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
May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
49 min
Our theme for chapters 40-44 of The Raven Boys is sanctuary, and you know what, it's super fitting cause everyone could really do with a safe place right now!
In this section, Neeve has kidnapped Whelk, but not well enough. Adam seeks out Blue for comfort but decides to make a third path, as Persephone suggested, and disappears. While Maura is telling Blue about her father, the Raven Boys turn up to enlist her help to find Adam. Everyone converges at Cabeswater.
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This episode was recorded on 27 November 2021.
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May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
53 min
Hesitation is often framed as a bad thing, but sometimes taking a moment to hesitate can actually be a good thing! We unpack all of that as we read chapters 35-39 of The Raven Boys this week.
This is a pretty intense section! Gansey is determined to prevent Cabeswater falling to Whelk. Adam’s life reaches a tipping point, partly thanks to Ronan. Adam and Gansey fight about principles. Blue, finding Monmouth Manufacturing empty, takes a phone call from Mallory that makes Gansey even more self-pitying. Blue likes him a little better this way.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 21 November 2021.
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
May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
56 min
Sometimes just showing up for someone, and being there, is the most important thing you can do. We look at what it means to be present as we read chapters 30-34 this week.
In this section, Blue grieves Noah. Neeve is creepy. Gansey pulls some strings to fix things for Ronan, who finally offers Blue an olive branch. Whelk waylays Gansey in a low moment. Persephone, Calla, and Blue start looking for answers.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 14 November 2021.
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
Apr 28, 2022
Apr 28, 2022
1hr 45 sec
We all have moments of uncertainty, and times when our convinction is tested. How do you bounce back from that? That’s what we’re unpacking this week as we read chapters 25-29.
And it’s a big week! The Gangsey go back to the woods—Cabeswater. The trees speak Latin! Blue and Gansey search for the ley line and find a body instead. Back at Monmouth, Gansey confronts the boys with the improbable news that they’ve been haunted.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 7 November 2021.
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
Apr 21, 2022
Apr 21, 2022
57 min
What is Gansey's search for Glendower if not a quest? It's the perfect theme for exploring these characters' motivations, and how their individual quests form part of the bigger picture, as we read chapters 20-24 this week.
In this section, Adam invites Blue on an adventure. This involves a helicopter (piloted by Gansey’s older sister, Helen). Ronan and Gansey realise they’ve heard Blue’s voice before. They make a vital discovery and Gansey feels as if Blue is the final piece of the puzzle.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 30 October 2021.
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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