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A guided tour through the stories that have shaped our culture and the world we live in.Whether you’re a literature nerd, a romance aficionado, or just Not That Into Books, there’s no denying that the “great works” of literature have played a part in influencing everything from public policy to superhero movies. If you’ve ever wanted to know whether that pretentious guy on Twitter is correct in referring to news stories as “Orwellian,” wondered what stories inspired shows like Bridgerton, or just

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80:16

From Frankenstein to the End of the World: Mary...

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2024/09/22

Send us a textWe HAVE MERCH! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!!Mary Shelley: the gothic queen of our hearts, the immortal creator of Frankenstein herself. But what about the time she decided to end the world? Join Grace and Maddie Wood as they explore Mary Shelley's "The Last Man," the first piece of modern apocalypse fiction and a wild ride of betrayal, politics, and plague!As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a revie...

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74:13

Pt 2! Be Gay Do Crime: The Crossdressing Jacobean...

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2024/09/15

Send us a textWe HAVE MERCH! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!!It's Part Two! We're doing queer crimes! We're learning about Jacobean moral panics! We're all falling head over heels for Moll Cutpurse! Join us for our gayest & most double-entendre-laden episode yet as we explore Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's 1611 cross-dressing farce, "The Roaring Girl"! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a...

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97:36

Be Gay Do Crime: The Crossdressing Jacobean Antics of...

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2024/09/08

Send us a textWe HAVE MERCH! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!!We're doing queer crimes! We're learning about Jacobean moral panics! We're all falling head over heels for Moll Cutpurse! Join us for our gayest & most double-entendre-laden episode yet as we explore Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's 1611 cross-dressing farce, "The Roaring Girl"! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about t...

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75:00

Cruising in the Catacombs: Edgar Allan Poe's "The...

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2024/09/01

Send us a textWE ARE BACK for SEASON TWO!!!!We HAVE MERCH! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!!We're drinking a fine vintage! We're cruising in the catacombs! We're being baited into questionable decisions by our own egos! Join us and pal of the pod Michael Smith as we discuss Poe's chilling revenge tale "The Cask of Amontillado," and help us kick season two off with a (sinister) bang!XOXOAs always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leav...

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73:42

A Hauntingly Good Special: Plot Me Baby One More...

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2024/07/14

Send us a Text Message.Season One has drawn, more or less, to a close! We'll be posting intermittently for the rest of July & August, and then be back with SEASON TWO in September!In the meanwhile, here's some silly nonsense for your summer enjoyment. Back soon! <3 Support the Show.

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47:15

Stage Me, Daddy: Bringing "Faustus" to Life with...

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2024/06/30

Send us a Text Message.Are you in Richmond? Want to see Faustus performed in a REAL Tudor manor?? Get your tickets here!!Richmond Shakespeare is putting on a production of Marlowe's "Tragical History of Doctor Faustus," which got us thinking--what's it like to bring an Elizabethan play to life??Join creative director James Ricks and actor Landon Nagel to talk about taking Marlowe from the page to the stage, who they would summon from the past, and more!

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127:25

RE-POST - Condemn Me, Daddy: Christopher Marlowe's...

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2024/06/29

Send us a Text Message.We have a VERY EXCITING episode about *Staging* Marlowe's "Faustus" that will be posted TOMORROW--so I'm re-posting our original Faustus episodes, edited together into one giant episode, today! If you haven't listened yet (or have listened) and want to brush up before listening to the new episode about taking Marlowe from page to stage!

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93:18

Blackmail, Gay Besties, and Too Much Hand Licking:...

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2024/06/23

Send us a Text Message.We HAVE MERCH NOW! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!!Queer besties! Sinister Plots! Cousin Marriage! Part THREE of our series on the OG Regency romance, Georgette Heyer's "Regency Buck"! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at didntreaditpod@gmail.com-Accepting a...

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69:59

Attempted Himbo Murder, Carriage Scandal, and More...

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2024/06/16

Send us a Text Message.We HAVE MERCH NOW! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!!MORE scandal! MORE Horse Girl Content! MORE Bridgerton Inspiration! Part TWO of our series on the OG Regency romance, Georgette Heyer's "Regency Buck"! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at didntreaditpod@gma...

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67:50

The Birth of Bridgerton and So Much Horse Girl...

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2024/06/09

Send us a Text Message.We HAVE MERCH NOW! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!!Scandal! Carriage rides! Unsuitable entanglements! We're exploring the OG Regency romance, Georgette Heyer's "Regency Buck"! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at didntreaditpod@gmail.com-Accepting academic s...

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52:03

Double Lives and Color Codes: Oscar Wilde's "The...

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2024/06/02

Send us a Text Message.We HAVE MERCH NOW! Help support the show with a rad shirt or mug or sticker!!!We're kicking off pride month with our beloved Oscar Wilde! Will is back to help us get to the bottom of this secretive little story, a tale of intrigue, surveillance, and the unavoidable pull of societal expectations. As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram...

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84:32

Stop Eating the Spinsters: Mary Wilkins Freeman's...

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2024/05/19

Send us a Text Message.Weird sexy babies! Energy vampires! A desperate need for someone to make the coffee!Jess Versus supplied our sweet cover art and came to talk to us about Mary Wilkins Freeman's 1903 short story, "Luella Miller"! If you can't get enough of Jess's amazing art, check out @jessversus or @xenithrichmond on Instagram, or at https://xenith.glossgenius.com. As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend abou...

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72:53

Old Man Besties & Metaphorical Boots: "Waiting for...

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2024/05/12

Send us a Text Message.What do we want? Godot! When do we want it? On an uncertain and largely symbolic timeline that represents the uncertainty of existence!We're taking a stroll through Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," with David Timberline! If you want more of David, you can find him on the podcast "Chasing Phantom," read his theater reviews in Richmond's Style Weekly, and check out his other projects at davidtimberline.com!As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our...

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61:03

Queer Prince Charming, Decadence, and the End of the...

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2024/05/05

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74:37

Fart division, Shallow Hal, and Chaucer: the Third...

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2024/04/28

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What are YOU reading? (We'll be back next week!) XOXO

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2024/04/21

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97:32

Patricia Highsmith Was a Terrible Dinner Guest:...

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2024/04/14

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Edith Wharton's "Kerfol": Gals, Ghosts, & Very Good Boys

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2024/04/07

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Plant Daddies, Empire, and H.G. Wells: "The Flowering...

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2024/03/31

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Thomas Hardy's "An Imaginative Woman," with Jessica...

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2024/03/24

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