CW: Today’s episode involves one of our classic tangents, this time into the topic of incest and incest porn.
That said, today’s episode is a 101 all about dynamic playwriting duo Beaumont and Fletcher’s “tragicomedy” A King and No King. We summarize this bonkers play for you - spoilers: it’s only a fake incest plot to lure you in - and ready a portion of act 3 for a Taste of Text. We talk a little about why incest tropes are so popular in modern media, particularly in pornography but also in early modern drama, we gossip a little about the still-unraveling Cleveland Playhouse debacle, and call it a day. Also, there’s a minor character in the play whose name sounds like BI-CURIOUS, so start the fan fictions engines NOW.
Here’s what we featured in our Happy Hour segment:
Aubrey’s rec: Ancient History FanGirl podcast
Jess’s rec: Louise Erdrich, The Future Home of the Living God and Grace D. Li, Portrait of a Thief
Here’s what we talked about in our ShakesBubble Gossip segment:
Cleveland Playhouse debacle
