In our second ever Shakespeare episode we’re keeping’ it queer and talking about ‘The Merchant of Venice.’ Katy decides to use this as an opportunity to tackle her “um” problem and Molly reveals one of Katy’s deepest secrets (spoiler alert: no one really cares). Tune in to hear the sisters spend way too much time arguing about whether or not they are part Jewish (sincerest apologies, Katy is the worst). Plus, you get a mid-episode mini-episode about ‘The Flea’ and hear the first ever advice edition of CFLAMA! Follow Classic Faultlines on twitter @CFLpod & intagram @classicfaultlines Email us at mollylikovich@gmail.com Follow Katy on twitter @KatyLikovich & instagram @katylikovich Follow Molly on twitter & instagram @magicalmolly Click here to donate to help homeless black trans women: www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund ARREST THE KILLERS OF BREONNA TAYLOR AND ELIJAH MCCLAIN #BLM

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EP 15. MERCHANT OF VENICE—Anxious Verbal Dustpan

It’s an epic lesbian pulp fiction tale of “don’t worry, it gets worse” in this episode because we are discussing the incredibly upsetting Spring Fire. Katy’s summary is a delightful campfire romance but it turns out the actual story is... not that. Molly tells Katy and special guest, writer and BookTuber Michelle Doering, the whole plot in all its 1950s glory, including characters with names like “Lucifer” and “Kitten.” Remember: never trust a short brunette (let alone two). Turn the podcast off right now and go to church. ALL. BLACK. LIVES. STILL. MATTER. Follow Michelle on twitter @M_Deezy15 & instagram @mdeezy15 check out her website: michelledoering.com & check out her t-shirt shop teespring.com/stores/true-colors-pride Follow Classic Faultlines on twitter @CFLpod & intagram @classicfaultlines Email us at mollylikovich@gmail.com Follow Katy on twitter @KatyLikovich & instagram @katylikovich Follow Molly on twitter & instagram @magicalmolly Click here to donate to help homeless black trans women: https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund

EP 14. SPRING FIRE—Pre-Naughty Time Cuddling

On this episode, Katy represents the Soft-Spoken — or SS’s, as they preferred to be called — and shares a comforting (?) but unlikely JK Rowling theory (in reality she’s just a TERF). Then, Katy dives into her “summary” of James Balwin’s “Giovanni’s Room,” which ends up sounding a lot more like a very dark retelling of a particular animated film about a rat chef... Molly eventually takes the reigns and walks us through what actually happens in the 1956 queer classic and the sisters wrap up by answering two more of your CFLAMA questions (and Katy finally remembers what it’s called!) ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER. DONATE TO HELP HOMELESS BLACK TRANS WOMEN: https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund Follow Classic Faultlines on twitter @CFLpod & on instagram @classifcaultlines email us your questions at classicfaultlines@gmail.com donate to our ko-fi! ko-fi.com/classicfaultlinespodcast

EP 13. GIOVANNI'S ROOM—His Name, I Believe, Was “Plot Device”

We’re going off the rails in every way possible with this one. Check out our second pride month episode to learn all about lesbian vampires in Carmilla, aka Carm Parm, with special guest Sad Superhero Kat. Plus, you’ll get to hear Molly google things and yell at her adorable deatheater dog (P.S. JK Rowling is a TERF). All black lives matter and wear your G-damn masks! Find Kat on twitter @KaitlenMcElroy and see them every month in the Bard Book Club's Live Shakespeare Streams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENlbCM-R5i8&t=3156s Follow us on twitter @CFLpod & on instagram @classicfaultlines to send us your CFLAMA (Classic Faultlines Ask Me Anything) email us at classicfaultlines@gmail.com help support our podcast by donating to ko-fi.com/classicfaultlinespodcast.com Check out The Elephant Ladder https://theelephantladder.com/ Click the link below to find a list of places to donate to help the BLM movement and the LGBTQ+ community https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html https://www.bustle.com/p/9-organizations-you-should-donate-to-during-pride-month-60689 https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund

EP 12. CARMILLA—Ok, So They're All Alone in the World

BLACK LIVES MATTER & HAPPY PRIDE MONTH Classic Faultlines is getting FABULOUS! We are proud to introduce our first PRIDE episode, where we welcome our special guest, Austin Webberly of oceanicreads on Book Twitter, to discuss the very queer The Picture of Dorian Gray, aka The Adorable Dorian. Strap on in, because this story has twists AND turns... or at least Katy thinks it does. Katy will introduce us to a wide range of characters (that have nothing to do with the actual story), including ikiryō and krust punks. Then, Molly and Austin set the record "straight" (ha) by telling us all about Oscar Wilde’s highlight reel of gay. Follow Austin on twitter @oceanicreads and on instagram @_awebberly_ Follow us on twitter @CFLpod and on instagram @classicfaultlines If you have a question for our Q&A segment, want to advertise us, or are interesting in being a guest, email us at classicfaultlines@gmail.com Check out Maui's Thrift Shop! https://www.mauisthriftshop.com/ Check out True Colors Pride https://teespring.com/stores/true-colors-pride Check out The Elephant Ladder https://theelephantladder.com/ Here is a list of places you can donate to help the BLM movement and the queer community: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html Donate here to help homeless black trans women: https://www.thezoereport.com/p/where-to-donate-to-help-black-trans-women-to-survive-thrive-22961976 Donate to the Freedom Fund where every dollar goes to help an LGBTQ+ person receive bail: http://www.emergencyreleasefund.com List of petitions to sign to help the BLM movement: https://www.bleumag.com/2020/06/03/30-blm-petitions-you-should-sign-right-now/

EP 11. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY—You Wanna See My Soul, Motherf***er?

It’s another socially distant episode coming into your isolated earholes between the straps of your fancy new face mask. In this episode we welcome back David Baxter from the Thank You, Five podcast as we do our first ever cross-over episode on The Secret Garden. This time Katy really thinks she remembers the story and then, to no one’s surprise except Katy’s, she really remembers almost none of it, so as usual Molly steps in to educate us all. Tune in for deadly elephant stampedes, uterus canes, bitches of the moors, and astral projection parties!

EP 10. SECRET GARDEN—McCauley Culkin Tiny Tim is Still Weird

It’s the Likovich sisters v the Brontë sisters in this epic episode where Molly dives into the classic “gothic” romance, Wuthering Heights, and as per usual Katy knows nothing about it. Ease into this one with some relaxing ASMR and then get ready for some hardcore bickering, forest gossip, plot device dogs, and lineage charts. Oh yeah and there’s incest too do we even need to put that in the descriptions anymore I mean for real though follow us on social medi! twitter @CFLpod & instagram @classicfaultlines to get in touch with us, email us at classicfaultlines@gmail.com

EP.9 WUTHERING HEIGHTS—Easter Egg Style

It’s time for the sequel no one wanted on the podcast no one asked for. Seatbelts, everyone, because today we’re stepping Through the Looking Glass. In addition to Molly’s summary of this equally ridiculous and boring book, she and Katy also cover bird conspiracies, egg victim-blaming, and the history of grocery lists. Stay safe and stay home, everyone! Follow us on twitter @CFLpod or on instagram @classicfaultlines for business inquiries email us at classicfaultlines@gmail.com to help support our podcast you can donate to our ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/classicfaultlinespodcast

EP 8. THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—Where Were the Volcanoes

Coming at you from days of future past, join your favorite sisters for what might be the worst book yet (have we said that already?) — A Separate Peace (Piece?) Strap in as Molly takes Katy through a tale of the Olympics tree-humping as well as Jesus hugging the leopards, all while quitting the show multiple times in between bouts of tired, maniacal laughter. Follow us on instagram @classicfaultlines and on twitter @CFLpod if you have a question, are interested in being a guest, or would like to advertise with us you can email us at classicfaultlines@gmail.com

EP. 7: A SEPARATE PEACE—An Android & a Brain in Jar

We figured during these trying times everyone could use a few more laughs, so here we're coming at you (but not any closer than 6 ft) with this bonus episode! Listen as Molly tries to make up for Edgar Allen Poe's horrible novel by discussing one of his greatest short stories, Berenice. Tune in for quality content like Katy struggling to count for a full 23 seconds, dogs barking in the background, a quick recap of T-Swift and Kimye Tea, and, it wouldn't be Classic Faultlines without... you guessed it... cousin marriage! Follow us on instagram @classicfaultlines or on twitter @CFLpod if you'd like to advertise with us, be a guest, or just have a question you can email us at classicfaultlines@gmail.com

BONUS EPISODE—Bearanice the Baroness

All aboard Captain Barley Bailey’s ship of terrible writing! Molly takes Katy through the problematic and poorly written tale of Arthur Gordon Pym, the only awful thing ever written by Edgar Allen Poe (RIP). Come along as they discuss poignant topics like Fatty McBaldFace, cousinsexuality, and introducing... cannibalism! Follow us on Twitter @CFLpod & on Instagram @classicfaultlines if you have a question, or want to advertise with us you can email us at mollylikovich@gmail.com

EP. 6—The S.S. Grumpus

In this episode, Molly and special guest playwright Charlotte Ahlin, take Katy on her first Classic Faultlines Shakespearean adventure with everyone’s favorite children being dumb love story, Romeo & Juliet! Take a listen for romance, drama, tragedy, and Katy making up a bunch of stuff. check out Charlotte's podcast "What You Will" on Apple Podcasts & Spotify, and follow them on twitter @WhatYouWillCast follow Charlotte on twitter @CharlotteAhlin or check out her work at charlotteahlin.com follow Classic Faultlines on twitter @CFLpod and on instagram @classicfaultlines you can also email us at classicfaultlines@gmail.com

EP. 5 ROMEO & JULIET—JJ Cap & R Monty

In episode 4, Molly and Katy welcome special guest dancer, actor, and podcaster David Baxter, to discuss Beauty and the Beast. Katy is a fan of cartoons and hot ladies, but as usual has not read the novel. Molly and David proceed to walk her through one of the most messed-up romance stories of all time with way more monkeys and Maury Povich fairies than anyone expected. Tune in for a real smokestack of an episode that may or may not be Quentin Tarantino’s next film. follow David on twitter @return_carriage listen to David's Musical Theatre Podcast "Thank You, Five" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and follow the show on twitter @thankyoufivepod follow Classic Faultlines on titter @CFLpod & on instagram @classicfaultlines you can also email the show at classicfaultlines@gmail.com

EP 4. BEAUTY & THE BEAST—Smokeshow & the Yeti w/a Tan

Molly and Katy celebrate their unbirthdays with the trippiest episode topic yet: Alice in Wonderland! Molly teaches Katy all about Lewis Carroll’s controversial relationship with the real life Alice and Katy provides Molly with original elevator music. Join us down the rabbit hole! Follow us on twitter @CFLpod & on instagram @classicfaultlines you can also email us at classicfaultlines@gmail.com

EP 3. ALICE IN WONDERLAND—Do You Remember Spy Kids 2?

In this episode, Molly and Katy welcome special guest Lauren Wilson as they discuss Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Once again, Katy attempts to give her a summary of the book and fails miserably. Molly steps in and, with the help of Lauren, retells the story of Frankenstein and his monster. Take a listen and you'll learn all about a hodgepodge of parts, PhD programs in dismemberment, and the origin of the abominable snowman! Follow us on instagram @classicfaultlines & on twitter @ CFLpod or shoot us an email at classicfaultlines@gmail.com you can also follow Lauren on twitter & instagram @thepauperpoet28

EP 2. FRANKENSTEIN—I'm Already Dead & I'm JACKED AF

Two sisters, the secretly insane plots of classic literature, one podcast. What could go wrong?

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