All My Friends Are English Majors

it's a new month and that means a new guest! welcome tuck's bf sam, who suggested reading his favorite genre, hateful coworker romances for this months pod. this week's episode we read the 2021 phenomenon "the love hypothesis" by ali hazelwood. we talk about the importance of understanding what is allowable in fiction vs real life, how sam doesn't listen to the pod, and how BIG adam driver is. nex...

it's the end of the month! tuck and lydia discuss the importance of the movie ever after, our hatred of titling things as "speculative fiction", and much more! it's our last week discussing the patriarchy in depth so get your kicks in now! many thanks to lydia for taking on a heavy month with me. no new ep next week, tuck is tired of editing and we've already done our 4 weeks for this month. see y...

good news everyone!! we finally read a booktok book this month!! this week, tuck and lydia take on "the grace year" by kim liggett. spoiler alert!!! we really liked it!! there are new and smart things you can write in female specific dystopias! margaret atwood didn't invent and finish the genre with handmaid! asides include, once again, a convo abt gossip, what it would be like to trip on shrooms...

important questions are asked this episode: is absolute power bad? who is awarding books big prizes? and most importantly, has naomi alderman considered looking up the word "nuance" and attempting to apply it to her writing? tuck and lydia take on alderman's "the power" this week! if you've ever wanted to be an electric eel, this is the episode for you! trigger warning: this book has graphic descr...

new month new guest! this month tuck and lydia are taking on female specific dystopia month. to start, we're talking about the handmaid's tale, one of marge's most famous works. it's our first episode with an english major! we talk about what it's like to be taught this book in a class, the importance of remembering that there are so many traditionally female characteristics that aren't just being...

it's finally time to give the viewers what they're waiting for: try guys discourse (only 4 months late). in this episode, tuck and bailey rank all our perfect men from this month, talk about what we liked and disliked from the re-written myth genre, and apologize for neither of us being English majors. book recs: Pat Barker- the Silence of the Girls; the Women of Troy Jennifer Saint- Elektra; Atal...

in myth month week three, we dive into jennifer saint's ariadne. the theme (unfortunately) is that women always lose! in this episode tuck learns pronunciation of multiple words (not all of then greek), bailey chooses to believe whatever she wants about the plot, and we talk about whether or not it is fair to view literature about ancient times through our current lens of what a "feminist work" is...

myth month continues! tuck and bailey take on another madeline miller novel: circe!! we discuss the timeliness of the sisyphus discourse, the difference between a leviathan and a sting ray, and a potential new theme song. other topics include being a witch and how nice it would be to live rent free on an island. enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

it's the inaugural episode! let's talk about one of the most popular books on booktok. tuck and her guest bailey take on madeline miller's first book, the song of achilles. asides include the entire history of the trojan war, some brief thoughts on how clytemnestra did the right thing, and how while this is a book about two gay lovers, madeline miller still did the women of the trojan war so dirty...

Welcome to All My Friends are English Majors! Enjoy the trailer, and tune in for week 1 of Myth Month on February 1st, when we'll dive into The Song of Achilles. For more updates, follow us on twitter @englshmajorspod or instagram @englishmajorspod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.