Episode 34—Slice & Dice: The Fall of the House of Usher
Hello, Fellow Nerds! This week, we’re discussing the show The Fall of the House of Usher and reading the corresponding Edgar Allan Poe work. Join us by watching episode 7 and reading The Pit & the Pendulum. Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following: -What are the traditions and symbols of teeth in cultures around the world?
-Have you read the poem “The City in the Sea”?
-What kind of foreshadowing has been used to clue us into each death on the show?
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Nightshade Paralytic ” Show links:
https://collider.com/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-poem-meaning-the-city-in-the-sea/ ***contains spoilers for the last episode
https://mashable.com/article/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-character-death-clues
https://www.rainadentalcare.com/spiritual-meaning-of-teeth/
https://www.clinicalvor.pt/en/mythology-and-teeth-legends-and-beliefs/
https://www.dragonsandbeastslive.com/blog/10-myths-about-the-tooth-fairy-around-the-world
Upcoming Book Club Schedule: Fall of the House of Usher & Edgar Allan Poe March 13 - The Raven Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver April 3- Ace of Cups→Prairie Princess
April 10 - Left Unsaid→Push to Shove
April 17 - Sutures→Beast Mode
April 24 - Reduction→Reckless
May 1 - Descent→Hurdles
May 8 - Confection→Haunted
May 15 - Dark Corners→Battlegrounds
May 22 - Out of Time→Three of Swords
May 29 - Epilogue 1 Maps→Epilogue 2 Blade of Rage
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Episode 33—Go To Sleep, You’re Crazy: The Fall of the House of Usher
Hello, Fellow Nerds! This week, we’re discussing the show The Fall of the House of Usher and reading the corresponding Edgar Allan Poe work. Join us by watching episode 6 and reading The Gold-Bug. Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-What’s being discussed each time Roderick sees one of the ghosts?
-How does the show compare to the story?
-What nutso things have people hallucinated due to insomnia?
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Upcoming Book Club Schedule:
Fall of the House of Usher & Edgar Allan Poe
3/6 - The Pit and the Pendulum
3/13 - The Raven
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver begins in April: schedule coming soon!
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Episode 32—Overall Murder Vibes: The Fall of the House of Usher
Hello, Fellow Nerds! This week, we’re discussing the show The Fall of the House of Usher and reading the corresponding Edgar Allan Poe work. Join us by watching episode 5 and reading The Tell Tale Heart.
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-Did you know that true stories inspired Edgar Allan Poe’s work?
-What real life criminals have escaped justice?
-Do you know of any real life mad scientists?
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Show links:
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/section6/
https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/edgar-allan-poe-horror-stories-facts
https://listverse.com/2022/10/19/ten-jaw-dropping-tales-of-infamous-criminals-who-escaped-justice/
https://www.rd.com/article/prisoners-escaped-still-at-large/
https://www.scijournal.org/articles/famous-mad-scientists
https://listverse.com/2022/07/05/10-mad-scientists-in-history/
The trope we discuss is the “pivotal wake up”
Upcoming Book Club Schedule:
Fall of the House of Usher & Edgar Allan Poe
2/20 - The Tell-Tale Heart
2/27 - Goldbug
3/6 - The Pit and the Pendulum
3/13 - The Raven
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
begins on March 20: schedule coming soon!
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Episode 31—Black Cats and Unreliable Narrators: The Fall of the House of Usher
Hello, Fellow Nerds! This week, we discussing the show The Fall of the House of Usher and reading the corresponding Edgar Allan Poe work. Join us by watching episode 4 and reading The Black Cat.
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-What is your favorite work of fiction with an unreliable narrator?
-What does the name Napoleon (Leo) have to do with Poe’s short story “The Spectacles”?
-What do you know about the lore of black cats?
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “What’s Up, Pussycat ”
Show links:
https://www.thesprucepets.com/facts-about-black-cats-554102
Upcoming Book Club Schedule:
Fall of the House of Usher & Edgar Allan Poe
2/13 - The Black Cat
2/20 - The Tell-Tale Heart
2/27 - Goldbug
3/6 - The Pit and the Pendulum
3/13 - The Raven
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
begins on March 20: schedule coming soon!
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Episode 30—You Are Such A F*cking Liar, Camille!: The Fall of the House of Usher
Hello, Fellow Nerds and welcome back to season 5! This week, we discussing the show The Fall of the House of Usher and reading the corresponding Edgar Allan Poe work. Join us by watching episode 3 and reading
The Murders in the Rue Morgue!
Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-What do you know about the cold cases of Kathy Netherland, Jason Ellis and Crystal Rogers in Bardstown, KY?
-What real life companies have harmed consumers intentionally?
-What are the craziest animal experiments you have heard of?
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Monkey Shake ”
Show links:
https://www.decof.com/documents/dangerous-products.pdf
https://www.livescience.com/33420-6-craziest-animal-experiments.html
https://listverse.com/2020/10/30/top-10-outlandish-science-experiments-performed-on-animals/
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/187y4GRgFQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr
https://www.instagram.com/esme.louisee/?hl=en
Upcoming Book Club Schedule:
Fall of the House of Usher & Edgar Allan Poe
2/6 - Murder in the Rue Morgue
2/13 - The Black Cat
2/20 - The Tell-Tale Heart
2/27 - Goldbug
3/6 - The Pit and the Pendulum
3/13 - The Raven
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
begins on March 20: schedule coming soon!
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Episode 29—Bring Your Own Tarp: The Fall of the House of Usher
Hello, Fellow Nerds and welcome back to season 5! This week, we discussing the show The Fall of the House of Usher and reading the corresponding Edgar Allan Poe work.
Join us by watching episode 2 and reading The Masque of the Red Death! Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-What are the craziest experiences money can buy?
-What do you know about the symbolism of the Masque of the Red Death?
-Go read Never Bet the Devil Your Head by Edgar Allan Poe to see where Camille’s Dammit, Toby! originates
Visit Ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Raining Inferno”.
Show links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closer_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)
3. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/first-time-guide-burning-man
Upcoming Book Club Schedule:
Fall of the House of Usher & Edgar Allan Poe
2/6 - Murder in the Rue Morgue
2/13 - The Black Cat
2/20 - The Tell-Tale Heart
2/27 - Goldbug
3/6 - The Pit and the Pendulum
3/13 - The Raven
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver begins on March 20: schedule coming soon!
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Episode 28—Creeper Husband Cousin Man: The Fall of the House of Usher
Hello, Fellow Nerds and welcome back to season 5! For the next 8 weeks, we will be discussing the show The Fall of the House of Usher and reading the corresponding Edgar Allan Poe work.
Join us by watching episode 1 and reading The Raven! Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:
-Do you know how Edgar Allan Poe’s obituary reads?
-Did you know that people have woken up alive in the mortuary after being presumed dead? And been buried alive?
-Did Edgar Allan Poe have Small D!ck Energy?
Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Midnight Dreary”
Show links:
The Raven as read by Basil Rathbone
https://www.historyhit.com/buried-alive-stories/
https://mashable.com/article/woman-wakes-up-in-morgue
6. https://www.ranker.com/list/real-people-who-woke-up-in-morgue/amy-robleski
Upcoming Book Club Schedule:
Fall of the House of Usher & Edgar Allan Poe
1/23 - A Midnight Dreary
1/30 - The Masque of the Red Death
2/6 - Murder in the Rue Morgue
2/13 - The Black Cat
2/20 - The Tell-Tale Heart
2/27 - Goldbug
3/6 - The Pit and the Pendulum
3/13 - The Raven
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver begins on March 20: schedule coming soon!
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