Separated by distance–but united by nerdiness–twin sisters discuss everything from mythology to blockbusters.

Never the Twins Shall Meet
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Separated by distance–but united by nerdiness–twin sisters discuss everything from mythology to blockbusters.
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Recent Episodes

June 23, 2026
54 – Like Brokeback Mountain But With Apples
Description: This week, we’re back to talk about the new novel Grafting by Rylan Hynes, a heartfelt love story about a man who returns home to inherit his family’s apple orchard–and confronts the memory of his boyhood romance with the son of the local Methodist minister. Topics of discussion include rural queer stories, nonlinear narratives, a lot of apple symbolism, and a lengthy tangent about Brokeback Mountain. Media Mentioned: Barbie dir. Greta Gerwig Billy Elliot dir. Stephen Daldry Half Man (TV show) Hamnet dir. Chloe Zhao Wasp’s Nest by Kat Stoddard The Philadelphia Story dir. George Cukor The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow Margo’s Got Money Troubles (TV show) Wreck (TV show) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV show) A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Grafting by Rylan Hynes Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Far From You by Tess Sharpe Real Queer America by Samantha Allen Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne Saltburn dir. Emerald Fennell The Pomegranate Gate by Ariel Kaplan Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Christophers dir. Stephen Soderberg The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar The Watermelon Woman by Cheryl Dunye The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Brokeback Mountain dir. Ang Lee Sort Of (TV show) When Harry Met Sally dir. Rob Reiner Dracula by Bram Stoker National Anthem dir. Luke Gilford The History of Sound dir. Oliver Hermanus On Swift Horses dir. Daniel Minahan God’s Own Country dir. Frances Lee Cactus Pears dir. Rohan Kanawade Heated Rivalry (TV show) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone Content Warnings: Discussions of homophobia and domestic abuse.

May 25, 2026
53 — The Jurassic Park of Yearly Literature Reviews
This week, our podcast is back from the dead (much like a resurrected dinosaur) to discuss our favorite books of 2025. Better late than never! Topics include dubious metaphors about pickles, popular books that lived up to the hype, and the dangers of library discard sales. Content Warnings: Mentions of the Troubles, parental death, plague, transphobia, drug addiction, slavery, and sexual assault. Media Mentioned: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart Half Man (TV show) Widow’s Bay (TV show) Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clement and Onjuli Datta Episode 52: You’re Invited to the Bone Temple Rave Episode 51: We Don’t Know Anything About Hockey The Fair Folk Trilogy by Lyra Selene Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi Africa Is Not a Country by Dipo Faloyin The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu The Starling House by Alix E. Harrow The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake The Thousand Eyes by A.K. Larkwood Gods of the Wyrdwood by R.J. Barker The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon These Violent Delights by Micah Nemeverer Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas Rope dir. Alfred Hitchcock Murderbot (TV show) The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko Working on a Song by Anais Mitchell A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley Daisy Jones and the Six (TV show) Mother Mary dir. David Lowery Woodworking by Emily St. James Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson Lover in Color by Bolu Babalola Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Fingersmith by Sarah Waters The Good Lord Bird by James McBride The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez High Risk Homosexual by Edgar Gomez H is for Hawk by Helen McDonald Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann The Sheep Detectives dir. Kyle Balda Lady Chatterly’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence Private Rites by Julia Armfield Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu Anima Rising by Christopher Moore Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove Sundial by Catriona Ward Red X by David Demchuck I Like to Watch by Emily Nussbaum Personal Attention Roleplay H. Felix Chau Bradley We Don’t Yet Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell Florenzer by Phil Melanson The Duke by Anna Cowan The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu Washington Black by Esi Edugyan Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho A Dark & Drowning Tide by Allison Saft Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

March 24, 2026
52 – You're Invited to the Bone Temple Rave
This week, we’re back to discuss the post-apocalyptic zombie film 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Directed by Nia DaCosta, the newest installment in the 28 Days Later franchise explores a quarantined version of England overrun with a rage virus and the dangerous cult that takes root in the lawless environment. Topics of discussion include the film’s portrayal of violence versus kindness, how the film fits into the existing franchise, and Jack O’Connell’s unhinged performance as the villain. Content warnings: discussions of fictional violence, death, and cults; brief mention of real-life sexual abuse Media mentioned: The 2026 Winter Olympics The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV show) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin The Serpent Gates duology by A.K Larkwood Episode 48: 28 Zombies Later 28 Days Later dir. Danny Boyle 28 Weeks Later dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo 28 Years Later dir. Danny Boyle The Marvels dir. Nia DaCosta Hedda dir. Nia Dacosta Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen Little Woods dir. Nia DaCosta Candyman dir. Nia DaCosta Solo: A Star Wars Story dir. Ron Howard The Green Knight dir. David Lowery Sinners dir. Ryan Coogler Episode 47: Literary Death Match Recap Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley’s Lover dir. Laure de Clement-Tonnerre Starred Up dir. David Mackenzie In the Flesh (TV show) Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix Schindler’s List dir. Steven Spielberg
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