Episode 14: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Finally, the much anticipated second episode of Modern Month. Since it's basically still March 2020, we can just pretend it hasn't been over five calendar months since our last episode went live. In this episode, Brynn, Ellis, and Cris are joined by their colleague and good friend "Lucy". Together, they discuss Deborah Harkness's fantasy vampire romance academic wish fulfillment novel, A Discovery of Witches. This episode is brought to you by the sense of smell, rich white people sports like horseback riding and rowing, and magical houses with attitude.
11 Sept 2020
Episode 13: Affinity by Sarah Waters
You know what gets the PhDrunks fired up? #lesbianlonging It works every time. In this episode, Brynn, Cris, and Ellis wax poetic about Affinity by Sarah Waters, the first book of Modern Month. This episode is brought to you by apparitions, girlfriends who leave you for a sibling, and anything black velvet. Anything.
20 Aug 2020
Episode 12: Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell
The PhDrunks are back and ready for the revolution after a pandemic fortnight (that's however long it's been since the last episode). In this episode, Brynn, Cris, and Ellis get real fired about class disparity and Victorian gender norms in Elizabeth Gaskell's 1848 novel, Mary Barton. This episode of PhDrunk is brought to you by the concept of labor unions, definitely not falling in love with the guy you've known since childhood, and clemming.
(CA: sexual assault, violence, death)
29 Jun 2020
Episode 1A for Adaptation: Emma (1996), Clueless, and Emma (2020)
Brynn and Ellis step in for a special unscheduled episode in our totally unplanned A for Adaptation miniseries while Cris attempts to adult. They dissect (i.e. drunkenly ramble about) three different movie adaptations of Jane Austen's Emma.: the 1996 adaptation with Gwyneth Paltrow, the beloved and genius Clueless from 1995, and the most recent adaptation of the novel that came out earlier in 2020. This episode is brought to you by empire waistlines, Ill-advised matchmaking, and Paul Rudd's career.
28 May 2020
Episode 11: Fantomina by Eliza Haywood
Scandalous! Sexy! Hilarious! We could go on about all of our favorite things about Eliza Haywood's classic novela, Fantomina but we do enough of that in this episode. Our raucous energy is strong in this one, Dear Readers. Haywood would be proud. This episode of PhDrunk is brought to you by multiple secret identities, religious houses of questionable repute, and Opera boxes.
19 May 2020
Episode 10: The Odd Women by George Gissing
In classic PhDrunkard style, we drink too many of Ellis's latest Totally Made-Up Cocktail and wonder why someone always has to die in New Women novels. This episode is brought to you by secret gin stashes, free unions, and not talking to strangers,
28 Apr 2020
Episode 9: Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Dear Readers, in today's episode we spend most of our time fawning over our new queer hero, #sweetbabybobby. Sure, this novel has a sexy scheming blonde, doppelgangers, murders most foul, and more, but the narrator stole our hearts and that's why we will love this book forever. This week's episode is brought to you by Pre-Raphaelite paintings, get rich quick schemes, and circumstantial evidence.
16 Apr 2020
Episode 8: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
This week Brynn, Cris, and Ellis take a stab at the Gothic classic, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole. Ellis rages. Brynn makes sex puns. Cris gets wasted. Basically, it's business as usual but with a Totally Made Up Drinking Game. This episode is brought to you by giant armor, trap doors, and the sins of your forefathers.
2 Apr 2020
Episode 7: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Ellis is back from her sabbatical (finally) and we all three go down the rabbit hole and chat about this morsel of literary nonsense. We discuss why Carroll was a massive creep and what U.S. president is the political equivalent of the Queen of Hearts. This episode is brought to you by Mock Turtles, babies that are maybe pigs (???), and the inescapable tragedy of growing up.
26 Mar 2020
Episode 6: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
If you are determined to read this book as a love story we are so about to kill that vibe. Cris and Brynn rant about who is the most Byronic hero, discuss whether this book is racist (Spoiler: yes), and cringe over the shit Brynn underlined in her high school copy. This episode is brought to you by trips to the Continent, sleeping on moors, and that mysterious sound coming from the attic. (CW: racism, sexual assault, rape, abuse)
19 Mar 2020
Episode 5: Belinda by Maria Edgeworth
To be fair, we should probably warn you that we only talk about the main character for approximately 10 seconds. The other 40+ minutes of this episode are devoted to the inimitable Lady Delacour, whose motto is most likely some version of RuPaul's "we're all born naked and the rest is drag." This episode is brought to you by psychosomatic tumors, pig bladders, and cosmetics that will probably kill you.
14 Mar 2020
Episode 4: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Ellis is on "sabbatical," so Brynn and Cris go slightly wild with the first in a series of C18/early C19 novels, Sense and Sensibility by the inimitable Jane Austen. We drink our first Totally Made Up Cocktail, discuss class inequality, and wonder if all the men in this novel are trash. Spoiler alert: probably. This episode is brought to you by too many feelings, #firstworldproblems, and ignoring your kid sister.
5 Mar 2020
Episode 3: A Simple Story by Elizabeth Inchbald
There's lots of great stuff in this late-eighteenth-century novel but of course, we focus on the sexxxy. Wanna discuss gendered expectations, anger issues, and whether or not Miss Milner was justified in her infidelity? We've got you. This episode is brought to you by defrocked priests, disowned daughters, and calling out enslavers.
27 Feb 2020
Episode 2: Salome of the Tenements by Anzia Yezierska
Things are gonna get political AF, Dear Readers. This early 20th-century novel about the Jewish immigrant experience in America has us fired up and in our cups. This episode is brought to you by soggy brown loaves, magic grey dresses, and double consciousness.
20 Feb 2020
Episode 1: Fanny Hill, or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland
Let's talk about sex, baby. Join us for the first episode of PhDrunk, where we drink adult beverages and discuss a book with lots of adult content. This episode is brought to you by euphemisms, the purity myth, and nine years of longing.
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