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Writers, hopeless romantics and best friends Rebecca Baird and Emily Fletcher attempt to legitimise their English Lit degrees by talking a lot about stories. We’ll talk books, films, and music, share our own writing journeys and delight listeners far and wide with our adorable friendship. When it comes to good stories, we’re obsessive, we’re effusive, we’re analytical... well we’re just completely Infatuated.
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Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
This week, things are a little different. Emily and Rebecca took a little break over the Christmas period, so we're bringing you a bonus episode in place of the usual episode! We play our own version of the Newlywed Game, which is basically an excuse for you to be nosy and learn more about us. We talk about our first time meeting, what our dream weddings would be, and what annoys us the most about each other. And much more!
Our infatuations:
(All of the songs mentioned are in The Infatuated Mix)
Lady Bird
Stuck in Love
Baby Driver
La La Land
Little Women
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Dec 25, 2020
Friday Dec 25, 2020
It's CHRISTMAAAAS! This week we round up our favourite reads, listens and watches of the year, as well as some festive favourites. We talk about Baby It's Cold Outside NOT being a creepy song, take a quiz to find out what Dark Academia character we are, and discuss which Disney remake we would cast Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in. We also exchange our Christmas presents!
Our infatuations:
The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
The Greenmen - Linden Forster
Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare
Daisy Jones and The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab
Slow Dance With Sasquatch - Jeremy Radin
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
So We Can Glow - Leesa Cross-Smith
CALM - 5 Seconds of Summer
Folklore - Taylor Swift
Evermore - Taylor Swift
Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Little Women
A Muppet's Christmas Carol
Edward Scissorhands
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
This week, Emily talks about Dark Academia and the mysterious game of Montverre in The Betrayals by Bridget Collins, while Rebecca shares her thoughts on poet Rupi Kaur and two of her collections, Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers. We talk about trying not to get distracted by writing other ideas, what Movember has brought to light regarding male suicide, and Emily discusses an interesting song choice in Netflix series Dash and Lily. Rebecca also shouts out five of her recently published works!
If you need help regarding our male suicide discussion - https://www.thecalmzone.net/
Find Rebecca's writing here (the rest are on her Instagram linked further down):
After Looking at my Pink Sapphire Rings - http://the-rally.com/2020/11/21/sexy-poetry-corner/
Twenty, Twenty - https://www.partii.info/ (Issue 01)
Our infatuations:
The Betrayals - Bridget Collins
Milk and Honey - Rupi Kaur
The Sun and Her Flowers - Rupi Kaur
Dead Poet's Society
Chemical Hearts
Dash and Lily
The Queen's Gambit
Philomena - The Decemberists
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
This week, Emily talks about creepy houses and siblings in White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi, while Rebecca tells us about her favourite literary features in three texts by Carson McCullers. We talk about plotting big writing projects, what inspires and motivates us to write, and Rebecca discusses a writing idea she wants to pursue. Emily also shares some of her favourite memes about The Iliad!
Our infatuations:
White is for Witching - Helen Oyeyemi
The Member of the Wedding - Carson McCullers
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers
The Ballad of the Sad Café - Carson McCullers
YALLWrite: The Story Corpse with Victoria Schwab - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnMUo6G_-IA&ab_&ab_channel=YALLFest
Jennifer's Body Reunion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2JLRtWlq0o&ab_channel=ETLive
The Wilds - Henry Jamison
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
This week, Emily tells us about what she calls her new favourite, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, while Rebecca shares Ghosts by Dolly Alderton, her fiction debut. We talk about writing buddies, how to tell what your own writing style actually is, and find out the Greek myth behind red roses. Rebecca also reminds us why 'global pandemic' is a pointless phrase!
Our infatuations:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab
Ghosts - Dolly Alderton
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/natalie-haynes-stands-up-for-the-classics/id1495971324
Love Life
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
This week, Emily tells us some creepy stories from Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh by Alan J. Wilson, Des Brogan and Frank McGrail, while Rebecca tells us about her favourite spooky holiday, Guy Fawkes Night, and film counterpart V for Vendetta. We talk about our favourite Halloween traditions, which trope character we'd be in a horror movie, and discuss what joint costume we should do one day. Emily also tells us about her short-lived acting career in a Guy Fawkes play!
Our infatuations:
Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh - Alan J. Wilson, Des Brogan, and Frank McGrail
V for Vendetta
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
The Voices
Scream
Coraline
Corpse Bride
Edward Scissorhands
Misery - Stephen King
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno Garcia
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Emily's Halloween Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6aQVmZciT95ZQUamC2g4qq?si=ZXpu2g7xSBuV1LBsMr2hJA
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
This week, Emily whisks us back to Greek mythology and the women within it with Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca talks about cats in The Cat by Colette and Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz. We talk about hesitating over using the 'perfect' line, discuss at what point we send a draft to be read, and we take a quiz to find out which classic literary characters we are. Rebecca also has a rant about doing more DIY herself!
This episode is dedicated to Eddie Small.
Our infatuations:
Pandora's Jar - Natalie Haynes
The Cat (Gigi and The Cat) - Colette
Eve's Hollywood - Eve Babitz
1000 Year Old Makeup... and Other Stories - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-yeacvest0&ab_channel=LisaEldridge
Pomegranate Seeds - Julian Moon
Emily's Greek Mythology Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Bz6xEs6AcaVmoVfGg3N1s?si=DClEHucfTyuvSmkBvWshgA
Which Classic Character Are You? - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/which-classic-character-are-you/
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
This week, Emily takes us to the world of moonlight magic in Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez, while Rebecca shares the brilliant essay Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain by Leslie Jamison. We talk about the issue of feeling cliche when writing about heartbreak, question what the title of our biopics would be, and we learn a fun etymology fact. Emily also goes into far too much detail when discussing a 5SOS music video!
Our infatuations:
Woven in Moonlight - Isabel Ibañez
Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain (Leslie Jamison) - https://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2014/04/grand-unified-theory-female-pain
Easier: Live From The Vault - 5 Seconds of Summer
The New Yorker: Fiction - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-yorker-fiction/id256945396
The Shield of Achilles - https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Elements/Shield_of_Achilles/shield_of_achilles.html
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
This week, Emily tackles the beautiful beast of a book which is Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, while Rebecca shares a selection of poems from The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy. We talk about roadkill, dive into some aspects of Emily's work in progress, and question if we would change the endings of any books. Rebecca also shares some Dundee based Taylor Swift news!
Our infatuations:
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
The World's Wife - Carol Ann Duffy
Choke - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
Amy Kay - https://www.instagram.com/amykaypoetry
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
This week, we have the third and final part of our series on myth and folklore! Emily talks about the many stories from women and gods in A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes, while Rebecca does a deep analysis of Invisible String on Taylor Swift's new album Folklore. We talk about writing challenges, clementines, and discuss what fictional characters remind us of each other. Emily also informs us of which books we should read according to our zodiac sign!
Our infatuations:
A Thousand Ships - Natalie Haynes
Invisible String - Taylor Swift
Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beach-too-sandy-water-too-wet/id1446051252
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts - https://www.youtube.com/c/nprmusic/
Penguin's Astrology Recommendations - https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/august/reading-recommendations-astrology-star-sign.html?fbclid=IwAR0aNOUrxBXADrryMIj0hUuQcFLt8IQkbX47Ghi1OxXNJItQyxe8lrf8wLI
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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