On this week's episode we’re discussing classics rewritten by women! The tentpoles are Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott, The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo, and Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley.
What We’re Into Lately
Subtle Blood by KJ Charles
For the Wolf by Hannah F. Whitten
Luca
“Choosing” by Susan Taitel
The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes
Victoria Goddard’s books:
Tales of the Nine Worlds series
Greenwing & Dart series
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Will Darling Adventures by KJ Charles
Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
The Good Place (see Janet with a cactus behind her back)
Moana
Carmina Burana (text)
Carmina Burana (cantata by Orff)
Hamilton
“Saltwashed” by Jennifer Mace
The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Empresses in the Palace
The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carriger
Rule 63 of the internet
Persona 5 videogame
Peter Darling by Austin Chant
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
E. Jade Lomax’s fanfic reinterpretations of The Susan Problem
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
Genderswap in fanfiction
Mad Max: Fury Road
Atomic Blonde
For Next Time
Wicked the musical
Content Warnings
Domestic abuse in The Chosen and the Beautiful
Warfare and gore in Beowulf and Unconquerable Sun
Discussion of trans and nonbinary erasure
Transcription
The transcript for this episode can be found here. Huge thanks to our amazing team of scribes!!
Episode 81: An Apology, and a Collection of Recs
Episode 80: Extravaganza
Episode 79: These Newfangled Toys
Episode 78: Baby, Remember My Name
Episode 77: Sneks Bless Us, Everyone!
Episode 76: Structure?? I Don't Even Know 'Er!
Episode 75: Bread and Roses
Episode 74: Darling, It's Better Down Where It's Wetter
Episode 73: Game, Set, and Match
Episode 72: Fangs for the Memories
Episode 71: Back To School (feat. Naomi Novik)
Episode 70: Extravaganza
Episode 69: Nice Nice Nice
Episode 68: Who Wants to Live Forever?
Episode 67: Toss a Coin to Your Serpents
Episode 66: You Break It, You Bond It
Episode 65: Transfigurations
Episode 64: The Art of War
Episode 63: Hugo Award Slate Review -- Best Novels of 2019
Episode 62: Overwhelming Ancestral Nostalgia
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