Unclassical

The penultimate episode! We look at the second part of the trial today, we thought we might finish to kill a mockingbird this time, but there's too much bullshit to fit into one episode!

TW, this is a r@pe trial and although we know Mayella is lying, this is an example of how all rape victims were (and are) treated at trial, and it's not f8cking ok! It is also not ok to be r@cist or to frame people for crimes they didn't do, nothing is ok, burn it all.

It's all kicking off guys! We find out what was under Scout's bed, there are angry mobs of white men going around being aggressive, because their scared of angry mobs of black people causing trouble, even though they're the only one causing trouble... I never said this book had much logic, and the trial begins!

Atticus is a real great father huh? Jesus, someone take these kids away from him! The voices of racist white people being given the spotlight over people of colour in a text that is supposed to anti racist, is beyond frustrating! At least we have children having full blown punch ups with southern drawls...

TW as always for rape, sexual assault and discussion on racism

No, you have a patchy southern accent, and no, that's not a frog at about 50 minutes in, that's Katy burping. This episode takes a long hard look at the weird adults in this book, why is everyone picking fights with kids and punting them? The good old days eh? No, don't abuse kids, I mean, do we have to say don't abuse kids? Jesus, what a book!

Wow, we covered a fair bit in this episode! We have dogs with rabies, lost trousers, house fires and a we talk about why is this book considered to be such an important base for conversations about race... and why we think that's bollocks.

Apologies for Katy's coughs, she's a diseased child.

Are you ready to go back to 1930s Southern America? We're jumping into 'To Kill A Mockingbird', get ready for weirdly adult children, misogyny, compromised hygiene and of course to say this book reflects a problematic view on race would be the understatement of the century.

Aaannnddd we've officially hit series 10! It was far too hot to celebrate this week, but next week we'll try and crack out the cake!

Last part of Alice in Wonderland! We've decided not to look at Alice Through The Looking Glass this time round, because, well, it's just descending into full delirium and will be impossible to follow, and we get weird enough while recording and are worried about getting irretrievably lost in the pits of chaos.

You'll get a hint in this haha! From haunted steps to crying turtles, sh1t got weird guys!

And we will be back with our next season on 22nd July, thank you!

Part 2! And we're all not invited to the Mad Hatters Tea Party, but we're all going anyway! We speak a lot about colonial racism in this episode, seriously, everything is so racist, how history is so bad! I know we know this, but f0ck, we need to do so much better not just because of the inequality we still have today, but to atone for all the horrors of the past! And on a lighter note, listen to the end to hear a little tidbit of Marsha's school days!

NEW SERIES and we're taking a look at a classic I'm sure we all know, but how well do we actually know it?

Alice is eloquent as fuck for a 6 year old, no? Why would a fully grown man depict a child as being more mature than they really - oh ok, right, yeah I see what he's doing there. F*ck sake. Yeah, TW for pedophilia.

Enjoy! And Don't yeet lizards!

Is Hymen Scream the best name for a feminist thrash metal band or what? I'm making an album cover, it's going to be a thing.

Anyway - trigger warning! This contains all the suicide references (spoiler? It's a Greek tragedy, what did we think was going to happen?) AND! The erasure of women in this is ridiculous!!! They forget Antigone!!! IT'S F0CKING NAMED AFTER HER!!!

Thank you for joining us on our journey through The Theban Plays, we hope they've left you entertained and suitably grossed out!

We'll be back here on the 24th June with Alice in Wonderland!