Season 11

S11 Episode 5 - Grief (Any Way The Wind Blows)

Boy, we love getting in our feelings, don’t we? This week, we’re reading chapters 38-46 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell through the theme of grief. 
In this section, Penny decides to trust Shepard and they start working on getting out of the demon contract. Simon and Baz are taking things one step at a time, and working out what to do about Smith Smith-Richards, the new alleged Chosen One. 
You can find the show notes on the website. 
This episode was recorded on 19 August 2023.
This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. 
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!
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

S11 Episode 4 - Envy (Any Way The Wind Blows)

We’re reading chapters 29-37 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell through the theme of envy - not to be confused with jealousy! Important distinction.
You can find the show notes on the website. 
This episode was recorded on 12 August 2023.
This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. 
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!
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

S11 Episode 3 - Vulnerability (Any Way The Wind Blows)

This week, we’re reading chapters 20-28 of Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell through the theme of vulnerability. 
In this section, Simon is weathering his vulnerability hangover and Baz has to explain all the dodgy Chosen One things going on. Penny decides she’s too much of a mess to help Shepard and tries to send him home, but she just can’t quite let him go. Agatha helps Naimh with a task at Watford… and she has surprising success with magicking goats. Simon and Baz visit Lady Ruth.
You can find the show notes on the website. 
This episode was recorded on 5 August 2023.
This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. 
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!
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

S11 Episode 2 - Confusion (Any Way The Wind Blows)

Everything hurts and we’re dying… this week is a lot! We’re reading chapters 11-19 of Rainbow Rowell’s Any Way The Wind Blows through the theme of confusion. 
In this section, Baz turns up at Simon & Penny’s flat only to discover that Simon has left. He refuses to accept this and hunts him down… only for SImon to break up with him. Honestly, it’s pretty terrible. Meanwhile, Agatha is put to work in her dad’s clinic where she’s roped in to help Niamh, the magical veterinarian in training, with separating Simon from his wings. Simon and Agatha have a moment. Simon has his real come-to-Jesus moment and rushes off to fix things with Baz. It’s a LOT.
You can find the show notes on the website. 
This episode was recorded on 29 July 2023.
This is the last part of the Carry On trilogy - you can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. 
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!
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

S11 Episode 1 - Loneliness (Any Way The Wind Blows)

It’s time to wrap up the Carry On trilogy! For season 11, we read the final book in the series, Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell. You can check out season 6 for Carry On and season 9 for Wayward Son. Our theme for chapters 1-10 is loneliness, and we’re also picking up the ongoing theme of expectations.
In this section, we meet Lady Ruth - Lucy’s mother! She is looking now for her son, Jamie, who has also gone missing.  Simon gets an unexpected inheritance. Penny takes Shepard home for a consultation but it goes poorly. Baz bails his ungrateful aunt out of jail, and then gets stuck in Oxford for a week helping out his father. The question is, where’s Daphne?? Meanwhile, Simon is ghosting Baz as he prepares to leave the World of Mages behind, forever.
Content warning: Heads up, at 43 minutes there’s a brief mention of attempted suicide. If this brings up anything for you or anyone you know, please reach out to Lifeline. They are there to help. You can call Lifeline Australia at 13 11 14, or Lifeline New Zealand at 0800 543 354, or look to the show notes for more resources.
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 July 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