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The return of Maysilee is exactly what Britt and Chris needed! They laugh about her wire fork and cleverness, awww about the sibling moment, and think about her 50/50 or no deal requirement. They also explore her POV as she's finally reunited with Haymitch and Mag's POV as she sent them District 12 mourning soup.Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you...

Britt and Chris dive into Part III: "The Poster," discussing glittery volcanoes, Haymitch feeling like a failure, labor unions, and child combatants. They also explore the POVs of Panache and mentors Mags, Wiress, and Beetee.Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1...

After seeing The Magicians cast at Enchanticon, Britt and Chris share stories from meeting Summer Bishil and Hale Appleman, clips from insightful and hilarious panel conversations, and mini interviews with some of the awesome fans they got to meet!Listen to the whole Magicians watch-through at bit.ly/magicians-podcast and get your Fillory button and Eliot card here: bit.ly/fillorybutton and...

Britt and Chris discuss the character arcs of Haymitch, Maysilee, and Ampert in "The Rascal," thinking about radicalization, class conscience, and community action. They also explore the 50th arena’s capitalist messages and how we sing the songs of the dead.Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing...

Britt and Chris begrudgingly dive into this horrible chapter, discussing Ampert's end, Haymitch's thoughts on death, backup generators, and Palestinian and Native American acts of resistance. They also explore quite a few POVs, including Wiress, Capitol citizens, tributes, and Gamemakers.Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content,...

Britt and Chris are back to discuss hope (gasp!), disappeared and tortured bodies, Lou Lou's ferocity, Haymitch creating a fan identity, and Capitol elitism complete with grape juice goblet etiquette. They also explore the POVs of Lenore Dove, Maysilee Donner, and sweet hugging boy Ampert.Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content,...

Britt and Chris dive into Wyatt and Lou Lou's deaths, undocumented immigrant labor, ideas about canaries, and how Haymitch boldly screamed, "Enough!" at the end of the chapter. They also explore the POVs of President Snow, Haymitch's mother, and even a little bit of Katniss in her first Games.Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our...

Britt and Chris finish their discussion on Chapter 15, exploring Newcomers strategies, the "launch room," ideas of abundance and of course poisoning the environment. They also think about the POVs of Wiress seeing her mentees off, Maysilee preparing to enter the arena, and Capitol citizens viewing the start of the 50th Hunger Games.Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your...

There was way too much to discuss in Chapter 15, so Britt and Chris split their discussion into two parts. This first part explores the District 11 tributes finding out about Lou Lou, THE GROUP HUG 😭, and Effie Trinket seeing Haymitch off into the Games. They also think about the pull Haymitch feels to help his fellow Newcomers and several parallels to the other Hunger Games books.Please tell a...

Britt and Chris talk all about Lenore Dove and Haymitch's phone call (and Britt being a weird teenager), ideas of freedom and forbidden songs, and the Hunger Games being a "family-friendly" show. They also explore the POVs of off-page Beetee and distraught Lenore Dove.Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our...