Mockingjay ReReadery: Question Mark??

Mockingjay ReReadery: Question Mark??

As the we close out the Hunger Games series, we announce our upcoming hiatus for the summer so that AJ may return to the woods. Other media discussions include AJ recapping a Bad Book, and some thoughts on Ali Hazelwood. Thank you for listening! Theme music by seven-times-state-bird Books Discussed: Funny Story by Emily Henry Bird Suit by Sydney Hegele Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Manacled by SenLinYu (spoilers) Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zanaur The Teacher by Freida McFadden (full spoilers) Media Discussed: Queen Charlotte Love Island (and other such reality TV) What Happened to Monday

Bestie Reunion (ft. Josh)

Welcome back dear readers - after much anticipation, the sluts are in person and reunited with a very special guest and bestie: the one and only Zoe. Together they take a new twist on the Drunk Classics, in which they must drink and make their guesses on which classic the other could possibly be talking about. Tangents include vengeful high school teachers, Jude Law vs Aaron Taylor Johnson vs Matt Damon, and much appreciation for Josh Wines. ***this episode is not sponsored by Josh Wines*** Theme music by seven-times-state-bird Media Discussed: Brooklyn 99 Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan Tiffany Aching by Terry Pratchett Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides To All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Hahn Eileen by Otessa Moshfegh Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepherd

Don't Have Affairs and Don't Murder

Welcome back listeners! After taking a brief break, the sluts are back to talk about the ever-growing subgenre: female rage. Digressions include Austin Butler, bringing back movie theater intermissions, and the newest Stardew Valley update. Books Discussed: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (spoilers) Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate by Anna Bogutskaya Penance by Eliza Clark The Girls by Emma Cline (mild spoilers) I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (spoilers for the ending) Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid (spoilers) Tiffany Aching by Terry Pratchett A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers Boy Parts by Eliza Clark (spoilers) Other Media: The Last Song (2010) Dune: Part Two (2024) The Sad Girl to Female Rage Pipeline by Shanspeare: https://youtu.be/68C0arRNxkY?si=cnhtkv7_5rTBjUwa [https://youtu.be/68C0arRNxkY?si=cnhtkv7_5rTBjUwa]

Catching Fire ReReadery: A New Horror for Every Hour

Welcome back to another installation of the ReReadery - to follow up with The Hunger Games, we recap and discuss Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Many thoughts, many feelings, and many heavy themes to consider, but with a hopeful tarot reading at the end. Thank you for listening! Other Books: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake Other Media: Poor Things (2023) The Collapse of Sam & Cat: https://youtu.be/6LZHHBZX-Us?si=q2ruCNf65BAg8icp [https://youtu.be/6LZHHBZX-Us?si=q2ruCNf65BAg8icp]

Seasickness is Not Serving Wig

Welcome back to another installation of Drunk Classics, in which AJ tells us the story of The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. The sluts draw some parallels to Saltburn (2023) and revel in the queerness of it all. Digressions include what is and is not appropriate to eat in one's bed, learning the difference between Mike and Michael Meyers, and discovering unreasonable dating expectations. Happy listening!  Theme music by  seven-time state bird [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GrpG42SH0GstBani3Y0yE?si=vBQ0lVS_To67IDimMg8xKA].  Book:  The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith (full spoilers) Other Media: Saltburn (2023) Hannibal (2013-2015) gen z doesn't believe in love by Madisyn Brown: https://youtu.be/LZQeHUJgH_k?si=uYEEHll_JydeaIdl [https://youtu.be/LZQeHUJgH_k?si=uYEEHll_JydeaIdl]