abuse, child death, rape, and residential schools.

It's our one year anniversary! We talk about the stupidity that is the colonial travel narrative, giant nudity, and the magic of buying into things that couldn't possibly be real.

Today we interview award-winning poet Megan Misztal about her newly published chapbook, "Vestiges". We delve into relationships, life, grief, and love. Grab your tissues and be prepared to hear three grown women sob over cats.

Megan can be found on Instagram @MegansDesk, and her chapbook "Vestiges" can be purchased at www.bywords.ca.

This week we chat about children's literature--none of which Amy has read! Join us as one of us revisits old favourites, the other experiences English kids' books for the very first time, and both of us go through your brand new recommendations.

This week we talk about comparisons! My Antonia or Beloved? Books or movies? How is love like a sourdough starter? Listen to the thrilling conclusion to our three-part series to find out!

Today we talk about a very important novel, Beloved by Toni Morrison. Because of the serious topics covered in this book, we are taking a break from our usual comedy podcast to delve into the context of the setting, during and after slavery in the American south. You can hear a more in-depth analysis of these topics over on The Stacks - Episode 60. Content warnings for slavery, murder, torture, rape, and infant death.

This week we talk about Willa Cather's My Antonia because... well, we had to eventually. In which Chantelle hates the main character and Amy hates prairie fiction! Content warnings for suicide, murder, and attempted sexual assault.