Season 2 Reading Themes

Themes
Written By Jen Vermeulen

In the second season of the podcast, we went on an adventure to London Below and got stuck into Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. This time we chose an overarching theme for the whole text, with a secondary theme for each week of the season. There are quite a few versions of this text so for the record, we read the author’s preferred version.

Check out the theme breakdown below and read along with us. We recorded this season at the start of 2021, but don’t let that stop you from getting in touch - we’d love to hear your takes! Let us know your thoughts at hello@marginaliapod.com. You can also find us on Instagram at @marginaliapod.

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MAIN THEME: Compassion

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 1, society.

PROLGUE - CHAPTER 2

Society

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 2, reality.

CHAPTERS 3-4

Reality

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 3, impossibility.

CHAPTERS 5-6

Impossibility

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 4, chance

CHAPTERS 7-8

Chance

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 5, fate

CHAPTERS 9-10

Fate

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 6, transformation.

CHAPTERS 11-12

Transformation

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 7, integrity.

CHAPTERS 13-14

Integrity

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 8, equality.

CHAPTERS 15-16

Equality

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 9, heroism.

CHAPTERS 17-18

Heroism

An aerial shot of the Thames with Tower Bridge in the foreground. There is a text overlay that reads episode 10, shame.

CHAPTERS 19-20

Shame

Here’s a simple list for copying and pasting purposes…

MAIN THEME - Compassion. Episode 1 | Prologue-Chapter 2 - Society. Episode 2 | Chapters 3-4 - Reality. Episode 3 | Chapters 5-6 - Impossibility. Episode 4 | Chapters 7-8 - Chance. Episode 5 | Chapters 9-10 - Fate. Episode 6 | Chapters 11-12 - Transformation. Episode 7 | Chapters 13-14 - Integrity. Episode 8 | Chapters 15-16 - Equality. Episode 9 | Chapters 17-18 - Heroism. Episode 10 | Chapters 19-20 - Shame.

Thank you for listening!

Jen Vermeulen
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