EP11: Castles, Space, and Cigarettes ... no Slippers

If you're going to do a retelling of Cinderella, you gotta include some slippers, right? Apparently not! Liberties have been taken. And that's just the start of an episode that takes you from Shakespeare's England to the International Space Station — with a quick stop at Joan Didion's NYC apartment for a smoke. Man, can she write. We have some thoughts on what makes her so good and why some of that energy is missing nowadays. Somehow, it hangs together better than you might think. This fortnight, we read: "Lady Tremaine," by Rachel Hochhauser "Hamnet," by Maggie O'Farrell "Blue Nights," by Joan Didion "Orbital," by Samantha Harvey What sound effects did we give each of these books? You'll just have to listen and find out! Also, don't miss our treatise on not leaving reviews and make sure you follow the instructions.