Touch Your Shelf

Sep 29 2021 45 ep. 52 mins 5

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Sister duo Kailin and Kelsey deep dive into classic literature. Presenting to you novels and plays you have read, haven't yet read, or maybe don't want to read. They bring a bit of humor and sass to try and shed some new light on the classics.

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44 - Harry Potter and The Two Sisters Who Drink

Sep 29 2021 70 mins

COUPLE DISCLAIMERS: In our first Harry Potter episode (episode 31) we go into deep detail about how much we dislike JKR and her sentiments towards transgender women. We make this episode in good fun, without supporting the author. No. 2: This is a drunk episode which is much different from our usual content, so be warned and enjoy. Let's get to it, drunkasode number two! We bring

43 - The White Girl Hunger Games

Sep 01 2021 74 mins

Welcome to the Regency Hunger Games! Where this week we try to get everyone in England married, but only to the suitor within one's station of course. We're so excited to share this funny and romantic episode of one of our fav Austen novels. There's drama and silliness and too many Twilight references: may the odds be ever in your favor. Let's be friends! Instagram Twitter

42 - Red, White, and Oh My God We're Back

Aug 11 2021 64 mins

HEEEELLLLLOOOOOOO FRIENDS! We are finally back with Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. We talk Kailin's wedding, what we've been up to, and of course this super cute book. It's about two boys in love, a smidgen of smut, and drama of international proportions. We're so excited to be back in business after wedding szn and we can't wait to give you even more! Let's be frien

41 - More Like the Patriarchal Wallpaper

Jun 09 2021 48 mins

We're back with Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper! A dark and twisted short story about a woman's descent into madness. Our protagonist has everything going against her as her husband forces the rest cure onto her: isolation and zero mental stimulation. She becomes obsessed with the wallpaper in her bedroom and it slowly drives her insane. Let's be Friends! Instagram

40 - Circe: The Original Baddie

May 20 2021 40 mins

This week Kailin is doing a solocast with Madeline Miller's Circe. Wow this book is amazing, go read it. The end. No, but really it's amazing, we see Circe's entire life as she grows into her power as this incredible witch. Miller's second installment is just as fanatical and beautiful as the first, I enjoyed this book so much. The feminism and the power that comes from Circe's st

39 - Sisters Rule and Boys Drool

May 12 2021 56 mins

We're reading To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han. This ooey gooey teen romance is like biting into a warm cookie; it's like sitting in the sunshine while the birds chirp. You will not regret this really sweet book about Lara Jean and her adventures into high school boys. Not to mention, this book portrays the nuances of sisterhood like none other. If you have sisters yo

38 - Justice for Medusa and Persephone Our Queen of the Dead

May 05 2021 54 mins

This week we're talking about most classic stories: myths. We're talking Medusa, Persephone and Hades, and Orpheus and Eurydice. We love bringing some 21st century nuance to these ancient myths, and it brings us to realize Papa Poseidon and f*ck boy Zeus really suck. At the end we play a fun game and try to cast the new Percy Jackson series that's coming to Disney+. Let's be frien

37 - We Both Cry at the End

Apr 27 2021 67 mins

They're aaaaaalive!! After an unintentional hiatus the TYS sisters are back with Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End. This YA contemporary fiction gives away the ending, but is anything but predictable. Mateo and Rufus bond over their mutual doom, and find some meaning in their short lives along the way. We're so happy we're back and better than ever! Let's be friends!! Instagr

36 - The Most Confusing, But Incredible, Book

Mar 30 2021 76 mins

CW/TW: There are some graphic scenes in this book. Along with discussion of eating disorders and mental illness. So please be aware before listening! We're digging into The Vegetarian by Han Kang. This incredibly thought-provoking novel is like none other. We dig into the deep and semi-confusing nuances of Yeong-hye's life as we see it through her family's eyes. Even if you haven't

35 - I Think This is the One Where Larry Squeezes Things to Death

Mar 23 2021 46 mins

We're bringing you the classic-iest classic there is, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. It is yet another old white man talking about the American Dream and, as we call it, all the rest of that bullsh*t. We talk about how Curly's Wife is the real main character and Lenny's predisposition to squeeze things to death. We have so much fun talking about this rather boring book. But, no