Story Guts

Humans Becoming Animals: The Unforgivable Crimes of Eddie McDowd

Molly and Alice talk humans turning into animals, whether punitively or voluntarily. And, when we get down to it, aren't humans the real animals? Princess and the Frog, Hocus Pocus, 100 Deeds of Eddie McDowd, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Harry Potter, The Metamorphosis, The Lobster, Animorphs, Game of Thrones, Terry Pratchett, Being John Malkovitch (spoilers)

Dragons: The Life Changing Magic Of Jealously Guarding Your Hoard

Molly and Alice talk about dragons, and the people who were really, really love them dragons. Lord of the Rings, Temeraire, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Discworld, Harry Turtledove, Dragon Age, Skyrim (barely)

Game of Thrones: Just The Thrones, Ma'am

Molly and Alice do a purely Game of Thrones-centered episode to wrap up 2018 since we're just so tired guys. We're so tired. Spoilers for the book and the show and speculation on the next season abound. Who will rule the north? Has Daenerys learned literally anything? Is the real Game of Thrones finding food in a chilly post-apocalypse?

Greek Myths: Pomegranates-Centered Gig Economy

Molly and Alice bite off absolutely more than they can chew by trying to tackle Greek myths as a whole. Hades and Persephone, (cw: brief mention of suicide) Wristcutters, A Love Story, Twilight, Hercules, Hadestown, Orpheus and Eurydice, Hilda Dolittle's Eurydice, Theseus and the Minotaur, brief mention of rape in myth, Hades (computer game), Atalanta, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, Theseus and the Minotaur (again), Daedalus and Icarus, Ulyssus, Percy Jackson, Artemis in Percy Jackson, Inception

Murderous Mothers: Tyler Perry's Medea

Molly and Alice talk about the spate of murderous mothers in fiction. Heavy content warnings for abuse and violence against children throughout this episode. The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix), corporeal punishment, (cw: death and sexual assault) Twin Peaks, (cw: real world instances of infanticide) Casey Anthony, God of War, Medea, We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Babadook (spoilers), Hereditary (spoilers)

Love Triangles: It's Her You Want

Molly and Alice talk about love triangles, and honestly, they're a lot less fun in person than in fiction. Shakespeare, Pride and Prejudice, North and South, Hunger Games (spoilers), Arthurian Legend, A Love So Beautiful, Daniel Deronda, Wynonna Earp, Legend of Korra, Bachelorette, Game of Thrones, The Raven Boys.

Ghosts: Reluctantly We Must Avoid The Topic of Danny Phantom

Molly and Alice asks the deep questions about ghosts. What are they? What do they want from us? What do they taste like? Salt and Straw Ice Cream Flavors, What Are Ghosts? We Just Don't Know. Harry Potter, The Babadook, The Others, The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix), The Haunting of Hill House (Book), Casper The Friendly Ghost, Shutter (Thai), The Ring.

Faeries : The Tina Fey Folk

Molly and Alice talk about the fey folk and their charming tendency to spirit people away for a hundred years into their dark realm. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel, Rumpelstiltskin, Cottingley Fairies, Lords and Ladies, Ash / Huntress, Labyrinth (briefly), Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Deathless (briefly), Maleficient

Urban Fantasy: Working Public Transportation, Am I Right? Folks,

Molly and Alice talk about what defines Urban Fantasy and wonder why it hasn't quite broken into mainstream television. Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (but barely), Streets of London, Daniel Faust series, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell, Neverwhere, Sleepy Hollow, London Falling (spoilers), Dresden Files, A Darker Shade of Magic, iZombie (spoilers)

High School: A Modest Promposal

Molly and Alice discuss their high school experiences and how hard it is to remember why everything seemed so important after the fact. Hogwarts, Animorphs,  Riverdale, The Raven Cycle, and American Vandal