Chamomile & Clove

While covering Chapter 37-39 of Shadow of Night, Cait and Jen discuss the bittersweet beauty of Stephen Proctor, the difficulty of denying who you are, and the ethics of time travel. The next episode…

In this episode, we tackle Section V of Shadow of Night and talk about Diana's character growth, Cait's psyche, antagonists, and sanism. If you have thoughts, questions, queries, or suggestions for o…

In Episode 34, Cait and Jen hurtle towards the end of Shadow of Night while discovering the True Secret of Secrets and escaping from the court of Rudolf in Prague. There's talk of denouements, epigra…

In this episode, we talk about Chapters 29-30 of Shadow of Night while meeting new characters (Rabbi Loew! Lobero!) and er, tolerating our favorites (CHRIST, MATTHEW). There's talk about intimacy, li…

This week, we dive straight into Section IV of Shadow of Night and discuss the wonders of Prague, Rudolf's naughty closet, hose before bros, and why everyone carries a torch for Gallowglass.  We hope…

It's time to leave London and say goodbye to the highs and lows of Section III of Shadow of Night. In this episode, Cait and Jen discuss lost plots, midpoints, toxic masculinity, antagonists, and mor…

In Episode 29, Cait and Jen giggle their way through Chapters 21-22 of Shadow of Night. While the show is definitely sillier than usual, there's plenty to say about identity, self care, feminism, the…

In this episode, special guest Jennifer Covel (@atinykaiju) helps Cait and Jen answer the lingering questions from All Souls Con. There's Corra, there's Diana, and there's the dangerous distraction o…

In this episode, we cover chapters 15-17 of Shadow of Night. Cait and Jen travel back to England with Diana and Matthew where hijinks of snakes, bees, and pregnancy ensue. Join the conversation on ou…

In Episode 25, Cait and Jen wrap up the discussion of Section II of Shadow of Night by celebrating Matthew and Diana's THIRD and MOST EFFECTIVE wedding. It's light and wonderful and then there's naug…

In this episode, we talk about Chapters 8-9 of Shadow of Night and find our way through the cold to Sept Tours and Philippe.This makes both of us exceptionally happy... until Matthew steps in things …

In this episode, we wrap Part I of Shadow of Night by revisiting our discussion of toxic masculinity, unpicking the dynamics of Matthew's relationship with Kit, and opening up the question of structu…

In our second wrap episode for A Discovery of Witches, we talk about character arcs, protagonists and antagonists, and the results of our listener polls! Grab your copies of Shadow of Night - we'll h…

In our first wrap episode for A Discovery of Witches, we dig deep into structure, conflict, time travel theory, and our favorite things about this remarkable book. 

We did it, guys! We made it to the last three chapters of Deborah Harkness's A Discovery of Witches. In this episode, we talk about service and survival, love and accountability, wobbly time loops, a…