The time has come for absolutely everybody to badger Fanny. It like… feels pretty uncomfortable for poor little Fanny to be at the mercy of all her relatives (especially the men), and for every single one of those people to be like “I know you don’t love Henry Crawford or even feel sympathy for him or share any of his values but might you not marry him anyway?” She is but a poor relation doing her best! Why must she constantly justify her lack of romantic interest in Henry Crawford to others?? God damn! This whole section features a lot…
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Are there infinite ways to say THIS HAS BEEN A WEEK? Because that’s what I need. In Louisiana alone, the cops killed a Black man named Trayford Pellerin (link); a white guy killed an unarmed Black man in a Trader Joe’s parking lot (link); and a massive (though not as massive as we feared) hurricane struck the southwest coast of the state (link). That is one single state that those things happened in. And yet at the same time things keep happening in many states. Please, please do whatever you can do to ensure that Trump does not get reelected…
Leave a CommentWhew, it is really summer, isn’t it? And I’m welcoming guest second chair Claire Rousseau to share our Summer 2020 book previews, natter on about our quarantine media, and review NK Jemisin’s latest novel The City We Became. (Spoilers, I loved it, with one reservation that was emotionally big but tiny in the scope of the book.) Claire is a longtime friend, a recent Hugo finalist, and enthusiastic reader of SF, so I feel very lucky to have her on. Unless something goes awry, Whiskey Jenny should be back next time, which will also be lovely! You can listen to…
Leave a CommentAttentive listeners will notice this is NOT the podcast in which we review Quan Berry’s book We Ride Upon Sticks, and also that one of us Jennys is absent from it. Whiskey Jenny is taking a short podcast break (everything is fine! she just needed a pause!), but since we both want you to have cheery quarantine content to enjoy, I am pressing on, with the assistance of some kind and helpful guest hosts. Today I’m welcoming Friend of the Podcast Renay to chat about the media we’re consuming in quarantine, how the heck to recommend comfort reads effectively, and…
Leave a CommentThe coronavirus situation sure does continue to continue, doesn’t it? I hope everyone who is reading this and all your families are doing okay on health and okay on money, and that you have plenty of nice things to keep your head above water in the midst of all these terrible things. Suzanne Walker considers the disability narrative (such as it is) in the otherwise really fun show The Witcher. No one knows anything, and everyone’s mad. Anne Helen Peterson continuing to bring truly excellent reporting on the human elements of the pandemic. Ancient monks struggled with isolation, too. Naomi…
Leave a CommentHello, it is Friday, and I am pleased to report that I have (mostly) emerged from the weeds of a time so busy that I thought I was going to have to rip my hair out. I did not rip my hair out! Hurrah! As the prospect of a slightly quieter time loomed before me, I very cleverly took on a large new project. Ha ha I don’t know why I’m like this. Please send help, I can’t disentangle my feelings of self-worth from productivity. ANYWAY HERE ARE SOME LINKS, and I’m sorry we all have to live in late-stage…
Leave a CommentUnexpectedly, the Jennys are not a fan of the Lord of the Rings appendices. I feel like I remembered them being more interesting (and less racist) than it turns out they are?? Anyway, we’re chatting about the appendices, and despite all the boredom there are several truly shocking revelations. Bonus Episode 9 Get at me on Twitter, email the podcast, and friend me (Gin Jenny) and Whiskey Jenny on Goodreads. If you like what we do, support us on Patreon. Or if you wish, you can find us on iTunes (and if you enjoy the podcast, give us a good…
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