On this week's episode, we're diving into a very self-referential discussion of the metatext! Tentpoles this week are the film The Handmaiden, the fanfic “Steve Rogers at 100,” and A Choir of Lies by our very own Alexandra Rowland.
What We’re Into Lately
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri
The Impossible Contract by K. A. Doore
Georgette Heyer
The Untamed
The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xu
Heaven Official’s Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xu
The Simplest Way Forward by harriet_vane
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild
1917
Eddie Izzard bit
Pirates
Overinvested
Written by the Victors by Speranza
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Person of Interest (or, the Husbands and Wives show)
For Next Time
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here! Appreciate your local scribes and their hard work by reading their margin comments--they've been metatexty this whole time, wow!
Episode 61: A Time and a Place
Episode 60: Extravaganza
Episode 59: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
Episode 58: College Experience 101
Episode 57: We All Fall Down
Episode 55: There's a Form for That
Episode 54: Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Episode 53: The Untamed (featuring guest star Ruoxi Chen!)
Bonus Episode: Strange Horizons Special!!
Episode 52: Let Us Tell You Our Thoughts on Yaoi...
Episode 51: How to Romance Your Dragon
Episode 50: Extravaganza (Agony Aunt Special)
Episode 49: And I Shall Sit Here Consumed With Lust for the Rest of the Evening
Episode 48: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (And Stab Things)
Episode 47: Clothes Maketh Man
Episode 46: Welcome to Goth Camp
Episode 45: Not Your Usual Family Reunion
Episode 44: Sympathy for the Devil (Live From WorldCon)
Episode 43: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together
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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Anne of Green Gables
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll