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Season Six
Episode 63 - The Duchess of Malfi (1614)
Subtitle: We're ALL taking the snail dogsled
Abby calls Daniel: Football Hooligan
Daniel calls Abby: Soccer Mom
Casting: This should be a Paul Verhoeven film with Eva Green as the Duchess, Joaquin Phoenix as Ferdinand, Michael Sheen as the Cardinal, Robert Pattison as Antonio, James McAvoy as Bosola, and Mia Goth as Cariola.
Advice: If you're not sure how you feel about a book, it's OK to follow discussions about it. Be discerning about who you listen to and align your perspectives with, but sometimes you can clarify your own opinion based on the opinions of critics who you always (dis)agree with.
Clue(s) to the Next Episode: The next banned book is a bit sexy, and you don't get any sexier than a text from France.
Show Notes: This is the beginning of a season dedicated to banned and controversial books.
SMFMS Bookends 15 - The Duchess of Malfi (1614)
Subtitle: Too Hot To Handle
Abby calls Daniel: The Glocestershire Cheese-Rolling Competition
Daniel calls Abby: Kraft Singles Night
Remedial Bad GoodReads: Jane Eyre
Daniel's Media List: Children of Men (2006)
Abby's Media List: Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust (1934), Wicked (2024)
Episode 64 - Madame Bovary (1857)
Subtitle: Going to Wrack and Rouen
Abby calls Daniel: Spearmint Rhino
Daniel calls Abby: Hooters
Casting: This is a subplot on a season of White Lotus, with Kirsten Dunst as Emma Bovary and her real-life husband Jesse Plemons as Charles.
Advice: Read banned books. Banning books is just a way of controlling someone under the guise of 'protecting' them. Look at who's banning the books and really ask yourself why. What are they scared of you knowing?
Clue(s) to the Next Episode: The next one goes out to my girls, Hagar, Bilhah, and Zilpah!
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