Best Becketts Babies A Podcasts (2024)

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A Hauntingly Good Special: Plot Me Baby One More Time, Summer Edition 1:13:42

2h ago1:13:42

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Send us a Text Message. Season One has drawn, more or less, to a close! We'll be posting intermittently for the rest of July & August, and then be back with SEASON TWO in September! In the meanwhile, here's some silly nonsense for your summer enjoyment. Back soon! <3 Support the Show.By Grace Todd

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168. INTERVIEW: Aaron Klass 58:22

12d ago58:22

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Hello listeners! This week, we chat with jack-of-all trades, Aaron Klass! Aaron Klass is a founding member of Blunt Force Drama Theater Company, a teaching company for emerging artists with a decade long production history. He is a playwright, director, designer, production manager, and actor. He has joint custody of several unimpressive screenwrit…

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Stage Me, Daddy: Bringing "Faustus" to Life with Richmond Shakespeare 47:15

13d ago47:15

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Send us a Text Message. Are you in Richmond? Want to see Faustus performed in a REAL Tudor manor?? Get your tickets here!! Richmond Shakespeare is putting on a production of Marlowe's "Tragical History of Doctor Faustus," which got us thinking--what's it like to bring an Elizabethan play to life?? Join creative director James Ricks and actor Landon…

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RE-POST - Condemn Me, Daddy: Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus" 2:07:25

15d ago2:07:25

2:07:25

Send us a Text Message. We have a VERY EXCITING episode about *Staging* Marlowe's "Faustus" that will be posted TOMORROW--so I'm re-posting our original Faustus episodes, edited together into one giant episode, today! If you haven't listened yet (or have listened) and want to brush up before listening to the new episode about taking Marlowe from pa…

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Blackmail, Gay Besties, and Too Much Hand Licking: The Triumphant Conclusion of Georgette Heyer's "Regency Buck" 1:33:18

21d ago1:33:18

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Send us a Text Message. We HAVE MERCH NOW! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!! Queer besties! Sinister Plots! Cousin Marriage! Part THREE of our series on the OG Regency romance, Georgette Heyer's "Regency Buck"! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the …

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Attempted Himbo Murder, Carriage Scandal, and More Bridgerton Inspiration: Georgette Heyer's "Regency Buck," Part Two 1:09:59

28d ago1:09:59

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Send us a Text Message. We HAVE MERCH NOW! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!! MORE scandal! MORE Horse Girl Content! MORE Bridgerton Inspiration! Part TWO of our series on the OG Regency romance, Georgette Heyer's "Regency Buck"! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a…

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167. INTERVIEW: Taylor Edelle Stuart 1:03:39

2M ago1:03:39

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Hello listeners! We have another fun episode for you this week. We had the pleasure of speaking to Taylor Edelle Stuart who we first met at Iowa! Taylor Edelle Stuart is a film & theatre director, video artist, and projection designer. Her work focuses on the interplay between the digital and physical by cultivating harmony and tension between thea…

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The Birth of Bridgerton and So Much Horse Girl Content: Georgette Heyer's "Regency Buck" 1:07:50

1M ago1:07:50

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Send us a Text Message. We HAVE MERCH NOW! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!! Scandal! Carriage rides! Unsuitable entanglements! We're exploring the OG Regency romance, Georgette Heyer's "Regency Buck"! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3 -…

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Double Lives and Color Codes: Oscar Wilde's "The Sphinx Without a Secret" 52:03

1M ago52:03

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Send us a Text Message. We HAVE MERCH NOW! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!! We're kicking off pride month with our beloved Oscar Wilde! Will is back to help us get to the bottom of this secretive little story, a tale of intrigue, surveillance, and the unavoidable pull of societal expectations. As always, we are: -Asking w…

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166. INTERVIEW: Kira Rockwell 56:14

2M ago56:14

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Hello listeners! This week's guest is Kira Rockwell! Kira (she/her) is a neurodivergent playwright, originally from the heart of Texas. Through a trauma informed, healing centered lens, she aims to nurture communal spaces that disrupt passivity and empower agency. This summer she will develop her play WICKED BITTER BEAST(S) with Alabama Shakespeare…

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Stop Eating the Spinsters: Mary Wilkins Freeman's "Luella Miller" 1:24:32

2M ago1:24:32

1:24:32

Send us a Text Message. Weird sexy babies! Energy vampires! A desperate need for someone to make the coffee! Jess Versus supplied our sweet cover art and came to talk to us about Mary Wilkins Freeman's 1903 short story, "Luella Miller"! If you can't get enough of Jess's amazing art, check out @jessversus or @xenithrichmond on Instagram, or at https…

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165. Oh, just checking in... 39:30

3M ago39:30

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Hello listeners! It's been awhile since we checked in so please enjoy our ramble and babble. ________________________ Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends, or follow us on Instagram or Threads: @beckettsbabies As always, we would love to hear from you! Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting, …

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Old Man Besties & Metaphorical Boots: "Waiting for Godot," by Samuel Beckett 1:12:53

2M ago1:12:53

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Send us a Text Message. What do we want? Godot! When do we want it? On an uncertain and largely symbolic timeline that represents the uncertainty of existence! We're taking a stroll through Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," with David Timberline! If you want more of David, you can find him on the podcast "Chasing Phantom," read his theater revi…

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Queer Prince Charming, Decadence, and the End of the World: "Fairy Tales for the Disillusioned" 1:01:03

2M ago1:01:03

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Send us a Text Message. We're talking about the French Decadents, subverted fairy tales, and everybody's favorite green ogre in this week's episode about turn-of-the-century fairy tales! Join us as we explore Willie's "Fairy Tales for the Disillusioned" and Renee Vivien's "Prince Charming." As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts…

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Fart division, Shallow Hal, and Chaucer: the Third Fragment of "The Canterbury Tales" 1:14:37

3M ago1:14:37

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Send us a Text Message. Toni, our resident medievalist gal about town, has returned to give us more of that sweet sweet Chaucer content!! The Wife of Bath, the Friar, and the Summoner give us their tales, and their gossip in the Third Fragment: join us for all the mature, reserved Chaucerian humor you've come to expect, and try to guess which websi…

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164. INTERVIEW: Lucas Baisch 54:40

3M ago54:40

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Hello listeners! We're excited to return to our regular programming with an interview with a fellow playwright! Today’s guest is Lucas Baisch, a playwright from San Francisco currently based in Brooklyn. He is an instructor at Pratt, a Workspace resident with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and a Play Group member at Ars Nova. His play 404 No…

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Patricia Highsmith Was a Terrible Dinner Guest: "Where the Action Is" and Art vs. Artist 1:37:32

3M ago1:37:32

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Send us a Text Message. We're accidentally hip, for once in our lives! Just in time for Netflix's new adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley, we're joined by pod bestie Leigh to talk about Highsmith's short story, "Where the Action Is." American grifts, snail obsessions, and bad authorial behavior abound! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love…

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Edith Wharton's "Kerfol": Gals, Ghosts, & Very Good Boys 1:19:05

3M ago1:19:05

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Send us a Text Message. Haunted houses! Law & Order: Brittany Ghosts Unit! Galen is back and she is RUINING DAYS with "Kerfol," Edith Wharton's riveting--and, frankly, *stressful*--story about a man, a wife, and an unexpected haunting. As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the s…

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163. Season 6 Premiere! (We Hope People Will Finally Take Us Seriously) 42:00

4M ago42:00

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Hello Listeners! Happy April 1st to those that celebrate. On this episode... you won't believe the incredible conversation we had. We hope you enjoy this very serious episode on very very serious theatre things. Enjoy! ____________________________________________ Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends or …

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Plant Daddies, Empire, and H.G. Wells: "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid" 55:23

3M ago55:23

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Send us a Text Message. Sinister plants, subversive sexualities, and the insecurity of empire! Join us as we dive into H.G. Wells' "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid" with old pal of the pod William! As always, we are: -Accepting nemesis applications at didntreaditpod@gmail.com -Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter -Accepting aca…

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Sad Art Boys and the Housewives Who Love Them: Thomas Hardy's "An Imaginative Woman," with Jessica Camilli 1:26:27

4M ago1:26:27

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Send us a Text Message. What do any of us want more than a Muse Mommy? Join Grace & new pal of the pod Jessica Camilli for an exploration of Thomas Hardy's short story "An Imaginative Woman"! Neglectful husbands! Affairs of the mind! Aesthetic preoccupations that prove fatal! What more could you want? Looking for more of Jessica? You can find her (…

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More Mules More Problems: "The Unvanquished," Part Two 1:18:41

4M ago1:18:41

1:18:41

Send us a Text Message. More lost cause narratives! Broken cycles! Fewer mules! Join Grace & new friend of the pod Maddie Wood as we dive into PART TWO of William Faulkner's The Unvanquished, a novel of lore, loss, and livestock set during the American Civil War. If you'd like more of Maddie, you can find her @MadelineandNine on Instagram! Send her…

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Lost Causes and Stolen Mules: William Faulkner's "The Unvanquished," with Maddie Wood - Part One 1:19:57

5M ago1:19:57

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Send us a Text Message. Chests of silver! Nascent lost cause narratives! So, so many mules! Join Grace & new friend of the pod Maddie Wood as we dive into William Faulkner's The Unvanquished, a novel of lore, loss, and livestock set during the American Civil War. If you'd like more of Maddie, you can find her @MadelineandNine on Instagram! Send her…

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Raising the Stakes with Your Wine Bros: Roald Dahl's "Taste," with Michael Smith 1:20:06

5M ago1:20:06

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Send us a Text Message. Who doesn't love a naughty little wine? Join us as we discuss Roald Dahl's distinctly grown-up short story, "Taste," which has a little bit of everything--fine wines! Betrayals! Intellect-measuring contests! Dudes being dudes! If you--like us!--can't get enough of Michael, you can find him on Instagram @macklesmiff! And chec…

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Leigh is #TeamKitty: Rebecca West's "The Return of the Soldier," Part Two 1:27:33

5M ago1:27:33

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Send us a Text Message. Part Two! MORE unhappy spouses! MORE passive-aggressive clothing commentary! Fun psychologists! A creeping sense of dread! What more could you ask for? Join us as we finish our exploration of the immortal Rebecca West's "The Return of the Soldier," a compelling and *~drama-filled~* tale of the home front during World War One…

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Crimes Against Fashion AND Humanity: Rebecca West's "The Return of the Soldier" - Part One 1:08:06

5M ago1:08:06

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Send us a Text Message. Unhappy spouses! Passive-aggressive outfit choices! Spinster Cousins! This book has it all! Join us as we dive into the immortal Rebecca West's FIRST novel, a compelling and *~drama-filled~* tale of the home front during World War One--and so much more. As always, we are: -accepting nemesis applications at didntreaditpod@gma…

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Arthur Machen's "The Bowmen," World War One Propaganda, and the Original Main Character Girlie 59:29

6M ago59:29

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Send us a Text Message. Grace & Leigh are diving into World War One with Arthur Machen's "The Bowmen"! Join us for big questions about portraying war in literature, citing your sources when you write about ghosts, and asides on what a WWI nurse might have done with access to TikTok. As ALWAYS you can find more at didntreaditpod.com! You can email u…

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Pay Us in Wine: The First Fragment of the Canterbury Tales, with Toni DiNardo 1:18:40

6M ago1:18:40

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Send us a Text Message. We're BACK to hard-hitting literary analysis without ANY dirty jokes! Definitely for reals! Toni DiNardo takes us on a journey through the first fragment of the Canterbury Tales--join us as we discuss sexy priests, wet humors, Monty Python, and the true timelessness of ass-kissing jokes. *A QUICK NOTE: Toni would like you al…

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Shameless Filler - Plot Me Baby One More Time 37:16

6M ago37:16

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Send us a Text Message. We desperately needed extra research and editing time, so this week we're presenting PLOT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME: An Extremely Serious and Well-Produced Episode. We will be back next week with your regular programming--we love you all! XOXO Find old episodes, sources and more at didntreaditpod.com! Complain to us at didntread…

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Cursed Books and Bad Architecture: Robert W. Chambers' "The King in Yellow," with Ty Phelps 1:36:35

6M ago1:36:35

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Send us a Text Message. Old men yelling at clouds! Sweeping away Bad Architecture! Building suspiciously homogenous alternate worlds! Ty and Grace are exploring Robert W. Chambers' The King in Yellow this week, and more specifically, diving into "The Repairer of Reputations," Chambers' tale of madness, cursed fiction, and a real bummer alternate ve…

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James Joyce's "Ulysses," with Marilyn Drew Necci - Part Two 1:17:58

7M ago1:17:58

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Send us a Text Message. It's Part Two!! We're kicking off the New Year with a journey into Joyce--namely, Joyce's Ulysses, a perilous tome of a book that has no doubt featured on many a literary nerd's resolution list! Join Grace and Drew as they explore Dublin, 1904, along with asides about stuffed animals; public, uhhhh, "misbehavior"; and discus…

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James Joyce's "Ulysses," with Marilyn Drew Necci - Part One 1:20:39

7M ago1:20:39

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Send us a Text Message. We're kicking off the New Year with a journey into Joyce--namely, Joyce's Ulysses, a perilous tome of a book that has no doubt featured on many a literary nerd's resolution list! Join Grace and Drew as they explore Dublin, 1904, along with asides about internet gossip, hidden peeing, and a veritable sea of Joyce's incomparab…

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"How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery" - Holiday Horror Story Theater 41:27

7M ago41:27

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Send us a Text Message. Happy New Year from Didn't Read It! Continuing our end-of-year Holiday Haunts, I present you with E.F. Benson's "How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery," a tale about dastardly deeds, undead infants, and the importance of not shooting at ghosts. Thank you SO MUCH for being with us this year!! We'll be back with regular epis…

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Holiday Horror Story Theater - "Lucky's Grove" 52:30

7M ago52:30

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Send us a Text Message. Happy Holidays from Didn't Read It! In tribute to the Victorian tradition of reading ghost stories at Christmas, Grace is here to read you a special, spooky holiday story: "Lucky's Grove," by H. R. Wakefield. A wealthy landowner finds out that his Christmas tree may be a little more than he bargained for, and may have to pay…

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162. SEASON FINALE: We graduated kindergarten. Hooray! 37:45

7M ago37:45

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THAT'S A WRAP FOR SEASON 5! Thank you all so much for tuning in every week and hear us chat about all things playwriting. NOTE: Towards the second half of the episode, Sarah's mic went off and had some audio issues. We apologize for the quality! A real cherry on top to the year Sarah had... we hope you enjoy nonetheless. Thank you again for another…

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Part Two! Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" on Page vs. Screen, with the Didn't Read It Coven 46:04

7M ago46:04

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Send us a Text Message. We're BACK with more Scrooge, more Muppet references, and some very important commiseration about the truly frightening costume designs for one particular spirit. Like the last episode, this is a bit more of a sprawling conversation, a little less structured than our usual episodes, but we hope you'll join the party!! Extra …

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Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" on Page vs. Screen, with the Didn't Read It Coven - Part One 56:44

8M ago56:44

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Send us a Text Message. Light the lamp, not the rat, light the LAMP, NOT THE RAT! The holidays are beginning at Didn't Read It! Grace rounded up her besties--Jess, Galen, & Leigh--to talk about Charles Dickens' beloved, oft-adapted novella "A Christmas Carol," especially the aspects of the story that don't usually make it onto stage or screen. Much…

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161. INTERVIEW: Sarah Johnson 53:43

8M ago53:43

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Hello listeners! On this episode, we are so excited to bring on a fellow colleague from our days at Iowa, SARAH JOHNSON! Sarah Johnson is Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy and Head of the M.F.A. Dramaturgy program at Indiana University Bloomington. She researches and writes about intercultural theatre, new play development, and dramaturgy for appli…

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160. INTERVIEW: Sherry Kramer 1:07:25

8M ago1:07:25

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Hello listeners! On this episode of BB, we have the one and only SHERRY KRAMER on the show! Sherry Kramer is a playwright and professor who has been writing plays for 50 years and teaching playwriting for 40. Her book about meaning making in timebound art, Writing for Stage and Screen: Creating a Perception Shift in the Audience, was published this…

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War Tourists & Werewolves: Jane Rice's "The Refugee," with William Albritton 1:02:54

8M ago1:02:54

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Send us a Text Message. We're prowling through the text of Jane Rice's prescient and darkly funny short story, "The Refugee." This oft-anthologized short story is sometimes billed as the tale of an ingenue outwitting sinister forces in war-torn France... but we think there's a little more to the story. As ALWAYS, you can find sources, notes, and a …

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Rose Macaulay's "What Not" - Part Two! Domestic Dystopias & Interwar Eugenics 52:51

9M ago52:51

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Send us a Text Message. We've seen what happens to the Ministry of Brains, but what does it all mean??? Join us as we dive back into the world of "What Not," pick through some of the knottier elements of Macaulay's world building, and talk about where we see domestic science fiction narratives and dystopias in contemporary fiction! As always, sourc…

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159. INTERVIEW: Rebecca Wear 1:03:34

9M ago1:03:34

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Hello listeners! This week on the show, we have the one and only director REBECCA WEAR! Rebecca is a freelance director and dramaturg with a focus on new play development, as well as an assistant professor in performance, play, and design. To learn more about Rebecca, be sure to check out her website at https://www.rebeccawear.com/ GLISTEN Cho - Am…

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Rose Macaulay's "What Not": Interwar Satire, Eugenics & the Ministry of Brains 1:24:23

9M ago1:24:23

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Send us a Text Message. Aerobuses! Baby laws! The Ministry of Brains! It's Guy Fawkes Night and we're taking a trip into a Very English Dystopia as tribute. Join us as we explore the world of Rose Macaulay's interwar science-fiction satire novel "What Not," where we draw unflattering parallels to our real lives, ponder the wisdom of idealism, and w…

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Halloween Bonus! 10:37

9M ago10:37

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Send us a Text Message. Hello gals, gays, ghouls and ghosties! A little Halloween gift--one of Shirley Jackson's oh-so-disconcerting short stories, just for you. <3 Happy Halloween, we love you! XOXOXO Closing music: "Tippy Toe," by VOLK. Support the Show.By Grace Todd, Kayleigh Hughes

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Surely Not, "Shirley": Shirley Jackson's Life & the Lies We Tell About It 1:05:22

9M ago1:05:22

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Send us a Text Message. Hello my loves! Join us as we celebrate Halloweekend by diving into the most frightening thing of all: the misappropriation of a woman's life and legacy! It's a very special episode, featuring Kayleigh Hughes, Jess Versus, and Just Leigh <3--we're having a spooky little party and can't wait for you to join us! XOXO Support t…

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158. INTERVIEW: Greg Geffrard 1:06:18

9M ago1:06:18

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Hello listeners! This week on the show, we had GREG GEFFRARD on the show! This is a JUICY one with so much pearl of wisdom. Greg is here to make sure your sexy sustainable. PLEASE ENJOY! Greg Geffrard is an educator, Intimacy professional, culture worker, actor, poet, and facilitator. He cultivates sustainable artistic spaces of exploration by shar…

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"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," with Kayleigh Hughes 1:01:48

9M ago1:01:48

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Send us a Text Message. It's spooky season, and we're celebrating with an exploration of Washington Irving's timeless classic, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"! Join us as we dive in (and try not to lose our heads) to a story of gluttony, superstition and nerds vs. jocks in early American literature. **GRACE got distracted by putting up her Halloween …

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Back from the grave, it's Carmilla Part Two! With Galen Canham! 53:56

10M ago53:56

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Send us a Text Message. We resurrected ourselves to bring you all the dirty details about Carmilla, including some of Carmen Maria Machado's additions to the classic text, an homage to Anne Rice, and thoughts on Vampire Mommies. Sources can be found at didntreaditpod.com! XOXO Support the Show.By Grace Todd, Kayleigh Hughes

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157. INTERVIEW: David Hanzal 1:14:24

10M ago1:14:24

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Hello listeners! This week on the show, we had the one and only David Hanzal on the show! David is a Minneapolis-based director, puppeteer, and teaching artist. We first met David in our first year of graduate school in Iowa. We had an amazing time speaking with David and catching up! There's so much pearls of wisdom packed in this episode. PLEASE …

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They Were Vampire Roommates: Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla," with Galen Canham 1:05:43

10M ago1:05:43

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Send us a Text Message. It's vampires! It's lesbians! It's lesbian vampires! Join us as we take a bite out of one of the first works of vampire literature, just in time for spooky season, with beloved friend of the show Galen Canham. Support the Show.By Grace Todd, Kayleigh Hughes

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