Dismal Dedications and Abalone

It's time to step into (our) Christmas (episode)! This week, we're bringing you a bonus episode and recounting our favourite reads, watches, and listens of the past year. Em has lost her voice, we talk about some impactful media, and we exchange our Christmas presents!   Thank you to Titan for gifting Emily with a copy of A Sorceress Comes to Call. You make it feel like Christmas all year round.   Our infatuations: Happy Place - Emily Henry If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio A Sorceress Comes to Call - T. Kingfisher Song of the Stag - R. M. Brown The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo Strong Female Character - Fern Brady The Hemlock Queen - Hannah Whitten To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf Parasite Dog Day Afternoon Joyride boy - Luke Hemmings The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess - Chappell Roan  The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com 

This week, Emily tells us about a deep sea exploration gone wrong in Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield, while Rebecca shares memoirs within memoirs in Must I Go by Yiyun Lee. We recap our Spotify Wrapped for 2024, share some haunting reads for our final (normal) episode of the season, and Emily finds a podcast where her niche interests interact!   Our infatuations: Stray Kids DPR IAN TOMORROW X TOGETHER Sabrina Carpenter Luke Hemmings Don't Go Insane - DPR IAN Blueprint - Stray Kids Ballroom Extravaganza - DPR IAN Hard to Love - BLACKPINK Fri(end)s - V Taylor Swift Chappell Roan  Red Wine Supernova - Chappell Roan loml - Taylor Swift boygenius Christian Lee Hutson Katie Gavin Phoebe Bridgers Afraid of Heights - boygenius Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield Must I Go - Yiyun Lee Derren Brown on Off Menu - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4G60UjNFXUJOi614HYtLwD  Marietta - Medium Build The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about nocturnal investigations in Graveyard Shift by M. L. Rio, while Rebecca shares stories from within castle walls in The Birdcage Library by Freya Berry. We talk about Fable being in jail, review a highly anticipated film (it's Paddington in Peru), and Rebecca tells us about some social media content that will make you want to stay off social media!   Our infatuations: Graveyard Shift - M. L. Rio The Birdcage Library - Freya Berry Breath of the Wild Heidi Becker - https://www.instagram.com/heidiunhinged/  The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about strange food cravings in The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim, while Rebecca shares the sinister side of self care in Rouge by Mona Awad. We talk about Fable going missing (but returning!), share some fears described in these novels, and Emily brings up Stray Kids yet again!   Our infatuations: 13 - HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDaD2y5J5b0&ab_channel=StrayKids  Respirator - HAN and Seungmin of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OGtJXeH6LQ&ab_channel=StrayKids  Human - HAN of Stray Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEjHFRzv5TY&ab_channel=StrayKids  Prelude to Ecstasy - The Last Dinner Party The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about Lemony Snicket's undying love for a woman named Beatrice in The Beatrice Letters by Lemony Snicket, while Rebecca shares the Studio Ghibli-esque tale of The Mermaid From Jeju by Sumi Hahn. We discuss our favourite fictional bands, Emily reads an excessively long Lemony Snicket quote AGAIN, and Rebecca teaches us some diving history from Jeju!   Our infatuations: Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid Sing Street Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost Freaky Friday Wayne's World The Beatrice Letters - Lemony Snicket A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket The Mermaid From Jeju - Sumi Hahn Rivals Paradise Pop. 10 - Christian Lee Hutson The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, we are joined by author Rebecca Brown to talk about and read from her debut fantasy novel, Song of the Stag. We discuss the Scottish influences behind the book, talk about the political events that led to Rebecca wanting to write this story, and we learn some of the process of getting a book published!   * SPOILER WARNING for 1:09:36 - 1:14:14 *   Find Rebecca Brown here: https://www.ringwoodpublishing.com/product/song-of-the-stag-by-r-m-brown/ https://folklorescotland.com/  https://instagram.com/authorrmbrown/    Our infatuations: Song of the Stag - R.M. Brown The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about faerie researchers in Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, while Rebecca shares the torture of writing in Better By Far by Hazel Hayes. We discuss characters with the same names as us, how a holiday unlocked a quickfire favourite, and Emily recommends yet another horror film!   Our infatuations: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett Better By Far - Hazel Hayes X Alphonse Mucha  The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about goddesses in Greek mythology in Divine Might by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca dives into the storytelling in The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift. We discuss artists' relationship to fame, add a big old chunk of TS to the Infatuated Mix, and Rebecca shares some memorable moments from her time at the Eras Tour!   Our infatuations: Divine Might - Natalie Haynes The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift All Too Well music video - https://youtu.be/tollGa3S0o8?si=ZnutfKznAlcAoFsT  Sleep The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Emily tells us about butter and journalism in Butter by Asako Yuzuki, while Rebecca shares a strange neighbourhood in Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood. We catch up on our summers, discuss Paul Mescal's love life, and Emily shares her new crafty hobby!   Our infatuations: Butter - Asako Yuzuki Whoever You Are, Honey - Olivia Gatwood The Secret of Us - Gracie Abrams The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We're back and it is season SIX! This week, Emily talks witchy words in The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland, while Rebecca talks about the collective curious boys and sad girls in The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. We catch up on what's been going on since Season 5, share some recent concerts and holidays, and it is the first of many episodes where Rebecca is sick!   Our infatuations: The Invocations - Krystal Sutherland The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides  Challengers Beach Chair - Medium Build The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: [email protected] Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com