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Episode 9: Furry Mr. Nihilist
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
Episode 7: A Really Shitty Island Vacation
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 Five: Victory Gin and Rats to the Face
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 Three: The Toxic Masculinity Also Rises
Episode Three is dedicated to Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. In this episode we discuss the definition of Toxic Masculinity and tank our listening records for picking an uncomfortable buzzword. We also discuss how this novel ended up being the ultimate tell-all book while hiding behind a novel. If you'd like to drink along:... Continue Reading →
Episode One: Watership Man Down
Welcome to the first episode of Unfortunately Required Reading. We learn Lapine and drink the cocktail Watership Down as we discuss the Richard Adams book of the same name.