Episodes

  • Episode 7: Catching Fire and Reluctantly Catching Friends

    Episode 7: Catching Fire and Reluctantly Catching Friends
    Apr 10 2021

    Welcome back Nerds! This week we take a look at Catching Fire, the second book in the Hunger Games Trilogy. Laura has a fetish for tragic dog stories, and Mae lays down the sickest of burns.


    Intro and Outro music is 'Exactly' by Ketsa, courtesy of freemusicarchive.com


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    2 hrs and 30 mins
  • Episode 6: The Hunger Games and General Confusion Over Astrology

    Episode 6: The Hunger Games and General Confusion Over Astrology
    Apr 9 2021

    Welcome back Nerds! In this episode, we tackle the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Laura gives brief lecture on star signs, and Mae throws her whole brain away.


    Intro and outro music is 'Exactly' by Ketsa, courtesy of freemusicarchive.com


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    2 hrs and 25 mins
  • Episode 5: V for Vendetta and The Finer Points of Public Transit

    Episode 5: V for Vendetta and The Finer Points of Public Transit
    Mar 12 2021
    Welcome Back! Our first episode back from our extended break covers V for Vendetta. Laura has a personal vendetta against roses, and Mae apparently is obsessed with trains. Join us on twitch for the live webcast and be part of the conversation at twitch.tv/prosebeforeshowswebcast

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    2 hrs and 30 mins
  • Episode 4: How to Train Your Dragon and Defeating Capitalism

    Episode 4: How to Train Your Dragon and Defeating Capitalism
    Oct 25 2020
    Welcome back nerds! This episode we take a look at How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. Laura shares questionable information on pregnancy, and Mae finally finished the assigned reading before the recording!

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Episode 3: The Godfather and Taking Shots at the Food Network

    Episode 3: The Godfather and Taking Shots at the Food Network
    Oct 13 2020
    Welcome back to Prose Before Shows! This week our intrepid hosts tackle a big time favorite - The Godfather. Laura outs herself as a trash racoon, Mae has a lot of feelings about the Oscars, and the girls attempt to learn some Italian.

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Episode 2: The English Patient and World War II Daddy Issues

    Episode 2: The English Patient and World War II Daddy Issues
    Sep 28 2020
    Welcome back Nerds! In this episode, we tackle The English Patient by Micheal Ondaatje. Laura eats some yummy pasta, and Mae develops an interesting theory about Batman.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Episode 1: Gone With the Wind and Various Cat-Related Difficulties

    Episode 1: Gone With the Wind and Various Cat-Related Difficulties
    Sep 14 2020

    Alright, being the masochists that we are, we decided to start things off with a doozy! Mistakes were made. Regrets were had. Mae struggles to word-good, and Laura struggles to create cat-themed puns.


    We would love to hear your thoughts! Continue the discussion on our Facebook page!


    **As promised, here are a few links to some thoughts from a Black perspective:


    1) https://collider.com/gone-with-the-wind-book-problems/


    2) https://entropymag.org/a-black-feminists-response-to-trumps-question-can-we-get-gone-with-the-wind-back-please/


    3) https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/12/opinions/gone-with-the-wind-illuminates-white-supremacy-stewart/index.html **


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    1 hr and 17 mins