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
Jun 17, 2022
Jun 17, 2022
1hr 4 min
Watford School of Magicks, and particularly Simon and Baz’s relationship to the place, is such a big part of Carry On, so we thought it was high time we got some answers to our burning boarding school questions. In this bonus ep, we interview special guest Frank about his own experience at the English boarding school Stonyhurst. We hope you appreciate getting some insight into what this experience is actually like; it was a revelation to us! And yes, we asked about the food - Simon would be proud.
Frank co-hosts the great podcast Drawn to the Flame, all about Arkham Horror: The Card Game - listen here!
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 4 February 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
Jun 16, 2022
Jun 16, 2022
52 min
We’re joined by a very special guest this week - Jen V’s friend Frank shares a story about ability in today’s episode and then we have a whole bonus episode where he answers all our questions about English Boarding School Life (TM). That’ll be out tomorrow so keep an eye out. Frank co-hosts the great podcast Drawn to the Flame, all about Arkham Horror: The Card Game - listen here!
In this ep, we’re reading chapters 10-18. We learn a bit more about Lucy and her weird friend Davy. Agatha has no idea how to tell Simon she doesn’t love-love him, romantic-styles. The Veil is lifting, and people are getting visitations, but Baz still hasn’t turned up and Simon is not coping!
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 5 February 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
Jun 9, 2022
Jun 9, 2022
58 min
It's finally here - we're off to Watford with Simon Snow! We're reading Carry On by Rainbow Rowell for season 6 and we have a lot of feelings so brace yourself. Our foundational theme is expectation, and we kick things off by reading chapters 1-9 through the theme of coping this week.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 29 January 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
Jun 2, 2022
Jun 2, 2022
1hr 3 min
Oh, what a day! What a lovely day! We’re very excited to chat about Mad Max: Fury Road through the themes of perseverance and glory this week. It was an interesting challenge to do a close reading of a film with so little dialogue, but there’s so much going on here on so many levels, we couldn't get enough of it!
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 22 January 2022.
Thanks for listening! We'll be back with Season 6 next week - we're reading Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. Check out the themes here and read along with us.
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
May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022
58 min
The saying about friends being the family you choose seems very true for the Gangsey. We’re reading the final chapters of The Raven Boys through the theme of friendship, and wrapping up the novel.
In our section this week, Adam makes a sacrifice to wake the ley line. Neeve, inexplicably, disappears. A herd of Irish elk turn up out of time and trample Whelk. The trees speak Latin. Finally, they rebury Noah’s bones at the old church.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 4 December 2021.
Thanks for listening! We'll be back with a one shot next week - we're watching Mad Max: Fury Road through the themes of perservation and glory. For Season 6, we're reading Carry on by Rainbow Rowell. We’re super exited about this - themes here!
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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