Be The Serpent Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske, Jennifer Mace

On today's episode we're buckling on our space shoes, picking up our space harpoons, and charging up our space laser guns, because we're doing a deep dive on the new South Korean scifi film, Space Sweepers.
 
What We’re Into Lately
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
The House of Always by Jenn Lyon
Disarmed by Sarah Rees Brennan
Word of Honor
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno Garcia
Boku no Hero Academia fanfic of the Star Wars crossover variety
Mòxiāng Tóngxiù fanfic 
Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne
 
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Jupiter Ascending
Untamed
Hikaru No Go
Hannibal 
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Firefly
The Expanse
Star Trek
Star Wars
Babylon 5
Killjoys
The Mandalorian
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Be the Serpent episode 1
Acorna series by Anne McCaffrey
Born Sexy Yesterday 
Logan
Interstellar
The Expanse
Futurama
Bond movies
 
For Next Time
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
 
Content Warnings
Death of a child (dealt with in-text) in Space Sweepers
 
Transcription
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On this week's episode, we're getting the gang back together to talk about girl gangs, teen squads, and spooky witchy girls! The tentpoles this week are The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke, Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark, and the fanfic “21st Century Girls” by springgreen.
 
What We’re Into Lately
Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Dawn by Octavia Butler
A Bouquet of Czech Folktales by Karel Jaromír Erben, trans. Marcela Sulak
Boku No Hero Academia fanfic
as day follows night by The_Eclectic_Bookworm
The Untamed fanfic
Word of Honor
 
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Men in Black 
Society of Gentlemen series by K.J. Charles
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Guardian
Nirvana in Fire
20th Century Boys manga series
Sailor Moon manga series
My Little Pony 
St. Trinians 
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Stranger Things
Jennifer’s Body
Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
Mean Girls
Sex and the City
Golden Girls
Ocean’s 8
Charlie’s Angels
Totally Spies
D.E.B.S
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Dark Angel
The Old Guard
Wonder Woman
Mad Max: Fury Road
Dollhouse
River Tam from Firefly
Steven Universe
 
For Next Time
Space Sweepers
 
Content Warnings
Very brief mention of sexual assault (and description of its fallout) in Foul Is Fair, one of the "What We're Into Lately" books.
Explicit depictions of racism (including the KKK) in Ring Shout.
Kidnapping, attempted assault in The Scapegracers.
Transcription
The transcript for this episode can be found here. Huge thanks to our scribe team for their excellent work, as usual!

On this week's episode, we're discussing a few changes we're making in our approach to the podcast, and we're gushing about some of our favorite recent and upcoming works, including Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan, and She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan.
 
What We’re Into Lately
Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard 
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons
thepartyresponsible’s Batman-Avengers crossover fic
Do Every Stupid Thing by thepartyresponsible
Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Bridgerton
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty
Invitation to Wine (将进酒) by Tang Jiu Qing 唐酒卿 (Mandarin)
 
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Be the Serpent Episode 71: Back To School (feat. Naomi Novik)
Be the Serpent Episode 72: Fangs for the Memories
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
The Saddle Club
Gossip Girl
The Belles  by Dhonielle Clayton
Wild Beauty Anna-Marie McLemore
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan
The infamous Only One Bed trope
Reluctant Royals series by Alyssa Cole
Runaway Royals series by Alyssa Cole
Books by Alisha Rai  
 
For Next Time
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
 
Content Warnings:
The Duke Who Didn't concerns protagonists encountering racism (both ambient and direct).
She Who Became The Sun interrogates gender essentialist prejudice accurate to its historical setting.
Raybearer deals with themes of child abuse/neglect.

On this week's episode, we're bringing you an extra-long, extra special surprise: We're playing a one-shot of an RPG, using a game system designed by Alex, which uses a tarot deck rather than dice! Enjoy!
 
As per the outro of this episode, the links to our statements in response to feedback we received on Episode 71:
Macey’s statement RE BTS ep 71
Freya’s statement RE BTS ep 71
Alex’s statement RE BTS ep 71
 
For Next Time
We're taking a week off our regular release schedule. Never fear, we will return to your ears four weeks hence, rather than two.
 
Transcription
The transcript for this episode can be found  here. Extra thanks to our scribe team this week, they really knocked it out of the park with this chonky episiode!
 

This week we're talking about new technologies, platforms, and formats of storytelling! The tentpoles this week are the first episode of Campaign Skyjacks, the interactive fiction game Stay by E. Jade Lomax, and the twitter threadfic Still Waters aka Turtle Creek.
What We’re Into Lately
Untamed by Anna CowanThe Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo 
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThese Violent Delights by Micah NemereverQi hunHadesYesterday Upon The Stair  by PitViperOfDoom24 Hours in the Past The Repair ShopHistory Cold Case
 
Other Stuff We Mentioned
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Patricia Highsmith novelsHikaru No Go manga and animeThe Queen’s GambitGreat British Bake Off“Birds Are Trying to Reinvent Your Heart” by Jennifer Mace“Eat prey, love” by Freya Marske in Unnatural Order Mermaids MonthlyWeekend at Bernie’sMilliways RPGMy Brother, My Brother, and MeThe Adventure ZoneCritical RoleSerial BoxThe WitcherPerson of Interest, aka “The husbands show”The Harper Hall of Pern by Anne McCaffreyPirates of the CaribbeanGroundhog DaySleep No MoreMacbeth by William ShakespeareMass Effect 3Stephen King’s ItIt (2017)It (2019)
Homestuck
Blaseball
The War of the Worlds radio show
Welcome to Night Vale podcast
Alice Isn’t Dead (presented by Welcome to Night Vale)
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries webseries
The Magnus Archives podcast
The Bright Sessions podcast
The Archers radio play
‘Fan Is A Tool-Using Animal’ talk by Maciej Cegłowski
Delicious website
Macey’s audio fiction “A Cradle of Vines” out with Cast of Wonders
Macey’s upcoming audio fiction piece with GlitterShip
Snow White folktale

For Next Time
Nothing! It's the Extravaganza, and we've got an extra-special surprise for you!
 
Transcription
The transcript of this episode can be found here. Thank you as always to our stunningly talented team of scribes!

On this week's episode, we're discussing celebrity culture, the cost of fame, and three brilliant tentpoles: A Knight’s Tale, Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade, and “#bakudeku” by rageprufrock.
 
What We’re Into Lately
The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
CryoBurn by Lois McMaster Bujold
Eager by Ben Goldfarb
live from new york by varnes
The Murder of Crows by cerbykerby
Hades
My Hero Academia
 
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri
The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold
Lots of Untamed fic
Saturday Night Live
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
AML preorders pinned tweet
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Jupiter Ascending
Bend It Like Beckham
Game of Thrones
Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock
Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn
Boku No Hero Academia
No Less Unthinkable by rageprufrock 
Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston
Black Sails 
You’re Wrong About podcast
Hannibal
Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland (upcoming, 2022)
Notting Hill
Fame
Jaskier from The Witcher
 
For Next Time
Stay? by E. Jade Lomax (Interactive Fiction game)
 
Transcription
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