If we could turn back time, we’d probably make Cher less of a major cornerstone on this episode about Henry James’s spooky novella The Turn of The Screw but it’s too late for that now! RJ makes his spectacular return …
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65: This Old (Haunted) House
It’s the Season of Spooks and Scares and we’re starting with Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, with the help of Moxie, host of Your Brain on Facts, who’s just FULL of facts…mostly about how best to see Liam …
45: Who Names Their Kid Ichabod Anyway?
Gird your gourds for more Halloween goodness as we begin our short story spookstravaganza! RJ discusses feminism and unfortunate interior decorating in The Yellow Wallpaper, and Megan explores the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and how being a jerk can get …
24: The Nightmare Before Christmas Carol
We’re celebrating the last episode of the year with a double-feature of A Christmas Carol and The Gift of the Magi! Embrace the holiday spirit of giving rocks to Baby Jesus, spending money you don’t have on things you can’t …
13: Hamlet! REVEEEENGE!
Big Willy Shakespeare returns! We learn about Amleth, the original Norse myth that’s better in every way, just how bad the “Bad Quarto” version of the play is, and why when your ghost dad tells you to stab your uncle …
1: Ey, Yo Macbeth!
In this first episode, we learn about Shakespeare’s Macbeth: the crazy, bloodthirsty murderer, and Historical Macbeth: the pretty okay dude. Megan gets history-shamed, RJ is under the impression that all Scottish people are actually from Brooklyn, and we all fondly …