Out-of-Print

This week Emmeline takes to the mic to discuss everything from Shrek 2 to ‘heteropessimism’. Close reading passages from two contemporary articles, the girls in turn discuss some of the pitfalls of modern dating, and why the language we use to talk about it is so important. Texts referenced: -https://youtu.be/A_HjMIjzyMU?si=ZApvBuiCj6DIeOUI -Men, Where Have You Gone? Please Come Back. - The Ne...

This week, Sophie discusses the importance of dialect as the ‘key to your cities’. The episode covers a (largely unsuccessful) quiz on Glaswegian dialect, a linguistic deep-dive on Scottish slang, how immigrants approach dialect, antilanguage, and how slang is more often than not, a sign of the times. Key texts referenced: Language as a Social Semiotic: The Social Interpretation of Language an...

How do you deal with jealousy? Would Shakespeare’s Tragedy, Othello, have ended differently had the eponymous hero had access to The Ethical Slut – a treatise on non-monogamous relationships? This week’s host, Alice, leads the discussion on one of our ‘uglier’ emotions with the girls. Key texts referenced: - Othello, William Shakespeare - ‘Jealousy’, Black Swans, Eve Babitz - ‘Jealousy’, The E...

Out-of-Print is a cultural commentary podcast with a literary twist, where real life best friends and former English students break down the texts and topics most relevant to the highs and lows of early adulthood.