A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
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A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
On this week's episode we’re discussing classics rewritten by women! The tentpoles are Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott, The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo, and Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley.
What We’re Into Lately
Subtle Blood by KJ CharlesFor the Wolf by Hannah F. Whitten Luca “Choosing” by Susan Taitel The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes Victoria Goddard’s books:Tales of the Nine Worlds seriesGreenwing & Dart series
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Will Darling Adventures by KJ CharlesTimon of Athens by William ShakespeareThe Good Place (see Janet with a cactus behind her back)MoanaCarmina Burana (text)Carmina Burana (cantata by Orff)Hamilton“Saltwashed” by Jennifer MaceThe Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana HeadleyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Empresses in the Palace
The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carriger Rule 63 of the internetPersona 5 videogamePeter Darling by Austin ChantPeter Pan by JM BarrieLost in the Never Woods by Aiden ThomasThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisE. Jade Lomax’s fanfic reinterpretations of The Susan ProblemThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisGenderswap in fanfictionMad Max: Fury RoadAtomic Blonde
For Next TimeWicked the musical
Content WarningsDomestic abuse in The Chosen and the Beautiful Warfare and gore in Beowulf and Unconquerable SunDiscussion of trans and nonbinary erasure
Transcription
The transcript for this episode can be found here. Huge thanks to our amazing team of scribes!!
Be The Serpent
A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
