Unfortunately Required Reading

This week Amanda and Victoria discuss Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, as well as the death of the American dream and a bunch of other depressing things.

This week Amanda and Victoria discuss the Crucible by Arthur Miller, and Victoria goes way down the rabbit hole of Communism and the HUAC. 

This week Amanda and Victoria dive into Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare and celebrate about 1 year of the pandemic. Yeah, celebrate, okay...

This week we look at three poems by the late great Maya Angelou and rant. So, like the usual?

This week Amanda and Victoria start off Black History month with Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. 

Amanda and Victoria discuss Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers, and reference a lot of D'Jango Unchained. 

This week Amanda and Victoria discuss Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary , and avoid the text as much as possible.

Today Victoria makes a huge mistake for her birthday month selection and she and Amanda discuss Faust. Note, we should not record late at night after a work day. 

This week Amanda and Victoria celebrate Victoria's Birthday month with Phantom of the Opera. 

This week Amanda, Victoria, and special guest Jason (aka Baron Von Cheeseplate) discuss the book A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle.

This week Amanda and Victoria discuss the dystopian (but extremely believable) novel by Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower. 

We celebrate Halloween with too much sweet red wine and Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. 

This week Amanda and Victoria tackle the word of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, discuss some true crime inspirations, and tell you all about Robert Louis Stevenson. 

This week Amanda and Victoria delve into the trauma that is Daniel Keyes' short story Flowers for Algernon .

This week we return (woo hoo) to finally discuss the Giver by Lois Lowry. 

This week Amanda and Victoria discuss Henrik Ibsen's most performed play, A Doll's House. 

For Amanda's Birthday Month we start with the classic Sherlock Holmes story The Hound of the Baskervilles. Oh...and we drink port

This week Amanda and Tori review the musical phenomena Rent, by watching the Christopher Columbus film and exploring the horrors of the AIDS Crisis. 

This week we drink bourbon and ginger ale as we discuss the incredible author James Baldwin, Black Lives, and the LGBTQIA+ Community. 

This week, we discuss Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy in both its book and movie form.   As always, this is not a child-friendly podcast. 

Today we delve into the world of Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad books, along with Queer Theory. 

This week we discuss J.R.R. Tolkien (Toll Keen) and the Hobbit while discussing quarantine decisions and the hero's journey. 

Quarantine recording is still going strong as Amanda and Victoria drink in the privacy of their separate homes and discuss a fan favorite. 

Amanda and Tori record remotely to show their support of Stay at Home protocol, drink what they want, and discuss Albert Camus' The Stranger. 

Today we discuss William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the nature of fear, misinformation, and Navy Grog.