Unwise Girls

Episode Notes hi everyone! with Jacqueline at Ground Control this weekend (which you should totally watch at https://www.twitch.tv/moonshotnetwork)! , and with us coming up the final three episodes of Revolutionary Girl Utena, we thought we'd put the first episode of our coverage out publicly so everyone can get a taste of the sweet sweet nectar you could be sipping if you joined our patreon perha...

The Sun and the Star, ch. 29 to 34 Happy Halloween - it's an Unwise Girls treat! In an episode that totally wasn't recorded over the course of two days, we discuss Gorgyra's final message, trying hard in your relationships and that meaning you're doing it wrong, making out with your opposite, manias, pining for Piper, the slipperiest timeline of all, and the strange contradictions that come up whe...

The Sun and the Star, ch. 23 to 28 This week on Unwise Girls, we have to reckon with what might be the fundamental question of this whole book: what balance can the authors find between the typical fantasy road trip of a Riordanverse novel and the YA supernatural romance that lies at the heart of the story? It's something we'll have to contend with alongside superhero moments, lack of consequence,...

The Sun and the Star, ch. 17 to 22 This week on Unwise Girls, we are truly red and steaming! We touch on the ways Riordan and Oshiro try and have it both ways with the Trogs, the sort of reverse-Guess Who's Coming To Dinner scenarios they've set up, strangely direct allegories for homophobia and transphobia, in-universe queer icons, fujoing out so hard you give away a boat, bisexuality, and the fu...

The Sun and the Star, ch. 11 to 16 This week on Unwise Girls, we discuss assuming pronouns, Tartarus troubles, lost chapters being recovered, Nemeses, the haunting of the narrative by Gaea, Care Bears, the civilized Trog, and more! Come back next week for The Sun and the Star, ch. 17 to 22! Check out our Patreon! ( https://www.patreon.com/unwisegirls ) Follow the show ( https://twitter.com/unwiseg...

The Sun and the Star, ch. 6 to 10 Look behind you - a new episode of Unwise Girls is out! Now you can continue on your journey and... wait a second, where's the episode? When I looked forward, it just disappeared, but I could've sworn it was in my podcatcher... did you see it, listener? No? You've never even heard of Unwise Girls? No, don't tell me... nobody's ever even listened to this show... an...

The Sun and the Star, ch. 1 to 5 Welcome back to Unwise Girls - and welcome for the first time to The Nico di Angelo Adventures! That's right, we've read every single series that had published before Unwise Girls itself started. Now, all that's left is a bunch of stuff that happened after... including this book, co-written by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro! In this episode we discuss the pain of bei...

The Trials of Apollo retrospective We've had a lot of fun here, folks, but it's important to remember that the most important thing at the end of the day is to be kind to one another... or to roast the shit out of a book series that you spent nearly a year and a half reading! Well, whichever you choose, just remember to have fun. We discuss arcs, themes, new characters, villains - and we even do a...

The Tower of Nero, ch. 36 to 39 This week on Unwise Girls, despite immense audience pressures, we decided to make some controversial statements. "This book was sometimes good and sometimes bad." "Stories' endings should resonate thematically." "Leo Valdez may not be our top oomfie blorbo anymore." I know, I know! But hold your horses, it's not all negative. We celebra...

The Tower of Nero, ch. 31 to 35 This week on Unwise Girls, the Beast has been put down. The children of Nero have been placated. The snake has been constricted... and the Lester has died. Badly. But don't worry, it's fine! Right...? Come back next week for The Tower of Nero, ch. 36 to 39! Check out our Patreon! ( https://www.patreon.com/unwisegirls ) Follow the show ( https://twitter.com/unwisegir...

The Tower of Nero, ch. 26 to 30 This week on Unwise Girls, we discuss what it's like for something to just be okay. When something's okay, that means that you're largely disappointed in it, right? That's how we define okay? I guess it is. We talk about it all: Nero, The Beast, Meg's final grappling with her abuse, Nero's other kids, gas attacks, hand attacks, immortality attacks, and all the rest!...

The Tower of Nero, ch. 21 to 25 This week on Unwise Girls, we open the prison bars of mediocrity into the holding cell of pretty good to discuss what exactly Rick is cooking up for Apollo and friends. Characters that should've been introduced three books ago? Yep, check. Nero being such a good villain that he truly makes the previous ones feel like total side quests? Absolutely, absolutely. Buff l...

The Tower of Nero, ch. 16 to 20 This week on Unwise Girls, we discuss some of the most insidious stuff Rick Riordan has ever put to page. Like, seriously, what was he thinking?? Come back next week for The Tower of Nero, ch. 21 to 25! Check out our Patreon! ( https://www.patreon.com/unwisegirls ) Follow the show ( https://twitter.com/unwisegirls ) Join our Discord! ( https://discord.gg/XnhhwzKQ8d...

The Tower of Nero, ch. 11 to 15 This week on Unwise Girls, huh. Is that right? Cows? Weird... This one's mostly a lot of cows, I guess. And poop. But we don't really talk about cow poop at all, which is, frankly, a surprise. We also talk about prophecies and other stuff but to clarify, really, this is mostly a poop one. Come back next week for The Tower of Nero, ch. 16 to 20! Check out our Patreon...

The Tower of Nero, ch. 6 to 10 This week on Unwise Girls, we continue to tube down the river of good fortune as The Trials of Apollo continues to find its footing right at the end. We discuss Dionysus's antics (as well as the surprising pathos mined from his familiar relationship with Apollo), Smite That City, the return of the Gray Sisters, meme manufacturing, Just Two Guys, eyeball play, effecti...

The Tower of Nero, ch. 1 to 5 She's back, she's back, and most importantly, HE'S back!!! That's right, folks, the Rick Riordan content you've been gagging for is BACK and better than ever. So get right up close and cozy this week as we discuss the beginning of The Tower of Nero, how Rick is using this book's plot as a course-correction to the rest of the series, sexual self-inserts, Apollo's chara...

The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes This week on Unwise Girls, we are... back to Rick Riordan? Wait, isn't it a week early? Ah, wait, no, I see - it's Rick Riordan Presents! We decided to try out a little sampler platter of what the Riordan-led book imprint featuring various authors telling stories of the mythologies of their own culture has to offer, and we f...

Professional Wrestling One! Two! ... One! Two! ... One! ... One! Two! Three!!! Wahoo, yippee, Unwise Girls got the pin! And now that we've won podcasting gold, we're ready to talk about a little bit of professional wrestling. In this sort of rambly and off-kilter episode of Unwise Girls, we discuss our experiences going to indie wrestling shows, as well as talking about the recent Grand Slam Mexic...

Misericorde: Volume One Lord, forgive us, for we are podcasters. This week, Jane and Jacqueline don their tunics, veils, wimples, scapulars and habits in order to properly talk about the first chapter of Xeecee's instant-classic visual novel Misericorde. We try and cover at least some of the breadth of what this massively impressive game gives us in its first part, and in doing we discuss historic...

Nightwing (2016) #78-118 + a few others Wham! Bam! Kapow! This week on Unwise Girls, we've donned our masks, capes, and skintight bodysuits in order to discuss Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo et al.'s acclaimed run on Nightwing. What does a boy with the most perfect and pure heart on all of Prime Earth do when all of the money in the world lands in his hands? We'll have to see! Listen to us discuss o...

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Another journey of unwise girls Planned, sketched, set out into the forest Of platformed pines that drop pods as spring continues. What, then? What path do we clear for empire? How lives interpretation in the legacy of footfall? And for how long will the winter ice's final vestige remain? Eventually, it ceases to matter - Our audio quality too will shatter....

Us! Jane and Jacqueline! It feels just like yesterday that we were talking about a Rick Riordan book and celebrating our 100th episode. Now, we're not talking about a Rick Riordan book and not celebrating our 100th episode! Things change so quickly! This week, we decided to bravely not discuss an interesting media property and instead share a little - and I do mean a little - about ourselves. Ever...

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990 film) This week on Unwise Girls, we begin our Spring Tolerance Break with a story that's completely different than anything we've done before! This time, we check out a hit work by an author who's taking mythical stories of the past and reinterpreting them through a more modern lens in order to speak to the questions of the day and - ah, fuck, we fucke...

The Tyrant's Tomb, ch. 38 to 43 This week on Unwise Girls, we say welcome back to one good heckin' praetorino ... and say goodbye to The Tyrant's Tomb! There's no getting past it: this book was a bit rough for us. But how did we really come out the other end feeling? Well, listen to the episode and find out - plus, listen to the end for a very important announcement about the (very near) future of...

The Tyrant's Tomb, ch. 32 to 37 This week on Unwise Girls, we say goodbye to a beloved character and give their death all of its due seriousness. One good heckin praetorino, am I right? We also discuss inappropriate chapter titles, debate over Lavinia, grumble about the mist, roll our ankles and snip our fingers, despise the MCU, compliment fight scenes, tread into that cloaca, and consider altern...