Rough Draught
157 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsA boozy book club podcast for literature lovers everywhere! Hosts Carissa and Kirsty dive into a variety of genres and a variety of beverages to discuss the best and worst of the English language.
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Episodes
School of Rock (2003)
August 23, 2022 01:43 - 47 minutes - 38.3 MBListen. Sometimes you've just got to stick it to the man and rock out, dude. Let's discuss why this movie holds up better than almost any other. Topic: School of Rock (2003), dir. Richard Linklater Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Scarlet Letter
August 04, 2022 15:18 - 52 minutes - 46.1 MBintrigue! moralistic judgment! witchcraft??? You guys know this one. Let's get silly. Topic: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Normal People
July 12, 2022 18:16 - 55 minutes - 45.7 MBKirsty & Carissa follow a tumultuous relationship over several years as Marianne & Connell deal with trauma, social status, and Being Irish. Topic: Normal People by Sally Rooney Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
A Handful of Blue Earth
June 14, 2022 20:03 - 57 minutes - 50.7 MBKirsty & Carissa dive into this translation of Lebanese poetry to discuss the blending of various traditions, legends, and truths. Topic: A Handful of Blue Earth by Vénus Khoury-Ghata Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
May 17, 2022 20:25 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBKirsty & Carissa dive into Audre Lorde's biomythography to discuss heritage, relationships, and self-discovery. Topic: Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Telegraph Avenue
May 13, 2022 16:30 - 57 minutes - 53.8 MBKirsty & Carissa take a trip to Oakland to talk community, music, interpersonal drama, and redemption. Topic: Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Truman Show (1998)
May 03, 2022 17:02 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBNow we're really hitting the classics. Kirsty & Carissa enter the moon dome to discuss perceived reality, trust, self, and, of course, capitalism. Topic: The Truman Show (dir. Peter Weir) Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
April 13, 2022 00:52 - 44 minutes - 39.8 MBKirsty & Carissa enter an eternal battle between good and evil that begins in 19th century England. Jonathan Joestar meets Dio Brando! Tensions are high! There may be vampires involved! Words alone simply cannot communicate what is happening here! Topic: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood by Hirohiko Araki Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
What have you done to our ears to make us hear echoes?
April 01, 2022 19:01 - 58 minutes - 49.6 MBKirsty & Carissa dig into poetry that draws from several sources, including AI and various folklore. Topic: What have you done to our ears to make us hear echoes? by Arlene Kim Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
8 Mile (2002)
March 29, 2022 15:12 - 33 minutes - 34 MBKirsty & Carissa snap back to reality (ope!) to discuss Eminem, friendship, confidence, and deeply satisfying rap battles. Topic: 8 Mile (dir. Curtis Hanson) Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Dune!
February 21, 2022 20:02 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBKirsty & Carissa travel to Arrakis for a political-action-thriller that may or may not now be a major motion picture. Topic: Dune by Frank Herbert Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
2021 in Review
February 02, 2022 19:14 - 44 minutes - 39.6 MBWe made it through another one. Carissa & Kirsty reflect on the good, the bad, and the weird shit they read in 2021. All hail Luigi. Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Die Hard (1988)
February 02, 2022 19:13 - 44 minutes - 42.6 MBKirsty & Carissa celebrate the season with a classic holiday film that is strategic, psychotic, and just plain fun. Topic: Die Hard (1988, dir. John McTiernan) Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Trail of Lightning
January 14, 2022 16:05 - 48 minutes - 46.9 MBKirsty & Carissa enter a quasi-apocalyptic future full of magic, tricksters, dreamboats, and makeover montages. Topic: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Pygmalion
December 17, 2021 17:12 - 43 minutes - 42.8 MBKirsty & Carissa learn to speak properly about class, misogyny, and the expectations we place on the people in our lives. Topic: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Kitchen Confidential
December 09, 2021 20:09 - 53 minutes - 47.1 MBKirsty & Carissa pop into the kitchen for an adventure in the NYC restaurant scene. And yes, there is a reference to the Nic Cage film Pig (2021). Topic: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
November 18, 2021 20:02 - 59 minutes - 52.5 MBKirsty & Carissa -- or is it Carissa & Kirsty? -- wander through the plot of Hamlet and their own lives with some verbose companions. What is the point???? You decide! Topic: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Children of the Corn
November 10, 2021 17:06 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MBIn the October spooktacular finale, Kirsty & Carissa enter a suspiciously empty town and get to the bottom of the corn maze. Twice. Topic: "Children of the Corn" by Stephen King Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Between Two Fires
November 01, 2021 19:16 - 50 minutes - 45.3 MBKirsty & Carissa step back to 14th-century France and encounter plague, demons, biblically accurate angels, and a quest. It's religious horror! It's Lovecraftian! It's all-around weird! What are the fires? Let's find out! Topic: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Addams Family Values (1993)
October 28, 2021 20:53 - 50 minutes - 45 MBThey're creepy and they're kooky, they're watching spooky movies because it's Halloween time! You know what's happening here! Let's talk about Joan Cusack! Topic: Addams Family Values (1993, dir. Barry Sonnenfeld) Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
October 21, 2021 14:36 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBKirsty & Carissa stay put in Birmingham for an episode full of love, community, and character. Also food. Also crying. Just buckle up, it's a fun one. Topic: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
A Confederacy of Dunces
October 03, 2021 18:19 - 57 minutes - 51.8 MBKirsty & Carissa have a lot of grievances to air, and so does Ignatius P. Reilly. Grab a beignet and let's discuss. Topic: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Batman Forever (1995)
September 22, 2021 14:25 - 45 minutes - 41.1 MBKirsty & Carissa work on their villainous puns and characterization as they watch this classic superhero romp, and also take a moment to appreciate Jim Carrey. Topic: Batman Forever (dir. Joel Schumacher) Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Dream Tube
September 15, 2021 18:36 - 51 minutes - 45.5 MBKirsty & Carissa open up their voids and try to unpack exactly what happened - and whether it matters - in this abstract, introspective graphic novel. Bonus: recorded in only one physical place! Topic: Dream Tube by Rebekka Dunlap Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Left Hand of Darkness
September 07, 2021 19:03 - 57 minutes - 55.2 MBPer recommendation, Kirsty & Carissa take off to a cold, genderless planet to discover their politics, interpersonal relationships, and survival tips for hiking through the tundra for many many days. Topic: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Rough Draught Cinematic Universe
August 19, 2021 18:12 - 57 minutes - 49.2 MBCarissa & KIrsty try to piece together an overarching plot to link some of their favorite/least favorite characters. Does it work? Does it make any sense? Only you can decide. Theme: "Make It Ours"
Nives
August 11, 2021 20:27 - 58 minutes - 50.5 MBKirsty & Carissa catch up on a lifetime of gossip between Nives, a widow with a troubled pet chicken, and Loriano, an alcoholic veterinarian. Details best discovered along the way. Topic: Nives by Sacha Naspini Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Amulet of Samarkand
August 03, 2021 18:43 - 56 minutes - 50.4 MBKirsty & Carissa shift forms and tiptoe along a complicated system of magic, politics, demon exploitation, neglect, revenge, and heists. Topic: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Meditations in an Emergency
July 23, 2021 01:38 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBKirsty & Carissa flex the poetry part of their brains to discuss Big Feelings in New York - a favorite genre. Topic: Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'Hara Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Red Rising
June 30, 2021 17:47 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBKirsty & Carissa tackle a frustratingly-full-of-potential dystopia that ostensibly imagines a Hunger Games / Game of Thrones / Ender's Game medley with a protagonist problem. Topic: Red Rising by Pierce Brown Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Luigi Number One
June 22, 2021 02:06 - 37 minutes - 33.8 MBKirsty & Carissa pay homage to fanfiction as an art and to the great and mighty Luigi, Mr. Lean n' Green, who has long been overshadowed by his inferiorly mustached brother. Topic: Luigi Number One by Luigi Enthusiast Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Wretched of the Earth
May 26, 2021 22:37 - 1 hour - 56 MBKirsty & Carissa discuss Fanon's seminal treatise on colonialism, decolonization, and sociology, while discovering exactly how many times they can say the word "colonize" in an hour. Topic: The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Mandy (2018)
May 19, 2021 22:45 - 49 minutes - 43.9 MBKirsty & Carissa take a brief break from the world of literature to discuss a trippy, stressful-then-decidedly-not-stressful culty horror film starring the greatest actor of our time. Topic: Mandy (dir: Panos Cosmatos) Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Ghost Wall
May 11, 2021 18:55 - 52 minutes - 47 MBKirsty & Carissa cosplay as ancient Britons to explore the connections between power, violence, masculinity, ritual, and snacks. Topic: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Yellow Wallpaper
May 06, 2021 01:34 - 42 minutes - 37.2 MBCarissa & Kirsty finally confront the wallpaper in the room and discuss isolation, misogyny, and sensory horror. Topic: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Judging a Book by Its Cover
April 30, 2021 21:25 - 41 minutes - 34.9 MBKirsty & Carissa challenge each other to identify book plots solely by the covers. Mostly nonsense. Enjoy. Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
April 21, 2021 14:30 - 51 minutes - 46.2 MBCarissa & Kirsty follow the White Rabbit on a nostalgic trip featuring identity crises and character analysis of Alice. Topic: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
April 07, 2021 16:29 - 56 minutes - 50.5 MBKirsty & Carissa set out to solve the mystery surrounding love, class, science, and murder in this smart period drama. Topic: The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Nothing to Envy
March 30, 2021 15:38 - 58 minutes - 52.9 MBKirsty & Carissa explore the stories of several defectors from North Korea & discuss bias, responsibility, and the value of personal experience. Topic: Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Phantom Tollbooth
March 16, 2021 20:28 - 41 minutes - 37.1 MBKirsty & Carissa take a road trip to a land of learning, meeting a wide cast of characters and discovering the joys of the world around them along the way. Topic: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Sing, Unburied, Sing
March 05, 2021 22:21 - 58 minutes - 51 MBKirsty & Carissa go on a modern Southern gothic road trip featuring supernatural entities, bodily fluids, and sweet sweet emotional catharsis. Topic: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Ninth House
February 26, 2021 02:53 - 49 minutes - 43.6 MBKirsty & Carissa go to YALE for some dark academia gore: ghosties and rituals and emotional trauma and romance and more. Topic: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Meet Cute Club
February 17, 2021 00:49 - 49 minutes - 44.2 MBCarissa & Kirsty celebrate Valentine's Day by rediscovering a love of romance thanks to a cast of charming, complex characters and a story that is heartwarming but not saccharine. Topic: Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Deaf Republic
February 11, 2021 23:50 - 59 minutes - 51.8 MBKirsty & Carissa consider silence, rebellion, joy, love, and the infinite penis. Topic: Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Toll
February 03, 2021 23:40 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBKirsty & Carissa finish the extremely solid Arc of a Scythe series with religious allegory, space exploration, and another underwhelming storyline for Rowan. Topic: The Toll by Neal Shusterman Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
Cherry
January 26, 2021 01:18 - 55 minutes - 48.4 MBKirsty & Carissa take a hit of candid, vivid writing on a journey through the mind of an Iraq-vet-slash-heroin-addict-slash-hopeless-romantic-slash-part-time-bank-robber-slash-average-dude. Topic: Cherry by Nico Walker Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
2021 Draughties
January 12, 2021 23:47 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBKirsty & Carissa revisit the books of Rough Draught 2020, and none of the real-life events. Who will win the coveted Best Classic, or some of the more obscure Draughties? Let's find out!
A Fashionably Dead Christmas
January 08, 2021 03:18 - 36 minutes - 32.9 MBCarissa & Kirsty celebrate the holidays with a litany of angelic, demonic, and vampiric figures. It's...really...something. Topic: A Fashionably Dead Christmas by Robyn Peterman Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Spy Who Couldn't Spell
January 05, 2021 20:12 - 45 minutes - 40.4 MBKirsty & Carissa delve into spy work to discover how treason works, why people might commit treason, and whether or not anyone actually cares about treason. Topic: The Spy Who Couldn't Spell by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
December 30, 2020 20:18 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBKirsty & Carissa visit another classic fantasy world, consider the definition of allegory, and enjoy good old-fashioned imagination. Topic: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Theme: "Make It Ours" by Evermore