Best Teacher Besties Podcasts (2024)

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Part Two - Hamster Wheel of Doom: Mary Shelley's "The Last Man" 1:25:15

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Send us a text We HAVE MERCH! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!! Mary Shelley: the gothic queen of our hearts, the immortal creator of Frankenstein herself. But what about the time she decided to end the world? Join Grace and Maddie Wood as they explore VOLUME TWO of Mary Shelley's "The Last Man," the first piece of modern …

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From Frankenstein to the End of the World: Mary Shelley's "The Last Man" 1:20:16

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Send us a text We HAVE MERCH! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!! Mary Shelley: the gothic queen of our hearts, the immortal creator of Frankenstein herself. But what about the time she decided to end the world? Join Grace and Maddie Wood as they explore Mary Shelley's "The Last Man," the first piece of modern apocalypse fic…

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Pt 2! Be Gay Do Crime: The Crossdressing Jacobean Antics of "The Roaring Girl" 1:14:13

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Send us a text We HAVE MERCH! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!! It's Part Two! We're doing queer crimes! We're learning about Jacobean moral panics! We're all falling head over heels for Moll Cutpurse! Join us for our gayest & most double-entendre-laden episode yet as we explore Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's 1611 cr…

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Be Gay Do Crime: The Crossdressing Jacobean Antics of "The Roaring Girl" - Part One 1:37:36

23d ago1:37:36

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Send us a text We HAVE MERCH! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!! We're doing queer crimes! We're learning about Jacobean moral panics! We're all falling head over heels for Moll Cutpurse! Join us for our gayest & most double-entendre-laden episode yet as we explore Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's 1611 cross-dressing fa…

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Cruising in the Catacombs: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" 1:15:00

1M ago1:15:00

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Send us a text WE ARE BACK for SEASON TWO!!!! We HAVE MERCH! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!! We're drinking a fine vintage! We're cruising in the catacombs! We're being baited into questionable decisions by our own egos! Join us and pal of the pod Michael Smith as we discuss Poe's chilling revenge tale "The Cask of Amont…

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

3M ago1:13:42

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Send us a text 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 showBy Grace Todd

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

3M ago1:33:18

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Send us a text 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 show <3 -…

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

4M ago1:09:59

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Send us a text 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 friend a…

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

4M ago1:07:50

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Send us a text 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 -Accepting…

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

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Send us a text 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 with all t…

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

5M ago1:24:32

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Send us a text 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://xenith…

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

5M ago1:12:53

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Send us a text 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 reviews in Ri…

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

5M ago1:01:03

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Send us a text 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 that you…

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

5M ago1:14:37

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Send us a text 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 website we fin…

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

6M ago1:37:32

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Send us a text 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 in our h…

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

6M ago1:19:05

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Send us a text 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 show <3 -A…

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

6M ago55:23

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Send us a text 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 academic scr…

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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

6M ago1:26:27

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Send us a text 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 (and her i…

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

7M ago1:18:41

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Send us a text 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 your fav…

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

7M ago1:19:57

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Send us a text 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 your fav…

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

7M ago1:20:06

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Send us a text 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 check out @Na…

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

7M ago1:27:33

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Send us a text 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--and so …

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

8M ago1:08:06

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Send us a text 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@gmail.com -a…

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

8M ago59:29

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Send us a text 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 us complai…

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

8M ago1:18:40

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Send us a text 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 all to know…

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

8M ago37:16

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Send us a text 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 didntreaditpod@gma…

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

8M ago1:36:35

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Send us a text 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 version of …

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

9M ago1:17:58

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Send us a text 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 discussions abo…

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

9M ago1:20:39

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Send us a text 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 incomparable prose.…

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

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Send us a text 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 episodes next…

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

9M ago52:30

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Send us a text 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 the pric…

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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

10M ago46:04

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Send us a text 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 special l…

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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

10M ago56:44

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Send us a text 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 like our…

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

11M ago1:02:54

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Send us a text 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 list of a…

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

11M ago52:51

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Send us a text 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, sources and ot…

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

11M ago1:24:23

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Send us a text 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 wonder how…

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Halloween Bonus! 10:37

11M ago10:37

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Send us a text 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 showBy Grace Todd, Kayleigh Hughes

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

11M ago1:05:22

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Send us a text 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 the show…

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

12M ago1:01:48

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Send us a text 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 decoratio…

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

12M ago53:56

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Send us a text 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 showBy Grace Todd, Kayleigh Hughes

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

12M ago1:05:43

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Send us a text 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 showBy Grace Todd, Kayleigh Hughes

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That. Girl. Is. Poiiiisoooooon: Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter.” 58:52

1y ago58:52

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Send us a text If you're going to turn someone into a bioweapon, consent is key!!! We're talking about Nathanial Hawthorne, poisonous ladies, and--you guessed it--even more Daddy Issues in this pre-spooky-season chat with Galen Canham. For sources cited, visit us at didntreaditpod.com. Totally bitchin' episode artwork courtesy of https://rapideyes.…

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The Metamorphosis Part Two: Now With More Bug! 46:39

1y ago46:39

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Send us a text We're back and bugger than ever! Join William and Grace as they dive into the depths of Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," talk sh*t about Sigmund Freud, and get down to the daddy of it all. XOXO Support the showBy Grace Todd, Kayleigh Hughes

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Bug in the Bed: Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," with William Albritton - Part One 55:02

1y ago55:02

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Send us a text Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dreams to discover that he had been transformed in his bed into #Content. Part one of two! It's Kafka! It's the Metamorphosis! It's beloved friend of the show William Albritton, learning about the trials and tribulations of A Bug's Life. Join us as we dive into the flesh and bones (exoskel…

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The Ones Who Post About Omelas, with Ty Phelps 57:13

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Send us a text It's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," and the ones who post about it! We're talking about Ursula K. Le Guin's immortal short story and its enduring appeal as a source of Takes, both good and bad. You can find more about Ty at typhelps.com, and as always, you can find our sources, the works we recommended, and more at didntreadit…

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The Faust and the Furious: Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus," Part Two 1:07:21

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Send us a text We continue our brief and torrid love affair with Christopher Marlowe in part two! Here you'll find us digging into Elizabethan queerness, the Trouble with Theocracies, and the eternal question of our own mortality. Plus, Grace recommends a historical fiction novel that lovers of queerness, theater, and oldey-timey intrigue should no…

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Condemn Me, Daddy: Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus" 1:01:36

1y ago1:01:36

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Send us a text **Quick note: I got my Catholic power struggles a little muddled talking about popes and anti-popes and the reformation, so don't cite me in your history papers, lol. Suffice it to say that there was a lot going on!** Faustian bargains! Heresy! Suppressed queerness in Elizabethan England! Marlowe and his timeless tragedy, Doctor Faus…

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Remote Side Hustles, Semi-Passive Income Ideas, & More With Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation 51:49

1y ago51:49

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I’ve been getting a ton of questions about remote side hustles and how to find them, so we’re digging deep into the remote gig economy in this episode. Today’s guest is the one and only, Nick Loper, from the award-winning blog Side Hustle Nation and podcast The Side Hustle Show to discuss remote side hustles, where to get started, what worked for u…

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Blogging & Building a Virtual Business with Jannese Torres of Yo Quiero Dinero 48:25

1y ago48:25

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I’m so excited to welcome a friend of mine from the online creator space to the podcast, Jannese Torres, founder of the award-winning podcast Yo Quiero Dinero & long-time successful Latin food blog Delish D'lites. We’ll be covering a highly requested side hustle topic - blogging - with the queen of blogging herself! Jannese will also be taking us t…

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Workers’ Rights & Using Your Job to Reach Financial Freedom With Former Employment Attorney Delyanne Barros 48:13

1y ago48:13

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Do you know your rights at work? Most people don’t and employers want to keep it that way. So naturally, I sat down with former employment attorney Delyanne Barros in this episode to break down several rights that employees have and how to use an employment attorney instead of going to HR for your next dispute (the process is simpler than you think…

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