EPISODE · Apr 4, 2025 · 1H 28M

Interlude II

from Functionally Literate · host Ryan Carter

The hosts of Functionally Literate read the 99th page of several books and decide if they would or wouldn't read them to celebrate the club's 2nd anniversary.(00:00) Introduction(05:26) A Dowry of Blood(10:48) 1491: Revelations of the Americas before Columbus(17:14) George Orwell's Why I Write(20:47) Grimm's Fairy Tales(23:40) Lilith(26:40) The Shallows: What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains(30:19) The Social Contract(36:27) The Drawing Of The Three(40:57) What Moves the Dead(44:41) The Decay of Lying(50:54) Hollow Kingdom(55:55) Carmilla(59:42) A Court Of Thorns And Roses(01:06:18) The Final Girl Support GroupBe sure to check out Kit's paper, Harpies.

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