#12: Piping Hot Takes
We talk the patronising critical reaction to Ryan Adams’ Taylor Swift cover album, why we love The Great British Bake Off, and The Lives of Christopher Chant by Dianna Wynne Jones.
The Links
On Ryan Adams / Taylor Swift
Read Anna’s article, “Ryan Adams’ 1989 and the mainsplaining of Taylor Swift”. Links to the sexist mansplainy articles discussed are in there.
Listen to 1989 by Ryan Adams on Spotify.
The problematic video for Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams”.
The Pretty Much Amazing review titled “Taylor Swift Writes Ryan Adams’ Best Album”.
On The Great British Bake Off
Helen Thomas’ article about how the overseas format exports of the Bake Off are different to the British version. Read her episode-by-episode blog for the NS here.
Caroline's most-read article ever: "Diana was framed: why did the Great British Bake Off throw an innocent WI judge to the wolves?".
Paul's lion bread:
This is a tennis cake (who knew?):
The Bake Off’s Tamal is on Twitter @DrRayBakes and Nadiya is @BegumNadiya.
If you have to, hate read this by Quentin Letts: "I adore The Great British Bake Off. But does it have to be so right on?"
Laurie Penny on the darker side of “British twee”.
On The Lives of Christopher Chant
Get a copy of The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones. This is what Caroline's copy looks like (that Anna read):
The Chrestomanci series has a helpful wiki.
Listener Victoria told us on Twitter that she likes the books so much that her cat is named Chrestomanci:
Next week:
We're going to do a special themed episode looking at popular culture adaptations of “highbrow” texts, so Caroline is watching the film She's the Man (based on Twelfth Night).
Your questions:
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Music
The music featured this week, in order of appearance, is:
Ryan Adams's Blank Space
Ella Fitzgerald's Petootie Pie.
Our theme music is “Guatemala - Panama March” (by Heftone Banjo Orchestra), licensed under Creative Commons.
See you next week!