Unfortunately Required Reading
Reliving Required Reading with Cocktails and Sass
We're back! Victoria had an organ removed, and now it's time to get back to business. This week we discuss The Giver by Lois Lowry, aka Eugenics for Kids. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Im-a-Giver-ej69dp To Drink Along: Mix lemonade, gin, and Sprite together to your tasting. If there's too much gin even better. Or, teetotal along... Continue Reading →
This week we discuss A Doll's House (in other countries translated as Dollhouse) by Henrik Ibsen. To Listen Along:https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Forgery-for-Fun-and-Divorce-A-Dolls-House-eh824i/a-a1pucja To Drink Along: This week Victoria made coconut macaroons based off of a recipe she found on Pinterest. Amanda accompanied the cookies they hate the most with a sweet Riesling. Victoria chose a Merlot. Thanks to... Continue Reading →
To celebrate Amanda's birthday month, we are reading The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and discussing his most infamous creation, Sherlock Holmes and maybe a little bit of spiritualism. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Who-Let-the-Hound-Out-egk1ic To Drink Along: Port. Porty Port Port. In my belly. Oh god, I miss recording in person. Resources:... Continue Reading →
This week, by the thinnest of technicalities we discuss the Jonathan Larson musical RENT. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Rent-Control-eg21fg To Drink Along: Cherry Limeaide Moscow Mule: 1 1/2 oz vodka cherry limeaid or two teaspoons maraschino cherry juice, juice from half one lime Ginger Beer or Canada Dry Bold Mix together in your favorite glass with... Continue Reading →
This week we discuss the LGBT novel Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. Yeah, that James Baldwin. The Civil Rights/Gay Rights/AIDS activist James Baldwin. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Lets-F-Off-to-France-and-Ignore-Our-Problems-Giovannis-Room-efcktb To Drink Along: Bourbon and Ginger Bourbon Ginger Ale Lime In a glass of ice, pour enough bourbon to your liking (and honestly right now we won't judge... Continue Reading →
This week we discuss Harriet the Spy, the 1964 novel by Louise Fitzhugh (and the 1996 move from Nickelodeon). To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/A-Spys-Guide-to-Secret-Childhood-Trauma-eepk7j To Drink Along: If you're following Victoria: Dump vodka in an amount akin to you pain scale into a glass. Fill remaining space in glass with Bloody Mary Mix. Stir. If you're... Continue Reading →
This week, the podcast discusses the simplistic beauty of Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel and their impact on queer theory. Listen here: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Frog-and-Toad-are-Queer-ee54ro To Drink Along: Pour gin, lemon San Pellegrino and touch of elderflower liquor into a large coffee mug. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Lobel https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/t-magazine/gay-children-book-authors.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/28/arts/frog-toad-memes.html https://www.reddit.com/r/frogandtoadmemes/ https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/frog-and-toad-an-amphibious-celebration-of-same-sex-love https://www.reddit.com/r/ExpectationVsReality/comments/buhg4z/what_they_ordered_vs_what_they_got/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x A little background on this... Continue Reading →
Hello fabulous listeners! I know you were dying for a live show; trust me, so were we. Mizumi Con is going to host our panel today on Twitch at 3:30pm CST and we'd love for you to watch. We'll be in the Discord chat answering questions. Hint, our book is a surprise but it may... Continue Reading →
This week we cover the beloved J.R.R. Tolkien novel The Hobbit. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6207hK0jykbhpb4Z4Jbgw2 To Drink Along: An appropriate drink would be sweet red wine, or Gandalf's Grog courtesy of The Drunken Moogle: Resources: Leonard Nimoy's Ballad of Bilbo Baggins The 1970's Cartoon: Tolkien vs George R.R. Martin
This week we discuss A Midsummer Night's Dream in our separate homes and discuss a beloved Shakespeare classic. We are sorry in advance if we ruin your favorite: Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HJGi2z3YVeDD0gkPLVd4i To Drink Along: Either pour yourself a sweet red wine into a coffee cup, or create a hot toddy: Hot water Tea (bag, or... Continue Reading →
