How's the Water?
What is it about a book - the characters, the story, the history, the authors - that gets you hooked every time? Your British and American hosts are ready and willing to nurture your dependency with deep dives and discussions about literature across genres and authors, from classic to postmodern and everything in between.
Podcasting since 2020 • 16 episodes
How's the Water?
Latest Episodes
Finnegans Wake: Come to Our Midden Heap!
Gary and Siena tackle James Joyce's final and most convoluted work of fiction, Finnegan's Wake! Are you up to attempting this colossus? And how can you do that without letting it drive you nuts? Featuring an entertaining plot reveal, comparison...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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51:03
Agnes Grey: Poor and Happy
Gary and Siena return to their favourite Brontë sister with Agnes Grey, the autobiographical debut novel of Anne Brontë. Our hosts draw comparisons between this book and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, as well as the works of Ann...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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44:02
Dracula: This Airbnb Sucks!
In a very spooky Halloween edition of How's the Water?, Gary and Siena cover one of Siena's favourite books, Dracula by Bram Stoker. Is it as scary as she remembers? How does Van Helsing get back and forth to Amsterdam so quickly? And ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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50:25
White Teeth: Coincidence Wins Y2K
Gary and Siena discuss the coolness of Zadie Smith, multicultural Britain and great transitions in her debut and award winning novel, White Teeth. Also included: memories of the Great Storm of October 1987 and Gary feels attacked by the depicti...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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52:07
House of Leaves: Laughs and Screams
Gary and Siena relive their postmodern nightmares as they examine Mark Z. Danielewski's bestselling novel House of Leaves. Featuring light trash talk, some spooky music and a shout out to Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return. Follow...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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47:34