Novel Ideas of the Illiterati

We're back after another delay with an episode recorded a month ago that's finally ready for human ears. Find out which series we're diving into next! The answer may shock you. 

Sorry for the delay, folks! We recorded this a few weeks back and now it's ready! Stay tuned for the next couple of weeks as we burn our original schedule and cover "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo!"

We are sorry for the delay with our episodes recently, but then again, not all of us are Oxford material.

Cry into a nice, juicy peach with us this week.

Did you know the lyrics were "Dig it up, oh oh" and not "Digging up them holes"? I didn't either. 

The one in which we tell you the correct way to wear a sweater vest with a suit and GQ offers us a job for it. 

We apologize in advance for the imperfect audio and we also need to thank our amazing friend Paul for restoring it to a remotely tolerable level! 

In this one we invite you to tell us your worst public restroom experience. 

In this episode, your two, weirdo podcast friends can take one of the more serious books we have covered and have the silliest time discussing it. Disclaimer: this episode covers topics of suicide and sexual abuse. 

Our last foray into children's stories ends with bubble flow debates, the goddamn Queen, and fart jokes, which Mikael is not okay with. Thanks for listening. 

It's fun when Telekinesis, Darles Chickens, and shot putting records come together.

It’s the most epic showdown since Gandalf and Saruman, since David and Goliath, since Cleganebowl itself—the ultimate conflict between good and evil. Pick a side: numbers or words? Who shall be the victor?!

This story has it all, button eyes, other dimensions, and sassy cats that can talk. We a shit summarizing job so read the damn book for yourselves. Thanks for listening!

Today we cover a movie adaption of a play adaption of a og horror classic. We (or just Andreea) also confuse epistemology with epistolary but just ignore that bit. Thanks for listening!

Your 4th favorite podcast is back with an adaption so bad we didn't even want to begin and end with clips from the movie as we usually do. 

This week is a huge one. Both us hosts recovered from absolutely near-fatal brushes with death and Mikael revealed that he locks people in his wall! You can't miss it. 

This week we cover the most provocative, ban-friendly, and incredibly witty novel, written from the perspective of one of our creepiest narrators to date. 

We could hardly be considered a proper podcast without a healthy dose of British Literature, so we set about to promptly remedy this. Enjoy our coverage of this great classic, or we will get Mr. Collins to write you a strongly worded letter. 

Podcasts are what bwings us together today. 

Maybe we're all just sperm whales falling through the atmosphere, screaming internally at the nihilism of the universe. Listen to this episode and find out!

In this episode, we show more love to Helena Bonham Carter (please notice us) and discuss why are all probably living in the matrix. Here's the article we mention: https://geekologie.com/2020/01/a-glitch-in-the-matrix-floating-error-me.php

This week we cover the John Steinbeck novella "The Pearl" and the corresponding 1947 film of the same name. A free, limited time jewelry appraisal license is included with every listen!

Come in, droogs, and listen to us govoreet about this one and only Burgess classic and Kubrick cult sensation (as well as some giant penises). It's a real horrorshow.

Happy New Year! It's our last Disney episode! 

Join us for a reading of the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty, a 14th century tale called, “Perceforest.”   Music thanks to Kai Engle: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ & Kevin Macleod: Danse Macabre - Light Dance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Join us for this week's Disney adaptation and not one, not two, but five whole versions of Cinderella! Next week we will discuss Sleeping Beauty. 

Have you ever fallen for someone you only met once? Come and listen as we tell you why that's a bad idea. 

How much would you like to hear about the 2008 crash and subsequent bail-out? What about our opinions on it? Also, while we have you, there's a petition on change.org that requires your attention...

War! Alien abductions! Smutty drawings featuring a girl and a horse! This book has it all! 

Big brother might be watching, but we ain't censoring nothing. Join us, fellow conspirators!

In this voracious episode, we veritably schmooze on New Zealand and discuss the validity of vigilantes. 

Are you a hedonist? Is it one day going to get you in trouble? You should listen to us as we tell you what can go wrong!

Everyone is talking about it, and we'd be remiss not to! On this heavy episode, we discuss mental health and how media can appropriately represent it. These topics can be triggering, so feel free to skip this episode if this is the case. If you need help with these topics, please reach out to the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. 

Welcome to spoopy and dark Halloween! This week, we cover the masterful HP Lovecraft and discuss why alpacas are indeed the future. (Please lower your volume at 38:09--twas an unfortunate glitch).

For our last foray into the magical world of Harry Potter, we have some slight technical difficulties, simp for nice voices, and discuss what's next for the podcast! Thanks, as always, for listening!

In this episode we continue to roast the Harry and Ginny relationship, marvel at the immersive and magical nature of the 6th movie, and simp for the Malfoy women.

Curl up in bed with a nice cup of tea and your two new friends! In this episode, we discuss depression, make a terrible pun, and discuss why we should always join the resistance. 

This week we talk about the significantly darker tone of the 4th Harry Potter book, and the absolute train wreck of a movie. Is embarrassing information revealed about our hosts? Listen and find out!

In this episode, we tackle the 3rd installment of the Harry Potter franchise. The topics are chaotic and non-linear as always, ranging from empty merch promises to furries. NSFL.

Hitting the Hogwarts Express yet again to duel against serpents, our insecurities, and the passage of time. 

In our very first (slightly awkward) episode, we review the first Harry Potter book and movie. Jolly good fun.