All My Friends Are English Majors

"everyone wants to know"

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:45:00 GMT

mom and emily read "everyone wants this" by Kelly Loy Gilbert! Spoiler, we accidentally had a 30 minute phone call where we discussed everything before recording...

we discuss social media, our relationships to our own moms, and the importance of not having too many plotlines in your book.

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"dairy queen"

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:45:00 GMT

mom and emily have made their way forward in time to the 2000s. we're reading dairy queen, a book about a teenage girl who runs a dairy farm and goes out for the football team. in this episode, we talk about the lack of social media and phones in this book, the master class on how to talk about the size and shape of someone's body (if you must) that catherine murdock puts on, and the joy of coming from a family that isn't quiet. tune in next week for a recent piece of YA fiction, everyone wants to know.

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"up a road slowly"

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 03:23:10 GMT

this month, emily and jane (mom!!!!!) are talking about ya fiction and how it has changed through time. in this episode, i reckon with the fact that i was reading ya as many as FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, among other things. this week, we read up a road slowly by irene hunt, and discuss having a village instead of a nuclear family, the importance of breaking cyclical family dynamics, and how publishing worked before amazon. next week, we'll move into the aughts and talk all things dairy queen.

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netflix adaptation month conclusion

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:58:27 GMT

kayla and tuck discuss basically everything in the world except these three books. when we do manage to talk about the books, we talk about the importance of having an editor (a common theme), the craziest plotline, and whether or not we're too old to be reading YA.

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"to all the boys i've loved before"

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:51:31 GMT

kayla and tuck read the #1 netflix book to movie adaptation (in tuck's heart). we discuss what a breath of fresh air it is to read a book that clearly had an editor, as well as the stanford complex and noah centineo's innate lack of charm in anything besides this film. tune in next week for our netflix adaptation conclusion!

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"the law of tall girls"

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:45:32 GMT

this week, tuck and kayla read the inspo for the netflix movie tall girl (we think)! we discuss teachers getting fired, how CPS might have been good just this once, and the various insane things put down in ink in this book.

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"the kissing booth"

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:45:19 GMT

womp womp womp we read another book that shoulda stayed fanfiction!! kayla is back for another month and this time we're reading netflix teen comedy adaptations. what is a cinematic masterpiece (the kissing booth) is about 400 pages too long. we discuss british-isms, weirdly chill parents, and yet another teen attending harvard. tune in next week for the rule of tall girls!

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fairy tale month conclusion

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:45:15 GMT

emily and betsy finish out fairy tale month with recs, goodreads reviews, and general convos about what we like so much about re-written fairytales. asides include Lily James' blood diamond campaign and the importance of getting out of your reading comfort zone

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"the girls at the kingfisher club"

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:45:19 GMT

emily and betsy are discussing our third fairy tale- the 12 dancing princesses. we read "the girls at the kingfisher club" by genevieve valentine! spoiler alert, we went three for three on liking the books for this month! we discuss strong heroines, why men keep trying to send women to asylums, and the importance of the bell curve.

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"east"

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:45:48 GMT

tuck and betsy read east by edith pattou for our second book in fairytale month! we discuss the purple eyed YA heroine, how refreshing it is to read a well written book, and why we might be enjoying the non-grimms fairy tales better than the grimms.

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"a sorcery of thorns"

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:50:38 GMT

it's the first week of fairy tale month! betsy is back and we are talking about fairy tales. this week, we read a sorcery of thorns by maggie rogerson and discussed the orphanification of women, our differing opinions on age gaps in romantasy, and the main things we like about re-written fairy tales. tune in next week for edith pattou's east.

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memoir month conclusion

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:31:50 GMT

tuck and claire discuss all three memoirs, what we like about memoirs, goodreads reviews of the books we read this month, and recs! next month is fairy tales!

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"rodham"

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:45:21 GMT

this week we deviated from the prompt and read rodham by curtis sittenfeld. mostly, this was so tuck could read another curtis sittenfeld book, but we did talk about hillary clinton, do some impressions, and discuss if the sex in this book ever needed to see the light of day. tune in next week for comp con!

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"educated"

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:45:41 GMT

this week, tuck and claire read "educated" by tara westover! we talk about unreliable narrators (classic), empathy, and judging a book by it's cover. tune in next week when we read rodham by curtis sittenfeld!

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year of yes

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:45:33 GMT

it's memoir month! tuck and claire read Shonda Rhimes' year of yes. we talk about an obsession with thinness, if motherhood should be considered a job, and our opinion on audio books. tuned in next week for tara westover's educated!

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music month conclusion

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:45:10 GMT

tuck and carlson are back to talk about all things music month! we talked about what we liked and didn't like, resources for finding books (listed here: smart bitches trashy books, novelist, and book page), and recs for if you want more books with themes like these. we'll be back with memoir month next week!

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"roomies"

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:45:06 GMT

....and they were room mates.....

emily and tuck take on christina lauren's roomies this week on music month. we talk about broadway, dedication to your craft, and the importance of doing even one single google search before you write a story in an industry you don't know anything about <3. tune in next week for our music month conclusion!

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"kiss the girl"

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:45:02 GMT

tuck and carlson take on our second musically themed book of the month: kiss the girl by zoraida cordova. this is a disney hyperion book so we spend time discussing the disney book machine, things about this book that were silly and fun, and all the other things we're having fun reading. tune in next week for roomies!

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"last call at the local"

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 01:38:53 GMT

it's the month of the emilys!! tuck and her friend emily are reading music-related cartoon cover romances. this week, we read last call at the local by sara grunder ruiz! spoiler alert, we like talia hibbert's disability representation much better! this book was not about music and was not meant to be listened to on audio book so tuck specifically is 0 for 2 on this week. next week we are reading "kiss the girl" (it's not gay sorry to the fans).

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Mom's Month Conclusion

Wed, 22 May 2024 12:45:38 GMT

it's the final week of books that moms love and anna and tuck are talking all things at month-end conclusion. we are ranking our curmudgeons, talking about good reads, and spend more than a little time discussing dramione fanfiction. tune in next month for rom coms about musicians!

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"lessons in chemistry"

Wed, 15 May 2024 12:45:54 GMT

tuck and anna are back reading another sad book about found family and an animal that adopts our main character. we talk about grief, sexism, and the importance of food in our lives! tune in next week when we conclude books that moms love month!

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"remarkably bright creatures"

Wed, 08 May 2024 12:45:34 GMT

tuck and anna are back again to talk about books that mom's love! we are talking about beloved octopus, why these authors love to write about Scandinavians, and the importance of a pet that adopts the main character. we'll be bac next week to talk about remarkably bright creatures!

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"a man called ove"

Wed, 01 May 2024 12:45:05 GMT

it's a new month and a new guest! tuck and anna take on books that moms love! we are starting with "a man called ove" by fredrick bachman! we love that guy (ove and fredrick!). we talk about what it takes to be a book that your mom loves, and the importance of a curmudgeon in all our lives. tune in next week for remarkably bright creatures.

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PT month conclusion

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:45:25 GMT

it's the end of pt month and you know what that means! tuck and lauren are talking all things pt month: the terrible medical care our main characters received, the importance of consent, and how embaressing it is that aj does recognize the female orgasm. tune in next month for books that moms love!

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"ahead in the heat"

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:45:46 GMT

tuck and lauren are talking about a surf story this week! we talk about the right and wrong way to introduce character depth, the importance of consent, and all the reasons this book gave us the ick. Tune in next week for the conclusion of pt month!

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"how to walk away"

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:45:05 GMT

tuck and lauren are back this week for a substantially more normal episode of amfaem. we're talking pt, scotland, and the importance of growing and changing! katherine center, thank you for doing your research, we are obsessed with you. never stop doing what you're doing. tune in next week for hopefully a more normal episode than reading dream runner but no promises.

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"dream runner"

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:45:40 GMT

it's physical therapy month! tuck and lauren read dream runner by gail mcfarland! this is the worst book we've ever read! if you want to listen to us talk about foot stuff and scary medical care, this is the book for you!! there's also some brief track and field conversation as well as the ability of an author to tell on themselves- gail mcfarland, did a gold digger steal your husband from you? tune in next week for how to walk away!

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women's right's month conclusion

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:45:04 GMT

it's the conclusion of women's right's month! in this episode, we rank our favorite unreliable narrator, talk about the importance of motherhood, and talk about how incredible women are. this sounds really dramatic. we also read good reads comments and talk about nicole kidman! see you all next month for physical therapy month!

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"the silent patient"

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:45:47 GMT

it's week three of women's right's month! tuck and austin are discussing the silent patient by alex michaelides! we discuss how illegal everything that happens in this book is, alex's view on the devil's lettuce, and unreliable narrators (shocker!). asides include the enneagram, all time bad names in books, and how male therapists simply can't be trusted. tune in next week for comp con!

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"big little lies"

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:45:06 GMT

it's episode two of women's right's month and tuck and austin are back to discuss bll. this is their second time discussing the show, as austin and tuck watched it together for the first time during covid 2020. we talk about Nicole Kidman's insane vibes, madeline martha mackenzie, and the crazy virginity plotline.

trigger warning for discussion of rape and eating disorders.

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"gone girl"

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:23:41 GMT

it's women's rights month! which can only mean one thing: tuck has a man on the pod. join tuck and her friend austin as they take on the world of wealthy white women and the crimes that only they could slay at committing. we're starting with gone girl. discussions include small town MO, how amy is slaying, and ben affleck's back tattoo.

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fifty shades month conclusion

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:45:57 GMT

tuck and lydia are out of the trenches of fifty shades freed and back on more comfortable turf: marxism, perfect womanhood, and the mile high club. tune in this week as we finish out fifty shades month! we'll see you next week as we begin talking about women's rights with gone girl!

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"fifty shades freed"

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:45:38 GMT

tuck and lydia are back for another week living at escala! we venture to the mediterranean for some brief discourse on nude beaches, and then head back to seattle for a very dreary conversation about the state of Ana and Christians relationship. brief asides include colleen hoover, the word yar, and the importance of having better friends than Ana's.

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"fifty shades darker"

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:19:25 GMT

just like Ana and Christian, tuck and lydia got back together this week to talk about fifty shades darker. we talk about Oedipus, the insidiousness of rich person philanthropy, and the importance of actually talking to your partner instead of just screaming at each other and then immediately having crazy kinky sex.

tune in next week for fifty shades freed!

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"fifty shades of grey"

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:45:34 GMT

welcome to tuck and lydia's red room of pain! this month we are taking on EL James' 2011 phenom: Fifty Shades of Grey. we discuss why women love to read about a man who cannot articulate why he is attracted to a woman, how it's not kidnapping if nothing bad happens to you, and Anastasia Steele being Mickey Mouse Coded. Tune in next week for Fifty Shades Darker!

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graceling month conclusion

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:45:15 GMT

it's week four of graceling month and you know what that means! bailey and tuck dig in on all three books and talk about the best things to come from all of them! we also discuss these books through a feminist lens and refute some of the most frequent takes on good reads! tune in next month for 50 shades!

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"bitterblue"

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:45:14 GMT

tuck and bailey are back for week three of graceling month! this episode we discuss what it's like to reckon with the mortality of your favorite characters, free solo, and the importance of understanding what a charter is!

trigger warnings this episode for discussions of rape and suicide.

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"fire"

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:50:59 GMT

tuck and bailey are back this week talking about the second book in the graceling series "fire"! we talk about horses with silly names, the importance of women in court, and how it would be fun to have hair that looks like the sunset. tune in next week for book three, bitterblue!

editing note: as i do not have a podcast studio, i can do nothing about the corgi running around upstairs! forgive some light thumps.

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"graceling"

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:50:58 GMT

bailey is back!!! we're reading tuck's favorite teen fantasy series this month, Kristin Cashore's graceling novels. we talk about survival, why mind readers are so hated, and why po is a tough name for a love interest. we'll be back next week with our two different colored eyes for the second in the series, fire!

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bodyguard month conclusion

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 13:45:13 GMT

it's the conclusion of bodyguard (fake dating lol) month!! moe and tuck talk about why these books are good, other books that are good like these, and the importance of writing well even in a cartoon cover romance novel. tune in next month, where tuck and bailey will talking about Kristin Cashore's Graceling novels!

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"the blonde identity"

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:45:42 GMT

public service announcement: once again, if you are looking for tuck and moe to be haters, you will be sorely disappointed. this week, to end the reading for (fake dating) bodyguard month, we read the blonde identity by ally carter. if you loved the Ally's teen fiction, we are here to tell you that you will love this book. it felt like coming home to a dramatic jumping off a cliff with (or without) a parachute. ally carter i love you never change. we discuss how crazy it is to have an identical twin in the cia, the importance of your amnesiac to be smart, and if it's necessary for your "adult" romance to have explicit sex in it. tune in next week for the bodyguard month conclusion!

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"take a hint dani brown"

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:45:08 GMT

it's bodyguard month week 2! tuck and moe read "Take a Hint Dani Brown" by Talia Hibbert. Spoiler alert- if you're looking for us to be critical this episode is not for you!! we loved this book- discussions include a leading man who is an hopeless romantic, the things posh british people can get away with saying, and how it's a good thing that moe's dog did, in fact, eat her homework.

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"the bodyguard"

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:45:23 GMT

it's bodyguard month! tuck and her friend moe are reading all things bodyguard romance! this week starts with Katherine Center's the bodyguard. we talk about if there's such thing as too perfect a man, whether or not it's possible that anyone is being told they are plain as much as the main character in this book, and the importance of reading romance! this is the first romance book month we've had a guest who loves reading romance, so if that's your cup of tea we will see you next week for take a hint Dani Brown!

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dune conclusion

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:45:14 GMT

it's our first movie-sode! sam and emily take on dune part 1, a film both of us really like. includes conversations about if timmy is a good actor, if they can stick the landing on the second film, and jimmy neutron. next month is bodyguard month! stay tuned!

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"dune" part 3

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:45:14 GMT

we've done it! we've read all of dune! we talk about paul riding a worm, whether or not Alia is going to look like Renesmee in Dune II, and if Frank Herbert hates women. Tune in next week, where we'll watch Part I of Dune and compare it to the book!

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"dune" part 2

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 23:41:26 GMT

it is week 2 of dune month and we are reading part 2 of frank herbert's dune! tuck and sam dig in on the bene gesserit, the impossibility of living on arrakis, and how lucky we are to live on a planet with big trees and big lakes! tune in next week for week three of dune month.

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"dune" part 1

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:51:30 GMT

it's time folks. sam is back. we are running on desert power this month and reading the science fiction classic Dune by Frank Herbert. we discuss everything that happens in part 1 (a lot), emily mispronounces every name in the book wrong by a single letter (except paul), and we discuss if paul atreides would give people as many stds as timothee chalamet. tune in next week for dune part 2!

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jane eyre conclusion

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:44:32 GMT

it's comp con week!! this week we talk about all the books with jane in the title and discuss their various merits and flaws! we also give recommendations for anyone who wants to do more reading like jane eyre.

Tune in next month for Dune Month with Sam!

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"wide sargasso sea"

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:45:15 GMT

in this weeks' episode, emily and betsy take on Jean Rhys' "Wide Sargasso Sea". we talk about whether or not moving to england from the carribean could make anyone go mad, the idea of the hysterical woman, and if the repression of the victorian era made more people go crazy than was perhaps necessary. next week is comp/con, tune in for one last week on Jane Eyre!

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"my plain jane"

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:45:14 GMT

this week, betsy and emily read "my plain jane", a ghostly retelling of jane eyre. We discuss the rochester age gap (again), if women are allowed to go crazy if they're locked up for 15 years, and the importance of using hysteria sparingly in your book about women for women. Tune in next week for wide sargasso sea!

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"jane"

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 21:51:24 GMT

it's week 1(ish) of Jane Eyre month! This week, Betsy and Emily dove into April Lindner's "Jane" a modern retelling of Jane Eyre. We talk about what happens when a book enters the public domain, and if there are certain elements to this book that make it impossible to move into the modern day (we're looking at you, Bertha). Tune in next week for My Plain Jane!

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bonus ep: "jane eyre"

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 21:04:26 GMT

it's the first episode of jane eyre month! in this episode, emily and her sister betsy discuss the original text- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. We discuss the importance of understanding that is is a book about jane, not just a book about jane and rochester, and the pronunciation of the name St. John. Follow this episode up with our first true episode of the month, Jane, by April Lindner.

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off campus conclusion

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:45:50 GMT

it's the final week of off campus month! tuck and brennan talk about the off campus series as a whole! we talk about if stuffed animals have souls, some of the crazier plot points in the series, and about adele's boyfriend's day job. next month is Jane Eyre month (spooky, right?), please tune in!

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"the score"

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:45:10 GMT

it's week three of off campus month and tuck and brennan are off topic! we do discuss elle kennedy's the score, but we also talk about fantasy football, why it's irresponsible for the nfl to replay season ending injuries over and over again, and the importance of wearing wool in the wintertime. what can we say, these books are for boys! tune in next week for comp con!

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"the mistake"

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:45:17 GMT

it's week 2 of the off-campus series! tuck and brennan discuss Elle Kennedy's "The Mistake". We talk new hockey lingo, if any of the women in these books have self respect, and if it's possible for a D1 athlete to share a twin bed. Next week we read "The Score"!

PS: if the outro seems a little abrupt it is because Brennan's audio got messed up! Don't worry, he will get to do all his kanye album comparisons during comp con! We will be letting the man cook!

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"the deal"

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:45:50 GMT

it's a new month and we have a new guest! tuck and btrav take on the off-campus series by elle kennedy. we start with "the deal". we discuss the number of boners in this book, if you're allowed to stalk a woman if it's for a good cause, and how elle kennedy really wrote some bangers. see you next week when we discuss "the mistake"!

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acotar month conclusion

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:45:11 GMT

congrats to all my amfaem soldiers who survived acotar month!! in this episode jess and tuck talk about fanfiction and it's influence on the publishing industry, play fmk with the high lords, and ask each other important questions such as "should jess become the kind of teacher who bans books?". thank you jess for coming on the pod! next month we're reading the off campus series by elle kennedy!

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"a court of wings and ruin"

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:45:33 GMT

we did it joe! tuck and jess read all of acotar! there's no more books after this! jess pretends she does not see them! we talk about how there are no rules for magic in this world, what we would Not Be Thinking About During War (sex), and how we (unfortunately) love the avengers assemble of it all. tune in next week for comparison contrast!

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"a court of mist and fury"

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:08:21 GMT

we're onto book 2 of sarah j maas's a court of thorns and roses! jess and tuck purr, smirk, and snarl our way through the enormous, throbbing second book in the acotar series (we are begging sjm to find more descriptors we are begging rhysand to flirt in a less animalistic way). spoiler: jess is hooked but we are in agreement: the writing needs to be better but we still Care So Much!

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"a court of thorns and roses"

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:45:19 GMT

jess is back! tuck and jess are taking on the wildly popular sarah j maas series " a court of thorns and roses" this month. it's a long episode but there was much to discuss! such things include beastiality, why women like faerie stories so much, and how we are begging authors to think their readers are smart!!! next week we will talk about book 2, a court of mist and fury!

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colleen hoover month conclusion

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:45:35 GMT

it's the end of colleen hoover month! tune in to listen to tuck and kayla as we discuss the merits (or lack thereof) of colleen hoover's books. asides include kayla's presentation of the pussy thesaurus and if colleen hoover is just writing trauma porn. next month is ACOTAR month, we'll see you next week!

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"ugly love"

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:45:09 GMT

ugly love ugly writing ugly time kayla and tuck hated this book. wish we had nicer things to say but unfortunately we will be discussing Miles being a weirdo and Colleen Hoover's scrub kink! tune in next week for CoHo month conclusion?

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"it ends with us"

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 22:48:07 GMT

tuck and kayla discuss colleen hoover's it ends with us. spoiler alert: something is wrong with this book! other discussions include casseroles and what situations they are appropriate for! please rate and review

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"verity"

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:45:18 GMT

bad news folks! it's colleen hoover month! this week tuck and kayla discuss colleen hoover's romantic thriller "verity." in a continuation from previous months we are begging colleen hoover to get an editor! this episode includes discussions of horny jail, premeditated murder, and how we'd react if someone committed involuntary manslaughter directly in front of us! next week's episode will be out late as kayla and i will be out of town and unable to record on time!

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sally rooney month conclusion

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:20:15 GMT

it's the end of sally month! we discuss economics, the church, and other fascinating topics like whether or not felix is an actual criminal. asides include jess and tuck's 8 year old church outfits and if being on dating apps makes you a bad person.

next month is colleen hoover month! prepare to sip on the haterade!

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"beautiful world where are you"

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:45:24 GMT

it's week three of sally rooney month! tuck and jess are discussing beautiful world where are you, sally's third book! in this episode we discuss friendship, forgiveness, actually liking your partner, and the importance of actually reading the books, instead of just consuming them as quickly as possible. next week is comp/con, tune back in for us to talk about communism!

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"normal people"

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:45:51 GMT

it's normal people week! on a longer episode than most, tuck and jess take on sally rooney's most popular (and most accessible) novel. we talk about marianne, connell, marianne and connell, and everything in between. spoiler: we love this book and think it is a lovely read! tune in next week for beautiful world, where are you!

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"conversations with friends"

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:45:50 GMT

it's sally rooney month! tuck's guest this month is jess, who is a bona fide english major and english master! we're starting with conversations with friends. in this episode, we discuss sally rooney's crimes against women and the importance of recognizing the ability of yourself and others to grow and change (what can we say, we've got range!). tune in next week for the long awaited normal people episode!

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old flame month conclusion

Wed, 24 May 2023 12:45:44 GMT

it's the end of another month! thanks to emma for coming on and reading rom coms with me all month. In this episode, we rank the percent chance of any of these relationships surviving, the importance of being able to travel well with your partner, and how thankful we were that all three of these books had different plots. the emily henry rom com supremacy reigns supreme on all my friends are english majors!! next week there will be no new episode (editing break for tuck!)- we'll be back June 7th with sally rooney month, starting with conversations with friends.

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"love & other words"

Wed, 17 May 2023 12:45:43 GMT

it's week three of old flame month! tuck and emma read christina lauren's "love & other words." we discuss how the actual theme for the month is grief month, dragon porn, and if it's possible for people who fell in love as teens to immediately fall back in love after a decade apart. next week is old flame month conclusion!

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"people we meet on vacation"

Wed, 10 May 2023 12:45:26 GMT

it's week two of old flame month and tuck and emma are taking on people we meet on vacation by emily henry. we discuss vasectomies, snuggling, and the difference between a rom com and women's fiction. join us next week for "love and other words" by christina lauren

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"beach read"

Wed, 03 May 2023 12:45:25 GMT

it's old flame month!! tuck and emma talk about emily henry's beach read. important topics are discussed such as if we could have sex next to a cult in the woods where everyone died in a horrific fire (spoiler: no) and emma's credentials to be on the pod. next week is people we meet on vacation! see y'all there!

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hateful coworker month conclusion

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:45:57 GMT

it's the end of the month! tuck and sam discuss the tropes we saw throughout these three books: the good, the bad, and the illegal! you can look forward to sam coming back to the pod in december. next month is old flame month, starting with beach read. see y'all next week!

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"the spanish love deception"

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:45:51 GMT

tuck and sam discuss the spanish love deception on this weeks pod! we talk about the importance of an editor (a continual theme of this podcast), what an engineer even does, and if a man is allowed to be creepy if he's handsome enough (no). tune in next week for our comparison contrast episode to finish out the month!

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"the ex talk"

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:45:55 GMT

it's week 2 of hateful coworker month and tuck and sam are back to review another compelling piece of literature! this week we read the ex talk, a book about... you guessed it... podcasting!! side discussions include sam's attempts at a good moustache, the cw's izombie, and if public radio employees are allowed to unionize!

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"the love hypothesis"

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:45:00 GMT

it's a new month and that means a new guest! welcome tuck's bf sam, who suggested reading his favorite genre, hateful coworker romances for this months pod. this week's episode we read the 2021 phenomenon "the love hypothesis" by ali hazelwood. we talk about the importance of understanding what is allowable in fiction vs real life, how sam doesn't listen to the pod, and how BIG adam driver is. next week we'll read the ex talk if you're listening and reading along!

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dystopia month conclusion

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:21:34 GMT

it's the end of the month! tuck and lydia discuss the importance of the movie ever after, our hatred of titling things as "speculative fiction", and much more! it's our last week discussing the patriarchy in depth so get your kicks in now! many thanks to lydia for taking on a heavy month with me. no new ep next week, tuck is tired of editing and we've already done our 4 weeks for this month. see y'all in april!

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"the grace year"

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:45:30 GMT

good news everyone!! we finally read a booktok book this month!! this week, tuck and lydia take on "the grace year" by kim liggett. spoiler alert!!! we really liked it!! there are new and smart things you can write in female specific dystopias! margaret atwood didn't invent and finish the genre with handmaid! asides include, once again, a convo abt gossip, what it would be like to trip on shrooms for 365 days straight, and how the main character of this book has definitely seen a cell phone! rate and review please!

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"the power"

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:45:34 GMT

important questions are asked this episode: is absolute power bad? who is awarding books big prizes? and most importantly, has naomi alderman considered looking up the word "nuance" and attempting to apply it to her writing? tuck and lydia take on alderman's "the power" this week! if you've ever wanted to be an electric eel, this is the episode for you!

trigger warning: this book has graphic descriptions of rape and we do discuss it!

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"the handmaid's tale"

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:45:14 GMT

new month new guest! this month tuck and lydia are taking on female specific dystopia month. to start, we're talking about the handmaid's tale, one of marge's most famous works. it's our first episode with an english major! we talk about what it's like to be taught this book in a class, the importance of remembering that there are so many traditionally female characteristics that aren't just being downtrodden by the patriarchy, and y/n fanfiction.

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myth month conclusion

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:45:59 GMT

it's finally time to give the viewers what they're waiting for: try guys discourse (only 4 months late). in this episode, tuck and bailey rank all our perfect men from this month, talk about what we liked and disliked from the re-written myth genre, and apologize for neither of us being English majors.

book recs:

Pat Barker- the Silence of the Girls; the Women of Troy

Jennifer Saint- Elektra; Atalanta

Rick Riordan- Percy Jackson

Maria Tatar- The Heroine with 1001 Faces

Natalie Haynes- A Thousand Ships; Stone Blind

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"ariadne"

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:45:24 GMT

in myth month week three, we dive into jennifer saint's ariadne. the theme (unfortunately) is that women always lose! in this episode tuck learns pronunciation of multiple words (not all of then greek), bailey chooses to believe whatever she wants about the plot, and we talk about whether or not it is fair to view literature about ancient times through our current lens of what a "feminist work" is. thanks for tuning back in:)

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"circe"

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:45:55 GMT

myth month continues! tuck and bailey take on another madeline miller novel: circe!! we discuss the timeliness of the sisyphus discourse, the difference between a leviathan and a sting ray, and a potential new theme song. other topics include being a witch and how nice it would be to live rent free on an island. enjoy!

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"the song of achilles"

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:00:25 GMT

it's the inaugural episode! let's talk about one of the most popular books on booktok. tuck and her guest bailey take on madeline miller's first book, the song of achilles. asides include the entire history of the trojan war, some brief thoughts on how clytemnestra did the right thing, and how while this is a book about two gay lovers, madeline miller still did the women of the trojan war so dirty

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Trailer

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:07:46 GMT

Welcome to All My Friends are English Majors! Enjoy the trailer, and tune in for week 1 of Myth Month on February 1st, when we'll dive into The Song of Achilles. For more updates, follow us on twitter @englshmajorspod or instagram @englishmajorspod.

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