Marginalia Pod
Join two Antipodean imports as they get up close and personal with their favourite books through a committed practice, all in the name of developing a closer understanding of a text, themselves, and each other. This is about the magic of storytelling, the power of always being open to learning, and the joy of honouring friendship despite distance, pandemics, and other pesky obstacles.
Seasons
We dedicate 10 episodes to discussing a text through a series of themes.
Season 1: The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater || Season 2: Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman || Season 3: Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor || Season 4: Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell || Season 5: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater || Season 6: Carry On - Rainbow Rowell || Season 7: Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins || Season 8: The Dream Thieves - Maggie Stiefvater || Season 9: Wayward Son - Rainbow Rowell || Season 10: Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie Stiefvater || Season 11: Any Way The Wind Blows - Rainbow Rowell || Season 12: The Raven King - Maggie Stiefvater || Currently on hiatus
Episodes
Oct 31, 2022
Oct 31, 2022
1hr 52 min
Happy Halloween! Long time listeners of the Pod will know we love a bit of Twilight, so we tried something different and recorded an audio commentary to the film. Queue it up and watch along with us.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 16 September 2022.
Thanks for listening! We'll be back next week to start season 8. It's time to go back to Henrietta as we read The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater. We can't wait!
Head over to www.marginaliapod.com to find out more about the pod, and us. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com
Oct 27, 2022
Oct 27, 2022
52 min
It’s all over! We reading chapters 44-47 through the theme of satisfaction this week and say au revoir to Anna and the French Kiss. Was this a satisfying journey? Well, it was certainly a different challenge!
In this section, Anna and St Clair are friends again, but she feels like they missed their chance. She decides to pay a final visit to Notre Dame. St Clair follows her all the way up to the top, and finally, finally, they come to a perfect understanding.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 11 September 2022.
Thanks for listening! We'll be back with a special Halloween one shot next week - it's a commentary track of Twilight. We're not sorry. And then it's back to Henrietta for season 8 as we read The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater. We can't wait!
You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com
Oct 20, 2022
Oct 20, 2022
53 min
This week we’re reading chapters 40-43 of Anna and the French Kiss through the theme of opportunity. Who has them? Who wants them? Can you really make your own? We unpack it all this week.
In this section, Anna is wallowing in her own misery, convinced everyone hates her and that her life is ruined. Rashmi disposes her of this notion. She confronts St Clair about his poor choices and he fires back, but Anna takes a hard look at herself and begins to understand that life is not so black and white.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 10 September 2022.
Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com
Oct 13, 2022
Oct 13, 2022
1hr 2 min
This week we’re reading chapters 35-39 of Anna and the French Kiss through the theme of hesitation. And you know what, maybe some of our characters should have hesitated a bit more. It gets a bad rap but it’s not always a bad thing! Sometimes you should actually hesitate for a sec!
Content warning: We discuss a suicide attempt in the first part of this episode, so if that is triggering for you, we’re past that chat around 8min into the pod.
In this section, Anna wakes up hungover and very regretful, but at least she gets closer to Rashmi. St Clair and Anna are at an impasse. Dave makes a pass. Etienne’s mom gets a clean bill of health. He also tells Anna he’d kiss her if she asked… she asks. Meredith is distraught, Anna is freaking out, everything is terrible.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 3 September 2022.
Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com
Oct 6, 2022
Oct 6, 2022
48 min
We’re all about the law of attraction this week as we dive headfirst into read chapters 30-34 of Anna and the French Kiss!
In this section, Anna is happy to be back in beautiful Paris, but astonished to realise that she loves St Clair. When her birthday arrives, her friends take her out for drinks and things get a little sexy... but then they get a lot messy. Uhoh.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 28 August 2022.
Thanks for listening! You can find out more about this podcast at www.marginaliapod.com. If you have any thoughts, questions, or general feedback, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com
Wait, what is this?
We're Jenn D and Jen V, and we're are getting up close and personal with our favourite books through a committed practice. Why? Because we want to develop a closer understanding of a text, ourselves, and each other. This is about the magic of storytelling, the power of always being open to learning, and the joy of honouring friendship despite distance, pandemics, and other pesky obstacles. We're learning a lot and we think you will too!
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