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May 22, 2017 1 hr 32 min

BSG #2: FUTUREMOUSE! / White Teeth

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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 - Introductions 2:41 - Introduction to 'White Teeth' and first impressions 17:10 - What is an epigraph? The past is the present 22:25 - Concerns over getting culture right—worrying about the Anglicization of culture 24:00 - What's up with the twins? 28:38 - Dr Sick's Murder (?) and its place in Archie and Samad's friendship 37:30 - The Chalfens: our favorite late addition 41:00 - FutureMouse rises 46:05 - Who is KEVIN? 48:18 - Catty corner with Penelope (and Pea) 49:30 - FutureMouse is the present 50:00 - Kelli loves twins - The mirrored experiences of Magid and Millat 51:31 - Teeeeeeeeth 56:20 - Zadie Smith is a boss 59:30 - Mary is obsessed with FutureMouse - FATE 1:01:51 - The end of the book 1:13:30 - Feedback/questions for Beauty and the Beast minisode 1:27:00 Next time on #BSG: Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

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