Unfortunately Required Reading
Reliving Required Reading with Cocktails and Sass
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This episode of Unfortunately Required Reading closes out Toni Morrison month with Sula. This week's episode features a shrub, which is traditionally a type of bubbly alcohol mixed with jam. As Victoria is suffering from a peptic ulcer, Amanda has graciously made it with sparkling water and jam: They aren't super sweet, and they are... Continue Reading →
This episode is dedicated to Toni Morrison's Beloved. The first in our Toni Morrison Month, this book deals with slavery, infanticide, sexual abuse and basically all things soul crushing. It's also a horror novel, so that's neat. In this week's episode we've chosen a $3 bottle of red wine, because the color red is a... Continue Reading →
This episode is dedicated to Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. If you listened to our apology a couple week's back, you'll learn that if you forget to hit the record button, podcasts don't record. Whoops. Our initial recording features the "Janie"- a drink made with lemonade and gin, or lemonade, iced... Continue Reading →
This episode is dedicated to John Gardner's Grendel. If you'd like to drink along with us as we rediscuss high school and self inflicted madness. For this episode, we are drinking Moonlight Meadery's Fury; mead with peppers. Here's the episode: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/embed/episodes/Furry-Mr--Nihilism-e3fnm2
This week's episode, we spent our time discussing the epic Old English poem Beowulf. To drink along: Sky River Mead (sweet) Fill your mead horn or chalice. Drink deep and think of years worth of epic poetry. Listen here, or wherever you download your podcasts: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/embed/episodes/A-Scandinavian-Warrior-Walks-Into-A-Mead-Hall-e3bs0l/a-ab62ot Special thanks to the following sources: Crispin Glover screaming... Continue Reading →
This week's episode is dedicated to Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea, rum, and the destructive nature of white hegemony. Come for the island flair, stay because you're trapped by all the symbolism and foreshadowing in this prequel to Jane Eyre. To drink along: Dark and Stormy or an Ode to Foreshadowing Lime juice Ginger beer... Continue Reading →
Episode Six is devoted to the Charlotte Bronte novel Jane Eyre. This week we take the role of men of the Victorian era and sip port while discussing the bird/angel/fairy/sprite/goblin/thing that is the description of Jane Eyre. We also discuss the horrors of dating, better options for Jane, and reference our thankfulness that we don't... Continue Reading →
Episode 5 is dedicated to 1984 by George Orwell and our major acts of Thoughtcrime. This week we consume a single shot of Victory Gin (which is like being hit with a rubber mallet), a Victory cigarette, and a small piece of chocolate left over from the recent rations. 1984 hurt us so much we... Continue Reading →
Episode Four is dedicated to the Tennessee William's play The Glass Menagerie. This week we sip a New Orleans' staple, discuss authorial intent, and discuss the intentional symbols that get beaten over your head in this episode. If you want to drink along: Ramos Gin Fizz 1 1/2 oz gin (Seersucker as always) 3/4 oz... Continue Reading →
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