Season 5

One Shot - Mad Max: Fury Road

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.
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S5 Episode 10 - Friendship (The Raven Boys)

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

S5 Episode 9 - Sanctuary (The Raven Boys)

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.
You can find the show notes on the website. 
This episode was recorded on 27 November 2021.
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S5 Episode 8 - Hesitation (The Raven Boys)

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.
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This episode was recorded on 21 November 2021.
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S5 Episode 7 - Presence (The Raven Boys)

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.
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