What The Forks?

Aug 17 2020
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Join us, Isaac and Chloe, as we revisit a teenage obsession: The Twilight Saga. Together we explore key moments from each book and film, wondering how this story affected our approach to relationships, sex, and identity... If we had our time again, would this be our saga of choice?

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1. If It Doesn't Hurt, It's Not Love

Mar 04 2019 59 mins  
Chloe and Isaac begin their rediscovery of The Twilight Saga, attempting to understand what drew them in as teens. Covering the novel Twilight, chapters 1 - 12, they talk misery, queerness, and what it means to be a woman in a vampire's world.

2. Team Edmund?

Mar 31 2019 48 mins  
We’re back to finish our discussion of the novel Twilight - from Chapter 13, right to the end of the book. This time we get to grips with saviours, sex drives, and supernatural lore. You can find What The Forks? on Twitter & Instagram at @ForksCast.

3. Tidy Of Mind

Apr 14 2019 50 mins  
It’s time to crack open New Moon! For our third episode, we’ve read up to Chapter 12, and discuss boys, breakups, and bank accounts. You can find What The Forks? on Twitter & Instagram at @ForksCast.

4. Red Vinyl

Apr 28 2019 55 mins  
Finishing up our re-reading of the novel New Moon, we talk about monsters, mushiness, and miniskirts. You can find What The Forks? on Twitter & Instagram at @ForksCast.

5. Simpler Times

May 12 2019 55 mins  
In the first half of our exploration of Stephenie Meyer’s Eclipse, we're thinking about power, prejudice, and the past. You can find What The Forks? on Twitter & Instagram at @ForksCast.

6. Angry, Yet Titillated

May 26 2019 50 mins  
To finish off book three of The Twilight Saga, we sink our teeth into folklore, fiancés, and the f**kery of Jacob Black. [N.B. At 20:50 we discuss a nonconsensual kiss in this novel. If this may be distressing to you, please skip to 28:40.] You can find What The Forks? on Twitter & Instagram at @ForksCast.

7. They Can Come, But They Can't Cry

Jun 09 2019 45 mins  
As we begin our three-part discussion of the novel Breaking Dawn, we chat about vows, virgins, and vampire virility. You can find What The Forks? on Twitter & Instagram at @ForksCast.

8. The Best Super Wolf Sperm

Jun 23 2019 56 mins  
For the second part of our discussion of Breaking Dawn, we’re talking about Leah, Leah, and Leah. We love Leah Clearwater. You can find What The Forks? on Twitter & Instagram at @ForksCast.

9. Prologues The Whole Time

Jul 07 2019 54 mins  
It’s the end of the saga! In our final episode on the book series, we explore transformation, tables of contents, and (as usual) give too much information! You can find What The Forks? on Twitter & Instagram at @ForksCast.

10. Stumbled Into Sexy

Jul 21 2019 59 mins  
It’s movie night! This time we watch Catherine Hardwicke’s 2008 film Twilight, and talk about contacts, cameos, and characterisation. You can find What The Forks? on Twitter & Instagram at @ForksCast.