Episode Forty-Eight: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
In This Episode:
A first for the show: only one of us has read the book! That book being Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II - and while Christopher devoured it, Drew stands resolute in his decision not to read it ever. So, naturally, they decided to talk about it.
Other highlights:
* An aggressive repudiation of #KeepTheSecrets. Seriously, spoilers abound.
* This, obvi.
* Drew does weird voices, again.
* The Second Death Star and Sherlock Holmes get invoked.
LISTEN:
The Ep. 48 Bookshelf
THIS EPISODE'S BOOK:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two by Jack Thorne, based on an original idea by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne.
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Drew: Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion and The Bed Moved by Rebecca Schiff
Christopher: The Adventures of Jesus Christ, Boy Detective by J Bradley // The Sun in Your Eyes by Deborah Shapiro // Carousel Court by Joe McGinniss Jr.
ALSO MENTIONED:
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"The Final Problem" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Angels in America by Tony Kushner
Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing by G. Norman Lippert
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Drew: Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra and A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Christopher: The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt and 1776 by David McCullough