Ghosts of the Middle Class: "A Strange Christmas Game," by Charlotte Riddell

Send us a textIt's our traditional Christmas Haunt, and we're joined by bestie of the pod Maddie Wood to discuss Charlotte Riddell's "A Strange Christmas Game"! Come crash the holiday party as we talk haunted estates, the nouveau riche, sword fights, bridge, and whether demolition is just as good as an exorcism. As always, we are:-Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com-Thankful to Jess Versus (@jessversus on Instagram) for our perfect logo and other assorted beautiful artworks-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to Joshua Spacht for our closing music, "Carol of the Night Bells."Support the show

Send us a textIt's spooky season, and this year the tradwife life is the most haunted house of all! Join us as we explore "The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman's immortal, haunting tale of entrapment, madness, and marriage. As always, we are:-Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com-Thankful to Jess Versus (@jessversus on Instagram) for our perfect logo and other assorted beautiful artworks-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to Material Gurl for our closing music, "Bats in the Foundry."Support the show

Send us a textPlease note: Zach would like everyone to know that he KNOWS Wodehouse's lovely wife was named ETHEL, not EDITH, and he misspoke! Forgive him, if you'll be so kind. We're indulging in a little Edwardian farce with the best to ever do it--humorist and all-around funny guy P.G. Wodehouse! Join us and cartoonist/author/also all-around funny guy Zach Weindersmith as we take a jaunt through the life and works of the creator of the immortal Jeeves and Wooster. As always, we are:-Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com-Thankful to Jess Versus (@jessversus on Instagram) for our perfect logo and other assorted beautiful artworks-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to Sam Barsh for our closing music, Scott's PlanesSupport the show

Send us a textSeason 2 finale! OMG!!If you want to keep up with us, go and subscribe at https://gracetodd.substack.com/ to stay in the loop!! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com-Thankful to Jess Versus (@jessversus on Instagram) for our perfect logo and other assorted beautiful artworks-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to MusOpen.Org for our closing music, "A Curious Story" from Robert Schumann's Scenes From Childhood.Support the show

Send us a textPride month never ends at Didn't Read It, and we're cruising into July with another "they definitely weren't roommates" literary classic--Rose Terry's haunting short story "My Visitation." New pal of the pod Kat Ray joins us to discuss when men deserve their snaps, whether the straights are okay, and the eternal allure of the lavender marriage. As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com-Thankful to Jess Versus (@jessversus on Instagram) for our perfect logo and other assorted beautiful artworks-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to JCar for our closing music, "The Last Goodbye"Support the show

Send us a textIt's the 4th of July, and we're feeling real weird about it!As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to MusOpen for our closing music, "Bullets and Bayonets"Support the show

Send us a textToni, our resident medievalist gal about town, has returned to give us more of that sweet sweet Chaucer content!! In the Fifth Fragment, we're talking about storytelling, promises you shouldn't have to keep, and even more Terrible Medieval Husbands. As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram & Twitter-Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] academic scrutiny at didntreaditpod.com-Thankful to Black Iris Social Club for use of their beautiful space-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to MusOpen for our closing music, "Medieval Dance Tunes Medly"Support the show

Send us a textSpring is bleeding into summer and we're attending a perfectly innocent garden party where nothing bad happens to anyone! Join us as we explore Katherine Mansfield's complex little tale of Edwardian New Zealand and try to decide which articles of clothing, exactly, would convince us to abandon our sense of decency. As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram -Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] to Jess Versus (on Instagram @jessversus) for our incredible logo and assorted works of art-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to Shimmer for our closing music, "The Life of a Rose."Support the show

Send us a textIt's a holiday weekend and we're celebrating by diving into more oldey-timey raunchy literature! Join us and new friend of the pod Kathleen Lubey, author of What Pornography Knows, as we dive into Eliza Haywood's racy and transgressive novella "Fantomina"! If you'd like to hear more from Kathleen, you can find her at https://www.kathleenlubey.com/ or on Instagram @kathylubey. Go check out her book! It's really cool! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram -Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] to Jess Versus (on Instagram @jessversus) for our incredible logo and assorted works of art-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to Wicked Cinema for our closing music, "A Game of Chess."Support the show

Send us a textThe New Yorker turned 100 this year, and so we're taking a trip through the archives to explore the first (not so great) year of fiction published by the magazine, discuss the legacy of early fiction editor Katherine White, and more! As always, we are: -Asking with all the love in our hearts that you leave us a review or tell a friend about the show <3-Accepting friends @didntreadit on Instagram -Accepting nemesis applications at [email protected] to Jess Versus (on Instagram @jessversus) for our incredible logo and assorted works of art-Thankful to William Albritton for our incredible theme song, "Books 2.0"-Thankful to Dresden, the Flamingo for our closing music, "Good Ol' Days."Support the show