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a network of podcasts about period dramas and book adaptaions
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This podcast is the penultimate in our series about Normal People, a mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we are talking about character growth, the power of a good SSRI, Nicholas Sparks cliches and Marianes toxic family dynamic. 

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This podcast is the tenth in our series about Normal People, a mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we are talking about the most depressing episode yet! We discuss Paul Mescals award winning performance, the crisis in men's mental health and the shows surgical removal of anything that might appear like a political opinion.

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This podcast is the seventh in our series about Normal People, a mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we are finally able to gush about the Italy episode, the scenary, the sunshine, the insane outfit choices and of course, the dinner party from hell.

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This podcast is the seventh in our series about Normal People, a mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we are finally able to gush about the Italy episode, the scenary, the sunshine, the insane outfit choices and of course, the dinner party from hell.

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This podcast is the seventh in our series about Normal People, a mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we discuss the break-up-that-wasn't, Sally Rooney's masterful depiction of toxic masculinity and Marianne’s stepford wife era.

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This podcast is the fourth in our series about Normal People, a mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we discuss Marianne's toxic family dynamics, the difficulty of communicating about money and Rita’s unwavering appreciation for Niall.

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This podcast is the fourth in our series about Normal People, a mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we discussed the very realistic potrayal of university life, the way the show has enhanced the source material and sing edge of seventeen for some reason.

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This podcast is the fourth in our series about Normal People, a mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we discussed the very realistic potrayal of university life, the way the show has enhanced the source material and sing edge of seventeen for some reason.

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Episode 24: Normal People 1x03

This podcast is the third in our new series on Normal People. A mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we discussed the shows first deviation from the noval, fall a little bit more in love with Lorraine and Michele shares a prom horror story.

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This podcast is the second in our new series on Normal People. A mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we discussed the way the show depicts intimate scenes, the myriad if ways Connell is fucking up and try and fancast Paul Mescal in a Jane Austen adaptation.

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This podcast is the first in our new series of podcasts about Normal People. A mini-series based on the hit novel by Sally Rooney.

This week we discussed how the hell Michele misses the cultural phenomenon of the first lockdown. Give you first impressions of Connell and Marianne and make breakfast club references that will certainly age us. subscribe to in the books for more podcasts

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Episode 21: All The Light We Cannot See (1x04)

This podcast is the fourth and final in our series on All The Light We Cannot See

This week we discuss the differences between the novel and screen adaptations ending, praise Lars Eidinger and make constant digs at Pearl Harbour (aka the worst WWII movie of all time)

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Episode 20: All The Light We Cannot See (1x03)

This podcast is a third in our series on All The Light We Cannot See

This episode we discuss the shows amazing sound design, national treasure Hugh Laurie and Rita explains what the battle for saint-malo was really like.

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Episode 19: All The Light We Cannot See (1x02)

This podcast is a second in our series on All The Light We Cannot See

This episode we discuss the differences from the novel, the history of the Invasion of Paris and go on off a tangent about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

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Episode 18: All The Light We Cannot See

This podcast is a first in our series on All The Light We Cannot See

All The Light We Cannot See is a brand new Netflix mini-series based on a Pulitzer prize winning novel. It follows the lives of two teenagers during the height of World War II: Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and Werner Pfennig, a German boy forced to join and fight for the Nazi regime.

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Episode 15: Pachinko (part two)

Michele and Rita are back discussing the last four episodes of Pachinko, a sweeping saga that chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.

Trigger Warning for discussions of Sexual Assault and Racism.

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