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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 Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
This week, we have part two of our three-part miniseries talking about myth and folklore! Emily talks about the wholly underrepresented witch in Circe by Madeline Miller, while Rebecca shares the story of a real life "mad woman" in Taylor Swift's new album Folklore. We talk about trash drafts, Greek mythology that inspired the zodiac, and Emily writes a poem about Achilles and Patroclus. Rebecca also shares the wonder of wheelbarrows!
Our infatuations:
Stephanie's The Song of Achilles Post - https://www.stephaniekoetsier.com/post/featuring-on-a-podcast-and-madeline-miller-s-the-song-of-achilles
Circe - Madeline Miller
The Last Great American Dynasty, Mad Woman (Folklore) - Taylor Swift
Achilles Come Down, Atlas Drowned - Gang of Youths
Army - BOY
Greek Mythology/Astrology - https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Zodiac/Astrology/astrology.html
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
This week, we start a three-part miniseries talking about myth and folklore! Emily shares the book which broke her heart, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, while Rebecca breaks down the teenage love triangle in Taylor Swift's new album Folklore. We talk about writing experiments, finding serendipitous crystals, and chat about our favourite book titles. Emily also brings our wonderful Greek myth-obsessed friend Stephanie Koetsier on board to talk about all things Achilles!
Find Stephanie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WordsofKoetsier and her website at stephaniekoetsier.com
Our infatuations:
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
Cardigan, Betty, August (Folklore) - Taylor Swift
Kissaphobic - Make Out Monday
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
Co-star - https://www.instagram.com/costarastrology
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
This week, Emily takes us to a housewife's book club with a twist in The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix, while Rebecca shares some of her favourite poems about friendship and platonic love. We have a chat about studying creative writing at university, question what part of our favourite books we would want to experience, and chat about the wonderful art of translation. Rebecca also champions the importance of finding writing buddies!
Our infatuations:
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix
Best - Laura Webb (Set Me On Fire: A Poem For Every Feeling - Ella Risbridger)
Announcement and Next Steps - Amy Key (Set Me On Fire: A Poem For Every Feeling - Ella Risbridger)
On Platonic Love Being a Real Thing (Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim)
I Must Have Only Loved Her In Summer (Life of the Party - Olivia Gatwood)
An Epic Conversation with Madeline Miller on The Ezra Klein Show - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-epic-conversation-with-madeline-miller/id1081584611?i=1000472366122
Frances Ha
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Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
In this episode of Infatuated, Emily recounts the mystical tale of Bone Crier's Moon by Kathryn Purdie, while Rebecca shares a love story in reverse from Out of Love by Hazel Hayes. We have a chat about our writing 'eras', discuss if we always finish the book, and we learn what colour our auras are. Emily also shares her weird Google search history!
Our infatuations:
Bone Crier's Moon - Kathryn Purdie
Out of Love - Hazel Hayes
Berenstein - The Band CAMINO
The Last Great American Dynasty - Taylor Swift
Aura colour test - https://paranormal.lovetoknow.com/Aura_Color_Test
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Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
This week, Emily teaches us about the Female Gothic trope of being trapped in houses by looking at Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, while Rebecca shares repeated motifs in another Sylvia's work - Ariel by Sylvia Plath. We talk about how reading makes you a better writer, question if writing and communicating are the same thing, and we discuss our love of street art. Emily also shares what is supposedly the biggest incompatibility between the two of us!
Our infatuations:
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Ariel - Sylvia Plath
Bailey Sarian - https://www.youtube.com/user/makeupbyBAILEYSARIAN
SWMRS Lose It - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Tc1s4qvFw
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Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
This week, Emily dives into The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, and Rebecca visits Idaho by Emily Ruskovich. We talk about using Pinterest to make novel mood boards, the art of writing odes, and we learn a lesson about seeing magic in the world. Rebecca also rants about a very important topic: cookies!
Our infatuations:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
Idaho - Emily Ruskovich
Ode to the Women on Long Island - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqpip0H1QTE
Dead Meat - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2IYWWifoIht9T47z1Z5lJw
Space Force
Labyrinthos - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/labyrinthos-tarot-reading/id1155180220
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Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
This week, Emily regales us with The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, by Hallie Rubenhold, and Rebecca shares the story of Ella Risbridger and her anthology Set Me On Fire: A Poem for Every Feeling. We talk about writing to music, a lack of motivation when it comes to finishing scenes, and books we thought we'd love but didn't. Rebecca also tells us about her DMs with Sabrina Benaim!
Our infatuations:
The Five: The Untold Lives of Jack the Ripper - Hallie Rubenhold
Set Me on Fire: A Poem for Every Feeling - Ella Risbridger
I Really Love You - Gibbz
Tough to be a Dreamer - Felix Hagan and the Family
If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe ft. Julia Michaels
Labyrinthos - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/labyrinthos-tarot-reading/id1155180220
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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
This week, Emily cracks into the world building of secret-and-story-filled The Binding by Bridget Collins, while Rebecca shares some poetry about arty experiences from Jane Yeh's Discipline. We also use the writing corner to discuss using real or fake locations, and what visual stimuli inspires us. Emily also shares the story behind amethysts!
We experience a few sound glitches in this episode, we apologise!
Our infatuations:
The Binding - Bridget Collins
Discipline - Jane Yeh
Downfall - Ripe
Ditty in a Dash - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ditty-in-a-dash/id1515347515
Girl Love Luna - https://instagram.com/girl_love_luna
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Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
In this first episode of Infatuated, Emily gushes over the Stalking Jack the Ripper series by Kerri Maniscalco, while Rebecca explains the unique Milkman by Anna Burns. We have a chat about writing anxieties, finding books that made us want to write our own, and we learn how Emily takes inspiration from other works. Rebecca also rants about how it took her 35 minutes to buy some semi-skimmed milk!
Our infatuations:
Stalking Jack the Ripper series - Kerri Maniscalco
Gabriella Budjoso - https://www.instagram.com/gabriella.bujdoso
Milkman - Anna Burns
5SOS Carpool Karabloke - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTI_nctvIU
Moon Song - Phoebe Bridgers
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