‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the ‘cast, Megan and RJ had lost it at last. Answering listener questions about not naming children, which authors to date, and which authors they’d choose to punch authors they hate. Questions …
Episodes
91: Who’s Afraid of Virgender Woolf?
This Thanksgiving, be thankful your significant other doesn’t expect you to pull a Virginia Woolf and write them a stealth love letter in the form of the celebrated and experimental genderbending novel, Orlando: A Biography, like Woolf did for her …
90: Victor Hugo Said ACAB
Do you hear the people sing? Megan and RJ sure do as they get all kinds of Les Miserables on this special Patreon-request episode. Learn why no matter what time it is, it’s always Time For Victor Hugo’s Opinion, pro …
89: Paul Hollywood IS Mrs. De Winter IN Rebecca
So…there’s an acclaimed spooky Gothic novel called Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and there’s a new original movie on Netflix also called Rebecca and, in theory, this episode is about that, and NOT Paul Hollywood, evil housekeepers that sound like …
88: We’re Gonna Goose Your Bumps
Listener beware, you’re in for a scare, Megan and RJ are here to give you Goosebumps! Learn all about RL Stine, the man behind the bumps, plus: Hairy Adoption Alternatives, “What’s the Deal with Kids and Ventriloquism?”, and the oral …
87: The Phantom of The Hockey Rink
“Christine, I am The Angel of Music, and you must never touch my mask…seriously, have you ever taken a puck to the face unprotected? Brutal.” It’s Halloween, and you know what that means: Spooky ghosts, haunted opera houses, horny Frenchmen, …
86: Is the Evil Fairy Who Cursed Your Dick a Girlboss?
In this episode, Megan and RJ ask: What killed John Keats, arguably the softest of the Softboi Romantic poets? Lord Byron and Percy Shelley blame mean reviews, but we’re *pretty* sure it was the tuberculosis. Probably. See also: Poems About …
85: Clear Eyes, One Nut, Can’t Lose
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??? By which we mean a book about football. Specifically, Friday Night Lights, journalist H.G. Bissinger’s journey to Odessa, Texas, a town so obsessed with its high school football team it was willing to sacrifice …
84: Let’s Get Lit(erary Theory)
Life has thrown a lot at Megan and RJ lately, and so instead of a normal episode, they’re going to explain lit theory, because that’s easier somehow? Thrill as Megan threatens long-dead literary critics with bodily harm, shrug as RJ …
83: Romeo and Juliet – Young, Dumb, and Full of…You Know ;)
It’s a real Throwback Thursday of an episode: Shakespeare! Vin Diesel reminding us of the importance of family! Rampant horniness! (Wait, that’s just Shakespeare again) Off-key singing! Incorrect information regarding dairy products! Rambling tangents about 90s movies! So hop in …