The Gin & Topics Podcast

1:11:00 | May 31st, 2019

Who knew a half hour BBC dramedy would have us gushing about God, love and transcendence? Fleabag. Just watch it and come gush with us.

1:18:48 | Feb 7th, 2019

Is being unlaced from a corset the sexiest of all possible worlds? In this wide-ranging Poldark season 1 review, we conclude, absolutely. Given the plot-heavy nature of this show, we do not undertake ...Show More

1:00:06 | Jan 20th, 2019

Gin & Topics is back! Listeners to this show will know we're big fans of the period drama, and our most formative OTPs (Anne & Gilbert, Mulder & Scully) are spirited redheaded heroines and their impul...Show More

1:19:23 | Sep 10th, 2018

How is the X Files "Pilot" a microcosm of all the show will become? Just how many classic tropes are introduced in 43 minutes? Is it too late to come to the conclusion that this is actually a terrible...Show More

1:19:05 | Jul 23rd, 2018

As a fandom with a twenty-five year history, The X Files grew up alongside (and some would say, helped foster) the modern fan fiction phenomenon. In this episode, we give our suggestions for some fics...Show More

1:13:03 | Jun 8th, 2018

In our final episode of our Jane Austen quartet, we discuss a couple Austen B-sides, "Lady Susan," -- in its 2016 film adaptation "Love & Friendship,"-- and the 1999 film, "Mansfield Park." These two ...Show More

1:12:54 | May 29th, 2018

We're back and ready for some more Regency-era Netflix & Frill! This episode, we try to figure out why we don't really like the titular character, "Emma," regardless of what version of her we're given...Show More

1:37:58 | Apr 29th, 2018

Another week, another couple film versions of a classic Jane Austen novel! What began as a love-fest for Emma Thompson & Ang Lee's 1995 masterpiece "Sense & Sensibility" quickly becomes a discussion o...Show More