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
Apr 14, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
55 min
We’re all guilty of being a little judgy sometimes…. but when is that useful? Is it ever? We unpack judgement this week as read chapters 15-19.
Our group officially meet as The Raven Boys come for a reading; things immediately get weird. Back at Monmouth, Ronan confronts Gansey about the argument with Adam. Meanwhile, Barrington Whelk is hot on Gansey’s trail. Back at 300 Fox Way, Blue interrupts Neeve while scrying—only it wasn’t Neeve. And Blue gets flowers from Adam!
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 23 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
Apr 7, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
59 min
What’s life without a little mystery? It certainly keeps things interesting in Henrietta! This week, in chapters 10-14, we learn that Whelk was once a young man of means who was also searching for ley lines. Blue overhears some curious conversations at home. At Aglionby, Gansey and Ronan cover for Adam’s unexplained absence. Back at 300 Fox Way, a stranger requests a card reading and the women of the house do not like him at all. Never a good sign!
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 16 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
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
1hr 2 min
“It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.” Abraham Lincoln said that, apparently. It's a good jumping off point for this week's episode as we explore the vices at play in Hernietta and what it can teach us about our own lives. Fair to say, it’s a lot to work through!
We're reading chapters 5-9 this week, and it's the part where worlds start to intersect. Gansey schedules a tarot reading. Blue is annoyed by a group of obnoxious Raven boys in her section. One (Adam) later asks for her number, another (“President Cell Phone”) leaves his journal behind and Blue volunteers to return it.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 9 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
Mar 24, 2022
Mar 24, 2022
1hr 7 min
New season baby! We are very excited to get stuck into The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, the first book in The Raven Cycle. Our overarching theme is connection and we’ll carry this through for the whole series – and yes, we will eventually read all of them. This week, we introduce the text through the theme of destiny as we read the prologue to chapter 4. Can't wait to spend this time with Blue, Gansey, Noah, Ronan and Adam.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 2 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
Mar 17, 2022
Mar 17, 2022
1hr 4 min
Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene… That’s right, we're watching Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet through the themes of folly and passion. This film is a frenetic intertextual dream with a banger soundtrack and we hope you enjoy revisiting it as much as we do!
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 25 September 2021.
Thanks for listening! We'll be back with Season 5 next week - we're reading The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. 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
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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