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 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
58 min
Wasting no time having the deep conversations, this week we talk about family as we read chapters 6-10 of Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater.
In this section, Blue’s first day back in school is pretty terrible–she’s reminded again of the impossibility of dreaming beyond her means, and then Noah goes nuts and supernaturally breaks things in her guidance counsellor’s office. A creepy, smarmy dude comes to 300 Fox Way to threaten them, but is thwarted when he doesn’t find Maura to specifically threaten. He turns out to be the new Latin teacher at Aglionby, and also, the Gray Man’s former employer, Colin Greenmantle.
We’re well into our journey with The Raven Cycle - check out season 5 for The Raven Boys and season 8 for The Dream Thieves.
We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go!
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 22 April 2023.
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 4, 2023
May 4, 2023
50 min
We’re back in Henrietta! We’re continuing our journey with The Raven Cycle by reading Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater. You can check out season 5 for The Raven Boys and season 8 for The Dream Thieves.
We’re starting how we mean to go on (in our feelings) by reading the prologue to chapter 5 through the theme of loss. And we’re picking up the overarching theme of connection again!
We’re also still actively recording this season so if you have thoughts or questions let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com, and we’ll answer them as we go!
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 15 April 2023.
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 20, 2023
Apr 20, 2023
53 min
We are tackling another 2000s classic this week and watching Legally Blonde! And our loose themes were confidence and ambition. What, like it's hard?
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 9 April 2023.
Thanks for listening! We're taking a week off and then well be back with Season 10 (!!!) on 4 May. We'll be back in Henrietta and reading Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater. Themes will be up on the site shortly, so stay tuned!
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 13, 2023
Apr 13, 2023
55 min
Well, here we are again! We're wrapping up Wayward Son this week through the theme of failure. It's been a big ol journey.
In this section, Baz thinks Simon is dead. Simon is trying to rally, but he can’t get up, not until he hears Baz calling for him. Shep gets Agatha and Penny out of the SUV, and they come to the rescure with magic. Shep comes up with a getaway plan, and once they get somewhere with magic they heal each other. Once back in San Diego, Simon and Baz have a moment by the ocean. Shep tells Penny he’s cursed. And then it turns out Watford is in trouble!
In case you missed it, we’ve already read the first book in the trilogy, Carry On, and you can listen here.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 2 April 2023.
Thanks for listening! We'll be back with a one shot next week - we're watching Legally Blonde. And then we'll be back for Season 10 reading Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater. Themes will be up on the website soon!
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 6, 2023
Apr 6, 2023
55 min
What we've got here is failure to communicate... like actually, that's the whole book. This week, we're reading chapters 54-59 of Wayward Son through the theme of communication!
In this section, Lamb helps the crew get to an alleged NowNext lab in the desert to rescue Agatha… but it turns out to be a big fat trap. Simon goes into fight mode and there are gunshots and it’s terrible and Baz is freaking out. Penny and Agatha get trapped in a car until Agatha finds the means to rescue herself. And a vampires tries to bite Shep, but it really doesn’t go very well for him.
In case you missed it, we’ve already read the first book in the trilogy, Carry On, and you can listen here.
You can find the show notes on the website.
This episode was recorded on 25 March 2023.
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!
Find out more:
About us | Our themes | Show notes
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