BSG #2: FUTUREMOUSE! / White Teeth

What is FutureMouse? Are our teeth a part of our identity? And who, for the love of god, is KEVIN? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week's episode as the squad dives into Zadie Smith's 2000 novel 'White Teeth.'0:20 - Introductions2:41 - Introduction to 'White Teeth' and first impressions17:10 - What is an epigraph? The past is the present22:25 - Concerns over getting culture right—worrying about the Anglicization of culture24:00 - What's up with the twins?28:38 - Dr Sick's Murder (?) and its place in Archie and Samad's friendship37:30 - The Chalfens: our favorite late addition41:00 - FutureMouse rises46:05 - Who is KEVIN?48:18 - Catty corner with Penelope (and Pea)49:30 - FutureMouse is the present50:00 - Kelli loves twins - The mirrored experiences of Magid and Millat 51:31 - Teeeeeeeeth56:20 - Zadie Smith is a boss59:30 - Mary is obsessed with FutureMouse - FATE1:01:51 - The end of the book1:13:30 - Feedback/questions for Beauty and the Beast minisode1:27:00 Next time on #BSG: Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix