SEASON 1 EPISODE 4: PRIDE & PRIVILEGE
There’s so much going on in these chapters, but we are on the case. We critically examine everything that happens in chapters 20 through 27 and this time we each chose a theme to focus on: Jen V took pride and Jenn D tackled privilege. Meanwhile on Thisby, Sean is not rolling over for Mutt Malvern anymore, but he’s still got to toe the line with Benjamin Malvern. George Holly keeps popping up, helpful and curious and so darn cute. Puck and Sean find themselves with another chance to get acquainted, aided by Farm Dad™ Thomas Gratton. Sean offers Puck the chance to ride a water horse. Finn thinks this is a bad idea. We think it’s a very good set of chapters.
This episode was recorded on 28 November 2020.
Show notes
Jen V would like to remind everyone that being ambitious and being empathetic are not mutually exclusive, and points to New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern as an example. (Jenn D, for the record, heartily agrees.) You can read more about Jacinda and empathy here.
Jenn D remains committed to her interest in touring cemeteries whilst travelling and quite enjoyed the one in Wellington “with the big highway through it”. This is not Jen V’s new local haunt, but it’s still a cool spot. To learn more about Bolton Street Cemetery, check out the history and info on their website.
Jenn D recommends Noah Gunderson for feels.
Jen V binged all of She-Ra: Princesses of Power and was “very satisfied”. It’s on Netflix and it is worth a watch!
If you want to know what a familect is, read more about that here. Jenn D has been recording her familect for posterity, and as a way of keeping a record of her children’s progress in speech therapy. (Some favorites include: “Oh goshing me!”, “clean sweepy bucket”, “plugger”, “pahm”, and “voicey-mouth”.)
We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where this episode was recorded - the Guringai and Darug people, and tangata whenua of Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Our intro and outro music is by the excellent Scott Buckley. Check him out here.
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Thank you so much for listening! Catch you next week for our discussion of chapters 28-32, read through the themes of identity & desire.